Michael Shermer

1.7k total citations
184 papers, 798 citations indexed

About

Michael Shermer is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and History and Philosophy of Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Shermer has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 798 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Social Psychology and 8 papers in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in Michael Shermer's work include Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs (7 papers), Evolution and Science Education (6 papers) and Misinformation and Its Impacts (5 papers). Michael Shermer is often cited by papers focused on Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs (7 papers), Evolution and Science Education (6 papers) and Misinformation and Its Impacts (5 papers). Michael Shermer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Malaysia. Michael Shermer's co-authors include J. G. Wilson, Peter Raby, Andrew J. Berry, David Quammen, Arthur T. Benjamin, Susan Blackmore, Stephen Barrett, Daniel J. Levitin, Hans von Storch and James Randi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael Shermer

147 papers receiving 658 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Shermer United States 13 244 147 118 70 62 184 798
David Ray Griffin United States 13 188 0.8× 98 0.7× 51 0.4× 57 0.8× 176 2.8× 71 663
Martin Curd United States 5 180 0.7× 175 1.2× 126 1.1× 148 2.1× 133 2.1× 9 1.3k
Rupert Sheldrake United Kingdom 13 124 0.5× 227 1.5× 71 0.6× 21 0.3× 67 1.1× 61 684
Augustine Brannigan Canada 18 422 1.7× 133 0.9× 48 0.4× 96 1.4× 55 0.9× 64 1.1k
V. N. Mansfield United States 9 115 0.5× 128 0.9× 59 0.5× 35 0.5× 49 0.8× 22 664
Placeholder Author 7 265 1.1× 148 1.0× 148 1.3× 36 0.5× 33 0.5× 17 813
Michael Hammond United Kingdom 18 293 1.2× 139 0.9× 60 0.5× 27 0.4× 31 0.5× 89 1.3k
Wesley J. Wildman United States 14 404 1.7× 105 0.7× 85 0.7× 45 0.6× 157 2.5× 102 755
Maarten Boudry Belgium 16 360 1.5× 124 0.8× 200 1.7× 223 3.2× 204 3.3× 61 839
Simon A. Cole United States 20 392 1.6× 180 1.2× 86 0.7× 39 0.6× 33 0.5× 78 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Shermer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Shermer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Shermer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Shermer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Shermer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michael Shermer. Michael Shermer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shermer, Michael, et al.. (2014). Pseudoscience and deception : the smoke and mirrors of paranormal claims. University Press of America eBooks. 3 indexed citations
2.
Shermer, Michael. (2012). Philosophy: Creative resilience. Nature. 491(7425). 523–523. 1 indexed citations
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Shermer, Michael. (2010). El necesario escepticismo sobre los escaneres cerebrales. 12(44). 29–33.
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Shermer, Michael. (2009). The Art of the Con. Scientific American. 300(3). 28–28. 1 indexed citations
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Shermer, Michael. (2009). Kool-Aid Psychology. Scientific American. 302(1). 39–39.
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Shermer, Michael. (2008). Folk Numeracy and Middle Land. Scientific American. 299(3). 40–40. 1 indexed citations
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Shermer, Michael, Stephen Barrett, Barry L. Beyerstein, et al.. (2007). Paranormal claims : a critical analysis. University Press of America eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Shermer, Michael. (2007). The Really Hard Science. Scientific American. 297(4). 44–46. 5 indexed citations
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Shermer, Michael. (2007). Bad apples and bad barrels. Lessons in evil from Stanford to Abu Ghraib.. PubMed. 297(2). 34–6.
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Shermer, Michael. (2006). It's dogged as does it. Retracing Darwin's footsteps in the Galapagos shatters a myth but reveals how revolutions in science actually evolve.. PubMed. 294(2). 34–5. 1 indexed citations
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Shermer, Michael. (2005). LIVE LONGER AND PROSPER. Scientific American. 293(5). 14.
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Shermer, Michael. (2005). Mr. Skeptic Goes to Esalen. Scientific American. 293(6). 38–38. 1 indexed citations
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Shermer, Michael. (2005). Full of Holes. Scientific American. 293(2). 30–30. 2 indexed citations
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Shermer, Michael. (2004). Common sense. Surprising new research shows that crowds are often smarter than individuals.. PubMed. 291(6). 38–38.
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Shermer, Michael. (2003). Psychic drift. Why most scientists do not believe in ESP and psi phenomena.. PubMed. 288(2). 31–31. 2 indexed citations
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Shermer, Michael. (2003). I, clone. The Three Laws of Cloning will protect clones and advance science.. PubMed. 288(4). 38–38.
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Shermer, Michael. (2002). This View of Science: Stephen Jay Gould as Historian of Science and Scientific Historian, Popular Scientist and Scientific Popularizer. Social Studies of Science. 32(4). 489–524. 7 indexed citations
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Shermer, Michael. (2001). The borderlands of science : where sense meets nonsense. Oxford University Press eBooks. 28 indexed citations
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Shermer, Michael, et al.. (2000). Denying History. 14 indexed citations
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Shermer, Michael. (1993). Race across America. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations

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