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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 40 5226 2466 163 10399

William P. Alston publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William P. Alston between 1951 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William P. Alston published across 70 years, from 1951 to 2020, averaging 2.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2017. 7 of the 163 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1951 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2017. 1951: 1 publication 1952: 0 publications 1953: 1 publication 1954: 2 publications 1955: 1 publication 1956: 2 publications 1957: 2 publications 1958: 4 publications 1959: 1 publication 1960: 1 publication 1961: 0 publications 1962: 2 publications 1963: 3 publications 1964: 2 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 2 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 3 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 2 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 7 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 7 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 6 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 6 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 1 publication 2014: 0 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 0 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 3 publications
1951 2020

163 publications in total across all disciplines

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William P. Alston: publications per year, 1951 to 2020
Year Publications
1951 1
1952 0
1953 1
1954 2
1955 1
1956 2
1957 2
1958 4
1959 1
1960 1
1961 0
1962 2
1963 3
1964 2
1965 0
1966 0
1967 2
1968 1
1969 1
1970 0
1971 3
1972 3
1973 1
1974 2
1975 1
1976 2
1977 1
1978 2
1979 0
1980 3
1981 0
1982 3
1983 2
1984 1
1985 7
1986 4
1987 1
1988 7
1989 5
1990 2
1991 4
1992 5
1993 5
1994 8
1995 5
1996 1
1997 6
1998 3
1999 3
2000 1
2001 6
2002 3
2003 0
2004 3
2005 3
2006 1
2007 0
2008 2
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 1
2013 1
2014 0
2015 1
2016 0
2017 16
2018 2
2019 4
2020 3
Total 163
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William P. Alston 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 P. Alston 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, 154–163 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: 163 publications — 48th percentile

48% 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
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411 163
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 P. Alston 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 P. Alston 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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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
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297 40
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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Overview

William P. Alston was affiliated with Syracuse University in the United States. Their academic and research career contributed to the field of philosophy, focusing on issues related to epistemology and the philosophy of religion.

Throughout their career, they did not have recent papers listed in the dataset. Information on specific research topics, co-authors, and publication venues collected does not show entries for this individual based on the data provided.

Similarly, no details regarding specific fields, subfields, or main topics of study were recorded in the source information for William P. Alston.

There are no book publications listed, nor awards reported with years or citations in the available data.

William P. Alston is deceased. The profile reflects a neutral overview of the academic presence of the individual according to the available records.

Best Publications

  • Philosophy of Language

    William P. Alston

  • Beyond "Justification": Dimensions of Epistemic Evaluation

    William P. Alston

  • A realist conception of truth

    William P. Alston

  • The deontological conception of epistemic justification

    William P. Alston

  • Perceiving God: The Epistemology of Religious Experience

    William P. Alston

  • Internalism and Externalism in Epistemology

    William P. Alston

  • Concepts of Epistemic Justification

    William P. Alston

  • Knowledge and the Flow of Information

    J. Christopher Maloney;Fred I. Dretske

  • An internalist externalism

    William P. Alston

  • Illocutionary acts and sentence meaning

    William P. Alston

  • The Reliability of Sense Perception

    William P. Alston

  • The Inductive Argument From Evil and the Human Cognitive Condition

    William P. Alston

  • How to Think about Reliability

    William P. Alston

  • Two Types of Foundationalism

    William P. Alston

  • Level-Confusions in Epistemology

    William P. Alston

  • Traits, consistency and conceptual alternatives for personality theory.

    William P. Alston

  • What's wrong with immediate knowledge?

    William P. Alston

  • Virtue and Knowledge

    William P. Alston

  • Does God have Beliefs

    William P. Alston

  • Locke on people and substances

    William P. Alston;Jonathan Bennett

  • Divine nature and human language

    William Alston

  • The Reliability of Sense Perception.

    A. E. Pitson;William Alston

  • Epistemic Justification: Essays in the Theory of Knowledge.Divine Nature and Human Language: Essays in Philosophical Theology

    James E. Taylor;William P. Alston

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