Theodore M. Porter

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3.5K

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1981

Active since

Affiliations

University of California, Los Angeles(Current)

Theodore M. Porter is an author at University of California, Los Angeles specializing in social sciences, history of science, and science and technology studies.

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Social SciencesHistory Of SciencePoliticsPublic PolicyScience And Technology StudiesScience PolicyNatural SciencesArtsLanguageHumanities

Publications per year

1981–2020

Publications

Trust in Numbers: The Pursuit of Objectivity in Science and Public Life.

Mary S. Morgan, Theodore M. Porter, M. Norton Wise · The Economic History Review · 1996 · 627 citations

Public Policy, Public Perception Studies, Behavioral Decision Making +10

The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820-1900

Patricia Cline Cohen, Theodore M. Porter · The American Historical Review · 1988 · 580 citations

Scientific Research, History Of Science, Statistical Thinking +9

Five ways to ensure that models serve society: a manifesto

Andrea Saltelli, Gabriele Bammer, Isabelle Bruno et al. · Nature · 2020 · 440 citations · Full text

Public Policy, Engineering, Social Theory +7

Trust in Numbers: The Pursuit of Objectivity in Science and Public Life

Kevin D. Haggerty, Theodore M. Porter · The Canadian Journal of Sociology · 1997 · 307 citations · Full text

Trust Metric, Public Policy, Behavioral Decision Making +9

Quantification and the Accounting Ideal in Science

Theodore M. Porter · Social Studies of Science · 1992 · 247 citations

Accounting Practice, Science Ethic, Research Ethics +16

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