The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution1959 · 468 citations
What are hit papers?
Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
if any of the following hold:
it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the
threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.
This map shows the geographic impact of W. L. SUMNER's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by W. L. SUMNER with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites W. L. SUMNER more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by W. L. SUMNER. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by W. L. SUMNER. The network helps show where W. L. SUMNER may publish in the future.
W. L. SUMNER is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Civil and Structural Engineering, Infectious Diseases, Organic Chemistry and Surgery, having authored 18 papers that have together received 578 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Philosophy, Science, and History (1 paper), Civil and Structural Engineering Research (1 paper) and Evolution and Science Education (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in General Decision Sciences (25 citations), History and Philosophy of Science (55 citations), General Psychology (14 citations), Philosophy (44 citations) and Visual Arts and Performing Arts (19 citations). Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Notes and Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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