N. W. Storer

7.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
20 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

N. W. Storer is a scholar working on Communication, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, N. W. Storer has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 1 paper in Communication, 1 paper in Political Science and International Relations and 1 paper in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in N. W. Storer's work include Psychology Research and Bibliometrics (1 paper), Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia (1 paper) and Higher Education Governance and Development (1 paper). N. W. Storer is often cited by papers focused on Psychology Research and Bibliometrics (1 paper), Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia (1 paper) and Higher Education Governance and Development (1 paper). N. W. Storer collaborates with scholars based in United States. N. W. Storer's co-authors include Robert Κ. Merton, Norman M. Kaplan, Gérard Namer, R. Bruce Lindsay, Toby E. Huff, Diana Crane, Henry G. Horak and Barney G. Glaser and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physics Today and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

N. W. Storer

18 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Sociology of Science: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations

1974 2.7k citations Norman M. Kaplan, Robert Κ. Merton et al. Technology and Culture profile →
The Sociology of Science. Theoretical and Empirical Investigations

1975 706 citations Gérard Namer, Robert Κ. Merton et al. Revue Française de Sociologie profile →
THE SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE:: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations

2017 290 citations Robert Κ. Merton, N. W. Storer Andalas University Repository (Andalas University) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
N. W. Storer United States	10	1.0k	961	437	432	431	20	4.1k
Stephen Cole United States	27	1.2k 1.2×	2.2k 2.3×	424 1.0×	669 1.5×	416 1.0×	85	6.0k
Jonathan R. Cole United States	22	696 0.7×	1.6k 1.6×	239 0.5×	236 0.5×	243 0.6×	42	3.9k
Bernard Barber United States	30	2.7k 2.7×	487 0.5×	507 1.2×	831 1.9×	421 1.0×	120	6.6k
Harriet Zuckerman United States	21	697 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	192 0.4×	224 0.5×	250 0.6×	50	3.3k
Diana Crane United States	29	1.3k 1.3×	610 0.6×	428 1.0×	308 0.7×	146 0.3×	74	4.3k
Warren O. Hagstrom United States	17	568 0.6×	558 0.6×	233 0.5×	218 0.5×	188 0.4×	32	2.3k
Alan E. Bayer United States	28	936 0.9×	531 0.6×	209 0.5×	828 1.9×	316 0.7×	104	4.6k
Blaise Cronin United States	39	1.0k 1.0×	3.0k 3.2×	569 1.3×	402 0.9×	804 1.9×	230	7.3k
Karin D. Knorr-Cetina United States	21	1.8k 1.8×	257 0.3×	317 0.7×	430 1.0×	238 0.6×	49	4.8k
Michael Mulkay United Kingdom	31	1.5k 1.4×	308 0.3×	160 0.4×	295 0.7×	202 0.5×	80	4.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. W. Storer

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Merton, Robert Κ. & N. W. Storer. (2017). THE SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE:: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations. Andalas University Repository (Andalas University). 290 indexed citations breakdown →

Storer, N. W.. (1980). Science and scientists in an agricultural research organization: A sociological study. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

Merton, Robert Κ., et al.. (1977). La sociología de la ciencia: investigaciones teóricas y empíricas. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 22 indexed citations

Huff, Toby E., Robert Κ. Merton, & N. W. Storer. (1975). The Sociology of Science: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 14(1). 70–70. 48 indexed citations

Storer, N. W., et al.. (1975). The Social System of Science. Revista Mexicana de Sociología. 37(1). 306–306. 1 indexed citations

Namer, Gérard, Robert Κ. Merton, & N. W. Storer. (1975). The Sociology of Science. Theoretical and Empirical Investigations. Revue Française de Sociologie. 16(1). 144–144. 706 indexed citations breakdown →

Merton, Robert Κ., et al.. (1975). Robert K. Merton: The Sociology of Science.. Social Forces. 54(1). 281–281. 1 indexed citations

Storer, N. W.. (1974). Science as Nonautonomous: Toward a Political Sociology of Science . Stuart S. Blume. Free Press (Macmillan), New York, and Collier Macmillan. London, 1974. xiv, 288 pp. $9.95.. Science. 185(4146). 137–137. 39 indexed citations

Kaplan, Norman M., Robert Κ. Merton, & N. W. Storer. (1974). The Sociology of Science: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations. Technology and Culture. 15(4). 659–659. 2687 indexed citations breakdown →

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Storer, N. W. & Diana Crane. (1974). Invisible Colleges: Diffusion of Knowledge in Scientific Communities. Technology and Culture. 15(1). 139–139. 15 indexed citations

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Storer, N. W.. (1973). Focus on Society: An Introduction to Sociology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations

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Storer, N. W.. (1972). Educational Research: A Conjunctive Domain for Scientific Inquiry. Educational Researcher. 1(3). 15–17. 1 indexed citations

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Storer, N. W.. (1972). Educational Research: A Conjunctive Domain for Scientific Inquiry. Educational Researcher. 1(3). 15–15.

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Kaplan, Norman M. & N. W. Storer. (1968). Kaplan N., Storer N. Scientific communications. // International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Edited by David L. Sills. Р. 112-117. 3 indexed citations

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Storer, N. W. & R. Bruce Lindsay. (1968). The Social System of Science. Physics Today. 21(1). 128–128. 177 indexed citations

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Storer, N. W.. (1967). The hard sciences and the soft: some sociological observations.. PubMed. 55(1). 75–84. 75 indexed citations

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Horak, Henry G., et al.. (1967). MACHINE COMPUTATION OF SPECTROSCOPIC BINARY ELEMENTS.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 251. 2 indexed citations

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Storer, N. W. & Barney G. Glaser. (1966). Organizational Scientists: Their Professional Careers.. Social Forces. 45(1). 137–137. 1 indexed citations

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Storer, N. W.. (1963). The Coming Changes in American Science. Science. 142(3591). 464–467. 10 indexed citations

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Storer, N. W.. (1962). Some Sociological Aspects of Federal Science Policy. American Behavioral Scientist. 6(4). 27–30. 1 indexed citations

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