Michael Shermer

395 total papers · 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 United Kingdom. Michael Shermer's co-authors include David Quammen, J. G. Wilson, Peter Raby, Andrew J. Berry, Arthur T. Benjamin, Serge Daan, Susan Blackmore, Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, 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 659 citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Michael Shermer 244 147 118 70 62 184 798
Yves Laberge 236 1.0× 146 1.0× 151 1.3× 29 0.4× 33 0.5× 119 994
Asheley R. Landrum 476 2.0× 187 1.3× 92 0.8× 46 0.7× 49 0.8× 40 890
Augustine Brannigan 421 1.7× 133 0.9× 49 0.4× 96 1.4× 55 0.9× 64 1.1k
Wesley J. Wildman 399 1.6× 104 0.7× 85 0.7× 44 0.6× 155 2.5× 100 748
Åke Hultkrantz 172 0.7× 147 1.0× 49 0.4× 13 0.2× 124 2.0× 88 760
Eric Matthews 219 0.9× 74 0.5× 69 0.6× 65 0.9× 184 3.0× 48 900
Mortimer J. Adler 160 0.7× 70 0.5× 44 0.4× 27 0.4× 104 1.7× 76 900
Catherine Wilson 121 0.5× 61 0.4× 65 0.6× 192 2.7× 159 2.6× 77 793
Nancey Murphy 257 1.1× 118 0.8× 125 1.1× 188 2.7× 268 4.3× 50 734
Aldous Huxley 152 0.6× 111 0.8× 113 1.0× 40 0.6× 193 3.1× 73 979

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.

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