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Wolfgang Glänzel

Wolfgang Glänzel

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Belgium
2026
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Computer Science
Belgium
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 87 241 204 2 2 343 24926
Computer Science 83 910 879 11 11 335 23451

Wolfgang Glänzel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wolfgang Glänzel between 1959 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wolfgang Glänzel published across 67 years, from 1959 to 2025, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2009. 4 of the 427 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1959 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2009. 1959: 1 publication 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 3 publications
1959 2025

427 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wolfgang Glänzel: publications per year, 1959 to 2025
Year Publications
1959 1
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 2
1984 3
1985 7
1986 2
1987 7
1988 7
1989 9
1990 8
1991 3
1992 5
1993 4
1994 6
1995 10
1996 5
1997 3
1998 0
1999 8
2000 3
2001 8
2002 7
2003 11
2004 16
2005 20
2006 20
2007 11
2008 12
2009 25
2010 18
2011 22
2012 16
2013 18
2014 14
2015 17
2016 22
2017 20
2018 10
2019 12
2020 13
2021 6
2022 6
2023 5
2024 1
2025 3
Total 427
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Wolfgang Glänzel publications per year - data summary

  • Wolfgang Glänzel, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from KU Leuven, has 427 publications recorded across 67 years, from 1959 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1959 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2009, with 25 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1959, 1982 and 2024, with 1 publication each.
  • 23 of the 67 years in the span carry no publications at all (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.7 per year counting only the 44 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 21 publications, 5% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1959-1981: 1 publication (0.0 per year); 1982-2004: 135 publications (5.9 per year); 2005-2025: 291 publications (13.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Wolfgang Glänzel 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 Wolfgang Glänzel 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, 334–343 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: 343 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 69 343
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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Wolfgang Glänzel 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.
  • Wolfgang Glänzel, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from KU Leuven, records 343 publications - the 92nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 92% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Wolfgang Glänzel, and about 8% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Wolfgang Glänzel ranks above 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).

Wolfgang Glänzel 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 Wolfgang Glänzel 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, 87 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: 87 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 87
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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Wolfgang Glänzel 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.
  • Wolfgang Glänzel, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from KU Leuven, records 87 D-Index - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Wolfgang Glänzel, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Wolfgang Glänzel ranks above 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Wolfgang Glänzel is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the field of scientometrics and bibliometrics research. Their work spans multiple subfields such as Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty; Information Systems and Management; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; and Sociology and Political Science.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Wolfgang Glänzel include:

  • How scientific research reacts to international public health emergencies: a global analysis of response patterns (2020, Scientometrics)
  • Preprints as accelerator of scholarly communication: An empirical analysis in Mathematics (2020, Journal of Informetrics)
  • Gender differences in the aims and impacts of research (2021, Scientometrics)
  • Various aspects of interdisciplinarity in research and how to quantify and measure those (2021, Scientometrics)
  • The impact of preprints in Library and Information Science: an analysis of citations, usage and social attention indicators (2020, Scientometrics)

The researcher collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Juan Gorraiz
  • Ursula Ulrych
  • Wenceslao Arroyo-Machado
  • Daniel Torres-Salinas
  • Pei-Shan Chi

Wolfgang's work is regularly published in several key academic venues, notably:

  • Scientometrics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Informetrics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Lirias (KU Leuven)

Their research focuses on a variety of main topics, including:

  • Scientometrics and bibliometrics research
  • Academic Publishing and Open Access
  • Research Data Management Practices
  • Biomedical and Engineering Education
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health

Best Publications

  • Analysing Scientific Networks Through Co-Authorship

    Wolfgang Glänzel;Wolfgang Glänzel;András Schubert

  • National characteristics in international scientific co-authorship relations

    Wolfgang Glänzel

  • A Hirsch-type index for journals

    Tibor Braun;Wolfgang Glänzel;András Schubert

  • Journal impact measures in bibliometric research

    Wolfgang Glänzel;Henk F. Moed

  • Inflationary bibliometric values: The role of scientific collaboration and the need for relative indicators in evaluative studies

    Olle Persson;Wolfgang Glänzel;Rickard Danell

  • Handbook of Quantitative Science and Technology Research

    Henk F. Moed;Wolfgang Glänzel;Ulrich Schmoch

  • BIBLIOMETRICS AS A RESEARCH FIELD A course on theory and application of bibliometric indicators

    W. Glänzel

  • A new classification scheme of science fields and subfields designed for scientometric evaluation purposes

    Wolfgang Glänzel;András Schubert

  • Handbook of Quantitative Science and Technology Research: The Use of Publication and Patent Statistics in Studies of S&T Systems

    Henk F. Moed;Wolfgang Glänzel;Ulrich Schmoch

  • A bibliometric study of reference literature in the sciences and social sciences

    Wolfgang Glänzel;Urs Schoepflin

  • Double effort = Double impact? A critical view at international co-authorship in chemistry

    Wolfgang Glänzel;András Schubert

  • Coauthorship patterns and trends in the sciences (1980-1998): A bibliometric study with implications for database indexing and search strategies

    Wolfgang Glänzel

  • On the h-index - : A mathematical approach to a new measure of publication activity and citation impact

    Wolfgang Glänzel

  • Scientometric datafiles. A comprehensive set of indicators on 2649 journals and 96 countries in all major science fields and subfields 1981–1985

    András Schubert;Wolfgang Glänzel;Tibor Braun

  • Science in Brazil. Part 1: A macro-level comparative study

    Wolfgang Glänzel;Jacqueline Leta;Bart Thijs

  • A Hirsch-type index for journals [1]

    Tibor Braun;Wolfgang Glänzel;András Schubert

  • A bibliometric analysis of international scientific cooperation of the European Union (1985–1995)

    Wolfgang Glänzel;András Schubert;Hans-Jürgen Czerwon

  • A bibliometric study on ageing and reception processes of scientific literature

    Wolfgang Glänzel;Urs Schoepflin

  • On the Opportunities and Limitations of the H-index

    Wolfgang Glänzel

  • Optimized Data Fusion for Kernel k-Means Clustering

    Shi Yu;Leon-Charles Tranchevent;Xinhai Liu;W. Glanzel

Frequent Co-Authors

András Schubert
András Schubert Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Tibor Braun
Tibor Braun Eötvös Loránd University
Martin Meyer
Martin Meyer University of Kent
Bart De Moor
Bart De Moor KU Leuven
Paula E. Stephan
Paula E. Stephan Georgia State University
Henk F. Moed
Henk F. Moed Sapienza University of Rome
Cinzia Daraio
Cinzia Daraio Sapienza University of Rome
Yves Moreau
Yves Moreau KU Leuven

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