Thaddeus J. Trenn

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Thaddeus J. Trenn is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thaddeus J. Trenn has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 3 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 2 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Thaddeus J. Trenn's work include Twentieth Century Scientific Developments (4 papers), History and advancements in chemistry (3 papers) and Philosophy and History of Science (3 papers). Thaddeus J. Trenn is often cited by papers focused on Twentieth Century Scientific Developments (4 papers), History and advancements in chemistry (3 papers) and Philosophy and History of Science (3 papers). Thaddeus J. Trenn collaborates with scholars based in Germany and United States. Thaddeus J. Trenn's co-authors include Ludwik Fleck, Robert Κ. Merton, Thomas Kühn, Roger H. Stuewer, David Hawkins, E. Rutherford, Ralph C. Smith, H. Geiger and E. Marsden and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, The American Historical Review and American Journal of Physics.

In The Last Decade

Thaddeus J. Trenn

18 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact. 1981 2026 1996 2011 1982 1981 250 500 750 1000
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact.
    1982 1.2k citations Ludwik Fleck, Thaddeus J. Trenn et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →
  2. Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact
    1981 559 citations Ludwik Fleck, Thaddeus J. Trenn et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thaddeus J. Trenn Germany 7 467 271 177 150 144 18 1.8k
Ludwik Fleck Austria 8 544 1.2× 281 1.0× 213 1.2× 177 1.2× 152 1.1× 10 2.0k
J. B. Austin United States 9 625 1.3× 197 0.7× 110 0.6× 176 1.2× 127 0.9× 16 1.9k
Harry Ruja United States 8 500 1.1× 350 1.3× 267 1.5× 263 1.8× 176 1.2× 23 2.4k
Hugh Lehman Canada 9 468 1.0× 490 1.8× 193 1.1× 203 1.4× 154 1.1× 33 2.2k
Marjorie Grene United States 22 539 1.2× 367 1.4× 320 1.8× 202 1.3× 235 1.6× 77 2.0k
Peter T. Manicas United States 14 758 1.6× 137 0.5× 185 1.0× 142 0.9× 230 1.6× 48 1.6k
Peter Alexander United Kingdom 10 353 0.8× 343 1.3× 233 1.3× 121 0.8× 119 0.8× 44 1.9k
Joseph Agassi Israel 22 689 1.5× 414 1.5× 313 1.8× 160 1.1× 169 1.2× 191 2.5k
May Brodbeck United States 14 385 0.8× 172 0.6× 148 0.8× 135 0.9× 159 1.1× 20 1.7k
Gavin Ardley New Zealand 10 334 0.7× 434 1.6× 206 1.2× 259 1.7× 135 0.9× 23 2.0k

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Trenn, Thaddeus J.. (1997). The Shroud of Turin. 9(1). 121–140. 1 indexed citations
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Trenn, Thaddeus J.. (1986). The Geiger-Müller Counter of 1928. Annals of Science. 43(2). 111–135. 10 indexed citations
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Trenn, Thaddeus J., et al.. (1985). Project Y: The Los Alamos Story. Technology and Culture. 26(3). 672–672. 5 indexed citations
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Fleck, Ludwik, et al.. (1982). Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 11(3). 321–321. 1164 indexed citations breakdown →
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Trenn, Thaddeus J.. (1981). Transmutation, natural and artificial. 2 indexed citations
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Trenn, Thaddeus J.. (1981). Ludwik Fleck's 'On the Question of the Foundations of Medical Knowledge'. The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy A Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy of Medicine. 6(3). 237–256. 16 indexed citations
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Fleck, Ludwik, et al.. (1981). Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact. 559 indexed citations breakdown →
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Trenn, Thaddeus J.. (1980). The phenomenon of aggregate recoil: the premature acceptance of an essentially incorrect theory. Annals of Science. 37(1). 81–100. 3 indexed citations
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Trenn, Thaddeus J.. (1979). The Central Role of Energy in Soddy's Holistic and Critical Approach to Nuclear Science, Economics, and Social Responsibility. The British Journal for the History of Science. 12(3). 261–276. 7 indexed citations
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Trenn, Thaddeus J. & Roger H. Stuewer. (1978). The Self-Splitting Atom: The History of the Rutherford-Soddy Collaboration. American Journal of Physics. 46(9). 960–960. 6 indexed citations
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Trenn, Thaddeus J.. (1976). Rutherford on the Alpha-Beta-Gamma Classification of Radioactive Rays. Isis. 67(1). 61–75. 3 indexed citations
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Trenn, Thaddeus J.. (1976). The Non-Rational Dimension of Natural Science. Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Geistesgeschichte. 50(1-2). 1–13. 1 indexed citations
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Trenn, Thaddeus J., et al.. (1976). Radioactivity and Atomic Theory. The American Historical Review. 81(4). 817–817. 8 indexed citations
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Trenn, Thaddeus J.. (1975). Rutherford and Recoil Atoms: The Metamorphosis and Success of a Once Stillborn Theory. 6. 513–547. 1 indexed citations
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Trenn, Thaddeus J.. (1974). The Justification of Transmutation: Speculations of Ramsay and Experiments of Rutherford. Ambix. 21(1). 53–77. 8 indexed citations
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Trenn, Thaddeus J., H. Geiger, E. Marsden, & E. Rutherford. (1974). The Geiger-Marsden Scattering Results and Rutherford's Atom, July 1912 to July 1913: The Shifting Significance of Scientific Evidence. Isis. 65(1). 74–82. 2 indexed citations
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Trenn, Thaddeus J.. (1974). The Justification of Transmutation: Speculations of Ramsay and Experiments of Rutherford. Ambix. 21(1). 53–77. 1 indexed citations

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