Alex Roland

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Alex Roland is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, History and Philosophy of Science and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Roland has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 11 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 8 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Alex Roland's work include Space exploration and regulation (9 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (7 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (4 papers). Alex Roland is often cited by papers focused on Space exploration and regulation (9 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (7 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (4 papers). Alex Roland collaborates with scholars based in United States. Alex Roland's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and The American Historical Review.

In The Last Decade

Alex Roland

47 papers receiving 890 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History.

1992 468 citations Alex Roland, Walter G. Vincenti The American Historical Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alex Roland United States	11	290	173	132	113	108	63	1.2k
Merritt Roe Smith United States	13	484 1.7×	216 1.2×	96 0.7×	191 1.7×	170 1.6×	36	1.5k
Edwin T. Layton United States	13	149 0.5×	93 0.5×	72 0.5×	91 0.8×	189 1.8×	47	976
Edward W. Constant United States	12	180 0.6×	68 0.4×	152 1.2×	137 1.2×	101 0.9×	24	781
Melvin Kranzberg United States	13	250 0.9×	101 0.6×	113 0.9×	239 2.1×	58 0.5×	54	1.1k
John Law United Kingdom	6	414 1.4×	86 0.5×	186 1.4×	84 0.7×	50 0.5×	12	1.5k
Thomas J. Misa United States	12	268 0.9×	89 0.5×	91 0.7×	89 0.8×	91 0.8×	51	931
Paul K. Hoch United Kingdom	7	359 1.2×	87 0.5×	97 0.7×	79 0.7×	43 0.4×	24	909
Sydney Gregory United Kingdom	12	171 0.6×	100 0.6×	383 2.9×	171 1.5×	27 0.3×	37	1.3k
Ronald R. Kline United States	14	225 0.8×	93 0.5×	44 0.3×	38 0.3×	216 2.0×	56	1.2k
William J. Mitchell United States	26	520 1.8×	150 0.9×	39 0.3×	95 0.8×	45 0.4×	109	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Alex Roland

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Roland

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Roland

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Mauskopf, Seymour H. & Alex Roland. (2018). The Historiography of Science and Technology. Oxford University Press eBooks.

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Roland, Alex. (2016). War and Technology: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press eBooks. 10 indexed citations

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Roland, Alex, et al.. (2014). Australian indigenous culture and heritage in engineering project planning and the implications for engineering education. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 247. 3 indexed citations

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Roland, Alex. (2014). Rebecca Slayton. Arguments That Count: Physics, Computing, and Missile Defense, 1949–2012. xi + 325 pp., illus., bibl., index. Cambridge, Mass./London: MIT Press, 2013. $35 (cloth).. Isis. 105(3). 671–672.

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Roland, Alex, et al.. (2009). The Way of the Ship: America’s Maritime History Reenvisioned, 1600-2000. Marine Technology Society Journal. 43(1). 127–127. 5 indexed citations

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Roland, Alex. (2003). Once More into the Stirrups: Lynn White jr., Medieval Technology and Social Change. Technology and Culture. 44(3). 574–585. 11 indexed citations

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Roland, Alex. (2000). Inventing the Internet (review). Technology and Culture. 41(4). 826–828.

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Roland, Alex, et al.. (1999). Battling the Elements: Weather and Terrain in the Conduct of War. Geographical Review. 89(1). 147–147. 9 indexed citations

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Roland, Alex, Merritt Roe Smith, & Léo Marx. (1995). Does Technology Drive History? The Dilemma of Technological Determinism.. The Journal of Military History. 59(4). 728–728. 404 indexed citations

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Roland, Alex & Roger D. Launius. (1995). NASA: A History of the U. S. Civil Space Program.. The Journal of Military History. 59(2). 363–363. 2 indexed citations

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Roland, Alex. (1995). Science, Technology, and War. Technology and Culture. 36(2). S83–S83. 8 indexed citations

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Roland, Alex. (1994). How we won the moon. The New York times book review. 1–2. 2 indexed citations

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Roland, Alex. (1992). Secrecy, Technology, and War: Greek Fire and the Defense of Byzantium, 678-1204. Technology and Culture. 33(4). 655–655. 4 indexed citations

14.

Roland, Alex & Walter G. Vincenti. (1992). What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History.. The American Historical Review. 97(1). 317–317. 468 indexed citations breakdown →

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Roland, Alex. (1991). Technology, Ground Warfare, and Strategy: The Paradox of American Experience. The Journal of Military History. 55(4). 447–447. 7 indexed citations

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Roland, Alex. (1989). Hephaestus and History Scientists, Engineers, and War in Western Experience. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 577(1). 51–60. 1 indexed citations

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Roland, Alex. (1987). Priorities in space for the USA. Space Policy. 3(2). 104–111. 6 indexed citations

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Roland, Alex, et al.. (1987). A Spacefaring People: Perspectives on Early Spaceflight. Technology and Culture. 28(2). 386–386. 5 indexed citations

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Roland, Alex & Tom D. Crouch. (1982). A Dream of Wings: Americans and the Airplane, 1875-1905. Technology and Culture. 23(1). 132–132. 5 indexed citations

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Roland, Alex & Richard P. Hallion. (1980). The Wright Brothers: Heirs of Prometheus. Technology and Culture. 21(1). 130–130. 4 indexed citations

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