Olival Freire

1.1k total citations
68 papers, 396 citations indexed

About

Olival Freire is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Olival Freire has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 396 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 23 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 20 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Olival Freire's work include Quantum Mechanics and Applications (23 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (19 papers) and Science and Science Education (14 papers). Olival Freire is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Mechanics and Applications (23 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (19 papers) and Science and Science Education (14 papers). Olival Freire collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, Spain and Germany. Olival Freire's co-authors include Ileana M. Greca, Charbel Niño El-Hani, João Carlos Pinto Dias, S. Osnaghi, Joan Lisa Bromberg, Michel Paty, Suani T. R. Pinho, Christoph Lehner, Artur J.S. Mascarenhas and Ildeu de Castro Moreira and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Social Studies of Science.

In The Last Decade

Olival Freire

56 papers receiving 362 citations

Peers

Olival Freire
Art Hobson United States
Brian Gee United Kingdom
Michel Paty France
John S. Rigden United States
Peter J. Lewis United States
David C. Cassidy United States
Russell McCormmach United States
John Blackmore United Kingdom
Anjan Chakravartty United States
Geoffrey L. Price United States
Art Hobson United States
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All Works

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Freire, Olival, et al.. (2025). The ‘quantum’ principle that says why atoms are as they are. Nature. 639(8054). 296–299.
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Freire, Olival, et al.. (2023). Introduction: Social History of Science and Historiography: Where are We in Brazil?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17(2). 1–5. 1 indexed citations
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Freire, Olival, et al.. (2021). Via Láctea: Ilha Isolada?. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 2(1). 79–79. 1 indexed citations
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Freire, Olival. (2020). Biografia como gênero na história das ciências – O caso do físico David Bohm (1917-1992). LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 25. 40–56. 1 indexed citations
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Freire, Olival, et al.. (2016). Um Presente de Apolo: lasers, história e aplicações. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 39(1). 1 indexed citations
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Freire, Olival. (2015). Making 20th Century Science. Science & Education. 25(1-2). 241–243. 1 indexed citations
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Freire, Olival, et al.. (2012). The Concept of the Photon in Question. Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences. 43(4). 453–491. 7 indexed citations
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El-Hani, Charbel Niño, et al.. (2011). Concepções de estudantes de física sobre a natureza da ciência e sua transformação por uma abordagem contextual do ensino de ciências. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations
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Freire, Olival, et al.. (2010). A construção de uma argumentação sobre a síntese newtoniana a partir de atividades em grupo. Investigações em Ensino de Ciências. 15(1). 61–95. 2 indexed citations
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Freire, Olival & Christoph Lehner. (2010). ‘Dialectical materialism and modern physics’, an unpublished text by Max Born. Notes and Records the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science. 64(2). 155–162.
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Freire, Olival, et al.. (2006). Studies In History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies In History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 13 indexed citations
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Freire, Olival, et al.. (2006). Uma conversa com Gerald Holton. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 23(3). 315–328. 3 indexed citations
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Freire, Olival. (2005). Science and exile: David Bohm, the cold war, and a new interpretation of quantum mechanics. Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences. 36(1). 1–34. 15 indexed citations
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Freire, Olival. (2001). Science, Philosophy and Politics in the Fifties On the Max Born's unpublished paper entitled "Dialectical Materialism and Modern Physics". 10(3). 248–254. 2 indexed citations
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Freire, Olival, et al.. (2001). A Graduate Programme in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching in Brazil. Science & Education. 10(6). 601–608. 3 indexed citations
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Freire, Olival, et al.. (1999). A ciência Galileana: uma ilustre desconhecida. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16(1). 35–42.
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Freire, Olival. (1998). Resenha: luz e cores. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(3). 328–329. 1 indexed citations
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Freire, Olival. (1991). Sobre as desigualdades de Bell. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(3). 212–226. 3 indexed citations

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