About John Law is a scholar working on
Sociology and Political Science ,
Geography, Planning and Development and
History and Philosophy of Science .
According to data from OpenAlex, John Law has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 19.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in
Sociology and Political Science , 16 papers in
Geography, Planning and Development and 10 papers in
History and Philosophy of Science . Recurrent topics in John Law's work include
Information Systems Theories and Implementation (19 papers),
Geographies of human-animal interactions (16 papers) and
Indigenous Studies and Ecology (8 papers). John Law is often cited by papers focused on Information Systems Theories and Implementation (19 papers), Geographies of human-animal interactions (16 papers) and Indigenous Studies and Ecology (8 papers). John Law collaborates with scholars based in
United Kingdom ,
Taiwan and
Norway . John Law's co-authors include
Annemarie Mol ,
John Hassard ,
Michel Callon ,
John Urry ,
Vicky Singleton ,
Evelyn Ruppert ,
Marianne Elisabeth Lien ,
Ingunn Moser ,
Mike Savage and
Thomas F. Gieryn and has published in prestigious journals such as
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ,
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and
British Journal of Sociology .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers Actor Network Theory and After 1984 2026 1998 2012 2001 2004 2004 1992 1991 500 1000 1.5k Peers John Law
Comparison fields: 5 of 192 Sociology and Political Science 8.6k Geography, Planning and Development 2.3k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2.1k Political Science and International Relations 2.1k General Health Professions 1.4k Education 1.3k Strategy and Management 1.3k Urban Studies 1.1k Human-Computer Interaction 920 Anthropology 919 Global and Planetary Change 898 Communication 890 Management Science and Operations Research 887 Cultural Studies 841 Social Psychology 803 Management of Technology and Innovation 778 Management Information Systems 745 Information Systems 614 Information Systems and Management 564 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 559 Computer Science Applications 550 Economics and Econometrics 539 Marketing 509 Clinical Psychology 500 Literature and Literary Theory 498 Gender Studies 486 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 472 Philosophy 466 Safety Research 464 Museology 452 Demography 420 Human Factors and Ergonomics 419 Genetics 412 Cognitive Neuroscience 409 Plant Science 408 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 392 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 379 Public Administration 366 History and Philosophy of Science 365 Finance 341 Food Science 313 Ecology 306 Nature and Landscape Conservation 289 Developmental and Educational Psychology 283 Building and Construction 280 History 279 Epidemiology 278 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 263 Archeology 233 Mechanical Engineering 211 Transportation 205 Business and International Management 202 Artificial Intelligence 189 Media Technology 183 Health 173 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 164 Molecular Biology 148 Accounting 143 Law 141 Language and Linguistics 140 Music 131 Agronomy and Crop Science 123 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 123 Physiology 120 Psychiatry and Mental health 119 Conservation 110 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 110 Computer Networks and Communications 109 General Social Sciences 100 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 97 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 95 Infectious Diseases 92 Pollution 87 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 87 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 86 Health Information Management 86 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 83 Paleontology 79 Speech and Hearing 79 Pharmacy 78 Astronomy and Astrophysics 76 Linguistics and Language 74 Ocean Engineering 74 Development 73 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 68 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 61 Biomedical Engineering 61 Applied Psychology 60 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 57 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 57 General Psychology 55 Computational Theory and Mathematics 54 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 53 Automotive Engineering 42 Ecological Modeling 41 Environmental Engineering 37 Occupational Therapy 37 Water Science and Technology 37 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 36 Space and Planetary Science 34 Insect Science 34 Archeology 33 Reproductive Medicine 33 Architecture 28 Modeling and Simulation 28 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 27 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 25 Small Animals 25 Pharmacology 25 Religious studies 23 Signal Processing 23 Emergency Medical Services 22 Control and Systems Engineering 21 Civil and Structural Engineering 20 Geology 19 Oncology 19 Health Informatics 18 Soil Science 18 Nutrition and Dietetics 17 Pharmacology 17 Statistics and Probability 17 Atmospheric Science 15 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 15 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 15 Environmental Chemistry 15 Classics 15 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 14 Rehabilitation 14 Neurology 14 Hepatology 14 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 13 Family Practice 13 Endocrinology 13 Neurology 12 Toxicology 11 Surgery 11 General Arts and Humanities 11 Biophysics 10 Emergency Medicine 9 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 9 Complementary and alternative medicine 8 Obstetrics and Gynecology 8 General Energy 7 Biochemistry 7 Materials Chemistry 6 Virology 6 Sensory Systems 6 Molecular Medicine 6 Library and Information Sciences 6 Research and Theory 6 Geophysics 5 Developmental Biology 5 Organic Chemistry 5 General Decision Sciences 5 Biological Psychiatry 4 Oceanography 4 Mechanics of Materials 4 Forestry 4 Biotechnology 4 Microbiology 4 Geochemistry and Petrology 4 Aerospace Engineering 4 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 Aquatic Science 3 Parasitology 3 Animal Science and Zoology 3 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 3 Life-span and Life-course Studies 2 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 Earth-Surface Processes 2 Medical Terminology 2 Complementary and Manual Therapy 2 Dermatology 2 Rheumatology 2 Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 Software 2 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 Cell Biology 2 Cancer Research 1 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 Mathematical Physics 1 Medical Laboratory Technology 1 Hardware and Architecture 1 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1 Genetics 1 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 Catalysis 1 Anatomy 1 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 Immunology 1 Oral Surgery 1
Sociology and Political Science 8.6k Geography, Planning and Development 2.3k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2.1k Political Science and International Relations 2.1k General Health Professions 1.4k Susan Leigh Star United States
Nigel Thrift United Kingdom
Wiebe E. Bijker Netherlands
Mary Douglas United Kingdom
Annemarie Mol Netherlands
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Law
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All Works Load more (20 of 125) # Work Indexed citations 1 2020 · Nomadic Peoples · (unknown) ,
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John Law 1 2 2 3 2018 · East Asian Science Technology and Society An International Journal · (unknown) ,
John Law 15 4 6 5 A memoir of the Mughal Empire : events of 1757-1761
0 6 2014 · Social Studies of Science · (unknown) ,
John Law 27 7 Reassembling Social Science Methods: The Challenge of Digital Devices
breakdown → 264 8 2012 · Norsk antropologisk tidsskrift · John Law 9 9 9 10 2008 · Distinktion Journal of Social Theory · John Law 7 11 Traduction / Trahison: Notes on ANT
2006 · SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología · John Law 109 12 Objects and spaces
2006 · Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) · John Law 1 13 The Renaissance and the Celtic countries
0 14 333 15 Making voices: new media technologies, disabilities, and articulation
24 16 163 17 35 18 231 19 2000 · Environment and Planning D Society and Space · John Law 25 20 5
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