N. M. Swerdlow

988 total citations
64 papers, 285 citations indexed

About

N. M. Swerdlow is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Archeology and History and Philosophy of Science. According to data from OpenAlex, N. M. Swerdlow has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 285 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 22 papers in Archeology and 13 papers in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in N. M. Swerdlow's work include Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (32 papers), Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (14 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (13 papers). N. M. Swerdlow is often cited by papers focused on Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (32 papers), Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (14 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (13 papers). N. M. Swerdlow collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Czechia. N. M. Swerdlow's co-authors include Anthony Grafton, John Steele, O. Neugebauer, Dennis Pardee, Bernard R. Goldstein, R. Länge, Jed Z. Buchwald, John North and Peter J. Huber and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physics Today and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

N. M. Swerdlow

58 papers receiving 232 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
N. M. Swerdlow United States 9 150 119 100 53 33 64 285
Alexander Jones Canada 10 177 1.2× 232 1.9× 55 0.6× 89 1.7× 57 1.7× 63 439
G. J. Toomer United States 10 168 1.1× 132 1.1× 65 0.7× 52 1.0× 50 1.5× 28 342
E. S. Kennedy Lebanon 9 297 2.0× 222 1.9× 98 1.0× 27 0.5× 53 1.6× 61 371
Olaf Pedersen Denmark 8 47 0.3× 33 0.3× 52 0.5× 25 0.5× 20 0.6× 30 209
José Chabás Spain 7 160 1.1× 93 0.8× 77 0.8× 26 0.5× 6 0.2× 49 189
Robert S. Westman United States 9 102 0.7× 47 0.4× 273 2.7× 89 1.7× 51 1.5× 28 445
Jan P. Hogendijk Netherlands 8 70 0.5× 75 0.6× 24 0.2× 25 0.5× 35 1.1× 43 164
A. Mark Smith United States 8 45 0.3× 26 0.2× 79 0.8× 32 0.6× 31 0.9× 28 198
Christopher Cullen United Kingdom 8 61 0.4× 18 0.2× 81 0.8× 20 0.4× 20 0.6× 37 238
Wilbur R. Knorr United States 10 68 0.5× 82 0.7× 103 1.0× 150 2.8× 99 3.0× 55 438

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Fields of papers citing papers by N. M. Swerdlow

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. M. Swerdlow

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Swerdlow, N. M.. (2017). Early Responses to Copernicus: An Essential Edition. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 48(2). 242–246. 1 indexed citations
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Swerdlow, N. M.. (2013). Essay Review: Babylonian Astronomy and Celestial Divination: In the Path of the Moon: Babylonian Celestial Divination and its Legacy. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 44(1). 98–100. 1 indexed citations
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Swerdlow, N. M.. (2012). Copernicus and Astrology, with an Appendix of Translations of Primary Sources. Perspectives on Science. 20(3). 353–378. 15 indexed citations
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Swerdlow, N. M.. (2011). Galileo’s Discoveries After 400 Years. American Scientist. 99(3). 248–248. 1 indexed citations
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Swerdlow, N. M.. (2004). An Essay on Thomas Kuhn's First Scientific Revolution, the Copernican Revolution. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society: Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge. 148(1). 64–119. 15 indexed citations
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Swerdlow, N. M.. (2004). Galileo's Horoscopes. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 35(2). 135–141. 1 indexed citations
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Swerdlow, N. M.. (2004). Essay Review: Alfonsine Tables of Toledo and Later Alfonsine Tables: The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo, Archimedes. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 35(4). 479–484. 3 indexed citations
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Swerdlow, N. M.. (2001). Astronomical Papyri from Oxyrhynchus. Historia Mathematica. 28(2). 129–132. 5 indexed citations
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Huber, Peter J. & N. M. Swerdlow. (2001). Ancient Astronomy and Celestial Divination. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 121(4). 687–687. 2 indexed citations
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Swerdlow, N. M.. (1999). Ancient astronomy and celestial divination. MIT Press eBooks. 25 indexed citations
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Swerdlow, N. M.. (1999). Regiomontanus's Concentric-Sphere Models for the Sun and Moon. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 30(1). 1–23. 11 indexed citations
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Swerdlow, N. M.. (1993). Otto E. Neugebauer. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 24(4). 289–299. 3 indexed citations
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Swerdlow, N. M.. (1991). Ptolemy’s First Commentator. Ancient Philosophy. 11(2). 474–475. 2 indexed citations
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Swerdlow, N. M.. (1990). Astronomical Chronology and Prophecy: Jean-Dominique Cassini's Discovery of Josephus's Great Lunisolar Period of the Patriarchs. Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. 53(1). 1–13. 2 indexed citations
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Swerdlow, N. M.. (1986). The Length of the Year in the Original Proposal for the Gregorian Calendar. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 17(2). 109–118. 3 indexed citations
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Grafton, Anthony & N. M. Swerdlow. (1986). The Horoscope of the Foundation of Rome. Classical Philology. 81(2). 148–153. 2 indexed citations
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Swerdlow, N. M. & O. Neugebauer. (1986). Astronomical Cuneiform Texts.. American Mathematical Monthly. 93(2). 135–135. 1 indexed citations
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Swerdlow, N. M.. (1979). A history of ancient mathematical astronomy. Historia Mathematica. 6(1). 76–85. 3 indexed citations
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Swerdlow, N. M.. (1973). The Derivation and First Draft of Copernicus's Planetary Theory: A Translation of the Commentariolus with Commentary. 117(6). 423. 38 indexed citations

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