Social Studies of Science

1.9k papers and 69.1k indexed citations i.

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The 1.9k papers published in Social Studies of Science in the last decades have received a total of 69.1k indexed citations. Papers published in Social Studies of Science usually cover Sociology and Political Science (474 papers), History and Philosophy of Science (348 papers) and Political Science and International Relations (130 papers) specifically the topics of Philosophy and History of Science (195 papers), Climate Change Communication and Perception (118 papers) and scientometrics and bibliometrics research (114 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Social Studies of Science are Susan Leigh Star, James R. Griesemer, Ron Westrum, Harry Collins, Sheila Jasanoff, Trevor Pinch, Wiebe E. Bijker, María Puig de la Bellacasa, Mary Frank Fox and Annemarie Mol.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published in Social Studies of Science

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EngineeringComputer SciencePhysics and AstronomyMathematicsEarth and Planetary SciencesEnergyEnvironmental ScienceMaterials ScienceChemical EngineeringChemistryAgricultural and Biological SciencesVeterinaryDecision SciencesArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and AccountingSocial SciencesPsychologyEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceHealth ProfessionsDentistryMedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyNeuroscienceNursingImmunology and MicrobiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

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Countries where authors publish in Social Studies of Science

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