Olaf Pedersen

711 total citations
30 papers, 209 citations indexed

About

Olaf Pedersen is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, History and Philosophy of Science and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Olaf Pedersen has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 209 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 10 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 4 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Olaf Pedersen's work include Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (8 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (8 papers) and History of Science and Medicine (5 papers). Olaf Pedersen is often cited by papers focused on Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (8 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (8 papers) and History of Science and Medicine (5 papers). Olaf Pedersen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark and Australia. Olaf Pedersen's co-authors include David Jones, R. Alan North, G. V. Coyne, Michael Hoskin, Cristiana L. Ciobanu, Nigel J. Cook and E. S. Kennedy and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Physics, Physica Scripta and The Canadian Mineralogist.

In The Last Decade

Olaf Pedersen

26 papers receiving 157 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Olaf Pedersen Denmark 8 52 47 43 33 25 30 209
Richard C. Dales United States 11 95 1.8× 32 0.7× 29 0.7× 47 1.4× 35 1.4× 44 371
James A. Weisheipl Canada 10 113 2.2× 22 0.5× 17 0.4× 25 0.8× 32 1.3× 36 309
René Taton France 8 127 2.4× 44 0.9× 21 0.5× 20 0.6× 80 3.2× 71 310
Deborah Jean Warner United States 8 80 1.5× 33 0.7× 11 0.3× 7 0.2× 30 1.2× 41 235
Pearl Kibre United States 7 29 0.6× 21 0.4× 8 0.2× 30 0.9× 20 0.8× 25 187
Gad Freudenthal France 11 77 1.5× 47 1.0× 18 0.4× 109 3.3× 30 1.2× 60 351
Edith Dudley Sylla United States 8 55 1.1× 13 0.3× 5 0.1× 26 0.8× 31 1.2× 35 168
Wolfgang Lefèvre Germany 8 100 1.9× 12 0.3× 8 0.2× 13 0.4× 29 1.2× 36 230
Marwa Elshakry United States 5 53 1.0× 14 0.3× 19 0.4× 10 0.3× 28 1.1× 9 160
Christopher Martin United States 9 13 0.3× 35 0.7× 8 0.2× 9 0.3× 12 0.5× 38 194

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Fields of papers citing papers by Olaf Pedersen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olaf Pedersen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Olaf Pedersen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Olaf Pedersen 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 Olaf Pedersen. Olaf Pedersen 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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Cook, Nigel J., et al.. (2010). A NEW OCCURRENCE OF LAROSITE FROM THE TINNSJA Cu-Ag DEPOSIT, TELEMARK COUNTY, NORWAY. I. PARAGENESIS AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION. The Canadian Mineralogist. 48(6). 1569–1573. 4 indexed citations
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Jones, David, Olaf Pedersen, & R. Alan North. (1999). The First Universities: Studium Generale and the Origins of University Education in Europe. History of Education Quarterly. 39(3). 363–363. 34 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1998). The First Universities. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 40 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1997). The first universities. 3 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1987). Essay Review: The ALMAGEST in Translation. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 18(1). 59–63.
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1985). Galileo's religion.. 1. 75. 4 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1985). Introduction. Vistas in Astronomy. 28. 7–8. 2 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1985). In Quest of Sacrobosco. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 16(3). 175–221. 12 indexed citations
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Coyne, G. V., Michael Hoskin, & Olaf Pedersen. (1983). Gregorian Reform of the Calendar: Proceedings of the Vatican conference to commemorate its 400th anniversary. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1983). Galileo and the Council of Trent: The Galileo Affair Revisited. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 14(1). 1–29. 8 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1983). The Ecclesiastical Calendar and the Life of the Church. 17. 5 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1983). Galileo and the Council of Trent. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1981). The Origins of the “Theorica Planetarum”. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 12(2). 113–123. 8 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1980). Tycho Brahe and the Rebirth of Astronomy. Physica Scripta. 21(5). 693–701. 3 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1979). Studium generale : de europæiske universiteters tilblivelse. 1 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1974). Early Physics and Astronomy: A Historical Introduction. History of Science. 14(23). 14 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1973). Book Review: An Introduction to Copernicus: The Background to Copernicus. The Copernican Revolution. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 4(2). 139–140. 1 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1969). Sagredo's Optical Researches. Centaurus. 13(2). 139–150. 5 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1967). The life and work of Peter Nightingale. Vistas in Astronomy. 9. 3–10.
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Pedersen, Olaf. (1963). Master John Perks and his Mechanical Curves. Centaurus. 8(1). 1–18. 3 indexed citations

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