Ron Westrum

27 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Ron Westrum's Hit Papers

The Social Construction of Technological Systems 1989 · 2.1k citations
2.1k0+12+24Years since publication50010001.5k2.0k

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Ron Westrum
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  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 166
  • Management of Technology and Innovation 245
  • Medical Laboratory Technology 46
  • Communication 210
  • Computer Science Applications 144
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The Social Construction of Technological Systems
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19892087
2 2004173
3 200448
4 201447
5 198233
6 197831
7 198930
8 199227
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Technologies & Society: The Shaping of People and Things
199027
10
Human factors experts beginning to focus on organizational factors in safety.
199625
11 198621
12 197715
13 198712
14 197911
15 19865
16 20004
17 20024
18 19884
19 19813
20 20003

About Ron Westrum

Ron Westrum is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Ecology, Strategy and Management and History and Philosophy of Science, having authored 30 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Occupational Health and Safety Research (4 papers), Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs (3 papers), Risk and Safety Analysis (2 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (2 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (1 paper), Marine animal studies overview (1 paper), Forensic and Genetic Research (1 paper) and Aquatic life and conservation (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology (166 citations), Management of Technology and Innovation (245 citations), Medical Laboratory Technology (46 citations), Communication (210 citations) and Computer Science Applications (144 citations). Ron Westrum has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Norway. Frequent co-authors include Tim W. Clark, Eric Schatzberg, James McClenon, Michael J. Neufeld, Andrei S. Markovits and Karl W. Deutsch. Their work appears in journals such as Social Studies of Science, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Society, Science Technology & Human Values and Interdisciplinary Science Reviews.

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