Rob Iliffe

638 total citations
16 papers, 135 citations indexed

About

Rob Iliffe is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Iliffe has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 135 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 3 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 3 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Rob Iliffe's work include History of Science and Medicine (5 papers), Historical Philosophy and Science (5 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (3 papers). Rob Iliffe is often cited by papers focused on History of Science and Medicine (5 papers), Historical Philosophy and Science (5 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (3 papers). Rob Iliffe collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mexico and Brazil. Rob Iliffe's co-authors include Robert DiSalle, I. Bernard Cohen, Domenico Bertoloni Meli, William Harper, Bruce Pourciau, Trevor H. Levere, George Smith, Niccolò Guicciardini, William R. Newman and Alan E. Shapiro and has published in prestigious journals such as Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, History of Science and Medical History.

In The Last Decade

Rob Iliffe

14 papers receiving 102 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rob Iliffe United Kingdom 8 87 36 21 17 14 16 135
Gideon Freudenthal Germany 7 73 0.8× 26 0.7× 27 1.3× 6 0.4× 13 0.9× 20 137
André Goddu United States 6 46 0.5× 14 0.4× 34 1.6× 7 0.4× 27 1.9× 22 121
L. W. B. Brockliss United Kingdom 7 72 0.8× 44 1.2× 13 0.6× 32 1.9× 5 0.4× 14 148
Edith Dudley Sylla United States 8 55 0.6× 31 0.9× 53 2.5× 23 1.4× 13 0.9× 35 168
Antonio Clericuzio Italy 9 137 1.6× 26 0.7× 29 1.4× 44 2.6× 10 0.7× 44 199
Lisa T. Sarasohn United States 6 69 0.8× 26 0.7× 36 1.7× 41 2.4× 7 0.5× 16 127
Graham Rees United Kingdom 7 109 1.3× 22 0.6× 22 1.0× 38 2.2× 12 0.9× 21 149
Karen Detlefsen United States 6 65 0.7× 16 0.4× 25 1.2× 26 1.5× 8 0.6× 10 97
Scott Mandelbrote United Kingdom 7 49 0.6× 33 0.9× 25 1.2× 40 2.4× 7 0.5× 23 137
James E. Force United States 8 67 0.8× 35 1.0× 47 2.2× 30 1.8× 8 0.6× 22 159

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rob Iliffe

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob Iliffe

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Iliffe, Rob, Robert DiSalle, I. Bernard Cohen, et al.. (2016). The Cambridge Companion to Newton. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Miller, David, Rob Iliffe, & Trevor H. Levere. (2015). David Roger Oldroyd (20 January 1936 – 7 November 2014) An Appreciation. Annals of Science. 72(1). 1–1. 2 indexed citations
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Miller, David P., Rob Iliffe, & Trevor H. Levere. (2015). Ivor Owen Grattan-Guinness (1941–2014). Annals of Science. 72(3). 276–278. 1 indexed citations
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Iliffe, Rob. (2008). Technicians. Notes and Records the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science. 62(1). 3–16. 3 indexed citations
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Iliffe, Rob & John Young. (2007). Newton en la red: Frutos primeros y prospectivos de una beca de la Royal Society. Estudios de Filosofía.
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Iliffe, Rob. (2007). Newton. Oxford University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Iliffe, Rob. (2007). Newton: A Very Short Introduction. Figshare. 8 indexed citations
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Iliffe, Rob. (2004). Abstract considerations: disciplines and the incoherence of Newton’s natural philosophy. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A. 35(3). 427–454. 18 indexed citations
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Iliffe, Rob. (2000). The masculine birth of time: temporal frameworks of early modern natural philosophy. The British Journal for the History of Science. 33(4). 427–453. 7 indexed citations
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Iliffe, Rob. (1995). “That puzleing problem”: Isaac Newton and the political physiology of self. Medical History. 39(4). 433–458. 8 indexed citations
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Iliffe, Rob. (1995). Material doubts: Hooke, artisan culture and the exchange of information in 1670s London. The British Journal for the History of Science. 28(3). 285–318. 26 indexed citations
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Iliffe, Rob. (1995). Theory, experiment and society in French and Anglo‐Saxon history of science. European Review of History Revue européenne d histoire. 2(1). 65–77. 1 indexed citations
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Iliffe, Rob. (1993). Ce que Newton connut sans sortir de chez lui : Maupertuis et la forme de la terre dans les années 1730. Histoire & Mesure. 8(3). 355–386. 2 indexed citations
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Iliffe, Rob. (1993). “Aplatisseur DU MONDE ET DE CASSINI”: Maupertuis, Precision Measurement, and the Shape of the Earth in the 1730s. History of Science. 31(4). 335–375. 8 indexed citations
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Iliffe, Rob. (1992). “In the Warehouse”: Privacy, Property and Priority in the Early Royal Society. History of Science. 30(1). 29–68. 26 indexed citations

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