Alex Roland

2.3k citations
63 papers · 1.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 11

Alex Roland

47 papers receiving 890 citations

Hit Papers

What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Stud...4681992202620032014100200300400

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Alex Roland
Comparison fields: 5 of 140
  • History and Philosophy of Science 108
  • Architecture 21
  • Information Systems and Management 95
  • Computer Science Applications 69
  • Management of Technology and Innovation 84
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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Roland

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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The 18 scholars most cited alongside Alex Roland, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20180
2 201610
3
Australian indigenous culture and heritage in engineering project planning and the implications for engineering education
20143
4 20140
5 20095
6 200311
7 20000
8 19999
9 1995404
10 19952
11 19958
12
How we won the moon
19942
13 19924
14
What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History.breakdown →
1992468
15 19917
16 19891
17 19876
18 19875
19 19825
20 19804

About Alex Roland

Alex Roland is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Classics and Archeology, having authored 63 papers that have together received 1.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Space exploration and regulation (9 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (7 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (4 papers), History of Science and Natural History (4 papers), History of Science and Medicine (4 papers), Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (4 papers), Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (3 papers) and Byzantine Studies and History (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in History and Philosophy of Science (108 citations), Architecture (21 citations) and Information Systems and Management (95 citations). Alex Roland has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Walter G. Vincenti, Léo Marx, Merritt Roe Smith, Chris Hables Gray, Loyd S. Swenson, Martin van Creveld, Peter Galison, Tom D. Crouch, Gerald E. Galloway and Richard P. Hallion. Their work appears in journals such as Technology and Culture, The American Historical Review, Isis, The Journal of Military History and History and Technology.

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