Aku Visala

532 total citations
34 papers, 228 citations indexed

About

Aku Visala is a scholar working on Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Aku Visala has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 228 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Philosophy, 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 12 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Aku Visala's work include Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (10 papers), Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (10 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (9 papers). Aku Visala is often cited by papers focused on Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (10 papers), Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (10 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (9 papers). Aku Visala collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United Kingdom and United States. Aku Visala's co-authors include Cristine H. Legare, Jonathan Jong, Justin L. Barrett, Jukka Sundvall, Michael Laakasuo, Marianna Drosinou, Christopher Kavanagh, Agustín Fuentes, Jussi Palomäki and Mika Koverola and has published in prestigious journals such as Personality and Individual Differences, European Journal of Social Psychology and Human Development.

In The Last Decade

Aku Visala

31 papers receiving 213 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aku Visala Finland 10 117 89 82 64 46 34 228
Melanie Nyhof United States 4 148 1.3× 25 0.3× 57 0.7× 60 0.9× 95 2.1× 7 245
Anne L. C. Runehov Sweden 6 59 0.5× 31 0.3× 27 0.3× 33 0.5× 39 0.8× 16 173
Jonathan Matheson United States 10 88 0.8× 269 3.0× 121 1.5× 6 0.1× 36 0.8× 29 312
Ian M. Church United States 6 61 0.5× 80 0.9× 38 0.5× 24 0.4× 84 1.8× 15 190
Gerald E. Myers United States 6 63 0.5× 103 1.2× 34 0.4× 11 0.2× 50 1.1× 23 231
Justin P. McBrayer United States 8 60 0.5× 110 1.2× 60 0.7× 5 0.1× 53 1.2× 23 205
Silvia Guerrero Spain 9 114 1.0× 8 0.1× 33 0.4× 28 0.4× 98 2.1× 28 264
Michael Barlev United States 7 53 0.5× 19 0.2× 37 0.5× 23 0.4× 35 0.8× 17 118
J. L. Schellenberg Canada 12 105 0.9× 407 4.6× 45 0.5× 54 0.8× 146 3.2× 49 448
Mark Phelan United States 7 54 0.5× 61 0.7× 132 1.6× 5 0.1× 58 1.3× 13 167

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aku Visala

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Visala, Aku, et al.. (2024). Original sin, control, and divine blame: some critical reflections on the moderate doctrine of original sin. Religious Studies. 61(1). 78–92. 2 indexed citations
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Laakasuo, Michael, Volo Herzon, Silva Perander, et al.. (2021). Socio-cognitive biases in folk AI ethics and risk discourse. AI and Ethics. 1(4). 593–610. 9 indexed citations
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Visala, Aku, et al.. (2020). Erasmus versus Luther: A Contemporary Analysis of the Debate on Free Will. Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie. 62(3). 311–335. 2 indexed citations
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Visala, Aku, et al.. (2018). Philosophy of religion and the scientific turn. Palgrave Communications. 4(1). 2 indexed citations
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Visala, Aku. (2018). Vapaan tahdon filosofia. 1 indexed citations
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Visala, Aku. (2016). Naturalism, Theism and the Cognitive Study of Religion. 5 indexed citations
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Visala, Aku, et al.. (2016). Tolerance or Recognition? What Can We Expect?. Open Theology. 2(1). 3 indexed citations
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Fuentes, Agustín & Aku Visala. (2016). Conversations on Human Nature. 5 indexed citations
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Visala, Aku & Agustín Fuentes. (2015). Human Nature(s): Human Nature at the Crossroad of Conflicting Interests. Theology and Science. 13(1). 25–42. 2 indexed citations
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Jong, Jonathan & Aku Visala. (2014). Evolutionary debunking arguments against theism, reconsidered. International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. 76(3). 243–258. 14 indexed citations
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Jong, Jonathan & Aku Visala. (2014). Three Quests for Human Nature. Pure (Coventry University). 1(2). 146–171. 3 indexed citations
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Visala, Aku, et al.. (2013). The cognitive science of religion and theism again: a reply to Leo Näreaho. Religious Studies. 50(1). 67–76. 1 indexed citations
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Legare, Cristine H. & Aku Visala. (2011). Between Religion and Science: Integrating Psychological and Philosophical Accounts of Explanatory Coexistence. Human Development. 54(3). 169–184. 36 indexed citations
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Visala, Aku. (2011). Naturalism, Theism and the Cognitive Study of Religion: Religion Explained?. 13 indexed citations
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Visala, Aku, et al.. (2011). THE COGNITIVE SCIENCE OF RELIGION: IMPLICATIONS FOR THEISM?. Zygon®. 46(1). 17 indexed citations
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Barrett, Justin L., et al.. (2011). The Nature of God - Evolution and Religion. 17 indexed citations
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Visala, Aku. (2009). Religion Explained? : A Philosophical Appraisal of the Cognitive Science of Religion. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja.
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Visala, Aku. (2008). Religion and the Human Mind: Philosophical Perspectives on the Cognitive Science of Religion. Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie. 50(2). 2 indexed citations

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