Isaac Newton
Impact in
- Theoretical Computer Science top 0.5%
- History and Theory of Mathematics
- History and Philosophy of Science top 0.2%
- Historical Philosophy and Science
- History of Science and Medicine
- Philosophy and History of Science
Papers in
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- Historical Philosophy and Science 12
- History of Science and Medicine 11
- Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies 3
- History of Science and Natural History 2
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- History and Developments in Astronomy 7
- Historical Astronomy and Related Studies 3
- Co-authors
- Alan E. Shapiro (3 shared papers)D. T. Whiteside (5 shared papers)Michael Hoskin (1 shared paper)I. Bernard Cohen (5 shared papers)Robert E. Schofield (2 shared papers)Marie Boas Hall (2 shared papers)Michel Millodot (1 shared paper)A. Rupert Hall (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Isis (1 paper)Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (1 paper)Physics Today (1 paper)American Journal of Physics (2 papers)Science & Society (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited States
In The Last Decade
Isaac Newton
61 papers receiving 948 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 155
- Theoretical Computer Science 150
- History and Philosophy of Science 494
- Philosophy 147
- Anthropology 126
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 178
Countries citing papers authored by Isaac Newton
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Fields of papers citing papers by Isaac Newton
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Co-authors
The 24 scholars most cited alongside Isaac Newton, 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 71 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 | 288 | |
| 2 | The mathematical papers of Isaac Newton | 1967 | 200 |
| 3 | Opticks, or, A treatise of the reflections, refractions, inflections & colours of light : based on the 4th ed. London, 1730 | 1979 | 97 |
| 4 | 1960 | 48 | |
| 5 | 2004 | 47 | |
| 6 | 1993 | 43 | |
| 7 | Isaac Newton's Papers and Letters on Natural Philosophy | 1959 | 42 |
| 8 | 1959 | 39 | |
| 9 | The mathematical works of Isaac Newton | 1964 | 35 |
| 10 | The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy | 2016 | 34 |
| 11 | The optical papers of Isaac Newton | 1984 | 23 |
| 12 | Isaac Newton's Papers and Letters on Natural Philosophy: And Related Documents | 1958 | 23 |
| 13 | 2010 | 22 | |
| 14 | Unpublished Scientific Papers of Isaac Newton: A selection from the Portsmouth Collection in the University Library, Cambridge | 2009 | 20 |
| 15 | Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy | 1968 | 19 |
| 16 | Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John: In Two Parts. | 1991 | 14 |
| 17 | Newton's Principia | 2007 | 13 |
| 18 | 1976 | 13 | |
| 19 | Newton : texts, backgrounds, commentaries | 1995 | 12 |
| 20 | Optice : sive de reflexionibus, refractionibus, inflexionibus & coloribus lucis, libri tres | 1970 | 11 |
About Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Theoretical Computer Science, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Geometry and Topology, having authored 71 papers that have together received 1.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Historical Philosophy and Science (12 papers), History of Science and Medicine (11 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (7 papers), History and Theory of Mathematics (6 papers), Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies (3 papers), Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (3 papers), Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies (3 papers) and History of Science and Natural History (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Theoretical Computer Science (150 citations), History and Philosophy of Science (494 citations), Philosophy (147 citations), Anthropology (126 citations) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (178 citations). Isaac Newton has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Alan E. Shapiro, D. T. Whiteside, Michael Hoskin, I. Bernard Cohen, Robert E. Schofield, Marie Boas Hall, Michel Millodot, A. Rupert Hall, Richard S. Westfall and John Colson. Their work appears in journals such as Isis, Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Physics Today, American Journal of Physics and Science & Society.
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