Philosophy of the Social Sciences 13.2k citations
1.3k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Philosophy and History of Science Papers in i Philosophy and History of Science 236 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Comparison fields: 5 of 184 History and Philosophy of Science 1.8k General Psychology 214 Philosophy 1.6k Sociology and Political Science 5.5k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1.1k General Decision Sciences 175 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 904 Public Administration 227 Political Science and International Relations 1.5k Management Science and Operations Research 773 Communication 371 Language and Linguistics 527 Social Psychology 1.0k Information Systems and Management 340 Management of Technology and Innovation 336 Literature and Literary Theory 504 Cognitive Neuroscience 832 Economics and Econometrics 1.1k Anthropology 402 Archeology 44 Strategy and Management 619 Safety Research 319 Geography, Planning and Development 204 Human Factors and Ergonomics 84 Developmental and Educational Psychology 418 Urban Studies 196 Gender Studies 299 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 48 Management Information Systems 282 Education 904 Business and International 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Systems 164 Archeology 65 Transportation 41 Computational Theory and Mathematics 93 Building and Construction 76 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 6 Genetics 140 Speech and Hearing 29 Psychiatry and Mental health 58 Ecological Modeling 18 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 103 Nature and Landscape Conservation 49 Health Informatics 5 Astronomy and Astrophysics 63 Pharmacy 16 Occupational Therapy 14 General Arts and Humanities 4 Environmental Engineering 48 Food Science 57 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 13 General Energy 3 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 59 Architecture 4 Media Technology 22 Soil Science 23 Life-span and Life-course Studies 2 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 39 Neurology 15 Reproductive Medicine 15 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 19 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 31 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 24 Mechanical Engineering 55 Plant Science 54 Complementary and alternative medicine 10 Emergency Medical Services 8 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 22 Molecular Biology 85 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 20 Ocean Engineering 19 Signal Processing 13 Environmental Chemistry 12 Physiology 28 Computer Networks and Communications 27 Automotive Engineering 14 Modeling and Simulation 5 Sensory Systems 5 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 10 Ecology 28 Pollution 12 Epidemiology 30 Pharmacology 8 Developmental Biology 2 Health Information Management 4 Infectious Diseases 15 Microbiology 5 Atmospheric Science 15 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 25 Forestry 3 Geochemistry and Petrology 4 Mathematical Physics 6 Control and Systems Engineering 15 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 13 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 2 Toxicology 2 Behavioral Neuroscience 2 Earth-Surface Processes 4 Water Science and Technology 8 Classics 2 Small Animals 4 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 Rehabilitation 3 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 4 Nutrition and Dietetics 6 Civil and Structural Engineering 9 Applied Mathematics 4 Geology 2 Radiation 3 Process Chemistry and Technology 1 Geometry and Topology 3 Biomedical Engineering 14 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 Pharmacology 4 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 Biotechnology 2 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 Oncology 5 Endocrinology 1 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 Spectroscopy 3 Biochemistry 1 Oceanography 2 Biomaterials 2 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 Neurology 2 Hardware and Architecture 1 Hepatology 1 Inorganic Chemistry 2 Surgery 5 Dermatology 1 Aerospace Engineering 3 Genetics 1 Animal Science and Zoology 1 Hematology 1 Geophysics 1 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 Organic Chemistry 2 Cell Biology 1 Immunology 1 Computational Mechanics 1 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History and Philosophy of Science 1.8k General Psychology 214 Philosophy 1.6k Sociology and Political Science 5.5k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1.1k Social Science Information France
International Philosophical Quarterly United States
Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour United States
Teaching Philosophy United States
Science Technology & Human Values United States
Public Understanding of Science United States
Eighteenth-Century Studies United States
History and Theory United States
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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 13.2k indexed citations . Papers published in Philosophy of the Social Sciences usually cover History and Philosophy of Science (267 papers), General Psychology (29 papers), Philosophy (221 papers), General Decision Sciences (25 papers) and Sociology and Political Science (416 papers) specifically the topics of Philosophy and History of Science (236 papers), Economic Theory and Institutions (113 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (90 papers), Critical Realism in Sociology (82 papers), Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (78 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (62 papers), Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education (58 papers) and Critical Theory and Philosophy (55 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Philosophy of the Social Sciences are Murray S. Davis , Theodore R. Schatzki , Renate Mayntz , Charles Bazerman , Sylvia Walby , Randall Collins , R. Keith Sawyer , Arthur L. Stinchcombe , Melvin Pollner and Uskali Mäki .
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