Steve Woolgar
Impact in
- History and Philosophy of Science top 0.05%
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Human-Computer Interaction top 0.2%
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
Papers in
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- Information Systems Theories and Implementation 16
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice 7
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- Philosophy and History of Science 8
- Co-authors
- Bruno Latour (9 shared papers)Michael Lynch (2 shared papers)Lucy Suchman (1 shared paper)Karin D. Knorr-Cetina (1 shared paper)Keith Grint (6 shared papers)John Heritage (1 shared paper)Harvey Sacks (1 shared paper)Paul Drew (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Science Technology & Human Values (9 papers)Social Studies of Science (8 papers)Social Problems (4 papers)British Journal of Sociology (3 papers)The Sociological Review (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomSwedenUnited States
In The Last Decade
Steve Woolgar
91 papers receiving 9.7k citations
Steve Woolgar's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 187
- History and Philosophy of Science 813
- Human-Computer Interaction 926
- Language and Linguistics 1.2k
- Communication 737
- Sociology and Political Science 4.2k
Countries citing papers authored by Steve Woolgar
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Fields of papers citing papers by Steve Woolgar
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Steve Woolgar, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laboratory Life: The Social Construction of Scientific Facts Hit paper breakdown → | 1986 | 1915 |
| 2 | Lectures on Conversation Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 1348 |
| 3 | Representation in Scientific Practice Hit paper breakdown → | 1990 | 1076 |
| 4 | Plans and Situated Actions: The Problem of Human Machine Communication. Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 1057 |
| 5 | The Manufacture of Knowledge: An Essay on the Constructivist and Contextual Nature of Science Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 911 |
| 6 | Configuring the User: The Case of Usability Trials Hit paper breakdown → | 1990 | 578 |
| 7 | Knowledge and reflexivity: New frontiers in the sociology of knowledge. Hit paper breakdown → | 1988 | 471 |
| 8 | Science, the very idea Hit paper breakdown → | 1988 | 436 |
| 9 | Laboratory Life Hit paper breakdown → | 1987 | 433 |
| 10 | The Machine at Work: Technology, Work and Organization | 1997 | 373 |
| 11 | The wrong bin bag: A turn to ontology in science and technology studies? Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 294 |
| 12 | 1985 | 268 | |
| 13 | 1991 | 226 | |
| 14 | Virtual Society?: Technology, Cyberbole, Reality | 2002 | 174 |
| 15 | 1997 | 161 | |
| 16 | 1981 | 134 | |
| 17 | 2013 | 104 | |
| 18 | 1975 | 103 | |
| 19 | 1999 | 103 | |
| 20 | 1985 | 95 |
About Steve Woolgar
Steve Woolgar is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, History and Philosophy of Science, Communication, Cognitive Neuroscience and Strategy and Management, having authored 97 papers that have together received 11.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Information Systems Theories and Implementation (16 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (8 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (7 papers), Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations (5 papers), Open Source Software Innovations (4 papers), Usability and User Interface Design (4 papers), Social Media and Politics (3 papers) and Software Engineering Techniques and Practices (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in History and Philosophy of Science (813 citations), Human-Computer Interaction (926 citations), Language and Linguistics (1.2k citations), Communication (737 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (4.2k citations). Steve Woolgar has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and United States. Frequent co-authors include Bruno Latour, Michael Lynch, Lucy Suchman, Karin D. Knorr-Cetina, Keith Grint, John Heritage, Harvey Sacks, Paul Drew, Gail Jefferson and Dorothy Pawluch. Their work appears in journals such as Science Technology & Human Values, Social Studies of Science, Social Problems, British Journal of Sociology and The Sociological Review.
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