William R. Newman

2.1k total citations
52 papers, 490 citations indexed

About

William R. Newman is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, William R. Newman has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 490 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 8 papers in Philosophy and 6 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in William R. Newman's work include History of Science and Medicine (15 papers), Historical Philosophy and Science (13 papers) and Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies (8 papers). William R. Newman is often cited by papers focused on History of Science and Medicine (15 papers), Historical Philosophy and Science (13 papers) and Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies (8 papers). William R. Newman collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. William R. Newman's co-authors include Lawrence M. Principe, John Murdoch, Christoph Lüthy, Antonio Clericuzio, Cristina Viano, Anthony Grafton, Richard B. Kennedy, Rob Iliffe, Mordechai Feingold and Domenico Bertoloni Meli and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The American Historical Review and Journal of the American Oriental Society.

In The Last Decade

William R. Newman

40 papers receiving 372 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William R. Newman United States 11 279 91 87 70 59 52 490
Allen G. Debus United States 12 181 0.6× 70 0.8× 64 0.7× 86 1.2× 33 0.6× 65 427
William R. Shea Canada 12 214 0.8× 81 0.9× 56 0.6× 46 0.7× 12 0.2× 68 488
Maurice Crosland United Kingdom 12 265 0.9× 28 0.3× 94 1.1× 46 0.7× 10 0.2× 59 552
B. J. T. Dobbs United States 10 177 0.6× 48 0.5× 53 0.6× 44 0.6× 8 0.1× 23 374
Nathan Sivin United States 17 188 0.7× 57 0.6× 69 0.8× 42 0.6× 34 0.6× 90 725
Roger Ariew United States 14 314 1.1× 257 2.8× 65 0.7× 57 0.8× 19 0.3× 60 625
Seymour H. Mauskopf United States 11 135 0.5× 40 0.4× 33 0.4× 42 0.6× 6 0.1× 35 408
John Hedley Brooke United Kingdom 11 137 0.5× 64 0.7× 26 0.3× 40 0.6× 4 0.1× 62 329
Robert S. Westman United States 9 273 1.0× 51 0.6× 89 1.0× 42 0.6× 47 0.8× 28 445
Gad Freudenthal France 11 77 0.3× 154 1.7× 30 0.3× 24 0.3× 109 1.8× 60 351

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William R. Newman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schickore, Jutta & William R. Newman. (2024). Elusive Phenomena, Unwieldy Things.
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Newman, William R., et al.. (2024). Introduction. Annals of Science. 82(2). 193–197.
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Newman, William R.. (2021). Newton the Alchemist: Science, Enigma, and the Quest for Nature's "Secret Fire". 73(1). 46–47. 1 indexed citations
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Newman, William R.. (2018). Newton the Alchemist. Princeton University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Newman, William R.. (2018). Newton the Alchemist. Princeton University Press eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Eddy, Matthew Daniel, Seymour H. Mauskopf, & William R. Newman. (2014). Chemical knowledge in the early modern world. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Newman, William R.. (2014). Robert Boyle, Transmutation, and the History of Chemistry before Lavoisier: A Response to Kuhn. Osiris. 29(1). 63–77. 2 indexed citations
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Newman, William R.. (2011). What Have We Learned from the Recent Historiography of Alchemy?. Isis. 102(2). 313–321. 9 indexed citations
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Newman, William R.. (2010). How not to integrate the history and philosophy of science: a reply to Chalmers. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A. 41(2). 203–213. 9 indexed citations
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Murdoch, John, Edith Dudley Sylla, & William R. Newman. (2009). Evidence and interpretation in studies on early science and medicine : essays in honor of John E. Murdoch. BRILL eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Newman, William R.. (2008). The Chemical Revolution and its Chymical Antecedents. Early Science and Medicine. 13(2). 171–191. 1 indexed citations
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Newman, William R. & Lawrence M. Principe. (2005). Alchemy tried in the fire : Starkey, Boyle, and the fate of Helmontian chemistry. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Newman, William R. & Anthony Grafton. (2003). Secrets of Nature. Astrology and Alchemy in Early Modern Europe. Tijdschrift voor Philosophie. 65(1). 1 indexed citations
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Newman, William R. & Lawrence M. Principe. (2002). Alchemy Tried in the Fire. 37 indexed citations
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Lüthy, Christoph, John Murdoch, & William R. Newman. (2001). Late Medieval and Early Modern Corpuscular Matter Theories. 42 indexed citations
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Newman, William R.. (2001). Corpuscular alchemy and the tradition of Aristotle's Meteorology, with special reference to Daniel Sennert. International Studies in the Philosophy of Science. 15(2). 145–153. 2 indexed citations
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Lüthy, Christoph & William R. Newman. (1997). 'Matter' and 'Form': By Way of a Preface. Early Science and Medicine. 2(3). 215–226. 2 indexed citations
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Newman, William R.. (1989). Technology and Alchemical Debate in the Late Middle Ages. Isis. 80(3). 423–445. 21 indexed citations

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