Albert Hofstadter

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Albert Hofstadter is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Visual Arts and Performing Arts. According to data from OpenAlex, Albert Hofstadter has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 2 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 1 paper in Visual Arts and Performing Arts. Recurrent topics in Albert Hofstadter's work include Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (3 papers), Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (2 papers) and Visual Culture and Art Theory (1 paper). Albert Hofstadter is often cited by papers focused on Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (3 papers), Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (2 papers) and Visual Culture and Art Theory (1 paper). Albert Hofstadter collaborates with scholars based in United States. Albert Hofstadter's co-authors include Herbert W. Reichert, Martín Heidegger, Richard Kuhns, Jerome Stolnitz and Morris Weitz and has published in prestigious journals such as The Philosophical Review, The Journal of Philosophy and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.

In The Last Decade

Albert Hofstadter

20 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Poetry, Language, Thought 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 400 800 1.2k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Poetry, Language, Thought
    1972 1.3k citations Herbert W. Reichert, Martín Heidegger et al. Books Abroad profile →

Peers

Albert Hofstadter
Herbert W. Reichert Switzerland
Willard R. Trask
Maurice Natanson United States
Hazel E. Barnes South Africa
Bruce Wilshire United States
Lionel Trilling United States
Carolyn L. Burke United States
Joseph Campbell United States
Gastón Bachelard United Kingdom
Frank Kermode United States
Herbert W. Reichert Switzerland
Albert Hofstadter
Citations per year, relative to Albert Hofstadter Albert Hofstadter (= 1×) peers Herbert W. Reichert

Countries citing papers authored by Albert Hofstadter

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Fields of papers citing papers by Albert Hofstadter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Albert Hofstadter

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Albert Hofstadter. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Albert Hofstadter based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Albert Hofstadter. Albert Hofstadter is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hofstadter, Albert & Richard Kuhns. (1976). Philosophies of Art and Beauty. 24 indexed citations
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1973). Reflections on evil. KU ScholarWorks (The University of Kansas). 3 indexed citations
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1973). The Aesthetic Impulse. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 32(2). 171–171. 3 indexed citations
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Weitz, Morris & Albert Hofstadter. (1972). Agony and Epitaph: Man, His Art, and His Poetry.. The Philosophical Review. 81(1). 110–110.
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Reichert, Herbert W., Martín Heidegger, & Albert Hofstadter. (1972). Poetry, Language, Thought. Books Abroad. 46(4). 670–670. 1340 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1969). Lectures and conversations on aesthetics, psychology and religious belief. The Journal of Value Inquiry. 3(1). 63–71. 35 indexed citations
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1969). On the Consciousness and Language of Art. Philosophy East and West. 19(1). 3–3. 1 indexed citations
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1969). The Aesthetic Impulse. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 28(2). 171–182. 3 indexed citations
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1965). The Tragicomic: Concern in Depth. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 24(2). 295–295. 3 indexed citations
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1965). Truth and art. 11 indexed citations
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1965). Truth of Being. The Journal of Philosophy. 62(7). 167–167. 2 indexed citations
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1963). Art and Spiritual Validity. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 22(1). 9–9. 1 indexed citations
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1963). Art and Spiritual Validity. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 22(1). 9–20. 2 indexed citations
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1962). Validity Versus Value. The Journal of Philosophy. 59(21). 607–617.
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1957). Six Necessities. The Journal of Philosophy. 54(20). 597–597. 1 indexed citations
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1957). II. On the Grounds of Esthetic Judgment. The Journal of Philosophy. 54(22). 679–679.
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1954). The Myth of the Whole: A Consideration of Quine's View of Knowledge. The Journal of Philosophy. 51(14). 397–397. 3 indexed citations
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1953). Universality, Explanation, and Scientific Law. The Journal of Philosophy. 50(4). 101–101. 1 indexed citations
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1951). Professor Ryle's Category-Mistake. The Journal of Philosophy. 48(9). 257–257. 13 indexed citations
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Hofstadter, Albert. (1951). Explanation and Necessity. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 11(3). 339–339. 7 indexed citations

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