World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
49
Citations
17919
World Ranking
2861
National Ranking
160

Shana Poplack 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 Shana Poplack sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 570+

This scientist: 108 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shana Poplack 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 Shana Poplack 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: 49 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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

  • 1998 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of the Arts and Humanities

Overview

Shana Poplack is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada, contributing extensively to the fields of Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities.

Their research primarily focuses on Linguistics and Language, with significant work in the following subfields:

  • Linguistics and Language
  • Language and Linguistics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Law
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

The main topics of study include:

  • Linguistic Variation and Morphology
  • Multilingual Education and Policy
  • Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
  • Natural Language Processing Techniques
  • Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
  • Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
  • Phonetics and Phonology Research

Poplack's frequent coauthors encompass:

  • Nathalie Dion
  • Suzanne Robillard
  • John C. Paolillo
  • Rena Torres Cacoullos
  • Dora LaCasse

Publications have appeared in various venues, including:

  • Language
  • Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism
  • Language Variation and Change
  • Cahiers internationaux de sociolinguistique
  • Anthropen

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by Poplack include:

  • Revisiting phonetic integration in bilingual borrowing (2020, Language)
  • Revisiting phonetic integration in bilingual borrowing (2020, Language)
  • Cartographie de la variation et du changement morphosyntaxique en français: leçons à retenir (2021, Cahiers internationaux de sociolinguistique)

Poplack holds the distinction of being a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, awarded in 1998 by the Academy of the Arts and Humanities.

Best Publications

  • “Sometimes I'll start a sentence in Spanish Y TERMINO EN ESPAÑOL”: Toward a typology of code-switching

    Shana Poplack

  • The social correlates and linguistic processes of lexical borrowing and assimilation

    Shana Poplack;David Sankoff;Christopher Miller

  • A formal grammar for code‐switching 1

    David Sankoff;Shana Poplack

  • 8. Contrasting patterns of codeswitching in two communities

    Shana Poplack

  • Contrasting patterns of code-switching in two communities

    Shana Poplack

  • African American English in the diaspora

    Shana Poplack;Sali Tagliamonte

  • Borrowing: the Synchrony of Integration

    Shana Poplack;David Sankoff

  • Introduction: How Languages Fit Together in Codemixing:

    Shana Poplack;Marjory Meechan

  • The case of the nonce loan in Tamil

    David Sankoff;Shana Poplack;Swathi Vanniarajan

  • The English history of African American English

    Shana Poplack

  • Variation theory and language contact

    Shana Poplack

  • Patterns of language mixture: nominal structure in Wolof-French and Fongbe-French bilingual discourse

    Shana Poplack;Marjorie Meechan

  • Distinguishing language contact phenomena: evidence from Finnish-English bilingualism

    Shana Poplack;Susan Wheeler;Anneli Westwood

  • Code Switching: Linguistic

    Shana Poplack

  • Myths and facts about loanword development

    Shana Poplack;Nathalie Dion

  • There's No Tense Like the Present: Verbal -s Inflection in Early Black English.

    Shana Poplack;Sali Tagliamonte

  • The care and handling of a mega-corpus: The Ottawa-Hull French project

    Shana Poplack

  • Prescription vs. praxis: The evolution of future temporal reference in French

    Shana Poplack;Nathalie Dion

  • Deletion and disambiguation in Puerto Rican Spanish

    Shana Poplack

  • Variation theory and language contact: concepts, methods and data

    Shana Poplack

  • Building social cognitive models of language change.

    Daniel J. Hruschka;Daniel J. Hruschka;Morten H. Christiansen;Morten H. Christiansen;Richard A. Blythe;William Croft

Frequent Co-Authors

Sali A. Tagliamonte
Sali A. Tagliamonte University of Toronto
David Sankoff
David Sankoff University of Ottawa
Rena Torres Cacoullos
Rena Torres Cacoullos Pennsylvania State University
Morten H. Christiansen
Morten H. Christiansen Cornell University
James A. Walker
James A. Walker Harvard University
Janet B. Pierrehumbert
Janet B. Pierrehumbert University of Oxford
William Croft
William Croft University of New Mexico
Paul Heggarty
Paul Heggarty Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Social Sciences and Humanities opens the door to a variety of impactful online degree and career options in the USA. These fields equip you with critical thinking, communication, and empathetic problem-solving skills, all sought after in today’s job market.

If you’re interested in advanced psychology careers, consider the flexible online psyd programs, which prepare graduates for leadership or clinical psychologist roles. Alternatively, those aiming to support family and couples therapy can pursue accredited lmft programs online, leading to licensure and diverse counseling opportunities.

For affordability and specialization, a masters in psychology online offers flexible options to delve deeper into behavior analysis, research, or organizational psychology. Educational professionals seeking to lead or innovate within academia may fast-track their advancement through online edd programs.

Each of these online pathways complements a background in Social Sciences and Humanities, providing further opportunities for growth, licensure, and high-impact careers.

Best Scientists Citing Shana Poplack

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles