Thomas P. Hughes

11.8k citations
80 papers · 6.1k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 20
Topics
History of Science and Medicine (7 papers)History and Developments in Astronomy (3 papers)Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (2 papers)

In The Last Decade

Thomas P. Hughes

67 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Social Construction of Technological Systems: New Dir...19842026199820121987198419841984198650010001.5k

Peers

Thomas P. Hughes
Comparison fields: 5 of 193
  • Sociology and Political Science 1.9k
  • Strategy and Management 873
  • Economics and Econometrics 786
  • Political Science and International Relations 707
  • Global and Planetary Change 607
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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas P. Hughes

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas P. Hughes

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#WorkIndexed citations
1 1
2 0
3 36
4 1
5 5
6 30
7 1
8 54
9
Alfred the Great
0
10 67
11
Gods of death : around the world, behind closed doors, operates an ultra-secret business of sex and death : one man hunts the truth about snuff films
1
12 0
13 14
14
Ein Mann vieler Eigenschaften : Walther Rathenau und die Kultur der Moderne
5
15 49
16
Networks of power
330
17 1
18 7
19 1
20
The development of Western technology since 1500
4

About Thomas P. Hughes

Thomas P. Hughes is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Cultural Studies, having authored 80 papers that have together received 6.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include History of Science and Medicine (7 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (3 papers) and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Management of Technology and Innovation (564 citations), History and Philosophy of Science (357 citations) and Computer Science Applications (363 citations). Thomas P. Hughes has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Trevor Pinch, Wiebe E. Bijker, W. J. King, Hugh G. J. Aitken, Terry S. Reynolds, Carroll Pursell, Susan E. Cozzens, H. J. Habakkuk, Raúl G. Caffesse and Robin Higham. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and PLoS ONE.

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