Richard Olson

807 total citations
30 papers, 336 citations indexed

About

Richard Olson is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Sociology and Political Science and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Olson has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 336 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Richard Olson's work include History of Science and Medicine (3 papers), History of Science and Natural History (2 papers) and Classical Philosophy and Thought (2 papers). Richard Olson is often cited by papers focused on History of Science and Medicine (3 papers), History of Science and Natural History (2 papers) and Classical Philosophy and Thought (2 papers). Richard Olson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Richard Olson's co-authors include John Ziman, David Lindenfeld, G. P. Henderson, J. L. Heilbron, Arthur Donovan, P Landsberg, A. Mark Smith, Phillip Drennon Thomas, John Hedley Brooke and Stuart Peterfreund and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The American Historical Review and The Philosophical Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Richard Olson

26 papers receiving 251 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard Olson United States 9 93 84 67 43 30 30 336
Nicolaus Copernicus 6 39 0.4× 65 0.8× 15 0.2× 11 0.3× 26 0.9× 28 310
Arthur Donovan United States 9 55 0.6× 235 2.8× 12 0.2× 34 0.8× 33 1.1× 24 453
Rivka Feldhay Israel 5 62 0.7× 39 0.5× 9 0.1× 10 0.2× 11 0.4× 19 183
Jerry Gaston United States 10 88 0.9× 54 0.6× 91 1.4× 25 0.6× 10 0.3× 25 307
Gad Freudenthal France 11 103 1.1× 77 0.9× 13 0.2× 7 0.2× 154 5.1× 60 351
Larry Stewart Canada 10 54 0.6× 157 1.9× 6 0.1× 58 1.3× 22 0.7× 44 345
Éric Brian France 8 98 1.1× 65 0.8× 4 0.1× 27 0.6× 19 0.6× 64 270
Dhruv Raina India 11 52 0.6× 73 0.9× 4 0.1× 27 0.6× 15 0.5× 43 238
Lissa Roberts Netherlands 9 47 0.5× 163 1.9× 8 0.1× 58 1.3× 4 0.1× 46 370
Francis T. Fallon United States 5 47 0.5× 17 0.2× 5 0.1× 44 1.0× 17 0.6× 14 202

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard Olson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Olson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Olson, Richard. (2011). A DYNAMIC MODEL FOR “SCIENCE AND RELIGION”: INTERACTING SUBCULTURES. Zygon®. 46(1). 14 indexed citations
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Olson, Richard. (2004). Science and Religion, 1450-1900. Greenwood eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Olson, Richard. (2001). At the borders of the human: Beasts, bodies, and natural philosophy in the early modern period. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences. 37(1). 94–94. 7 indexed citations
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Olson, Richard, et al.. (1998). WebNet 98 World Conference of the WWW, Internet & Intranet Proceedings (3rd, Orlando, Florida, November 7-12, 1998).. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0150393–e0150393. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, A. Mark & Richard Olson. (1995). Science Deified & Science Defied: The Historical Significance of Science in Western Culture. The History Teacher. 28(4). 591–591. 6 indexed citations
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Lindenfeld, David & Richard Olson. (1994). The Emergence of the Social Sciences, 1642-1792.. The American Historical Review. 99(3). 891–891. 27 indexed citations
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Olson, Richard & John Hedley Brooke. (1994). Science and Religion: Some Historical Perspectives.. The American Historical Review. 99(1). 191–191. 2 indexed citations
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Rousseau, G. S., Michael Hunter, Thomas Laqueur, et al.. (1992). Sinews of Science, Medicine, and Art During the Enlightenment. Eighteenth-Century Studies. 26(1). 77–77.
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Olson, Richard, et al.. (1989). Inventing Canada: Early Victorian Science and the Idea of a Transcontinental Nation. The American Historical Review. 94(4). 1204–1204. 62 indexed citations
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Thomas, Phillip Drennon & Richard Olson. (1985). Science Deified & Science Defied. The History Teacher. 19(1). 170–170. 3 indexed citations
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Olson, Richard & Arthur Donovan. (1977). Philosophical Chemistry in the Scottish Enlightenment: The Doctrines and Discoveries of William Cullen and Joseph Black. The William and Mary Quarterly. 34(4). 681–681. 9 indexed citations
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Henderson, G. P. & Richard Olson. (1977). Scottish Philosophy and British Physics 1750-1880.. The Philosophical Quarterly. 27(106). 70–70. 20 indexed citations
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Olson, Richard, et al.. (1977). The Social Physics of Adam Smith. The American Historical Review. 82(5). 1215–1215. 7 indexed citations
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Olson, Richard. (1976). Thomas Reid's inquiry: The geometry of visibles and the case for realism. Historia Mathematica. 3(4). 486–487. 3 indexed citations
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Olson, Richard. (1971). Scottish Philosophy and Mathematics 1750-1830. Journal of the History of Ideas. 32(1). 29–29. 15 indexed citations
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Olson, Richard. (1969). A note on Leslie's cube in the study of radiant heat. Annals of Science. 25(3). 203–208. 2 indexed citations
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Olson, Richard, et al.. (1956). Transient Temperature Simulation of Reactor Primary Loop. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 1 indexed citations

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