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D-Index
100
Citations
145369
World Ranking
90
National Ranking
46

Talcott Parsons 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 Talcott Parsons sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 287 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Talcott Parsons 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 Talcott Parsons 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
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This scientist: 100 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 1977 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1966 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Talcott Parsons was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research contributions spanned several fields, notably within the social sciences and arts and humanities.

Their main fields of study included:

  • Social Sciences
  • Arts and Humanities

Their subfields of study involved:

  • Philosophy
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Education

Thematic areas of Parsons's work addressed a range of topics such as:

  • Sociology and Education Studies
  • Diverse Education Studies and Reforms
  • Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Kantian Philosophy and Modern Interpretations

Among their recent scholarly contributions was the paper titled Liberté académique (1939), published in 2023 in the journal SociologieS.

Publication venues where Parsons contributed include:

  • SociologieS

During their career, Parsons received several recognitions, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1977
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1966

Best Publications

  • The Theory of Social and Economic Organization

    Max Weber;A. M. Henderson;Talcott Parsons

  • The Social System

    Talcott Parsons

  • Family, socialization and interaction process

    Robert Freed Bales;Talcott Parsons

  • Toward a General Theory of Action: Theoretical Foundations for the Social Sciences

    Talcott Parsons;Edward Shils;Neil J. Smelser

  • Structure and Process in Modern Societies

    Talcott Parsons

  • The Structure of Social Action

    Earle LeRoy Rauber;Talcott Parsons

  • The System of Modern Societies

    Talcott Parsons

  • Societies; evolutionary and comparative perspectives

    Talcott Parsons

  • Toward a General Theory of Action.

    E. K. Francis;Talcott Parsons;Edward A. Shils;G. Tolman

  • Economy and Society: A Study in the Integration of Economic and Social Theory

    Talcott Parsons;Neil J. Smelser

  • The Professions and Social Structure

    Talcott Parsons

  • Growing Old: The Process of Disengagement.

    Gordon F. Streib;Elaine Cumming;William E. Henry;Talcott Parsons

  • Education and Sociology

    Emile Durkheim;Sherwood D. Fox;Talcott Parsons

  • SUGGESTIONS FOR A SOCIALOGICAL APPROCH TO THE THEORY OF ORGANIZATIONS

    Talcott Parsons

  • Essays in sociological theory

    Talcott Parsons

  • Sociological theory and modern society

    Talcott Parsons

  • Age and Sex in the Social Structure of the United States

    Talcott Parsons

  • El sistema social

    Talcott Parsons;José Cazorla Pérez;José Jiménez Blanco

  • Toward a general theory of action

    Talcott Parsons;Edward Albert Shils

  • The Structure of Social Action

    W. J. H. Sprott;Talcott Parsons

  • The Theory of Social and Economic Organization

    Philipp Weintraub;Max Weber;A. M. Henderson;Talcott Parsons

  • Family, Socialization and Interaction Process

    T. H. Marshall;Talcott Parsons;Robert F. Bales

  • The Social System.

    Ellsworth Faris;Talcott Parsons

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward Shils
Edward Shils University of Chicago
Alfred Schutz
Alfred Schutz New School
Neil J. Smelser
Neil J. Smelser University of California, Berkeley
Howard S. Becker
Howard S. Becker University of Washington
Gordon W. Allport
Gordon W. Allport Harvard University
Bryan S. Turner
Bryan S. Turner Australian Catholic University
Emile Durkheim
Emile Durkheim Université Paris Cité
Jeffrey C. Alexander
Jeffrey C. Alexander Yale University
Richard Swedberg
Richard Swedberg Cornell University
Edward L. Thorndike
Edward L. Thorndike Columbia University

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