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William Brown

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 33 7153 6645 1139 1060 115 3761

William Brown publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William Brown between 1952 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William Brown published across 74 years, from 1952 to 2025, averaging 2 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2008. 2 of the 147 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1952 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2008. 1952: 1 publication 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 5 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 7 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1952 2025

147 publications in total across all disciplines

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William Brown: publications per year, 1952 to 2025
Year Publications
1952 1
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 1
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 2
1974 0
1975 1
1976 1
1977 1
1978 2
1979 1
1980 1
1981 5
1982 0
1983 2
1984 0
1985 0
1986 3
1987 2
1988 1
1989 1
1990 3
1991 0
1992 0
1993 4
1994 2
1995 4
1996 1
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 7
2001 1
2002 5
2003 6
2004 5
2005 2
2006 4
2007 2
2008 10
2009 8
2010 2
2011 5
2012 3
2013 5
2014 8
2015 2
2016 5
2017 7
2018 1
2019 5
2020 3
2021 3
2022 2
2023 2
2024 1
2025 1
Total 147
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William Brown publications per year - data summary

  • William Brown, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Cambridge, has 147 publications recorded across 74 years, from 1952 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1952 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2008, with 10 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1952, 1963, 1969, 1975 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 25 of the 74 years in the span carry no publications at all (1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.0 per year counting only the 49 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 9 publications, 6% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1952-1976: 7 publications (0.3 per year); 1977-2001: 43 publications (1.7 per year); 2002-2025: 97 publications (4.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

William Brown 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 William Brown 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, 114–123 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: 115 publications — 21st percentile

21% 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
114–123 474 115
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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William Brown 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.
  • William Brown, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Cambridge, records 115 publications - the 21st percentile of the discipline.
  • 21% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than William Brown, and about 79% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and William Brown ranks below 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).

William Brown 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 William Brown 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, 33 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: 33 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% 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 33
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
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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William Brown 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.
  • William Brown, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Cambridge, records 33 D-Index - the 10th percentile of the discipline.
  • 10% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than William Brown, and about 90% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and William Brown ranks below 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).

Best Publications

  • The employment contract : From collective procedures to individual rights

    William Brown;Simon Deakin;David Nash;Sarah Oxenbridge

  • THE CHANGING CONTOURS OF BRITISH INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

    V. L. Allen;William Brown

  • The Next 200 Years: A Scenario for America and the World

    Unknown

  • Strategic Human Resources Management in Nonprofit Organizations

    Chao Guo;William A. Brown;Robert F. Ashcraft;Carlton F. Yoshioka

  • Board development practices and competent board members: Implications for performance

    Unknown

  • Commitment and performance of nonprofit board members

    Unknown

  • Competition and the Retreat from Collective Bargaining

    William Brown;Alex Bryson;John Forth

  • The two faces of partnership

    Sarah Oxenbridge;William Brown

  • The Evolution of the Modern Workplace

    Keith Leslie Whitfield;W. Brown;A. Bryson;J. Forth

  • The Economic Effects of Industrial Relations Legislation since 1979

    William Brown;Sushil Wadhwani

  • Community Foundation Performance: Bridging Community Resources and Needs:

    Chao Guo;William A. Brown

  • The effectiveness of socially sustainable sourcing mechanisms: Assessing the prospects of a new form of joint regulation

    Chris F. Wright;William Brown

  • Putting Partnership Into Practice In Britain

    William Brown

  • Putting Partnership into Practice in Britain

    William Brown

  • What Sort of Collective Bargaining Is Emerging in China

    Chang-Hee Lee;William Brown;Xiaoyi Wen

  • THE USE OF COMPARISONS IN WORKPLACE WAGE DETERMINATION

    William Brown;Keith Sisson

  • Through a filter, darkly: population size estimation, systematic error, and random error in radiocarbon-supported demographic temporal frequency analysis

    Unknown

  • The Contraction of Collective Bargaining in Britain

    William Brown

  • Resilience and the population history of the Kuril Islands, Northwest Pacific: A study in complex human ecodynamics

    Unknown

  • Industrial relations : theory and practice

    William Brown;Paul Marginson;Janet Walsh

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon Deakin
Simon Deakin University of Cambridge
Christopher Wright
Christopher Wright University of Sydney
Paul Marginson
Paul Marginson University of Warwick
Alex Bryson
Alex Bryson University College London
Edmund Heery
Edmund Heery Cardiff University
Rick Delbridge
Rick Delbridge Cardiff University
David Guest
David Guest King's College London
Jill Rubery
Jill Rubery University of Manchester
Wei Huang
Wei Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Riccardo Peccei
Riccardo Peccei King's College London

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