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Science Technology and Human Values
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Science Technology and Human Values

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Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/sth

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 711 14 16 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 25
Documents by Best Scientists*: 27
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 96
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.29
Impact Factor: 3.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Science, Technology, & Human Values?

Science, Technology, & Human Values facilitates discussions on Epistemology, Politics, Public relations, Engineering ethics and Law. The majority of Epistemology studies presented zero in on Sociology of scientific knowledge. The Politics works featured in it incorporate elements from Environmental ethics, Corporate governance and Power (social and political).

Engineering ethics research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Science, technology, society and environment education and Science education. The study on Science education presented in Science, Technology, & Human Values intersects with the topics under Higher education.

  • Epistemology (18.74%)
  • Politics (14.07%)
  • Public relations (12.56%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Public Participation Methods: A Framework for Evaluation: (1504 citations)
  • A typology of public engagement mechanisms (1161 citations)
  • This is Not a Boundary Object: Reflections on the Origin of a Concept (1034 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Science, Technology, & Human Values:

The most cited publications tackle a plethora of topics, such as Epistemology, Politics, Public relations, Engineering ethics and Power (social and political). The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Epistemology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Citizen journalism, Field (Bourdieu) and Social studies. The study of Politics in the journal articles encompasses disciplines such as Environmental ethics, as well as fields such as Value (ethics), all of which overlap with one another.

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Science, Technology, & Human Values (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Edward J. Hackett (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Dorothy Nelkin (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marcel C. La Follette (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sal Restivo (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mike Michael (8 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Science, Technology, & Human Values (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Cornell University (27 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Amsterdam (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Lancaster University (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Georgia Institute of Technology (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 12.12% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.49% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.20% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.24% of all publications and 62.07% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in These Fields

Given the array of challenging and engaging topics covered under Science, Technology, & Human Values, one question that may arise for interested readers is: how can they translate their interest and passion into a meaningful career? There are several career options that allow individuals to engage in these fields. For example, becoming a university professor to conduct your own research, a writer who can demystify complex techno-societal issues for the public, or perhaps engaging directly in the field as a counselor or advisor.

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The field of Science, Technology, & Human Values is full of opportunities for those who are passionate about understanding and shaping the complex interplay between society, technology, and scientific advancements. So, whether you choose to engage in these discussions through academia, professional practice or community engagements, your contribution will make a positive impact.

Top Publications

  • Witness and Silence in Neuromarketing: Managing the Gap between Science and Its Application

    Jonna Brenninkmeijer;Tanja Schneider;Steve Woolgar

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Borderlands of Life: IVF Embryos and the Law in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany:

    Sheila Jasanoff;Ingrid Metzler

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Constitutionalism at the Nexus of Life and Law

    J. Benjamin Hurlbut;Sheila Jasanoff;Krishanu Saha

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Egg Freezing at the End of Romance: A Technology of Hope, Despair, and Repair:

    Marcia C. Inhorn;Daphna Birenbaum-Carmeli;Ruoxi Yu;Pasquale Patrizio

    (2022)
    20 Citations
  • Participation in Citizen Science: Insights from the CONECT-e Case Study:

    Petra Benyei;Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana;Laura Aceituno-Mata;Laura Calvet-Mir;Laura Calvet-Mir

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Rethinking Science as a Vocation: One Hundred Years of Bureaucratization of Academic Science:

    You-Na Lee;John P. Walsh

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Does “Precision” Matter? A Q Study of Public Interpretations of Gene Editing in Agriculture

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Bioconstitutional Imaginaries and the Comparative Politics of Genetic Self-knowledge

    J. Benjamin Hurlbut;Ingrid Metzler;Luca Marelli;Sheila Jasanoff

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Contesting Infrastructural Futures: 5G Opposition as a Technological Drama

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Publications about Women, Science, and Engineering: Use of Sex and Gender in Titles over a Forty-six-year Period:

    Mary Frank Fox;Diana Roldan Rueda;Gerhard Sonnert;Amanda Nabors

    (2021)
    5 Citations

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