The British Journal for the History of Science

9.5k citations
1.5k papers · indexed · active since 1950

Impact in

Papers in

    • History of Science and Natural History 412
    • History of Science and Medicine 348
    • Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies 165
    • Historical Philosophy and Science 141
    • Philosophy and History of Science 140
    • Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis 115

The British Journal for the History of Science

963 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Peers

The British Journal for the History of Science
Comparison fields: 5 of 219
  • History and Philosophy of Science 4.3k
  • Theoretical Computer Science 217
  • General Psychology 238
  • Anthropology 1.2k
  • History 1.3k
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Fields of papers published in The British Journal for the History of Science

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About The British Journal for the History of Science

The 1.5k papers published in The British Journal for the History of Science in the last decades have received a total of 9.5k indexed citations . Papers published in The British Journal for the History of Science usually cover History and Philosophy of Science (882 papers), Theoretical Computer Science (41 papers), Anthropology (201 papers), General Psychology (25 papers) and History (155 papers) specifically the topics of History of Science and Natural History (412 papers), History of Science and Medicine (348 papers), Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies (165 papers), Historical Philosophy and Science (141 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (140 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (133 papers), Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (115 papers) and Historical and Literary Studies (92 papers). The most active scholars publishing in The British Journal for the History of Science are Steven Shapin, Graeme Gooday, David Livingstone, Simon Naylor, Robert Olby, Roger Smith, David L. Hull, Anne Secord, H.S. Torrens and M. J. S. Hodge.

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