Stephen Hilgartner

5.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
45 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Stephen Hilgartner is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Hilgartner has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Stephen Hilgartner's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers), Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations (4 papers) and Intellectual Property and Patents (3 papers). Stephen Hilgartner is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers), Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations (4 papers) and Intellectual Property and Patents (3 papers). Stephen Hilgartner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Denmark. Stephen Hilgartner's co-authors include Charles L. Bosk, Neil A. Holtzman, Brian Clarridge, Manjusha Gokhale, Eric G. Campbell, David Blumenthal, Rob Hagendijk, David Blumenthal, Recai Yucel and Dorothy Nelkin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, JAMA and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Hilgartner

42 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Rise and Fall of Social Problems: A Public Arenas Model 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 1990 2000 400 800 1.2k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Hilgartner United States 21 1.4k 487 455 320 292 45 3.5k
Karin Knorr Cetina Germany 25 2.2k 1.5× 342 0.7× 483 1.1× 489 1.5× 148 0.5× 60 6.0k
Peter Weingart Germany 29 1.7k 1.2× 402 0.8× 503 1.1× 212 0.7× 105 0.4× 154 3.8k
Karin D. Knorr-Cetina United States 21 1.8k 1.3× 229 0.5× 430 0.9× 317 1.0× 116 0.4× 49 4.8k
James Wilsdon United Kingdom 21 955 0.7× 147 0.3× 339 0.7× 132 0.4× 220 0.8× 52 2.9k
Grit Laudel Germany 22 704 0.5× 129 0.3× 419 0.9× 387 1.2× 225 0.8× 50 3.0k
Michael Mulkay United Kingdom 31 1.5k 1.0× 182 0.4× 295 0.6× 160 0.5× 178 0.6× 80 4.5k
Zaheer Baber Canada 14 856 0.6× 138 0.3× 686 1.5× 436 1.4× 104 0.4× 46 3.3k
Edward J. Hackett United States 28 857 0.6× 111 0.2× 322 0.7× 236 0.7× 168 0.6× 65 2.9k
Daniel Lee Kleinman United States 26 939 0.7× 177 0.4× 317 0.7× 219 0.7× 143 0.5× 71 2.5k
Thomas McCarthy United States 19 2.7k 1.9× 700 1.4× 1.3k 2.8× 313 1.0× 115 0.4× 44 6.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Hilgartner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Hilgartner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen Hilgartner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen Hilgartner based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Stephen Hilgartner. Stephen Hilgartner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hilgartner, Stephen, et al.. (2025). Beyond the cybernetic loop: smart” pain technology in a recursive society. Big Data & Society. 12(2).
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Gibbon, Sahra, et al.. (2018). Genomics in emerging and developing economies -- Handbook of Genomics, Health and Society. 1 indexed citations
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Hilgartner, Stephen. (2018). :Data-Centric Biology: A Philosophical Study. Isis. 109(4). 884–885.
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Hilgartner, Stephen. (2017). Reordering Life. The MIT Press eBooks. 51 indexed citations
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Hilgartner, Stephen. (2015). Debating the life sciences. médecine/sciences. 31. 24–26. 1 indexed citations
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Hilgartner, Stephen, et al.. (2015). Science and Democracy. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 100 indexed citations
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Hilgartner, Stephen & Bruce V. Lewenstein. (2014). The speculative world of emerging technologies. eCommons (Cornell University). 5 indexed citations
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Hilgartner, Stephen. (2008). Intellectual Property and the Politics of Emerging Technology: Inventors, Citizens, and Powers to Shape the Future. Chicago-Kent law review. 84(1). 197. 5 indexed citations
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Nelson, Nicole, et al.. (2008). Introduction: the anticipatory state: making policy-relevant knowledge about the future. Science and Public Policy. 35(8). 546–550. 30 indexed citations
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Blumenthal, David, Eric G. Campbell, Manjusha Gokhale, et al.. (2006). Data Withholding in Genetics and the Other Life Sciences: Prevalences and Predictors. Academic Medicine. 81(2). 137–145. 142 indexed citations
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Campbell, Eric G., Brian Clarridge, Manjusha Gokhale, et al.. (2002). Data Withholding in Academic Genetics. JAMA. 287(4). 473–473. 313 indexed citations
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Hilgartner, Stephen. (2002). Acceptable Intellectual Property. Journal of Molecular Biology. 319(4). 943–946. 13 indexed citations
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Hilgartner, Stephen. (2000). Science on Stage. Stanford University Press eBooks. 280 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hilgartner, Stephen. (2000). Science on stage : expert advice as public drama. Stanford University Press eBooks. 262 indexed citations
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Hilgartner, Stephen. (1995). Biomolecular Databases. Science Communication. 17(2). 240–263. 64 indexed citations
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Hilgartner, Stephen. (1990). Research Fraud, Misconduct, and the IRB. IRB Ethics and Human Research. 12(1). 1–1. 3 indexed citations
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Evan, William M. & Stephen Hilgartner. (1987). The arms race and nuclear war. Prentice Hall eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Nelkin, Dorothy & Stephen Hilgartner. (1986). Disputed Dimensions of Risk: A Public School Controversy over AIDS. Milbank Quarterly. 64(Suppl. 1). 118–118. 22 indexed citations
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Hilgartner, Stephen, et al.. (1984). Nukespeak: The Selling of Nuclear Technology in America. Technology and Culture. 25(4). 889–889. 26 indexed citations
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Hilgartner, Stephen, et al.. (1982). Nukespeak : nuclear language, visions, and mindset. 20 indexed citations

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