J. L. Heilbron

3.2k total citations
124 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

J. L. Heilbron is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, J. L. Heilbron has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 15 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in J. L. Heilbron's work include History of Science and Natural History (11 papers), History of Science and Medicine (11 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (10 papers). J. L. Heilbron is often cited by papers focused on History of Science and Natural History (11 papers), History of Science and Medicine (11 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (10 papers). J. L. Heilbron collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. J. L. Heilbron's co-authors include Ronald W. Clark, Thomas Kühn, Tore Frängsmyr, Robin E. Rider, Robert W. Seidel, Barton C. Hacker, Kathryn M. Olesko, W. F. Bynum, Loyd S. Swenson and Paul Forman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

J. L. Heilbron

104 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers

J. L. Heilbron
Comparison fields: 5 of 164
  • History and Philosophy of Science 479
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 150
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 133
  • Sociology and Political Science 131
  • Education 117
Pierre Duhem United States
I. Bernard Cohen United States
Haṡok Chang United Kingdom
Gerald Holton United States
Helge Kragh Denmark
Paul Forman United States
Galileo Galilei United States
Lewis Pyenson United States
Ernán McMullin United States
Mauricio Suárez Spain
Pierre Duhem United States View profile →
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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Physics : a short history from quintessence to quarks
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2 12
3 1
4 1
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THE HISTORY OF MODERN SCIENCE
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6 1
7 3
8
The dilemmas of an upright man : Max Planck and the fortunes of German science
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9 1
10 1
11 1
12
The quantifying spirit in the 18th century
84
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Max Planck : ein Leben für die Wissenschaft ; 1858-1947 : mit einer Auswahl der allgemein verständlichen Schriften von Max Planck
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14 3
15 2
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Electricity in the 17th & 18th Centuries: A Study of Early Modern Physics
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John Dee on astronomy = Propaedeumata aphoristica (1558 and 1568)
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18 1
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Sources for the History of Quantum Physics: An Inventory and Report
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20 2

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