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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 60 1468 1311 3 3 209 13653

Stefan Thurner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stefan Thurner between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stefan Thurner published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2022. 29 of the 372 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2022. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 39 publications 2023: 24 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 17 publications
1994 2025

372 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stefan Thurner: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 1
1996 4
1997 9
1998 5
1999 5
2000 4
2001 1
2002 4
2003 6
2004 6
2005 9
2006 10
2007 12
2008 11
2009 9
2010 6
2011 10
2012 12
2013 11
2014 13
2015 12
2016 11
2017 19
2018 23
2019 19
2020 21
2021 26
2022 39
2023 24
2024 12
2025 17
Total 372
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Stefan Thurner publications per year - data summary

  • Stefan Thurner, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Medical University of Vienna, has 372 publications recorded across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1994 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 39 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1994, 1995 and 2001, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 11.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.6 per year counting only the 32 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 118 publications, 32% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1994-2004: 46 publications (4.2 per year); 2005-2015: 115 publications (10.5 per year); 2016-2025: 211 publications (21.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Stefan Thurner 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 Stefan Thurner 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, 204–213 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: 209 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
204–213 285 209
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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Stefan Thurner publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Stefan Thurner, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Medical University of Vienna, records 209 publications - the 67th percentile of the discipline.
  • 67% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Stefan Thurner, and about 33% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Stefan Thurner ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Stefan Thurner 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 Stefan Thurner 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, 60 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: 60 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 60
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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Stefan Thurner D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Stefan Thurner, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Medical University of Vienna, records 60 D-Index - the 82nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 82% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Stefan Thurner, and about 18% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Stefan Thurner ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Austria Leader Award
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Stefan Thurner is affiliated with the Medical University of Vienna in Austria. Their research spans multiple areas, including complex network analysis, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and supply chain resilience. They have also contributed to fields such as statistical and nonlinear physics, economics and econometrics, sociology and political science, strategy and management, and modeling and simulation.

The scientist's recent work includes papers published in notable venues:

  • Ranking the effectiveness of worldwide COVID-19 government interventions (2020, Nature Human Behaviour)
  • A structured open dataset of government interventions in response to COVID-19 (2020, Scientific Data)
  • Ranking the effectiveness of worldwide COVID-19 government interventions (2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • A network-based explanation of why most COVID-19 infection curves are linear (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Relative risk of arterial and venous thromboembolism in persons with cancer vs. persons without cancer-a nationwide analysis (2021, European Heart Journal)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Stefan Thurner include:

  • Peter Klimek
  • Christian Diem
  • Rudolf Hanel
  • Jan Korbel
  • Alexandra Kautzky-Willer

The scientist has published extensively in several journals and platforms, notably:

  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 33 publications
  • Scientific Reports with 9 publications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 8 publications
  • PLoS ONE with 6 publications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal with 6 publications

In addition to journal articles, Stefan Thurner has contributed to book publications with Springer Science+Business Media, including:

  • Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Novel Technological Environments (2022)
  • Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Designing the Learner and Teacher Experience (2022)

Their research covers a variety of main topics, such as:

  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Stefan Thurner holds membership in the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, an acknowledgment within their professional career.

Best Publications

  • Ranking the effectiveness of worldwide COVID-19 government interventions.

    Nils Haug;Lukas Geyrhofer;Alessandro Londei;Elma Dervic

  • Multirelational organization of large-scale social networks in an online world

    Michael Szell;Renaud Lambiotte;Stefan Thurner

  • Scaling

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  • Introduction to the Theory of Complex Systems

    Rudolf Hanel;Stefan Thurner;Peter Klimek

  • The multi-layer network nature of systemic risk and its implications for the costs of financial crises

    Sebastian Poledna;Jos'e Luis Molina-Borboa;Seraf'in Mart'inez-Jaramillo;Marco van der Leij

  • Measuring social dynamics in a massive multiplayer online game

    Michael Szell;Stefan Thurner;Stefan Thurner

  • Traffic on complex networks: Towards understanding global statistical properties from microscopic density fluctuations.

    Bosiljka Tadić;Stefan Thurner;G. J. Rodgers

  • MULTIFRACTAL SPECTRA AS A MEASURE OF COMPLEXITY IN HUMAN POSTURE

    Yu Shimizu;Stefan Thurner;Klaus Ehrenberger

  • Leverage Causes Fat Tails and Clustered Volatility

    Stefan Thurner;J. Farmer;John Geanakoplos

  • Multiresolution Wavelet Analysis of Heartbeat Intervals Discriminates Healthy Patients from Those with Cardiac Pathology

    Stefan Thurner;Markus C. Feurstein;Malvin C. Teich

  • Statistical detection of systematic election irregularities

    Peter Klimek;Yuri Yegorov;Rudolf Hanel;Stefan Thurner;Stefan Thurner

  • A structured open dataset of government interventions in response to COVID-19.

    Amélie Desvars-Larrive;Elma Dervic;Nils Haug;Thomas Niederkrotenthaler

  • Generalized entropies and the transformation group of superstatistics

    Rudolf Hanel;Stefan Thurner;Murray Gell-Mann

  • Leverage causes fat tails and clustered volatility

    Stefan Thurner;J. Doyne

  • A comprehensive classification of complex statistical systems and an axiomatic derivation of their entropy and distribution functions

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  • How women organize social networks different from men

    Michael Szell;Stefan Thurner;Stefan Thurner;Stefan Thurner

  • When do generalized entropies apply? How phase space volume determines entropy

    R. Hanel;S. Thurner;S. Thurner

  • Complex systems: physics beyond physics

    Yurij Holovatch;Yurij Holovatch;Ralph Kenna;Ralph Kenna;Stefan Thurner

  • TRANSPORT ON COMPLEX NETWORKS: FLOW, JAMMING AND OPTIMIZATION

    Bosiljka Tadić;G. J. Rodgers;Stefan Thurner

  • A network-based explanation of why most COVID-19 infection curves are linear.

    Stefan Thurner;Peter Klimek;Rudolf Hanel

  • Understanding mobility in a social petri dish

    Michael Szell;Roberta Sinatra;Roberta Sinatra;Giovanni Petri;Stefan Thurner;Stefan Thurner;Stefan Thurner

  • Transcriptomal comparison of human dermal lymphatic endothelial cells ex vivo and in vitro

    Nikolaus Wick;Pipsa Saharinen;Juha Saharinen;Elisabeth Gurnhofer

  • DebtRank-transparency: Controlling systemic risk in financial networks

    Stefan Thurner;Sebastian Poledna

  • Leverage Causes Fat Tails and Clustered Volatility

    Stefan Thurner;Stefan Thurner;J. Doyne Farmer;J. Doyne Farmer;John Geanakoplos;John Geanakoplos

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Doyne Farmer
J. Doyne Farmer University of Oxford
John Geanakoplos
John Geanakoplos Yale University
Constantino Tsallis
Constantino Tsallis Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas
Renaud Lambiotte
Renaud Lambiotte University of Oxford
Vito Latora
Vito Latora Queen Mary University of London
Ulf Dieckmann
Ulf Dieckmann International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Vittorio Loreto
Vittorio Loreto Sapienza University of Rome
Ricardo Hausmann
Ricardo Hausmann Harvard University
Christian Windischberger
Christian Windischberger Medical University of Vienna
Ewald Moser
Ewald Moser Medical University of Vienna

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