Human Studies 19.2k 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 137 Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy 182 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition 98 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Human Studies
Comparison fields: 5 of 200 Language and Linguistics 5.9k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3.9k Literature and Literary Theory 2.7k Linguistics and Language 932 Human-Computer Interaction 1.0k Philosophy 2.0k Sociology and Political Science 5.7k Social Psychology 2.2k Gender Studies 982 Communication 634 History and Philosophy of Science 397 Clinical Psychology 1.5k Developmental and Educational Psychology 962 Human Factors and Ergonomics 176 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 748 Public Administration 251 General Health Professions 1.5k General Psychology 82 Safety Research 506 Geography, Planning and Development 334 Cultural Studies 485 Cognitive Neuroscience 1.0k Visual Arts and Performing Arts 270 Education 1.6k Music 162 Museology 171 Urban Studies 267 Computer Science Applications 201 Political Science and International Relations 871 Anthropology 336 Life-span and Life-course Studies 27 Research and Theory 24 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 127 Health 219 Information Systems and Management 201 General Social Sciences 87 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 36 Psychiatry and Mental health 321 Finance 237 Occupational Therapy 81 Law 214 Demography 236 Pharmacy 84 Conservation 67 Applied Psychology 88 Artificial Intelligence 625 Strategy and Management 278 Family Practice 28 Management of Technology and Innovation 132 Obstetrics and Gynecology 106 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 25 Health Informatics 21 Marketing 148 Speech and Hearing 93 Business and International Management 32 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 354 History 146 Reproductive Medicine 94 Management Information Systems 116 Economics and Econometrics 316 General Arts and Humanities 13 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 88 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 172 Management Science and Operations Research 130 Religious studies 52 Information Systems 223 Medical Terminology 2 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 36 Nature and Landscape Conservation 93 Astronomy and Astrophysics 122 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 89 Accounting 84 Global and Planetary Change 152 General Decision Sciences 12 Architecture 10 Ecological Modeling 27 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 135 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 43 Transportation 41 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 6 Space and Planetary Science 7 Development 19 Archeology 51 Sensory Systems 21 Neurology 34 Food Science 79 Health Information Management 19 Building and Construction 58 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 35 Mechanical Engineering 142 Rehabilitation 22 Media Technology 33 Archeology 4 Automotive Engineering 44 Genetics 88 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 44 Developmental Biology 7 Classics 13 Theoretical Computer Science 4 Biophysics 17 Computer Networks and Communications 72 Emergency Medical Services 18 Complementary and alternative medicine 20 Library and Information Sciences 4 Leadership and Management 3 Physiology 55 Epidemiology 67 Plant Science 69 Infectious Diseases 31 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 29 Statistics and Probability 15 Emergency Medicine 14 Transplantation 4 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 21 Industrial relations 1 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 12 Neurology 21 Pharmacology 23 Ecology 34 Signal Processing 15 Oncology 31 Molecular Biology 78 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 17 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 22 Small Animals 8 Surgery 40 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 11 Pharmacology 8 Biomedical Engineering 42 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 4 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 15 General Energy 1 Geology 5 General Engineering 1 Ocean Engineering 12 Computational Theory and Mathematics 13 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 13 Anatomy 1 Soil Science 7 Control and Systems Engineering 17 Agronomy and Crop Science 7 General Dentistry 1 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 14 Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 6 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 3 Aging 1 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 5 Nutrition and Dietetics 8 Paleontology 4 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 15 Pollution 6 Geochemistry and Petrology 3 Complementary and Manual Therapy 1 Dermatology 4 Periodontics 2 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 3 Biotechnology 4 Virology 2 Modeling and Simulation 2 Genetics 4 Atmospheric Science 7 Urology 2 Water Science and Technology 5 Process Chemistry and Technology 1 Microbiology 2 Insect Science 4 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 General Materials Science 1 Nephrology 2 Cancer Research 4 Environmental Chemistry 3 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 Hematology 3 Hepatology 2 Environmental Engineering 4 Civil and Structural Engineering 6 Developmental Neuroscience 1 Otorhinolaryngology 1 Forestry 1 Rheumatology 3 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 Oral Surgery 1 Earth-Surface Processes 1 Catalysis 1 Biochemistry 1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 Geometry and Topology 1 Mathematical Physics 1 Analytical Chemistry 1 Applied Mathematics 1 Oceanography 1 Polymers and Plastics 1 Materials Chemistry 3 Cell Biology 1 Mechanics of Materials 1 Aerospace Engineering 1 Organic Chemistry 1
Language and Linguistics 5.9k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3.9k Literature and Literary Theory 2.7k Linguistics and Language 932 Human-Computer Interaction 1.0k Philosophy and Rhetoric United States
Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour United States
Social Semiotics Australia
Journal of Aesthetic Education United States
Social Science Information France
Anthropological Quarterly United States
Cambridge Journal of Education United Kingdom
Canadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l éducation Canada
Discourse Studies United States
Theory & Psychology 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 19.2k indexed citations . Papers published in Human Studies usually cover Philosophy (322 papers), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (293 papers), History and Philosophy of Science (69 papers), Language and Linguistics (152 papers) and Sociology and Political Science (398 papers) specifically the topics of Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (182 papers), Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (137 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (137 papers), Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (98 papers), Critical Theory and Philosophy (81 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (56 papers), Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (45 papers) and Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy (45 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Human Studies are George Psathas , Anita Pomerantz , Michael Lynch , Iris Marion Young , Emanuel A. Schegloff , Charles Goodwin , Ève Chiapello , Reiner Keller , Gail Jefferson and David Benatar .
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