About Gerald Holton is a scholar working on
History and Philosophy of Science ,
Astronomy and Astrophysics and
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics .
According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald Holton has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in
History and Philosophy of Science , 17 papers in
Astronomy and Astrophysics and 12 papers in
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics . Recurrent topics in Gerald Holton's work include
Philosophy and History of Science (12 papers),
Relativity and Gravitational Theory (11 papers) and
Philosophy, Science, and History (9 papers). Gerald Holton is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and History of Science (12 papers), Relativity and Gravitational Theory (11 papers) and Philosophy, Science, and History (9 papers). Gerald Holton collaborates with scholars based in
United States ,
United Kingdom and
Germany . Gerald Holton's co-authors include
Thomas F. Gieryn ,
Gerhard Sonnert ,
Louis Weber ,
Daniel M. Siegel ,
David Topper ,
Yehuda Elkana ,
Henry H. Bauer ,
Clayton A. Gearhart ,
Erik H. Erikson and
J. MacLachlan and has published in prestigious journals such as
Nature ,
Science and
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews .
Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Peers Gerald Holton
Comparison fields: 5 of 176 History and Philosophy of Science 632 Education 525 Sociology and Political Science 328 Developmental and Educational Psychology 305 Social Psychology 246 Astronomy and Astrophysics 237 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 216 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 202 Philosophy 165 Cognitive Neuroscience 161 Biomedical Engineering 135 Global and Planetary Change 116 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 112 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 99 General Psychology 97 Political Science and International Relations 95 Management Science and Operations Research 90 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 86 Artificial Intelligence 82 General Health Professions 75 Clinical Psychology 73 Economics and Econometrics 71 Information Systems and Management 65 Theoretical Computer Science 65 Gender Studies 58 Anthropology 57 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 56 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 53 Materials Chemistry 52 Safety Research 51 Literature and Literary Theory 51 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 51 Geophysics 50 Molecular Biology 47 Language and Linguistics 44 Physiology 44 Organic Chemistry 39 History 37 Strategy and Management 37 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 35 Information Systems 32 Mechanics of Materials 31 Demography 28 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 28 Mechanical Engineering 27 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 27 Computer Networks and Communications 25 Psychiatry and Mental health 22 Geography, Planning and Development 22 Cultural Studies 22 Computational Theory and Mathematics 21 Management of Technology and Innovation 19 General Decision Sciences 19 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 18 Genetics 18 Applied Mathematics 17 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 17 Plant Science 17 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 17 Insect Science 16 Nature and Landscape Conservation 15 Ecology 15 Health 15 Linguistics and Language 15 Neurology 14 Spectroscopy 14 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 13 Accounting 13 Environmental Chemistry 13 Law 13 Statistics and Probability 13 Food Science 12 Atmospheric Science 12 Ocean Engineering 12 Oceanography 12 Health Information Management 11 Communication 11 Computer Science Applications 11 General Social Sciences 11 Media Technology 10 Analytical Chemistry 10 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 10 Marketing 8 Speech and Hearing 8 Management Information Systems 8 Computational Mechanics 8 Applied Psychology 8 Religious studies 8 Radiation 7 Archeology 7 Aerospace Engineering 7 Cell Biology 7 Urban Studies 7 Geometry and Topology 7 Family Practice 7 Music 7 Biophysics 7 Reproductive Medicine 6 Polymers and Plastics 6 Catalysis 6 Condensed Matter Physics 6 Ecological Modeling 6 Epidemiology 6 Paleontology 5 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 Control and Systems Engineering 5 Anatomy 5 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 5 Museology 5 Civil and Structural Engineering 5 Human Factors and Ergonomics 5 Human-Computer Interaction 5 Pharmacology 5 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 Geology 5 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 Geochemistry and Petrology 4 Building and Construction 4 Environmental Engineering 4 Water Science and Technology 4 Physiology 4 Architecture 4 Automotive Engineering 4 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 4 Mathematical Physics 4 Neurology 3 Public Administration 3 Biotechnology 3 Biomaterials 3 Animal Science and Zoology 3 Complementary and alternative medicine 3 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 3 Bioengineering 3 Sensory Systems 3 Infectious Diseases 3 Conservation 2 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 2 Surgery 2 Small Animals 2 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 Software 2 Nutrition and Dietetics 2 Immunology 2 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 Finance 2 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 Pollution 2 Cancer Research 2 Inorganic Chemistry 2 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 Dermatology 1 Agronomy and Crop Science 1 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1 Biochemistry 1 Biochemistry 1 Numerical Analysis 1 Research and Theory 1 Emergency Medical Services 1 Development 1 Modeling and Simulation 1 Occupational Therapy 1 Otorhinolaryngology 1 Pharmacy 1 Space and Planetary Science 1 Clinical Biochemistry 1 Microbiology 1 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 Filtration and Separation 1 Instrumentation 1 Oncology 1 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 1 Pharmacology 1 Business and International Management 1
History and Philosophy of Science 632 Education 525 Sociology and Political Science 328 Developmental and Educational Psychology 305 Social Psychology 246 Stephen G. Brush United States
David Hawkins United States
Paul K. Feyerabend United States
Norwood Russell Hanson United States
Imre Lakatos United Kingdom
J. E. McGuire United States
Karl Popper United Kingdom
Marie Boas Hall United Kingdom
Mary Hesse United Kingdom
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All Works Load more (20 of 171) # Work Indexed citations 1 Robert K. Merton (4 July 1910 - 23 February 2003).
5 2 Robert K. Merton
2004 · Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society: Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge · Gerald Holton 1 3 A Vision of Jeffersonian Science.
27 4 The advancement of science, and its burdens : with a new introduction
1998 · Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) · Gerald Holton 4 5 The scientific imagination : with a new introduction
9 6 How a Scientific Discovery Is Made: A Case History
30 7 On the Art of Scientific Imagination
15 8 Career Patterns of Women and Men in the Sciences
124 9 Niels Bohr and the Integrity of Science
4 10 The awards of science and other essays
9 11 "A Nation at Risk" Revisited.
11 12 Project physics : text
5 13 Thematische Analyse der Wissenschaft : die Physik Einsteins und seiner Zeit
6 14 Project physics : resource book
2 15 The Twentieth-century sciences : studies in the biography of ideas
25 16 Improving College Science Teaching: Lessons From Contemporary Science and the History of Science.
1 17 The Roots of Complementarity.
45 18 Science and culture : a study of cohesive and disjunctive forces
6 19 Scientific Research and Scholarship Notes toward the Design of Proper Scales
20 20 Johannes Kepler et les origines philosophiques de la physique moderne.
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