Niall Shanks

105 total papers · 1.9k total citations
34 papers, 955 citations indexed

About

Niall Shanks is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Small Animals. According to data from OpenAlex, Niall Shanks has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 955 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 6 papers in Small Animals. Recurrent topics in Niall Shanks’s work include Quantum Mechanics and Applications (9 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (8 papers) and Animal testing and alternatives (6 papers). Niall Shanks is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Mechanics and Applications (9 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (8 papers) and Animal testing and alternatives (6 papers). Niall Shanks collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Niall Shanks's co-authors include Ray Greek, Jean Greek, Hugh LaFollette, Richard Dawkins, Karl H. Joplin, George Gale and Keith Green and has published in prestigious journals such as Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Physics Letters A and The Philosophical Quarterly.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Niall Shanks

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Niall Shanks. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Niall Shanks 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 Niall Shanks. Niall Shanks is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

Niall Shanks

33 papers receiving 866 citations

Fields of papers citing papers by Niall Shanks

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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