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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 44 4224 2005 171 5696

Ronald Freedman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ronald Freedman between 1950 and 2017, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ronald Freedman published across 68 years, from 1950 to 2017, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 1959. 1 of the 167 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2017. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 1959. 1950: 4 publications 1951: 2 publications 1952: 7 publications 1953: 4 publications 1954: 1 publication 1955: 3 publications 1956: 3 publications 1957: 1 publication 1958: 0 publications 1959: 18 publications 1960: 2 publications 1961: 6 publications 1962: 1 publication 1963: 4 publications 1964: 6 publications 1965: 9 publications 1966: 3 publications 1967: 6 publications 1968: 6 publications 1969: 7 publications 1970: 16 publications 1971: 4 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 5 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 1 publication
1950 2017

167 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ronald Freedman: publications per year, 1950 to 2017
Year Publications
1950 4
1951 2
1952 7
1953 4
1954 1
1955 3
1956 3
1957 1
1958 0
1959 18
1960 2
1961 6
1962 1
1963 4
1964 6
1965 9
1966 3
1967 6
1968 6
1969 7
1970 16
1971 4
1972 2
1973 2
1974 5
1975 1
1976 2
1977 2
1978 3
1979 4
1980 2
1981 2
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 2
1986 3
1987 2
1988 3
1989 2
1990 6
1991 0
1992 2
1993 1
1994 1
1995 2
1996 0
1997 2
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 1
Total 167
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 164–173 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 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.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391 171
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269 44
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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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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