William Whewell
Impact in
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- Philosophy and History of Science
- Evolution and Science Education
- History of Science and Natural History
- History of Science and Medicine
- Theoretical Computer Science top 10%
Papers in
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- Philosophy and History of Science 4
- History of Science and Medicine 2
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- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought 3
- Co-authors
- Robert E. Butts (1 shared paper)Yehuda Elkana (1 shared paper)Isaac Todhunter (1 shared paper)John Stuart Mill (1 shared paper)Richard Yeo (1 shared paper)Hugo Grotius (2 shared papers)John Frederick William Herschel (1 shared paper)Charles Babbage (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Epistemology & Philosophy of Science (4 papers)Nature (1 paper)University of Pittsburgh Digital Library (1 paper)Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa) (2 papers)Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew) (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United States
In The Last Decade
William Whewell
33 papers receiving 298 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 109
- History and Philosophy of Science 131
- Theoretical Computer Science 10
- General Psychology 9
- Philosophy 50
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 31
Countries citing papers authored by William Whewell
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Fields of papers citing papers by William Whewell
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Co-authors
The 10 scholars most cited alongside William Whewell, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 40 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | 70 | |
| 2 | 2014 | 40 | |
| 3 | Mathematical exposition of some doctrines of political economy | 1968 | 36 |
| 4 | 2014 | 24 | |
| 5 | Theory of scientific method | 1989 | 24 |
| 6 | 2009 | 22 | |
| 7 | The mechanics of engineering | 2011 | 17 |
| 8 | 2018 | 16 | |
| 9 | 2009 | 15 | |
| 10 | Selected writings on the history of science | 1984 | 14 |
| 11 | 2010 | 10 | |
| 12 | 2011 | 9 | |
| 13 | Of Induction, with Especial Reference to J.S. Mill's System of Logic | 2010 | 8 |
| 14 | William Whewell, D. D., Master of Trinity College, Cambridge: An Account of His Writings with Selections from His Literary and Scientific Correspondence | 2010 | 7 |
| 15 | Of a Liberal Education in General: And with Particular Reference to the Leading Studies of the University of Cambridge ... | 2010 | 7 |
| 16 | Collected works of William Whewell | 2001 | 6 |
| 17 | 2010 | 5 | |
| 18 | Of The Plurality Of Worlds, An Essay: Also, A Dialogue On The Same Subject | 2009 | 5 |
| 19 | History of Scientific Ideas: Being the First Part of the Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences | 2010 | 4 |
| 20 | 2010 | 3 |
About William Whewell
William Whewell is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 40 papers that have together received 366 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Philosophy and History of Science (4 papers), Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought (3 papers), Engineering Education and Pedagogy (2 papers), Experimental Learning in Engineering (2 papers), History of Science and Medicine (2 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (1 paper), Political Theory and Influence (1 paper) and Global Peace and Security Dynamics (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in History and Philosophy of Science (131 citations), Theoretical Computer Science (10 citations), General Psychology (9 citations), Philosophy (50 citations) and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (31 citations). William Whewell has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Robert E. Butts, Yehuda Elkana, Isaac Todhunter, John Stuart Mill, Richard Yeo, Hugo Grotius, John Frederick William Herschel, Charles Babbage, Laura R. Snyder and James Mackintosh. Their work appears in journals such as Epistemology & Philosophy of Science, Nature, University of Pittsburgh Digital Library, Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa) and Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew).
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