Impact Factor
3.00
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
2.18
346 total citations
h5-index
28
h5 depth signal
Cited share
51.4%
89 of 173
Total citations
346
Citation footprint
Metric signal
1.54
External metric anchor
Self-citation
2.0%
7 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
302
United Kingdom
132
Germany
98
Canada
50
Australia
44
Citing Fields of Research
Philosophy
522
History & Philosophy Of Science
379
Physics Education
69
Quantum Mechanics
51
High Energy Physics
41
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
2,924
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
173
89 cited publications
Last 12 months
123
10.3 publications/month
Open access share
50.4%
62 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
302 citing publications
Leading citing field
Philosophy
522 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
14 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1, Aug. 1970-
v1, Aug. 1970-
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Philosophy
History & Philosophy Of Science
Broad Categories
History of Medicine
Science
Philosophy
History & Philosophy Of Science
Physics Education
High Energy Physics
MeSH Descriptors
Science
Science
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1016/j.shpsa.2026.102228
Open DOI
Can structural realism leave the comfort zone?
02
DOI 10.1016/j.shpsa.2026.102231
Open DOI
Cassirer and Reichenbach on the conventionality of geometry
03
DOI 10.1016/j.shpsa.2026.102229
Open DOI
Envisioned care: The fraught emergence of a new epistemic virtue in plant science
04
DOI 10.1016/j.shpsa.2026.102247
Open DOI
Information avant la lettre: The mathematical constitution of brain waves in early EEG analysis (1929–1932)
05
DOI 10.1016/s0039-3681(26)00127-5
Open DOI
Editorial Board
06
DOI 10.1016/j.shpsa.2026.102246
Open DOI
The scientific consensus on the beauty of snowflakes: A case study for the aesthetics of science
07
DOI 10.1016/j.shpsa.2026.102248
Open DOI
Kant and the tradition of axiomatic chemistry
08
DOI 10.1016/j.shpsa.2026.102224
Open DOI
Patient's knowledge, doctor's ignorance: The production of knowledge about myalgic encephalomyelitis
09
10
DOI 10.1016/j.shpsa.2026.102230
Open DOI
A principle of least time before Fermat?
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Issues for <1999-> called <v. 30A-> to distinguish them from the companion publications: Studies in history and philosophy of modern physics; and: Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences, designated B and C respectively.
Also issued online.
Indexes: Vols. 1-19, 1970-88. 1 v.
Issues for Dec. 1993, June 1994, and Dec. 1994 also have section title: Studies in history and philosophy of modern physics, which does not have its own volume numbering. Beginning with Apr. 1995 this became a separate journal.
Issued in conjunction with companion journal: Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences, Mar. 1998-