Simon Schaffer

75 papers and 3.6k indexed citations i.

About

Simon Schaffer is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Schaffer has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 13 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 10 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Simon Schaffer’s work include History of Science and Medicine (17 papers), History of Science and Natural History (13 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (11 papers). Simon Schaffer is often cited by papers focused on History of Science and Medicine (17 papers), History of Science and Natural History (13 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (11 papers). Simon Schaffer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Sudan. Simon Schaffer's co-authors include Steven Shapin, James G. Traynham, I. Bernard Cohen, Trevor Pinch, David Gooding, Owen Hannaway, Bruno Latour, Jan Goliński, W. Dennis Clark and Menachem Fisch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and The American Historical Review.

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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