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Russell W. Rumberger

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 51 2494 2273 1216 1093 120 23441

Russell W. Rumberger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Russell W. Rumberger between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Russell W. Rumberger published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 2.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 1983. 6 of the 128 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 1983. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 10 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 6 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 4 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 2 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 1 publication
1978 2025

128 publications in total across all disciplines

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Russell W. Rumberger: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 1
1980 2
1981 2
1982 4
1983 10
1984 7
1985 1
1986 6
1987 6
1988 1
1989 4
1990 2
1991 1
1992 4
1993 1
1994 0
1995 2
1996 0
1997 1
1998 4
1999 3
2000 3
2001 1
2002 3
2003 6
2004 5
2005 4
2006 2
2007 4
2008 6
2009 4
2010 2
2011 10
2012 1
2013 0
2014 0
2015 3
2016 1
2017 2
2018 0
2019 1
2020 1
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 5
2025 1
Total 128
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Russell W. Rumberger 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 Russell W. Rumberger 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, 114–123 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: 120 publications — 24th percentile

24% 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
114–123 474 120
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
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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Russell W. Rumberger 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 Russell W. Rumberger 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166 51
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

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Russell W. Rumberger is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the Social Sciences, with a particular focus on Education and Safety Research as subfields.

Their main research topics include Early Childhood Education and Development, School Choice and Performance, and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

They have collaborated repeatedly with several co-authors, including:

  • H. Battu
  • K.A. Bender
  • Jo Blanden
  • Steve Bradley
  • Richard Buddin

Russell W. Rumberger was recognized as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Dropping Out of Middle School: A Multilevel Analysis of Students and Schools

    Russell W. Rumberger

  • High School Dropouts: A Review of Issues and Evidence

    Russell W. Rumberger

  • Dropping Out of High School: The Influence of Race, Sex, and Family Background

    Russell W Rumberger

  • Student Mobility and the Increased Risk of High School Dropout

    Russell W. Rumberger;Katherine A. Larson

  • Does Segregation Still Matter? The Impact of Student Composition on Academic Achievement in High School

    Russell W. Rumberger;Gregory J. Palardy

  • How Much Is too Much? The Influence of Preschool Centers on Children's Social and Cognitive Development.

    Susanna Loeb;Margaret Bridges;Daphna Bassok;Bruce Fuller

  • Why Students Drop Out of School: A Review of 25 Years of Research

    Sun Ah Lim;Russell W. Rumberger

  • The distribution of dropout and turnover rates among urban and suburban high schools.

    Russell W. Rumberger;Scott L. Thomas

  • English Learners in California Schools: Unequal resources, unequal outcomes

    Patricia Gándara;Patricia Gándara;Russell Rumberger;Julie Maxwell-Jolly;Rebecca Marie Callahan

  • Family Influences on Dropout Behavior in One California High School.

    Russell W. Rumberger;Rita Ghatak;Gary Poulos;Philip L. Ritter

  • The Impact of Surplus Schooling on Productivity and Earnings

    Russell W. Rumberger

  • Why Students Drop Out of School and What Can Be Done

    Russell W. Rumberger

  • Test Scores, Dropout Rates, and Transfer Rates as Alternative Indicators of High School Performance

    Russell W. Rumberger;Gregory J. Palardy

  • Student Engagement, Peer Social Capital, and School Dropout Among Mexican American and Non-Latino White Students:

    Robert K. Ream;Russell W. Rumberger

  • Teacher Effectiveness in First Grade: The Importance of Background Qualifications, Attitudes, and Instructional Practices for Student Learning

    Gregory J. Palardy;Russell W. Rumberger

  • The Causes and Consequences of Student Mobility.

    Russell W. Rumberger

  • Dropping Out: Why Students Drop Out of High School and What Can Be Done About It

    Russell W. Rumberger

  • The economic returns to college major, quality and performance: A multilevel analysis of recent graduates

    Russell W. Rumberger;Scott L. Thomas

  • Toward explaining differences in educational achievement among Mexican American language-minority students

    Russell W. Rumberger;Katherine A. Larson

  • Hierarchical linear models: Applications and data analysis methods

    Russell W. Rumberger

Frequent Co-Authors

Henry M. Levin
Henry M. Levin Columbia University
Patricia Gándara
Patricia Gándara University of California, Los Angeles
Bruce Fuller
Bruce Fuller University of California, Berkeley
Susanna Loeb
Susanna Loeb Brown University
Sanford M. Dornbusch
Sanford M. Dornbusch Stanford University
Philip L. Ritter
Philip L. Ritter Stanford University
Martin Carnoy
Martin Carnoy Stanford University
Margaret H. Vickers
Margaret H. Vickers Western Sydney University

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