Impact in History of Science and Medicine Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis Papers in i Chinese history and philosophy 23 History of Science and Medicine 16 Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies 10 History of Science and Natural History 5 show more fields Overview Impact Hit Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Joseph Needham's Hit Papers Science and Civilisation in China 1963 · 514 citations
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Comparison fields: 5 of 209 History and Philosophy of Science 299 Archeology 47 Theoretical Computer Science 43 Anthropology 253 Archeology 195 Sociology and Political Science 789 Cultural Studies 143 Geography, Planning and Development 94 Paleontology 94 Astronomy and Astrophysics 191 Religious studies 57 General Psychology 13 History 102 Philosophy 103 Political Science and International Relations 219 Complementary and alternative medicine 60 Economics and Econometrics 187 Demography 76 Communication 45 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 77 Conservation 20 Space and Planetary Science 7 Classics 19 Language and Linguistics 55 Social Psychology 100 Earth-Surface Processes 34 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 38 Medical Terminology 1 Development 16 Genetics 116 Museology 15 Physiology 19 Developmental and Educational Psychology 46 Atmospheric Science 65 Education 101 Management of Technology and Innovation 23 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 32 Safety Research 26 Global and Planetary Change 67 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 36 Aging 5 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 13 Molecular Biology 176 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 22 Oceanography 32 Nature and Landscape Conservation 31 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 49 Finance 25 Aquatic Science 18 Pharmacology 19 Literature and Literary Theory 25 Music 7 Cognitive Neuroscience 41 Geochemistry and Petrology 13 Reproductive Medicine 17 Health 16 Urban Studies 12 Business and International Management 4 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 14 Cancer Research 27 Ecology 51 General Energy 2 Strategy and Management 28 Gender Studies 17 Cell Biology 29 General Arts and Humanities 2 Plant Science 67 Food Science 32 Management Science and Operations Research 22 Applied Psychology 8 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 43 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 29 General Decision Sciences 3 Hepatology 11 Clinical Psychology 30 Ocean Engineering 23 Anatomy 2 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 2 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 23 General Health Professions 31 Pharmacology 21 Microbiology 8 Developmental Neuroscience 5 Linguistics and Language 6 Architecture 2 Human-Computer Interaction 7 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 17 Human Factors and Ergonomics 3 General Social Sciences 4 Geophysics 16 Biomaterials 15 Water Science and Technology 16 Modeling and Simulation 5 Environmental Engineering 16 Clinical Biochemistry 7 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1 Urology 6 Horticulture 1 Geometry and Topology 9 Building and Construction 14 Physiology 24 Speech and Hearing 6 Computational Theory and Mathematics 16 Dermatology 8 Psychiatry and Mental health 13 Statistics and Probability 8 Electrochemistry 6 Epidemiology 29 Infectious Diseases 16 Artificial Intelligence 30 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 14 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 15 Transportation 6 Insect Science 11 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 15 Marketing 8 Information Systems and Management 6 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 17 Nutrition and Dietetics 12 Analytical Chemistry 8 Biomedical Engineering 35 Media Technology 7 Health Informatics 1 Oncology 19 Obstetrics and Gynecology 5 Computer Science Applications 4 Soil Science 7 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 9 Pharmacy 3 Animal Science and Zoology 7 Control and Systems Engineering 16 Virology 3 Management Information Systems 6 Neurology 9 Rheumatology 9 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 6 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 1 Neurology 5 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 4 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 5 Information Systems 14 Family Practice 1 Environmental Chemistry 6 Biotechnology 5 Surgery 22 Aerospace Engineering 14 Mechanical Engineering 21 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 Immunology 11 Immunology and Allergy 3 Genetics 5 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 Pharmaceutical Science 3 Periodontics 2 Parasitology 3 Ecological Modeling 2 Civil and Structural Engineering 10 Materials Chemistry 21 Accounting 5 Inorganic Chemistry 6 Polymers and Plastics 6 Transplantation 1 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 8 Metals and Alloys 1 Hematology 4 Signal Processing 4 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 11 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 Emergency Medical Services 2 Internal Medicine 1 General Materials Science 1 Oral Surgery 2 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 1 Law 3 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 Agronomy and Crop Science 3 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 Instrumentation 1 Mechanics of Materials 7 Small Animals 2 Computer Networks and Communications 6 Ophthalmology 2 Orthodontics 1 Forestry 1 Radiation 2 Health Information Management 1 Sensory Systems 1 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 Algebra and Number Theory 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 Endocrinology 1 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 Geology 1 Biophysics 1 Organic Chemistry 5 Biochemistry 1 Condensed Matter Physics 2 Automotive Engineering 2 Nephrology 1 Computational Mechanics 3 Catalysis 1 Biochemistry 1 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 Spectroscopy 2 Mathematical Physics 1 Applied Mathematics 1 Pollution 1 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1
History and Philosophy of Science 299 Archeology 47 Theoretical Computer Science 43 Anthropology 253 Archeology 195 Thomas F. Glick United States
J. E. McGuire United States
Alan R. H. Baker United States
Simon Schaffer United Kingdom
L. Carrington Goodrich United States
Margaret W. Rossiter United States
Monica J. Casper United States
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Load more (20 of 151) Load more (20 of 151) About Joseph Needham Joseph Needham is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science , History and Philosophy of Science , Astronomy and Astrophysics , Molecular Biology and Anthropology , having authored 151 papers that have together received 2.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Chinese history and philosophy (23 papers), History of Science and Medicine (16 papers), Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (12 papers), Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies (10 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (5 papers), History of Science and Natural History (5 papers), Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts (4 papers) and Medical History and Innovations (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in History and Philosophy of Science (299 citations), Archeology (47 citations), Theoretical Computer Science (43 citations), Anthropology (253 citations) and Archeology (195 citations). Joseph Needham has collaborated with scholars based in United States , United Kingdom and South Sudan . Frequent co-authors include Ling Wang , Wendy Dobson , Lu Gwei‐Djen , Richard M. Robinson , Lingyu Yang , Arthur W. Hummel , Ralph Croizier , C. A. Ronan , Ling Wang and D. W. Y. Kwok . Their work appears in journals such as The American Historical Review , Nature , Technology and Culture , Ambix and Pacific Affairs .
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