William Whewell
Impact in
- History and Philosophy of Science top 0.5%
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Evolution and Science Education
- History of Science and Natural History
- History of Science and Medicine
- Theoretical Computer Science top 10%
Papers in
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- Philosophy and History of Science 4
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- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought 3
- Classical Philosophy and Thought 2
- Co-authors
- Yehuda Elkana (1 shared paper)Robert E. Butts (1 shared paper)Isaac Todhunter (1 shared paper)John Stuart Mill (1 shared paper)Hugo Grotius (2 shared papers)Richard Yeo (1 shared paper)Laura R. Snyder (1 shared paper)Charles Babbage (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Epistemology & Philosophy of Science (4 papers)Nature (1 paper)Medical Entomology and Zoology (11 papers)Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa) (2 papers)Routledge eBooks (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United States
In The Last Decade
William Whewell
44 papers receiving 503 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 130
- History and Philosophy of Science 281
- Theoretical Computer Science 17
- General Psychology 11
- Philosophy 94
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 49
Countries citing papers authored by William Whewell
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Fields of papers citing papers by William Whewell
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Co-authors
The 10 scholars most cited alongside William Whewell, 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 56 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | 98 | |
| 2 | 2014 | 59 | |
| 3 | 2012 | 52 | |
| 4 | 2009 | 48 | |
| 5 | Mathematical exposition of some doctrines of political economy | 1968 | 44 |
| 6 | 2010 | 37 | |
| 7 | Selected writings on the history of science | 1984 | 30 |
| 8 | Theory of scientific method | 1989 | 29 |
| 9 | 2014 | 27 | |
| 10 | 2009 | 24 | |
| 11 | 2018 | 19 | |
| 12 | The mechanics of engineering | 2011 | 19 |
| 13 | 2010 | 19 | |
| 14 | 2010 | 15 | |
| 15 | 2023 | 14 | |
| 16 | 2011 | 13 | |
| 17 | William Whewell, D. D., Master of Trinity College, Cambridge: An Account of His Writings with Selections from His Literary and Scientific Correspondence | 2010 | 12 |
| 18 | Of a Liberal Education in General: And with Particular Reference to the Leading Studies of the University of Cambridge ... | 2010 | 10 |
| 19 | Of Induction, with Especial Reference to J.S. Mill's System of Logic | 2010 | 9 |
| 20 | 2012 | 9 |
About William Whewell
William Whewell is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations, having authored 56 papers that have together received 670 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Philosophy and History of Science (4 papers), Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (3 papers), Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought (3 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (2 papers), Engineering Education and Pedagogy (2 papers), Architecture and Art History Studies (2 papers), Classical Philosophy and Thought (2 papers) and Experimental Learning in Engineering (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in History and Philosophy of Science (281 citations), Theoretical Computer Science (17 citations), General Psychology (11 citations), Philosophy (94 citations) and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (49 citations). William Whewell has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Yehuda Elkana, Robert E. Butts, Isaac Todhunter, John Stuart Mill, Hugo Grotius, Richard Yeo, Laura R. Snyder, Charles Babbage, James Mackintosh and John Frederick William Herschel. Their work appears in journals such as Epistemology & Philosophy of Science, Nature, Medical Entomology and Zoology, Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa) and Routledge eBooks.
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