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D-Index
44
Citations
5696
World Ranking
4224
National Ranking
2005

Ronald Freedman publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ronald Freedman sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 171 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Ronald Freedman D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ronald Freedman sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1974 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1971 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)
  • 1957 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Ronald Freedman was affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their professional career included notable recognition within the scientific community through several prestigious awards.

Freedman was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, an honor received in 1974. They were also recognized as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 1971. Earlier in their career, in 1957, they were elected as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

The available data does not provide specific details about Freedman's research publications, co-authors, or main fields and subfields of study. Similarly, there is no recorded information on recent papers, frequent publication venues, or topics of work, nor on book publications from various publishers.

Despite the limited specific research details, the recorded affiliations and awards indicate a significant career in the academic and research community, particularly relating to statistical sciences and related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Family Planning, Sterility, and Population Growth

    John Edlefsen;Ronald Freedman;Pascal K. Whelpton;Arthur A. Campbell

  • The record of family planning programs.

    Ronald Freedman;Bernard Berelson

  • Family Planning in Taiwan: An Experiment in Social Change

    Ronald Freedman;John Y. Takeshita

  • Theories of Fertility Decline: A Reappraisal

    Ronald Freedman

  • DEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS OF LACTATION AND POSTPARTUM AMENORRHEA

    Anrudh K. Jain;T. C. Hsu;Ronald Freedman;M. C. Chang

  • The Origins of the Chinese Fertility Decline

    William Lavely;Ronald Freedman

  • Fertility and Family Planning.

    E. Grebenik;S. J. Behrman;L. Corsa;R. Freedman

  • Changes in fertility expectations and preferences between 1962 and 1977: Their relation to final parity

    Ronald Freedman;Deborah S. Freedman;Arland D. Thornton

  • The Rise in Female Education in China: National and Regional Patterns

    William Lavely;Xiao Zhenyu;Li Bohua;Ronald Freedman

  • Fertility and family planning : a world view

    Samuel J. Behrman;Leslie Corsa;Ronald Freedman

  • Marital Fertility and Size of Family of Orientation

    Otis Dudley Duncan;Ronald Freedman;J. Michael Coble;Doris P. Slesinger

  • NORMS FOR FAMILY SIZE IN UNDERDEVELOPED AREAS.

    Freedman R

  • Do family planning programs affect fertility preferences? A literature review.

    Ronald Freedman

  • Trends in fertility family size preferences and family planning practice: Taiwan 1961-76.

    Ming-Cheng Chang;Ronald Freedman;Te-Hsiung Sun

  • Stability and change in expectations about family size: A longitudinal study

    Ronald Freedman;Lolagene C. Coombs;Larry Bumpass

  • Childspacing and family economic position.

    Ronald Freedman;Lolagene Coombs

  • The contribution of social science research to population policy and family planning program effectiveness.

    Ronald Freedman

  • Household composition, extended kinship, and reproduction in Taiwan: 1965-1985.

    Maxine Weinstein;Te-Hsiung Sun;Ming-Cheng Chang;Ronald Freedman

  • Do statements about desired family size predict fertility? The case of Taiwan, 1967-1970.

    Ronald Freedman;Albert I. Hermalin;Ming-Cheng Chang

  • Research Methods in Social Relations

    Ronald Freedman

  • Family Planning in Taiwan: An Experiment in Social Change.

    H. C. Chang;Ronald Freedman;John Y. Takeshita

Frequent Co-Authors

Anrudh K. Jain
Anrudh K. Jain Population Council
Ansley J. Coale
Ansley J. Coale Princeton University
Arland Thornton
Arland Thornton University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Karl Folkers
Karl Folkers The University of Texas at Austin
Charles F. Westoff
Charles F. Westoff Princeton University
William D. McElroy
William D. McElroy University of California, San Diego
Paul F. Lazarsfeld
Paul F. Lazarsfeld Columbia University
Otis Dudley Duncan
Otis Dudley Duncan University of Arizona
Maxine Weinstein
Maxine Weinstein Georgetown University
Mary Beth Ofstedal
Mary Beth Ofstedal University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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