Kim Plofker
Kim Plofker publishes mostly in Theoretical Computer Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and History and Philosophy of Science, on topics such as History and Theory of Mathematics, Historical Astronomy and Related Studies and Mathematics and Applications.
- World rank
- #507,942 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in United States
- #168,270 of 358,040
- Works
- 41
- Citations
- 1
What does Kim Plofker research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Theoretical Computer Science24% of their works
- 2Astronomy and Astrophysics14% of their works
- 3History and Philosophy of Science10% of their works
- 4Geometry and Topology7% of their works
- 5Anthropology7% of their works
- 6Mathematical Physics7% of their works
Research topics
Which keywords describe Kim Plofker's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Historical Sources, Mathematics Education, History, Antikythera Mechanism, Astronomical Calculator, Buddhism, Eurasian Exchange and Geometry.
- Neutrosophy
- Generalized Functions
- Silk Roads
- Knowledge Production
- Geometry
- Buddhism
- Antikythera Mechanism
- Mathematics Education
- Historical Sources
- History
- Astronomical Calculator
- Eurasian Exchange
- Hyperbolic
- Science
- South Asia
- Infinite and Infinitesimal Numbers
- Smarandache Function
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 17 words, with their numbers
- Historical Sources71 topic
- Mathematics Education71 topic
- History42 topics
- Antikythera Mechanism31 topic
- Astronomical Calculator31 topic
- Buddhism21 topic
- Eurasian Exchange21 topic
- Geometry21 topic
- Hyperbolic21 topic
- Knowledge Production21 topic
- Science21 topic
- Silk Roads21 topic
- South Asia21 topic
- Generalized Functions11 topic
- Infinite and Infinitesimal Numbers11 topic
- Neutrosophy11 topic
- Smarandache Function11 topic
Where does Kim Plofker work?
Kim Plofker's main affiliation in the publication record is Union College, United States.
How many publications and citations does Kim Plofker have?
Science Explorer counts 41 works and 1 citations for Kim Plofker, ranking #507,942 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
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