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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 76 479 231 199 47607

William R. Shadish publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William R. Shadish between 1976 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William R. Shadish published across 49 years, from 1976 to 2024, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 1989. 2 of the 207 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 1989. 1976: 2 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 7 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 7 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 2 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication
1976 2024

207 publications in total across all disciplines

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William R. Shadish: publications per year, 1976 to 2024
Year Publications
1976 2
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 1
1981 7
1982 7
1983 1
1984 7
1985 2
1986 4
1987 3
1988 3
1989 16
1990 4
1991 3
1992 1
1993 2
1994 8
1995 8
1996 4
1997 7
1998 9
1999 4
2000 1
2001 4
2002 1
2003 2
2004 2
2005 8
2006 5
2007 2
2008 8
2009 2
2010 8
2011 8
2012 8
2013 11
2014 10
2015 9
2016 5
2017 1
2018 2
2019 3
2020 0
2021 0
2022 1
2023 1
2024 1
Total 207
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William R. Shadish 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 R. Shadish 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, 194–203 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: 199 publications — 64th percentile

64% 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
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304 199
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 R. Shadish 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 R. Shadish 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, 76 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: 76 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 76
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 R. Shadish was affiliated with the University of California, Merced in the United States. Their research contributions spanned multiple fields including Developmental and Educational Psychology, Management Science and Operations Research, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's work primarily focused on topics related to Behavioral and Psychological Studies, Optimal Experimental Design Methods, and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research. These areas were central to their research output and were reflected consistently across their publications.

Among the recent papers by William R. Shadish were "Some Evaluation Questions" published in 2020 through Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst), and "Power analysis for single-case designs: Computations for (AB)k designs" coauthored with Larry V. Hedges in 2022 in Behavior Research Methods.

  • Some Evaluation Questions, 2020, Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
  • Power analysis for single-case designs: Computations for (AB)k designs, 2022, Behavior Research Methods

Frequent coauthors included Larry V. Hedges, Prathiba Natesan Batley, Peter M. Steiner, and Kristynn J. Sullivan. These collaborations spanned various topics and contributed to publications in notable venues such as Behavior Research Methods and Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst).

  • Larry V. Hedges
  • Prathiba Natesan Batley
  • Peter M. Steiner
  • Kristynn J. Sullivan

  • Behavior Research Methods
  • Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

William R. Shadish's research was characterized by a combination of empirical studies and methodological advancements, particularly in the design and analysis of single-case experimental designs and evaluation questions within behavioral research. Their work has been cited in related scholarly fields, indicating engagement with ongoing research conversations.

Best Publications

  • Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference

    William R. Shadish;Thomas D. Cook;Donald Thomas Campbell

  • Single-Case Designs Technical Documentation.

    T. R. Kratochwill;J. Hitchcock;R. H. Horner;J. R. Levin

  • Foundations of Program Evaluation: Theories of Practice

    William R. Shadish;Thomas D. Cook;Laura C. Leviton

  • Single-Case Intervention Research Design Standards

    Thomas R. Kratochwill;John H. Hitchcock;Robert H. Horner;Joel R. Levin

  • Combining estimates of effect size.

    William R. Shadish;C. Keith Haddock

  • Outcome, attrition, and family-couples treatment for drug abuse: a meta-analysis and review of the controlled, comparative studies.

    M. Duncan Stanton;William R. Shadish

  • Evaluation studies : review annual

    Howard E. Freeman;Marian A. Solomon;William R. Shadish;Charles S. Reichardt

  • The Single-Case Reporting Guideline In BEhavioural Interventions (SCRIBE) 2016 Statement†

    Robyn L. Tate;Michael Perdices;Ulrike Rosenkoetter;William Shadish

  • Three conditions under which experiments and observational studies produce comparable causal estimates: New findings from within-study comparisons

    Thomas D. Cook;William R. Shadish;Vivian C. Wong

  • Can Nonrandomized Experiments Yield Accurate Answers? A Randomized Experiment Comparing Random and Nonrandom Assignments

    William R. Shadish;M. H. Clark;Peter M. Steiner

  • The effects of psychological therapies under clinically representative conditions: a meta-analysis.

    William R. Shadish;Ana M. Navarro;Georg E. Matt;Glenn Phillips

  • Meta-analysis of MFT interventions.

    William R. Shadish;Scott A. Baldwin

  • Effects of family and marital psychotherapies: a meta-analysis.

    William R. Shadish;Linda M. Montgomery;Paul Wilson;Mary R. Wilson

  • The importance of covariate selection in controlling for selection bias in observational studies.

    Peter M. Steiner;Thomas D. Cook;William R. Shadish;M. H. Clark

  • Propensity scores: an introduction and experimental test.

    Jason K. Luellen;William R. Shadish;M. H. Clark

  • Using odds ratios as effect sizes for meta-analysis of dichotomous data: A primer on methods and issues.

    C. Keith Haddock;David Rindskopf;William R. Shadish

  • Mediators and moderators in meta-analysis: there's a reason we don't let dodo birds tell us which psychotherapies should have prizes.

    William R. Shadish;Rebecca B. Sweeney

  • Characteristics of single-case designs used to assess intervention effects in 2008

    William R. Shadish;Kristynn J. Sullivan

  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL ASPIRATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS AMONG INNER-CITY BOYS

    T. D. Cook;M. B. Church;S. Ajanaku;W. R. Shadish

  • Effects of behavioral marital therapy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    William R. Shadish;Scott A. Baldwin

  • Guiding Principles for Evaluators

    Dianna L. Newman;Mary Ann Scheirer;William R. Shadish;Christopher Wye

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas D. Cook
Thomas D. Cook University of Wisconsin–Madison
Robert H. Horner
Robert H. Horner University of Oregon
Thomas R. Kratochwill
Thomas R. Kratochwill University of Wisconsin–Madison
Robyn L. Tate
Robyn L. Tate University of Sydney
Larry V. Hedges
Larry V. Hedges Northwestern University
Margaret Sampson
Margaret Sampson Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Robert A. Neimeyer
Robert A. Neimeyer University of Memphis
Alan E. Kazdin
Alan E. Kazdin Yale University
David H. Barlow
David H. Barlow Boston University
Leanne Togher
Leanne Togher University of Sydney

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