| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 50 | 5511 | 5357 | 2516 | 2431 | 174 | 13782 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Scott Aaronson between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Scott Aaronson published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2013. 15 of the 273 publications appeared in the last two years.
273 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 37 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| Total | 273 |
The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Scott Aaronson sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 174 publications — 36th percentile
36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.
| Publications | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 32–41 | 7 | |
| 42–51 | 22 | |
| 52–61 | 82 | |
| 62–71 | 134 | |
| 72–81 | 249 | |
| 82–91 | 324 | |
| 92–101 | 421 | |
| 102–111 | 420 | |
| 112–121 | 497 | |
| 122–131 | 544 | |
| 132–141 | 555 | |
| 142–151 | 609 | |
| 152–161 | 559 | |
| 162–171 | 534 | |
| 172–181 | 556 | 174 |
| 182–191 | 583 | |
| 192–201 | 519 | |
| 202–211 | 508 | |
| 212–221 | 490 | |
| 222–231 | 437 | |
| 232–241 | 423 | |
| 242–251 | 408 | |
| 252–261 | 377 | |
| 262–271 | 301 | |
| 272–281 | 335 | |
| 282–291 | 320 | |
| 292–301 | 293 | |
| 302–311 | 250 | |
| 312–321 | 238 | |
| 322–331 | 206 | |
| 332–341 | 209 | |
| 342–351 | 208 | |
| 352–361 | 162 | |
| 362–371 | 176 | |
| 372–381 | 127 | |
| 382–391 | 158 | |
| 392–401 | 128 | |
| 402–411 | 104 | |
| 412–421 | 94 | |
| 422–431 | 99 | |
| 432–441 | 83 | |
| 442–451 | 108 | |
| 452–461 | 73 | |
| 462–471 | 77 | |
| 472–481 | 69 | |
| 482–491 | 84 | |
| 492–501 | 62 | |
| 502–511 | 54 | |
| 512–521 | 57 | |
| 522–531 | 51 | |
| 532–541 | 51 | |
| 542–551 | 32 | |
| 552–561 | 38 | |
| 562–571 | 28 | |
| 572–581 | 43 | |
| 582–591 | 33 | |
| 592–601 | 41 | |
| 602–611 | 32 | |
| 612–621 | 28 | |
| 622–631 | 25 | |
| 632–641 | 27 | |
| 642–651 | 17 | |
| 652–661 | 20 | |
| 662–671 | 17 | |
| 672–681 | 15 | |
| 682–691 | 14 | |
| 692–701 | 21 | |
| 702–711 | 13 | |
| 712–721 | 12 | |
| 722–731 | 19 | |
| 732–741 | 14 | |
| 742–751 | 12 | |
| 752–761 | 10 | |
| 762–771 | 10 | |
| 772–781 | 11 | |
| 782–791 | 10 | |
| 792–801 | 11 | |
| 802–811 | 8 | |
| 812–821 | 8 | |
| 822–831 | 7 | |
| 832–841 | 11 | |
| 842–851 | 10 | |
| 852–861 | 5 | |
| 862–871 | 9 | |
| 872–881 | 4 | |
| 882–891 | 6 | |
| 892–901 | 3 | |
| 902–911 | 6 | |
| 912–921 | 3 | |
| 922–931 | 2 | |
| 932–941 | 2 | |
| 942–951 | 2 | |
| 952–961 | 3 | |
| 962–971 | 3 | |
| 972–981 | 3 | |
| 982–990 | 5 | |
| 991+ | 100 |
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Scott Aaronson sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 50 D-Index — 62nd percentile
62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30–31 | 879 | |
| 32–33 | 983 | |
| 34–35 | 918 | |
| 36–37 | 990 | |
| 38–39 | 968 | |
| 40–41 | 907 | |
| 42–43 | 821 | |
| 44–45 | 763 | |
| 46–47 | 689 | |
| 48–49 | 543 | |
| 50–51 | 543 | 50 |
| 52–53 | 518 | |
| 54–55 | 500 | |
| 56–57 | 458 | |
| 58–59 | 400 | |
| 60–61 | 337 | |
| 62–63 | 308 | |
| 64–65 | 292 | |
| 66–67 | 249 | |
| 68–69 | 213 | |
| 70–71 | 192 | |
| 72–73 | 189 | |
| 74–75 | 165 | |
| 76–77 | 139 | |
| 78–79 | 119 | |
| 80–81 | 121 | |
| 82–83 | 113 | |
| 84–85 | 88 | |
| 86–87 | 87 | |
| 88–89 | 75 | |
| 90–91 | 69 | |
| 92–93 | 57 | |
| 94–95 | 46 | |
| 96–97 | 38 | |
| 98–99 | 34 | |
| 100–101 | 36 | |
| 102–103 | 27 | |
| 104–105 | 37 | |
| 106–107 | 18 | |
| 108–109 | 31 | |
| 110–111 | 19 | |
| 112–113 | 16 | |
| 114–115 | 12 | |
| 116–117 | 20 | |
| 118–119 | 15 | |
| 120–121 | 5 | |
| 122–123 | 20 | |
| 124–125 | 8 | |
| 126–127 | 5 | |
| 128–129 | 7 | |
| 130 | 3 | |
| 131+ | 98 |
Scott Aaronson is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on computer science, with a significant emphasis on artificial intelligence, computational theory and mathematics, and neurology. Other subfields of study include atomic and molecular physics, optics, as well as anesthesiology and pain medicine.
Their main topics of work cover a range of areas within quantum computing and theoretical computer science. These include:
They have contributed to several papers, notable among them:
Scott Aaronson frequently publishes in venues such as:
Their frequent collaborators include Linda L. Carpenter, Harold A. Sackeïm, Todd M. Hutton, Kenneth Pages, and Emre Yolcu.
Among the distinctions received, Scott Aaronson was named an ACM Fellow in 2019 for contributions related to quantum computing and computational complexity. They also received the National Science Foundation Alan T. Waterman Award in 2012 for work in computer science, in addition to being recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2009.
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