Nicholas Polson has authored 258 academic papers in 2026 (so far)

Nicholas Polson, a statistician and professor at the University of Chicago, has authored 258 academic papers as of 2026. This information was shared by Andrew Gelman, a professor at Columbia University, on his blog 'Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science'. Gelman noted that Polson's paper output is impressive, with some of his papers receiving over 10,000 citations. According to Gelman, Polson's research interests include Bayesian statistics, machine learning, and statistical computing. Despite his prolific output, Polson does not appear to be a prolific tweeter, with his Twitter account showing limited activity since 2017.