Social Studies of Science 91.9k citations
2.0k papers · indexed · active since 2016
Impact in Philosophy and History of Science scientometrics and bibliometrics research Papers in i Philosophy and History of Science 201 Twentieth Century Scientific Developments 55 Geographies of human-animal interactions 88 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Social Studies of Science
Comparison fields: 5 of 238 History and Philosophy of Science 7.5k Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 6.9k Geography, Planning and Development 4.6k Information Systems and Management 5.1k Sociology and Political Science 28.4k Management of Technology and Innovation 4.7k Human-Computer Interaction 3.2k Communication 3.8k General Psychology 679 Computer Science Applications 2.7k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4.2k Safety Research 3.1k Business and International Management 715 Human Factors and Ergonomics 850 Strategy and Management 5.0k Political Science and International Relations 7.7k Gender Studies 2.7k Global and Planetary Change 6.0k Management Science and Operations Research 3.2k Urban Studies 1.5k Anthropology 2.5k Philosophy 2.8k Museology 850 Social Psychology 4.4k General Health Professions 4.9k Cultural Studies 1.8k Ecological Modeling 901 Public Administration 729 General Social Sciences 648 Health Informatics 277 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4.9k Economics and Econometrics 4.8k Developmental and Educational Psychology 2.3k Information Systems 4.2k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2.3k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2.1k Literature and Literary Theory 2.0k Management Information Systems 1.6k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.4k Music 539 Education 4.7k Cognitive Neuroscience 2.9k History 1.6k Genetics 3.9k Marketing 1.2k Theoretical Computer Science 165 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 649 Media Technology 1.1k Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 192 Medical Terminology 27 Reproductive Medicine 843 Demography 1.2k Pharmacology 863 Space and Planetary Science 135 Clinical Psychology 1.9k Finance 857 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1.2k Health 678 Development 335 Language and Linguistics 984 Artificial Intelligence 3.0k General Energy 89 General Decision Sciences 148 Architecture 126 Conservation 272 Physiology 1.8k Pharmacy 315 Law 699 Family Practice 119 Library and 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Engineering 412 Small Animals 202 Computer Networks and Communications 685 Modeling and Simulation 127 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 539 Environmental Chemistry 258 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 446 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 533 Automotive Engineering 305 Waste Management and Disposal 214 Paleontology 175 Infectious Diseases 417 Complementary and alternative medicine 177 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 205 Biomedical Engineering 973 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 24 Ocean Engineering 338 Biophysics 124 Water Science and Technology 294 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 65 Neurology 292 Anatomy 27 Computational Theory and Mathematics 357 Sensory Systems 87 Epidemiology 575 Occupational Therapy 70 Insect Science 212 Religious studies 87 Atmospheric Science 283 Agronomy and Crop Science 156 Geology 86 Research and Theory 12 Soil Science 140 Developmental Biology 31 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 26 Medical Laboratory Technology 20 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Medicine 3 Nephrology 6 Immunology and Allergy 5 Inorganic Chemistry 12 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 13 Electrochemistry 4 Applied Mathematics 7 Catalysis 4 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 4 Instrumentation 2 Otorhinolaryngology 2 Pharmaceutical Science 3 Oral Surgery 3 General Materials Science 1 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 1 Orthodontics 1 Algebra and Number Theory 1 Ceramics and Composites 1
History and Philosophy of Science 7.5k Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 6.9k Geography, Planning and Development 4.6k Information Systems and Management 5.1k Sociology and Political Science 28.4k Artificial Intelligence United States
Science Technology & Human Values United States
Annual Review of Psychology United States
Educational Researcher United States
Psychometrika United States
Perspectives on Psychological Science United States
The Canadian Journal of Sociology Canada
American Educational Research Journal United States
Annual Review of Sociology United States
Review of Educational Research United States
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About Social Studies of Science The 2.0k papers published in Social Studies of Science in the last decades have received a total of 91.9k indexed citations . Papers published in Social Studies of Science usually cover History and Philosophy of Science (363 papers), Geography, Planning and Development (100 papers), Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty (120 papers), General Psychology (21 papers) and Information Systems and Management (97 papers) specifically the topics of Philosophy and History of Science (201 papers), Climate Change Communication and Perception (122 papers), scientometrics and bibliometrics research (115 papers), Information Systems Theories and Implementation (99 papers), Geographies of human-animal interactions (88 papers), Race, Genetics, and Society (75 papers), Twentieth Century Scientific Developments (55 papers) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (51 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Social Studies of Science are Susan Leigh Star , James R. Griesemer , Ron Westrum , Harry M. Collins , Trevor Pinch , Sheila Jasanoff , Wiebe E. Bijker , María Puig de la Bellacasa , Henry G. Small and Annemarie Mol .
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