2026 Stephen M. Stigler: Mathematics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mathematics	41	1864	1626	794	646	140	11144

Stephen M. Stigler publication distribution in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mathematics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen M. Stigler sits on this spectrum.

42 publications 537+

This scientist: 140 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more.

Stephen M. Stigler D-index placement in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen M. Stigler sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 86+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

1987 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1981 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1976 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)
1976 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Stephen M. Stigler is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research spans across multiple disciplines including Mathematics, Medicine, and Computer Science, with a primary focus on Statistics and Probability and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields such as Pharmacology, Finance, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Their work predominantly covers topics like Statistical Methods and Inference, Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models, Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation, Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Control Systems and Identification, and Advanced Statistical Methods and Models.

Among recent papers authored by or associated with this scientist are:

Finite Mixture Models Based on Pain Intensity, Functional Disability and Psychological Distress Composite Assessment Allow Identification of Two Distinct Classes of Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome after Surgery Patients Related to Their Quality of Life, 2021, Journal of Clinical Medicine
A Novel Multi-Dimensional Clinical Response Index Dedicated to Improving Global Assessment of Pain in Patients with Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome after Spinal Surgery, Based on a Real-Life Prospective Multicentric Study (PREDIBACK) and Machine Learning Techniques, 2021, Journal of Clinical Medicine
Machine Learning Algorithms Provide Greater Prediction of Response to SCS Than Lead Screening Trial: A Predictive AI-Based Multicenter Study, 2021, Journal of Clinical Medicine
Mechanisms of FH Protection Against Neovascular AMD, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
A Novel Multi-dimensional Clinical Response Index Dedicated to Improving Global Assessment of Pain in Patients with Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome After Spinal Surgery, Based on a Real-life Prospective Multicentric Study (PREDIBACK) and Machine Learning, 2021, Preprints.org

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers including Pierre-Yves Louis, Amine Ounajim, Maxime Billot, Philippe Rigoard, and Lisa Goudman.

Publication venues where they have contributed multiple works include:

Communication in Statistics- Theory and Methods
Statistics Optimization & Information Computing
Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface
Journal of Clinical Medicine
Preprints.org

Stigler has been recognized by several fellowships throughout their career, including:

Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA), 1976
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1976
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1981
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1987

Best Publications

The History of Statistics: The Measurement of Uncertainty before 1900

Stephen M. Stigler

1729
Citations
Francis Galton's Account of the Invention of Correlation

Stephen M. Stigler

661
Citations
Do Robust Estimators Work with Real Data

Stephen M. Stigler

529
Citations
Gauss and the Invention of Least Squares

Stephen M. Stigler

494
Citations
Statistics on the Table: The History of Statistical Concepts and Methods

Stephen M. Stigler

483
Citations
Regression Toward the Mean and the Study of Change

John R. Nesselroade;Stephen M. Stigler;Paul B. Baltes

360
Citations
Linear Functions of Order Statistics with Smooth Weight Functions

Stephen M. Stigler

357
Citations
The Asymptotic Distribution of the Trimmed Mean

Stephen M. Stigler

344
Citations
The History of Statistics: The Measurement of Uncertainty before 1900

R. W. Farebrother;Stephen M. Stigler

327
Citations
Regression towards the mean, historically considered:

Stephen M Stigler

313
Citations
The Journals of Economics

George J. Stigler;Stephen M. Stigler;Claire Friedland

253
Citations
Optimal Experimental Design for Polynomial Regression

Stephen M. Stigler

238
Citations
Simon Newcomb, Percy Daniell, and the History of Robust Estimation 1885–1920

Stephen M. Stigler

203
Citations
Thomas Bayes's Bayesian Inference

Stephen M. Stigler

185
Citations
Citation Patterns in the Journals of Statistics and Probability

Stephen M. Stigler

179
Citations
Laplace's 1774 Memoir on Inverse Probability

Stephen M. Stigler

171
Citations
Fisher and the 5% Level

Stephen Stigler

167
Citations
The epic story of maximum likelihood

Stephen M Stigler

155
Citations
Mathematical Statistics in the Early States

Stephen M. Stigler

129
Citations
The History of Statistics. The Measurement of Uncertainty before 1900.

M. S. Bartlett;S. M. Stigler

47
Citations
The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820-1900.@@@The History of Statistics: The Measurement of Uncertainty Before 1900.

Ruth Schwartz Cowan;Theodore M. Porter;Stephen M. Stigler

31
Citations
The History of Statistics: The Measurement of Uncertainty before 1900

Donald MacKenzie;Stephen M. Stigler

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen E. Fienberg Carnegie Mellon University

Robert K. Merton Columbia University

Katy Börner Indiana University

Richard M. Shiffrin Indiana University

Donald MacKenzie University of Edinburgh

David M. Raup University of Chicago

Brian S. Yandell University of Wisconsin–Madison

J. John Sepkoski University of Chicago

John R. Nesselroade University of Virginia

Paul B. Baltes Max Planck Institute for Human Development

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