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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 69 785 687 1 1 364 60668

Slavoj Žižek publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Slavoj Žižek between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Slavoj Žižek published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2020. 8 of the 419 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2020. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 9 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 19 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 1 publication
1981 2025

419 publications in total across all disciplines

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Slavoj Žižek: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 2
1991 4
1992 7
1993 10
1994 3
1995 1
1996 9
1997 5
1998 11
1999 8
2000 11
2001 8
2002 18
2003 17
2004 19
2005 11
2006 11
2007 16
2008 16
2009 12
2010 17
2011 18
2012 12
2013 14
2014 25
2015 5
2016 19
2017 11
2018 8
2019 9
2020 26
2021 9
2022 15
2023 20
2024 7
2025 1
Total 419
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Slavoj Žižek 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 Slavoj Žižek 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, 364–373 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: 364 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 42 364
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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Slavoj Žižek 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 Slavoj Žižek 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, 69 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: 69 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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
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 69
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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Overview

Slavoj Žižek is affiliated with the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. Their main fields of study include Social Sciences and Psychology, with a focus on subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy, Literature and Literary Theory, and Political Science and International Relations.

Their research spans several interrelated topics, notably:

  • Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics
  • Political Economy and Marxism
  • Marxism and Critical Theory
  • Critical Theory and Philosophy
  • Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Psychology and Mental Health

Žižek has authored multiple recent papers, including:

  • Is Barbarism with a Human Face Our Fate? (2020) published in Critical Inquiry
  • The Appointment in Samarra: A New Use for Some Old Jokes (2020) published in Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
  • Subjective destitution in art and politics: From being-towards-death to undeadness (2023) published in Enrahonar An international journal of theoretical and practical reason
  • Returning to the Past to Rethink Socio-Political Antagonisms: Mapping Today's Situation in Regards to Popular Insurrections (2022) published in CLCWeb Comparative Literature and Culture
  • Redefinir las causas comunes en las luchas sociales. Un análisis a las antinomias del valor, el trabajo y la subsunción (2023) published in Las Torres de Lucca International Journal of Political Philosophy

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Nicol A. Barria-Asenjo
  • Gonzalo Salas
  • Jesús Ayala-Colqui
  • Ruben Balotol
  • Brian Willems

Žižek is regularly published in venues such as:

  • Critical Inquiry
  • Revista de Humanidades de Valparaíso
  • Bajo Palabra
  • Revista Guillermo de Ockham
  • Savoirs et clinique

They have several book publications with different publishers, including Bloomsbury Publishing plc, where titles like Freedom (2023) and Christian Atheism (2024) have been released. Other books include Surplus-Enjoyment (2022) published by Bloomsbury Academic eBooks, Sex und das verfehlte Absolute (2020) by Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft eBooks, Hegel hoy (2020) by Herder eBooks, and Lacans politische Klinik des Seins (2020) by Klostermann eBooks.

Best Publications

  • The sublime object of ideology

    Slavoj Žižek

  • The ticklish subject : the absent centre of political ontology

    Slavoj Žižek

  • Looking awry : an introduction to Jacques Lacan through popular culture

    Slavoj Žižek

  • Violence : six sideways reflections

    Slavoj Žižek

  • The plague of fantasies

    Slavoj Žižek

  • Living in the end times

    Slavoj Žižek

  • For they know not what they do : enjoyment as a political factor

    Slavoj Žižek

  • In defense of lost causes

    Slavoj Žižek

  • First as tragedy, then as farce

    Slavoj Žižek

  • The parallax view

    Slavoj Žižek

  • Less than nothing : Hegel and the shadow of dialectical materialism

    Slavoj Žižek

  • Tarrying with the Negative: Kant, Hegel, and the Critique of Ideology

    Slavoj Žižek

  • Contingency, hegemony, universality : contemporary dialogues on the left

    Judith P. Butler;Ernesto Laclau;Slavoj Žižek

  • Organs without Bodies: Deleuze and Consequences

    Slavoj Žižek

  • The Puppet and the Dwarf: The Perverse Core of Christianity

    Slavoj Žižek

  • Enjoy Your Symptom! : Jacques Lacan in Hollywood and Out

    Slavoj Žižek

  • The fragile absolute : or, why is the Christian legacy worth fighting for?

    Slavoj Žižek

  • The politics of aesthetics : the distribution of the sensible

    Jacques Rancière;Gabriel Rockhill;Slavoj Žižek

  • How to read Lacan

    Slavoj Žižek

  • Multiculturalism, or, the cultural logic of multinational capitalism

    Slavoj Žižek

  • Welcome to the desert of the real! : five essays on September 11 and related dates

    Slavoj Žižek

  • Philosophy in the Present

    Alain Badiou;Slavoj Žižek;Peter Engelmann;Alberto Toscano

Frequent Co-Authors

Judith Butler
Judith Butler University of California, Berkeley
Ernesto Laclau
Ernesto Laclau University of Essex
Jacques Rancière
Jacques Rancière Paris 8 University
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Columbia University
Karl Marx
Karl Marx Independent Scientist / Consultant, UK
Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida École Normale Supérieure
Giorgio Agamben
Giorgio Agamben Università Iuav di Venezia
Étienne Balibar
Étienne Balibar Paris Nanterre University
Edward W. Said
Edward W. Said Columbia University
Stephen Frosh
Stephen Frosh Birkbeck, University of London

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