Philosophy of the Social Sciences

1.3k papers and 12.2k indexed citations i.

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The 1.3k papers published in Philosophy of the Social Sciences in the last decades have received a total of 12.2k indexed citations. Papers published in Philosophy of the Social Sciences usually cover Sociology and Political Science (419 papers), History and Philosophy of Science (277 papers) and Philosophy (220 papers) specifically the topics of Philosophy and History of Science (246 papers), Economic Theory and Institutions (115 papers) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (93 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Philosophy of the Social Sciences are Murray S. Davis, Mario Bunge, Theodore R. Schatzki, Charles Bazerman, Renate Mayntz, Sylvia Walby, Randall Collins, Arthur L. Stinchcombe, R. Keith Sawyer and Melvin Pollner.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published in Philosophy of the Social Sciences

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers published in Philosophy of the Social Sciences. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers published in Philosophy of the Social Sciences.

Countries where authors publish in Philosophy of the Social Sciences

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