Bernard Lightman
Impact in
- History and Philosophy of Science top 0.2%
- History of Science and Natural History
- Evolution and Science Education
- History of Science and Medicine
- Philosophy and History of Science
- General Psychology top 5%
Papers in
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- History of Science and Natural History 29
- History of Science and Medicine 14
- Evolution and Science Education 12
- Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies 4
- Philosophy and History of Science 4
- Co-authors
- Aileen Fyfe (3 shared papers)Iwan Rhys Morus (1 shared paper)John Brooke (1 shared paper)Robert J. Richards (1 shared paper)Ann B. Shteir (1 shared paper)Gowan Dawson (6 shared papers)R. J. Helmstadter (2 shared papers)Larry Stewart (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- Isis (5 papers)The American Historical Review (4 papers)History of European Ideas (3 papers)Journal of the History of Biology (2 papers)Religious Studies (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- CanadaUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Bernard Lightman
69 papers receiving 765 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 107
- History and Philosophy of Science 517
- General Psychology 37
- History 261
- Anthropology 147
- Literature and Literary Theory 139
Countries citing papers authored by Bernard Lightman
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Fields of papers citing papers by Bernard Lightman
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Bernard Lightman, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 83 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997 | 229 | |
| 2 | 2007 | 161 | |
| 3 | 2007 | 92 | |
| 4 | 1999 | 52 | |
| 5 | The Origins of Agnosticism: Victorian Unbelief and the Limits of Knowledge | 1987 | 48 |
| 6 | 2002 | 42 | |
| 7 | The dictionary of nineteenth-century British scientists | 2004 | 33 |
| 8 | 2019 | 33 | |
| 9 | 1989 | 32 | |
| 10 | 2001 | 28 | |
| 11 | 2000 | 26 | |
| 12 | Figuring it out : science, gender, and visual culture | 2006 | 25 |
| 13 | 1986 | 24 | |
| 14 | 2013 | 20 | |
| 15 | 1990 | 18 | |
| 16 | 2009 | 16 | |
| 17 | The Museum Affect: Visiting Collections of Anatomy and Natural History | 2007 | 16 |
| 18 | 2010 | 12 | |
| 19 | 2014 | 12 | |
| 20 | 2000 | 12 |
About Bernard Lightman
Bernard Lightman is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Economics and Econometrics, having authored 83 papers that have together received 1.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include History of Science and Natural History (29 papers), History of Science and Medicine (14 papers), Evolution and Science Education (12 papers), Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (8 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (4 papers), Science Education and Perceptions (4 papers), Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies (4 papers) and Philosophy and History of Science (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in History and Philosophy of Science (517 citations), General Psychology (37 citations), History (261 citations), Anthropology (147 citations) and Literature and Literary Theory (139 citations). Bernard Lightman has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Aileen Fyfe, Iwan Rhys Morus, John Brooke, Robert J. Richards, Ann B. Shteir, Gowan Dawson, R. J. Helmstadter, Larry Stewart, Samuel J.M.M. Alberti and Jonathan R. Topham. Their work appears in journals such as Isis, The American Historical Review, History of European Ideas, Journal of the History of Biology and Religious Studies.
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