Human Studies 16.4k citations
1.2k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy Papers in i Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism 132 Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy 174 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition 96 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Human Studies
Comparison fields: 5 of 199 Language and Linguistics 4.8k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3.2k Literature and Literary Theory 2.3k Philosophy 1.8k Linguistics and Language 712 Human-Computer Interaction 862 Sociology and Political Science 5.0k Social Psychology 1.9k Gender Studies 884 Communication 560 History and Philosophy of Science 334 Public Administration 241 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 697 Clinical Psychology 1.4k Developmental and Educational Psychology 828 Human Factors and Ergonomics 149 General Health Professions 1.4k General Psychology 66 Safety Research 441 Cultural Studies 424 Geography, Planning and Development 277 Education 1.4k Visual Arts and Performing Arts 230 Cognitive Neuroscience 866 Museology 151 Music 126 Urban Studies 239 Computer Science Applications 180 Political Science and International Relations 759 Life-span and Life-course Studies 27 Anthropology 272 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 119 General Social 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Language and Linguistics 4.8k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3.2k Literature and Literary Theory 2.3k Philosophy 1.8k Linguistics and Language 712 Philosophy and Rhetoric United States
Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour United States
Journal of Aesthetic Education United States
Social Semiotics Australia
Social Science Information France
Cambridge Journal of Education United Kingdom
Anthropological Quarterly United States
Theory & Psychology United States
Canadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l éducation Canada
Language Sciences United States
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About Human Studies The 1.2k papers published in Human Studies in the last decades have received a total of 16.4k indexed citations . Papers published in Human Studies usually cover Philosophy (312 papers), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (283 papers), History and Philosophy of Science (69 papers), Language and Linguistics (148 papers) and Sociology and Political Science (388 papers) specifically the topics of Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (174 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (133 papers), Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (132 papers), Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (96 papers), Critical Theory and Philosophy (78 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (54 papers), Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (44 papers) and Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy (43 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Human Studies are George Psathas , Anita Pomerantz , Michael Lynch , Emanuel A. Schegloff , Iris Marion Young , Jürgen Habermas , Charles Goodwin , Ève Chiapello , Gail Jefferson and Reiner Keller .
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