| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 54 | 2093 | 1900 | 118 | 111 | 274 | 19975 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Vaclav Smil between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vaclav Smil published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2005. 10 of the 370 publications appeared in the last two years.
370 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1978 | 4 |
| 1979 | 6 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 8 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1989 | 7 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 8 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 11 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 13 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 15 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| Total | 370 |
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 Vaclav Smil sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 274 publications — 83rd percentile
83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| 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 | 274 |
| 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 |
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 Vaclav Smil sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile
73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 54 |
| 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 |
Vaclav Smil is affiliated with the University of Manitoba in Canada. The scientist's work spans multiple interdisciplinary fields with a focus on energy systems, environmental impacts, and technological innovation. Their research touches on areas including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Smil's recent publications demonstrate an engagement with energy and environmental topics as well as technological histories. Notable papers include:
The scientist has published extensively in IEEE Spectrum, with 32 papers contributed to this venue alone. Other publications include Population and Development Review, The New Scientist, Mechanical Engineering, and Inference International Review of Science.
Vaclav Smil's research interests are reflected in the main topics they address:
Frequent collaborators include Paul Demeny, Raya Muttarak, Joshua Wilde, Rachel S. Friedman, and James Degroat.
Smil has also contributed to academic publishing in the form of books, notably with The MIT Press publishing "Invention and Innovation" in 2023.
Among recognized distinctions, Vaclav Smil was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1997 by the Academy of Science.
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