Peter J. Bowler

6.5k citations
124 papers · 2.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 25
Topics
Evolution and Science Education (27 papers)History of Science and Natural History (20 papers)Philosophy and History of Science (15 papers)

In The Last Decade

Peter J. Bowler

106 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Evolution the history of an idea19842026199820121984100200300400

Peers

Peter J. Bowler
Comparison fields: 5 of 150
  • History and Philosophy of Science 1.1k
  • Sociology and Political Science 587
  • Genetics 314
  • Anthropology 246
  • History 242
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter J. Bowler

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All Works

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The modern biological and earth sciences
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A Calendar of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, 1821-1882: With Supplement
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The Fontana History of the Environmental Sciences
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The Role of the History of Science in the Understanding of Social Darwinism and Eugenics.
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The Mendelian revolution : the emergence of hereditarian concepts in modern science and society/ Peter J. Bowler
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Fossils and Progress
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About Peter J. Bowler

Peter J. Bowler is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Research and Theory and Space and Planetary Science, having authored 124 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Evolution and Science Education (27 papers), History of Science and Natural History (20 papers) and Philosophy and History of Science (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in History and Philosophy of Science (1.1k citations), General Psychology (51 citations) and Anthropology (246 citations). Peter J. Bowler has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Malaysia. Frequent co-authors include John C. Greene, Peter Mandler, Asa Briggs, Iwan Rhys Morus, Adrian Desmond, Michael Ruse, John V. Pickstone, C. Loring Brace, Susan Sheets-Pyenson and George W. Stocking. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

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