Simon Schaffer
Impact in
- History and Philosophy of Science top 0.02%
- History of Science and Natural History
- Philosophy and History of Science
- History of Science and Medicine
- Historical Philosophy and Science
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
- General Psychology top 1%
Papers in
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- History of Science and Medicine 20
- History of Science and Natural History 13
- Historical Philosophy and Science 12
- Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies 8
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis 7
- Anthropology 13
- Historical and Literary Studies 6
- Co-authors
- Steven Shapin (9 shared papers)James G. Traynham (1 shared paper)I. Bernard Cohen (1 shared paper)Michael Hunter (1 shared paper)Trevor Pinch (1 shared paper)David Gooding (1 shared paper)Owen Hannaway (1 shared paper)P R Dear (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- History of Science (10 papers)Social Studies of Science (5 papers)Science in Context (3 papers)Isis (2 papers)Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesGermany
In The Last Decade
Simon Schaffer
93 papers receiving 3.8k citations
Simon Schaffer's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 174
- History and Philosophy of Science 2.0k
- General Psychology 117
- Anthropology 758
- History 639
- Geography, Planning and Development 305
Countries citing papers authored by Simon Schaffer
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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Schaffer
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Simon Schaffer, 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 98 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leviathan and the Air-Pump: Hobbes, Boyle, and the Experimental Life Hit paper breakdown → | 1987 | 1477 |
| 2 | Leviathan and the Air-Pump: Hobbes, Boyle, and the Experimental Life Hit paper breakdown → | 1987 | 1322 |
| 3 | The Brokered World: Go-Betweens and Global Intelligence, 1770-1820 | 2009 | 216 |
| 4 | 1983 | 196 | |
| 5 | 1988 | 175 | |
| 6 | 2011 | 151 | |
| 7 | The Uses of Experiment | 1992 | 127 |
| 8 | 1988 | 125 | |
| 9 | Robert Hooke: new studies | 1989 | 112 |
| 10 | 1994 | 110 | |
| 11 | 2000 | 109 | |
| 12 | The mindful hand : inquiry and invention from the late Renaissance to early industrialisation | 2007 | 102 |
| 13 | 1992 | 96 | |
| 14 | 1986 | 87 | |
| 15 | 1991 | 74 | |
| 16 | 1994 | 56 | |
| 17 | 1992 | 56 | |
| 18 | 1987 | 46 | |
| 19 | 1980 | 44 | |
| 20 | 2010 | 42 |
About Simon Schaffer
Simon Schaffer is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Anthropology, Philosophy, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Archeology, having authored 98 papers that have together received 5.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include History of Science and Medicine (20 papers), History of Science and Natural History (13 papers), Historical Philosophy and Science (12 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (12 papers), Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies (8 papers), Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (7 papers), Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (6 papers) and Historical and Literary Studies (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in History and Philosophy of Science (2.0k citations), General Psychology (117 citations), Anthropology (758 citations), History (639 citations) and Geography, Planning and Development (305 citations). Simon Schaffer has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Steven Shapin, James G. Traynham, I. Bernard Cohen, Michael Hunter, Trevor Pinch, David Gooding, Owen Hannaway, P R Dear, Lissa Louise Roberts and W. Dennis Clark. Their work appears in journals such as History of Science, Social Studies of Science, Science in Context, Isis and Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A.
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