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Published by: Elsevier
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/studies-in-history-and-philosophy-of-science
| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 1030 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
The main points discussed in the journal deals with Epistemology, Philosophy of science, Argument, Context (language use) and Metaphysics. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science focuses on Epistemology research which is adjacent to topics in Interpretation (philosophy).
The most cited publications investigate studies in Epistemology, Philosophy of science, Theoretical physics, Sociology of scientific knowledge and Social science. The published articles aim to address concerns in Epistemology, specifically in the areas of Argument, Empiricism, Scientific progress, Rationality and Underdetermination. The journal papers explore research in Theoretical physics and the adjacent study of Einstein.
The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Epistemology, Argument, Context (language use), Value (ethics) and Theoretical physics. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Epistemology, it also covered topics in Idealization and Function (engineering). In addition to Argument research, the journal aims to explore topics under Simple (philosophy) and Law and economics.
It facilitates discussions on Context (language use) that incorporate concepts from other fields like Evolutionary biology, Interpretation (philosophy), Cosmology and Theory of relativity. The Value (ethics) works featured in it incorporate elements from Positive economics, Environmental ethics, Ideal (ethics), Transparency (behavior) and Politics. The General relativity studies presented in the journal fall under the field of Theoretical physics, but it also has connections to other fields such as Classical theory.
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 Studies in History and Philosophy of Science (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Studies in History and Philosophy of Science (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 5.56% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.17% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.97% of all publications and 56.30% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
Understanding the intricacies of the research conducted and topics explored in the Studies in History and Philosophy of Science allows scholars to draw upon insights to address practical issues in various fields. For example, the ethical components discussed in the reviewed materials may inform Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) on how to ethically handle sensitive matters involving clients. These professional counselors would benefit from understanding the philosophical discussions surrounding ethical behavior and decision-making.
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