Bernard Lightman
Impact in
- History and Philosophy of Science top 0.2%
- History of Science and Natural History
- Evolution and Science Education
- Philosophy and History of Science
- History of Science and Medicine
- General Psychology top 5%
Papers in
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- History of Science and Natural History 23
- History of Science and Medicine 12
- Evolution and Science Education 10
- Philosophy and History of Science 4
- Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies 3
- Co-authors
- Aileen Fyfe (3 shared papers)Iwan Rhys Morus (1 shared paper)John Brooke (1 shared paper)Robert J. Richards (1 shared paper)Ann B. Shteir (1 shared paper)Gowan Dawson (3 shared papers)Larry Stewart (2 shared papers)R. J. Helmstadter (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- The American Historical Review (4 papers)Isis (4 papers)History of European Ideas (3 papers)Journal of the History of Biology (2 papers)The Modern Language Review (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- CanadaUnited StatesFrance
In The Last Decade
Bernard Lightman
48 papers receiving 595 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 105
- History and Philosophy of Science 408
- General Psychology 28
- History 176
- Anthropology 110
- Geography, Planning and Development 57
Countries citing papers authored by Bernard Lightman
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Fields of papers citing papers by Bernard Lightman
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Co-authors
The 24 scholars most cited alongside Bernard Lightman, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 59 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997 | 173 | |
| 2 | 2007 | 119 | |
| 3 | 2007 | 66 | |
| 4 | 1999 | 44 | |
| 5 | The Origins of Agnosticism: Victorian Unbelief and the Limits of Knowledge | 1987 | 33 |
| 6 | The dictionary of nineteenth-century British scientists | 2004 | 31 |
| 7 | 2001 | 26 | |
| 8 | 1989 | 24 | |
| 9 | 2000 | 23 | |
| 10 | Figuring it out : science, gender, and visual culture | 2006 | 22 |
| 11 | 2013 | 19 | |
| 12 | The Museum Affect: Visiting Collections of Anatomy and Natural History | 2007 | 14 |
| 13 | 2002 | 14 | |
| 14 | 2009 | 13 | |
| 15 | 1990 | 13 | |
| 16 | 2000 | 12 | |
| 17 | 1986 | 11 | |
| 18 | 2014 | 9 | |
| 19 | 2019 | 8 | |
| 20 | 2019 | 8 |
About Bernard Lightman
Bernard Lightman is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Museology, having authored 59 papers that have together received 762 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include History of Science and Natural History (23 papers), History of Science and Medicine (12 papers), Evolution and Science Education (10 papers), Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (5 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (4 papers), Science Education and Perceptions (3 papers), Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies (3 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in History and Philosophy of Science (408 citations), General Psychology (28 citations), History (176 citations), Anthropology (110 citations) and Geography, Planning and Development (57 citations). Bernard Lightman has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Aileen Fyfe, Iwan Rhys Morus, John Brooke, Robert J. Richards, Ann B. Shteir, Gowan Dawson, Larry Stewart, R. J. Helmstadter, Samuel J.M.M. Alberti and Sally Shuttleworth. Their work appears in journals such as The American Historical Review, Isis, History of European Ideas, Journal of the History of Biology and The Modern Language Review.
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