Daniel J. Kevles

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
92 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Daniel J. Kevles is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, History and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel J. Kevles has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 12 papers in History and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Daniel J. Kevles's work include Medical History and Research (10 papers), History of Science and Natural History (9 papers) and Twentieth Century Scientific Developments (8 papers). Daniel J. Kevles is often cited by papers focused on Medical History and Research (10 papers), History of Science and Natural History (9 papers) and Twentieth Century Scientific Developments (8 papers). Daniel J. Kevles collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Daniel J. Kevles's co-authors include Charles E. Rosenberg, Christine M. Shea, Jack Kloppenburg, Lewis Pyenson, Víctor B. Penchaszadeh, Nathan G. Hale, Paul A. Hanle, Loyd S. Swenson, Steve J. Heims and Daniel M. Siegel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

Daniel J. Kevles

78 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human H... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 1986 200 400 600
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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.

  1. In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity
    1986 693 citations Daniel J. Kevles et al. profile →
  2. In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity
    1986 405 citations Daniel J. Kevles et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniel J. Kevles United States 22 541 491 448 434 252 92 2.7k
Margaret W. Rossiter United States 17 267 0.5× 358 0.7× 630 1.4× 137 0.3× 184 0.7× 63 2.6k
Lorraine Daston Germany 35 748 1.4× 1.4k 2.9× 1.1k 2.5× 187 0.4× 404 1.6× 183 5.2k
Simon Schaffer United Kingdom 23 456 0.8× 1.5k 3.1× 979 2.2× 102 0.2× 324 1.3× 82 4.2k
Dorothy Nelkin United States 31 119 0.2× 158 0.3× 1.9k 4.2× 544 1.3× 261 1.0× 163 4.4k
Michael Mulkay United Kingdom 31 95 0.2× 507 1.0× 1.5k 3.2× 90 0.2× 295 1.2× 80 4.5k
Georges Canguilhem France 15 156 0.3× 276 0.6× 601 1.3× 97 0.2× 96 0.4× 66 2.2k
Hans‐Jörg Rheinberger Germany 28 143 0.3× 489 1.0× 346 0.8× 420 1.0× 84 0.3× 212 3.1k
Barry Barnes United Kingdom 23 91 0.2× 527 1.1× 905 2.0× 88 0.2× 227 0.9× 76 2.5k
Aristotle  South Africa 27 277 0.5× 518 1.1× 1.5k 3.3× 46 0.1× 824 3.3× 325 7.3k
Sarah Franklin United Kingdom 24 266 0.5× 58 0.1× 577 1.3× 494 1.1× 122 0.5× 72 3.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniel J. Kevles

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kevles, Daniel J.. (2018). Alison Winter (1965–2016). Isis. 109(1). 137–139.
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Kevles, Daniel J.. (2016). The History of Eugenics. CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Kevles, Daniel J.. (2014). Inventions, Yes; Nature, No: The Products-of-Nature Doctrine From the American Colonies to the U.S. Courts. Perspectives on Science. 23(1). 13–34. 6 indexed citations
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Kevles, Daniel J.. (2011). From Eugenics to Patents: Genetics, Law, and Human Rights. Annals of Human Genetics. 75(3). 326–333. 11 indexed citations
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Kevles, Daniel J.. (2009). Historicizing Heredity. Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences. 39(4). 482–490.
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Kevles, Daniel J.. (2003). Here Comes the Master Race. ˜The œNew York times book review. 8. 1 indexed citations
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Kevles, Daniel J.. (2002). A history of patenting life in the United States with comparative attention to Europe and Canada: a report to the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies. IUScholarWorks (Indiana University). 22 indexed citations
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Kevles, Daniel J.. (2001). Principles, property rights, and profits: Historical reflections on university/industry tensions. Accountability in Research. 8(4). 293–307. 4 indexed citations
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Kevles, Daniel J.. (1999). Eugenics and human rights. BMJ. 319(7207). 435–438. 49 indexed citations
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Lewontin, Richard C, et al.. (1996). Historias de la ciencia y del olvido. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 46(6). 1484–1485. 3 indexed citations
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Kevles, Daniel J.. (1995). Au nom de l'eugénisme : Génétique et politique dans le monde anglo-saxon. 4 indexed citations
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Kevles, Daniel J. & Gerald L. Geison. (1995). The Experimental Life Sciences in the Twentieth Century. Osiris. 10. 97–121. 17 indexed citations
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Kevles, Daniel J., et al.. (1993). The Code of Codes: Scientific and Social Issues in the Human Genome Project. The Antioch Review. 51(3). 454–454. 14 indexed citations
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Penchaszadeh, Víctor B., Daniel J. Kevles, & Leroy Hood. (1993). The Code of Codes: Scientific and Social Issues in the Human Genome Project. Journal of Public Health Policy. 14(2). 246–246. 30 indexed citations
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Heilbron, J. L. & Daniel J. Kevles. (1988). Finding a policy for mapping and sequencing the human genome: Lessons from the history of particle physics. Minerva. 26(3). 299–314. 3 indexed citations
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Heilbron, J. L. & Daniel J. Kevles. (1988). Science and Technology in U. S. History Textbooks: What's There: And What Ought to Be There. The History Teacher. 21(4). 425–425. 2 indexed citations
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Olby, Robert, Richard C Lewontin, & Daniel J. Kevles. (1986). In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity. Daniel J. Kevles. Isis. 77(2). 311–319. 3 indexed citations
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Kevles, Daniel J.. (1986). The Clergy May Come to Regret Its Involvement with Jeremy Rifkin. The Sciences. 26(5). 24–30. 1 indexed citations
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Kevles, Daniel J.. (1984). Annals of Eugenics: A Secular Faith- II. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 1 indexed citations
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Kevles, Daniel J.. (1968). George Ellery Hale, the First World War, and the Advancement of Science in America. Isis. 59(4). 427–437. 13 indexed citations

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