Solomon Hsiang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Solomon Hsiang between 2006 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Solomon Hsiang published across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2015. 26 of the 152 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15 20 25

2006 2025

152 publications in total across all disciplines

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Solomon Hsiang: publications per year, 2006 to 2025
Year	Publications
2006	1
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	3
2011	2
2012	1
2013	9
2014	11
2015	26
2016	7
2017	11
2018	8
2019	8
2020	11
2021	7
2022	10
2023	11
2024	11
2025	15
Total	152

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Solomon Hsiang 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 Solomon Hsiang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 96 publications — 11th percentile

11% 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	96
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
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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Solomon Hsiang 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 Solomon Hsiang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% 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	39
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
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

2020 - Andrew Carnegie Fellow
2020 - GSA President's Medal, The Geological Society of America

Overview

Solomon Hsiang is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields of study, including economics and econometrics, sociology and political science, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, global and planetary change, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Their research mainly addresses topics such as climate change and health impacts, climate change policy and economics, global health care issues, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, agricultural risk and resilience, coastal and marine dynamics, and energy, environment, and transportation policies.

Key recent publications by Solomon Hsiang include:

The effect of large-scale anti-contagion policies on the COVID-19 pandemic (2020, Nature)
The Effect of Large-Scale Anti-Contagion Policies on the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020, bioRxiv - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Other important papers around overlapping research topics include:

Combined Modeling of US Fluvial, Pluvial, and Coastal Flood Hazard Under Current and Future Climates (2020, Water Resources Research)
Estimating a social cost of carbon for global energy consumption (2021, Nature)
The COVID-19 lockdowns: a window into the Earth System (2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment)

Solomon Hsiang frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Trevor Houser, Robert E. Kopp, Michael Greenstone, Michael Delgado, and Marshall Burke.

Their work is published in a variety of venues, with frequent publications in SSRN Electronic Journal, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Harvard Dataverse, Nature, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Awards earned by Solomon Hsiang include the GSA President's Medal from The Geological Society of America in 2020 and the Andrew Carnegie Fellow honor, also awarded in 2020.

Best Publications

Global non-linear effect of temperature on economic production

Marshall Burke;Solomon M. Hsiang;Solomon M. Hsiang;Edward Miguel;Edward Miguel

3051
Citations
Quantifying the influence of climate on human conflict

Solomon M. Hsiang;Solomon M. Hsiang;Marshall Burke;Edward Miguel;Edward Miguel

2287
Citations
The effect of large-scale anti-contagion policies on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Solomon Hsiang;Daniel Allen;Sébastien Annan-Phan;Kendon Bell;Kendon Bell

1639
Citations
Social and economic impacts of climate

Tamma A. Carleton;Solomon M. Hsiang;Solomon M. Hsiang

1339
Citations
Temperatures and cyclones strongly associated with economic production in the Caribbean and Central America

Solomon M. Hsiang

1261
Citations
Estimating economic damage from climate change in the United States.

Solomon Hsiang;Solomon Hsiang;Robert Kopp;Amir Jina;James Rising

1251
Citations
Civil conflicts are associated with the global climate

Solomon M. Hsiang;Kyle C. Meng;Mark A. Cane

1089
Citations
The Causal Effect of Environmental Catastrophe on Long-Run Economic Growth: Evidence From 6,700 Cyclones

Solomon M. Hsiang;Amir S. Jina

865
Citations
Climate and Conflict

Marshall Burke;Marshall Burke;Solomon M. Hsiang;Solomon M. Hsiang;Edward Miguel;Edward Miguel

852
Citations
Using Weather Data and Climate Model Output in Economic Analyses of Climate Change

Maximilian Auffhammer;Solomon M. Hsiang;Wolfram Schlenker;Adam Sobel

844
Citations
Higher temperatures increase suicide rates in the United States and Mexico

Marshall Burke;Marshall Burke;Felipe González;Patrick Baylis;Sam Heft-Neal

574
Citations
Emergent risks and key vulnerabilities

Michael Oppenheimer;Maximiliano Campos;Rachel Warren;Joern Birkmann

560
Citations
Nonlinear permanent migration response to climatic variations but minimal response to disasters

Pratikshya Bohra-Mishra;Michael Oppenheimer;Solomon M. Hsiang

493
Citations
Temperature and Human Capital in the Short and Long Run

Joshua S. Graff Zivin;Solomon M Hsiang;Matthew J Neidell

436
Citations
Climate, conflict, and social stability: what does the evidence say?

Solomon M. Hsiang;Solomon M. Hsiang;Solomon M. Hsiang;Marshall Burke

424
Citations
Combined Modeling of US Fluvial, Pluvial, and Coastal Flood Hazard Under Current and Future Climates

Paul D. Bates;Niall Quinn;Christopher Sampson;Andrew Smith

403
Citations
Climate Econometrics

Unknown

389
Citations
Estimating a social cost of carbon for global energy consumption

Ashwin Rode;Tamma Carleton;Tamma Carleton;Michael Delgado;Michael Greenstone;Michael Greenstone

334
Citations
Destruction, Disinvestment, and Death: Economic and Human Losses Following Environmental Disaster

Jesse Keith Anttila-Hughes;Solomon M. Hsiang;Solomon M. Hsiang

311
Citations
Does the Environment Still Matter? Daily Temperature and Income in the United States

Tatyana Deryugina;Solomon M. Hsiang

215
Citations
ADAPTATION TO CYCLONE RISK: EVIDENCE FROM THE GLOBAL CROSS-SECTION

Solomon M. Hsiang;Daiju Narita

207
Citations
The Effect of Large-Scale Anti-Contagion Policies on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

Solomon Hsiang;Daniel Allen;Sebastien Annan-Phan;Kendon Bell

159
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Marshall Burke Stanford University

Edward Miguel University of California, Berkeley

Robert E. Kopp Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Mark A. Cane Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Michael Greenstone University of Chicago

David B. Lobell Stanford University

Adam H. Sobel Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Maximilian Auffhammer University of California, Berkeley

Michael Oppenheimer Princeton University

Matthew Neidell Columbia University

External Links

Personal website of Solomon Hsiang

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