W. L. SUMNER

897 total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 473 citations indexed

About

W. L. SUMNER is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Civil and Structural Engineering and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, W. L. SUMNER has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 473 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 1 paper in Civil and Structural Engineering and 0 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in W. L. SUMNER's work include Philosophy, Science, and History (1 paper), Evolution and Science Education (1 paper) and Civil and Structural Engineering Research (1 paper). W. L. SUMNER is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy, Science, and History (1 paper), Evolution and Science Education (1 paper) and Civil and Structural Engineering Research (1 paper). W. L. SUMNER collaborates with scholars based in . W. L. SUMNER's co-authors include and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Notes and Medical Entomology and Zoology.

In The Last Decade

W. L. SUMNER

12 papers receiving 378 citations

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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.

The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution

1959 372 citations W. L. SUMNER Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. L. SUMNER	5	82	65	46	44	40	17	473
Virgil Hinshaw United States	6	198 2.4×	24 0.4×	30 0.7×	60 1.4×	43 1.1×	10	584
Thomas S. Kuhn	4	169 2.1×	63 1.0×	46 1.0×	66 1.5×	40 1.0×	4	599
Omar Khayyam Moore United States	12	127 1.5×	42 0.6×	42 0.9×	25 0.6×	24 0.6×	23	561
William Warren Bartley United States	11	95 1.2×	32 0.5×	23 0.5×	130 3.0×	90 2.3×	26	531
Peter H. Hare United States	7	155 1.9×	28 0.4×	47 1.0×	40 0.9×	137 3.4×	33	460
Marcello Truzzi United States	11	252 3.1×	26 0.4×	21 0.5×	23 0.5×	89 2.2×	29	578
Bob Turner	3	98 1.2×	59 0.9×	12 0.3×	22 0.5×	44 1.1×	4	595
Merrilee H. Salmon United States	12	116 1.4×	196 3.0×	25 0.5×	98 2.2×	65 1.6×	28	665
Richard Rudner United States	7	300 3.7×	38 0.6×	58 1.3×	223 5.1×	195 4.9×	14	770
David Loye United States	11	147 1.8×	28 0.4×	11 0.2×	19 0.4×	15 0.4×	44	423

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17 of 17 papers shown

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SUMNER, W. L., et al.. (1972). Die Theorie und Praxis des Orgelbaues. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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SUMNER, W. L.. (1966). International Encyclopedia of Science. Nature. 209(5023). 546–546. 4 indexed citations

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SUMNER, W. L., et al.. (1965). The Organ, Its History and Construction. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations

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SUMNER, W. L.. (1965). Nuffield Foundation Science Teaching Project: Progress Report. Nature. 205(4972). 659–660. 2 indexed citations

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SUMNER, W. L.. (1965). Teaching Human Biology. Nature. 206(4979). 57–58. 2 indexed citations

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SUMNER, W. L.. (1965). The Science of Science. Nature. 205(4972). 638–638. 1 indexed citations

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SUMNER, W. L.. (1965). First Edition of the Origin of Species. Nature. 205(4968). 218–218.

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SUMNER, W. L.. (1964). School Science in Australia. Nature. 202(4938). 1151–1151. 2 indexed citations

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SUMNER, W. L.. (1964). Technology for Schools. Nature. 203(4943). 339–339. 2 indexed citations

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SUMNER, W. L.. (1960). Science and Liberal Education. Nature. 188(4751). 614–614. 2 indexed citations

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SUMNER, W. L.. (1959). The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution. Nature. 184(4684). 411–412. 372 indexed citations breakdown →

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SUMNER, W. L.. (1959). Science and Literature. Nature. 184(4679). 5–5.

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SUMNER, W. L.. (1958). Science Teaching in Secondary Schools. Nature. 182(4640). 897–897. 10 indexed citations

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SUMNER, W. L.. (1957). Visual methods in education. 4 indexed citations

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SUMNER, W. L.. (1956). International Encyclopædia of Unified Science. Nature. 178(4539). 880–881. 68 indexed citations

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SUMNER, W. L., et al.. (1953). The Organ; Its Evolution, Principles of Construction and Use. Notes. 10(2). 275–275.

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SUMNER, W. L.. (1951). Method and Philosophy of Science. Nature. 167(4257). 873–873. 1 indexed citations

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