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 .
Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works 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 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 97 History 87 Anthropology 86 Political Science and International Relations 80 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 74 Developmental and Educational Psychology 69 Philosophy 68 Global and Planetary Change 65 Economics and Econometrics 57 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 52 Social Psychology 43 Cognitive Neuroscience 42 Statistics and Probability 38 Artificial Intelligence 33 Molecular Biology 31 Theoretical Computer Science 30 Neurology 27 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 26 General Psychology 25 Automotive Engineering 20 Archeology 20 Physiology 19 Geography, Planning and Development 17 Information Systems and Management 16 Literature and Literary Theory 16 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 Biomedical Engineering 16 Strategy and Management 15 Clinical Psychology 15 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 14 Management Science and Operations Research 14 Mechanical Engineering 14 Radiation 13 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 13 Atmospheric Science 12 Genetics 12 Computational Theory and Mathematics 12 Nature and Landscape Conservation 12 General Health Professions 11 Demography 11 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 11 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 11 Computer Networks and Communications 10 Materials Chemistry 10 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 10 Information Systems 9 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 9 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 8 Management of Technology and Innovation 8 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 General Decision Sciences 8 Media Technology 8 Management Information Systems 8 Computational Mechanics 7 Environmental Chemistry 7 Communication 7 Religious studies 6 Geophysics 6 Cultural Studies 6 Language and Linguistics 6 Spectroscopy 6 Insect Science 6 Plant Science 6 General Social Sciences 6 Epidemiology 5 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 Condensed Matter Physics 5 Ecological Modeling 5 Aerospace Engineering 5 Reproductive Medicine 5 Marketing 5 Computer Science Applications 5 Organic Chemistry 5 Ocean Engineering 5 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 Urban Studies 4 Safety Research 4 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 Applied Mathematics 4 Cell Biology 4 Geometry and Topology 4 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 4 Building and Construction 4 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 4 Ecology 4 Electrochemistry 4 Mechanics of Materials 4 Linguistics and Language 4 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 Soil Science 3 Finance 3 Microbiology 3 Paleontology 3 Oceanography 3 Classics 3 Gender Studies 3 Food Science 3 Environmental Engineering 2 Polymers and Plastics 2 Accounting 2 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 Architecture 2 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 2 Catalysis 2 Health Informatics 2 Pharmacology 2 Control and Systems Engineering 2 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 Anatomy 2 Archeology 2 Conservation 2 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 Surgery 2 Geology 2 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 Infectious Diseases 2 Health 2 Geochemistry and Petrology 2 Transportation 2 Forestry 1 Psychiatry and Mental health 1 Signal Processing 1 Physiology 1 Speech and Hearing 1 Bioengineering 1 Applied Psychology 1 Civil and Structural Engineering 1 Rehabilitation 1 Emergency Medical Services 1 Pharmacology 1 Development 1 Biotechnology 1 Public Administration 1 Human-Computer Interaction 1 Complementary and alternative medicine 1 Pollution 1 Research and Theory 1 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1 Software 1 Aging 1 Numerical Analysis 1 Neurology 1 Biophysics 1 Space and Planetary Science 1 Behavioral Neuroscience 1 Modeling and Simulation 1 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 Museology 1 Dermatology 1 Immunology 1 Music 1 Inorganic Chemistry 1 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 Oncology 1 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 1 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 1 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 1
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
Paul Forman United States
Galileo Galilei United States
Lewis Pyenson United States
Ernán McMullin United States
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All Works Load more (20 of 124) # Work Indexed citations 1 Physics : a short history from quintessence to quarks
2015 · CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) · J. L. Heilbron 1 2 12 3 1 4 1 5 THE HISTORY OF MODERN SCIENCE
1 6 1 7 3 8 The dilemmas of an upright man : Max Planck and the fortunes of German science
11 9 1 10 1 11 1 12 The quantifying spirit in the 18th century
84 13 Max Planck : ein Leben für die Wissenschaft ; 1858-1947 : mit einer Auswahl der allgemein verständlichen Schriften von Max Planck
1 14 3 15 2 16 Electricity in the 17th & 18th Centuries: A Study of Early Modern Physics
1981 · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science · J. L. Heilbron 4 17 John Dee on astronomy = Propaedeumata aphoristica (1558 and 1568)
1978 · University of California Press eBooks · (unknown) ,
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J. L. Heilbron 4 18 1 19 Sources for the History of Quantum Physics: An Inventory and Report
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