Philosophy of the Social Sciences 16.2k citations
1.3k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Philosophy and History of Science Papers in i Philosophy and History of Science 241 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Comparison fields: 5 of 189 History and Philosophy of Science 2.3k General Psychology 254 Philosophy 2.0k Sociology and Political Science 6.9k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1.3k General Decision Sciences 216 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1.1k Political Science and International Relations 1.9k Public Administration 265 Management Science and Operations Research 913 Communication 436 Social Psychology 1.2k Cognitive Neuroscience 1.1k Language and Linguistics 636 Information Systems and Management 395 Human Factors and Ergonomics 128 Archeology 57 Literature and Literary Theory 608 Economics and Econometrics 1.4k Management of Technology and Innovation 385 Anthropology 516 Safety Research 407 Strategy and Management 721 Geography, Planning and Development 227 Developmental and Educational Psychology 490 Gender Studies 365 Education 1.1k Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 57 Urban Studies 214 General Social Sciences 107 Cultural Studies 280 Business and International Management 67 Management Information Systems 304 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 213 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 248 Space and Planetary Science 39 General Health Professions 624 Health 168 Linguistics and Language 110 Law 226 Marketing 204 Demography 241 Human-Computer Interaction 120 Global and Planetary Change 429 Paleontology 146 Clinical Psychology 370 Applied Psychology 83 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 92 Finance 180 Development 66 History 194 Computer Science Applications 99 Accounting 178 Theoretical Computer Science 19 Artificial Intelligence 507 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 174 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 175 Religious studies 75 Museology 49 Research and Theory 10 Statistics and Probability 98 Family Practice 19 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 98 Music 37 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 45 Library and Information Sciences 14 Conservation 29 Information Systems 200 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 11 Computational Theory and Mathematics 125 Archeology 74 Speech and Hearing 39 Genetics 164 Transportation 42 Building and Construction 78 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 6 Astronomy and Astrophysics 86 Psychiatry and Mental health 66 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 117 Nature and Landscape Conservation 56 Ecological Modeling 18 Pharmacy 17 Occupational Therapy 15 Health Informatics 5 Food Science 67 Environmental Engineering 52 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 15 General Arts and Humanities 4 Media Technology 30 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 63 General Energy 3 Soil Science 26 Architecture 4 Classics 10 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 39 Life-span and Life-course Studies 2 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 24 Neurology 17 Reproductive Medicine 17 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 41 Mechanical Engineering 74 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 24 Plant Science 63 Molecular Biology 100 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 24 Physiology 33 Computer Networks and Communications 34 Environmental Chemistry 14 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 22 Health Information Management 6 Modeling and Simulation 6 Complementary and alternative medicine 10 Emergency Medical Services 8 Ocean Engineering 20 Automotive Engineering 15 Signal Processing 14 Pharmacology 10 Ecology 31 Epidemiology 35 Sensory Systems 5 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 10 Pollution 12 Microbiology 6 Atmospheric Science 18 Mathematical Physics 9 Control and Systems Engineering 23 Infectious Diseases 16 Toxicology 3 Developmental Biology 2 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 28 Forestry 3 Earth-Surface Processes 5 Small Animals 5 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 14 Geochemistry and Petrology 4 Water Science and Technology 9 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 2 Behavioral Neuroscience 2 Aging 1 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 10 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 Civil and Structural Engineering 12 Geology 3 Rehabilitation 3 Applied Mathematics 5 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 4 Biomedical Engineering 19 Nutrition and Dietetics 6 Pharmacology 6 Radiation 3 Biotechnology 3 Process Chemistry and Technology 1 Geometry and Topology 3 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 Oceanography 4 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 Oncology 6 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 Endocrinology 1 Spectroscopy 3 Biochemistry 1 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 Biomaterials 2 Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 Geophysics 2 Neurology 2 Hepatology 1 Inorganic Chemistry 2 Biochemistry 1 Aquatic Science 1 Hardware and Architecture 1 Surgery 5 Dermatology 1 Aerospace Engineering 3 Organic Chemistry 3 Genetics 1 Animal Science and Zoology 1 Agronomy and Crop Science 1 Hematology 1 Materials Chemistry 4 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 Cell Biology 1 Immunology 1 Computational Mechanics 1 Mechanics of Materials 1
History and Philosophy of Science 2.3k General Psychology 254 Philosophy 2.0k Sociology and Political Science 6.9k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1.3k Social Science Information France
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About Philosophy of the Social Sciences The 1.3k papers published in Philosophy of the Social Sciences in the last decades have received a total of 16.2k indexed citations . Papers published in Philosophy of the Social Sciences usually cover History and Philosophy of Science (276 papers), General Psychology (29 papers), Philosophy (231 papers), General Decision Sciences (26 papers) and Sociology and Political Science (427 papers) specifically the topics of Philosophy and History of Science (241 papers), Economic Theory and Institutions (114 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (91 papers), Critical Realism in Sociology (85 papers), Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (82 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (63 papers), Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education (59 papers) and Critical Theory and Philosophy (57 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Philosophy of the Social Sciences are Murray S. Davis , Theodore R. Schatzki , Charles Bazerman , Renate Mayntz , Sylvia Walby , R. Keith Sawyer , Randall Collins , Arthur L. Stinchcombe , Melvin Pollner and Charles Tilly .
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