David F. Noble

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

David F. Noble is a scholar working on Computer Science Applications, Education and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, David F. Noble has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Computer Science Applications, 3 papers in Education and 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in David F. Noble's work include History of Computing Technologies (4 papers), Semantic Web and Ontologies (2 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (2 papers). David F. Noble is often cited by papers focused on History of Computing Technologies (4 papers), Semantic Web and Ontologies (2 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (2 papers). David F. Noble collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. David F. Noble's co-authors include Merritt Roe Smith, Chris DeBresson, Alfred D. Chandler, Harley Shaiken, Marco Diani, Carroll Pursell, Vern L. Bullough, Stuart W. Leslie, Eda Kranakis and Walter R. Nord and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and The American Historical Review.

In The Last Decade

David F. Noble

27 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

America by Design: Science, Technology, and the Rise of Corporate Capitalism

1978 467 citations Merritt Roe Smith, David F. Noble The American Historical Review profile →
Forces of Production: A Social History of Industrial Automation

1986 430 citations Chris DeBresson, David F. Noble Labour / Le Travail profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David F. Noble United States	18	878	588	369	258	248	31	2.9k
Camille Limoges Canada	8	738 0.8×	577 1.0×	621 1.7×	222 0.9×	439 1.8×	24	3.1k
Alvin Toffler	17	1.2k 1.4×	449 0.8×	524 1.4×	305 1.2×	393 1.6×	47	4.0k
Charles Oppenheim United Kingdom	38	610 0.7×	224 0.4×	356 1.0×	270 1.0×	409 1.6×	266	5.1k
Langdon Winner United States	14	1.3k 1.5×	205 0.3×	348 0.9×	95 0.4×	109 0.4×	55	3.1k
Peter van den Besselaar Netherlands	32	566 0.6×	200 0.3×	397 1.1×	409 1.6×	347 1.4×	164	3.2k
Jacques Ellul United States	14	1.2k 1.4×	300 0.5×	400 1.1×	135 0.5×	93 0.4×	75	3.2k
Andrew Feenberg Canada	29	1.4k 1.6×	404 0.7×	277 0.8×	96 0.4×	69 0.3×	136	3.4k
Wesley Shrum United States	27	900 1.0×	207 0.4×	165 0.4×	223 0.9×	368 1.5×	90	2.5k
Carmen Sirianni United States	12	1.1k 1.3×	206 0.4×	278 0.8×	152 0.6×	393 1.6×	29	2.7k
Wendy Faulkner United Kingdom	18	589 0.7×	399 0.7×	143 0.4×	185 0.7×	216 0.9×	34	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David F. Noble

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Noble, David F., et al.. (2007). Work-Centered Approach to Insurgency Campaign Analysis. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations

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Noble, David F.. (2005). Fusion of open source information. 8 pp.–8 pp.. 1 indexed citations

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Noble, David F.. (2002). Technology and the Commodification of Higher Education. Monthly Review. 53(10). 26–26. 28 indexed citations

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Noble, David F.. (2000). Una visión diferente del progreso: en defensa del luddismo. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 2 indexed citations

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Noble, David F.. (1998). Selling Academe to the Technology Industry. Thought & action. 14(1). 29–40. 7 indexed citations

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Noble, David F.. (1998). Digital Diploma Mills, Part 2: The Coming Battle over Online Instruction. October. 86. 118–118. 14 indexed citations

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Noble, David F.. (1998). Digital diploma mills: The automation of higher education. First Monday. 3(1). 389 indexed citations

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Noble, David F.. (1998). Digital Diploma Mills, Part II: The Coming Battle over Online Instruction. Sociological Perspectives. 41(4). 815–825. 46 indexed citations

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Noble, David F., et al.. (1995). A World without Women: The Christian Clerical Culture of Western Science. Technology and Culture. 36(2). 394–394.

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Proctor, Robert N. & David F. Noble. (1993). A World without Women: The Christian Clerical Culture of Western Science.. Journal of American History. 80(2). 632–632. 13 indexed citations

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Kranakis, Eda & David F. Noble. (1993). A World without Women: The Christian Clerical Culture of Western Science.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 22(4). 483–483. 21 indexed citations

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Bullough, Vern L. & David F. Noble. (1993). A World without Women: The Christian Clerical Culture of Western Science.. The American Historical Review. 98(5). 1596–1596. 66 indexed citations

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DeBresson, Chris & David F. Noble. (1986). Forces of Production: A Social History of Industrial Automation. Labour / Le Travail. 18. 258–258. 430 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nord, Walter R. & David F. Noble. (1986). Social Construction of Technology. Academy of Management Review. 11(3). 666–666. 15 indexed citations

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Smith, Merritt Roe, David A. Hounshell, & David F. Noble. (1985). Social Processes and Technological Change. Reviews in American History. 13(2). 157–157. 2 indexed citations

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Noble, David F.. (1984). Is progress what it seems to be. Datamation. 30(19). 140–154. 1 indexed citations

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Noble, David F.. (1984). Forces of production. 141 indexed citations

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Noble, David F., et al.. (1981). An Information Fusion System for Wargaming and Information Warfare Applications.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations

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Porter, Glenn & David F. Noble. (1979). America by Design: Science, Technology, and the Rise of Corporate Capitalism. Journal of American History. 66(3). 690–690. 3 indexed citations

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Noble, David F.. (1978). Social Choice in Machine Design: The Case of Automatically Controlled Machine Tools, and a Challenge for Labor. Politics & Society. 8(3-4). 313–347. 83 indexed citations

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