2026 William Labov: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	66	930	438	206	41837

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Social Sciences and Humanities

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Research.com Recognitions

1997 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1993 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1987 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1976 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1970 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

William Labov was affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields of study, primarily within social sciences, arts and humanities, and psychology. The subfields they contributed to included linguistics and language, language and linguistics, experimental and cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence.

The main topics of William Labov's work covered:

Linguistic Variation and Morphology
Phonetics and Phonology Research
Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
Multilingual Education and Policy
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
Natural Language Processing Techniques

The scientist published frequently in the following venues:

Language
Language Variation and Change
Narrative
Diachronica

Notable recent papers included:

The regularity of regular sound change, 2020, Language
Finding out about children's language, 2024, Language Variation and Change
Narratives of Uncontrollable Grief, 2020, Narrative
Diachrony and Diachronica, 2023, Diachronica
Contraction, deletion, and inherent variability of the English copula, 2024, Language

William Labov also published a book titled Conversations with Strangers in 2023 with Cambridge University Press.

The scientist collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Gillian Sankoff
Claire Bowern
Sali A. Tagliamonte
Nigel Vincent
Donald A. Ringe

William Labov received several awards throughout their career, such as:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1976
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1970 and 1987
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1993
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1997

Best Publications

Narrative analysis: Oral versions of personal experience.

William Labov;Joshua Waletzky

3813
Citations
The social stratification of English in New York City

William Labov

3675
Citations
Language in the Inner City: Studies in the Black English Vernacular

William Labov

3332
Citations
Principles of Linguistic Change

William Labov

2194
Citations
The social motivation of a sound change

William Labov

2101
Citations
The intersection of sex and social class in the course of linguistic change

William Labov

1569
Citations
Contraction, Deletion, and Inherent Variability of the English Copula.

William Labov

1509
Citations
Therapeutic Discourse: Psychotherapy As Conversation

William Labov;David Fanshel

1441
Citations
Principles of Linguistic Change: Internal Factors

William Labov

1265
Citations
Some principles of linguistic methodology

William Labov

1165
Citations
The transformation of experience in narrative syntax

W. Labov

1147
Citations
Some Further Steps in Narrative Analysis

William Labov

1016
Citations
Transmission and Diffusion

William Labov

828
Citations
THE LOGIC OF NONSTANDARD ENGLISH

William Labov

813
Citations
The study of language in its social context

William Labov

792
Citations
The Atlas of North American English: Phonetics, Phonology and Sound Change

William Labov;Sharon Ash;Charles Boberg

770
Citations
Constraints on the agentless passive

E. Judith Weiner;William Labov

680
Citations
The boundaries of words and their meanings

W. Labov

596
Citations
The Logic of Non-Standard English.

William Labov

508
Citations
Locating Language in Time and Space

William Labov

478
Citations
The Social Stratification of English in New York City

Glenn G. Gilbert;William Labov

260
Citations
The atlas of North American English : phonetics, phonology and sound change : a multimedia reference tool

William Labov;Sharon Ash;Charles Boberg

130
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David Sankoff University of Ottawa

External Links

Wikipedia of William Labov Personal website of William Labov

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