Brian Epstein

959 total citations
25 papers, 399 citations indexed

About

Brian Epstein is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Epstein has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 399 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 8 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Brian Epstein's work include Philosophy and Theoretical Science (7 papers), Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (5 papers) and Critical Realism in Sociology (4 papers). Brian Epstein is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and Theoretical Science (7 papers), Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (5 papers) and Critical Realism in Sociology (4 papers). Brian Epstein collaborates with scholars based in United States and Russia. Brian Epstein's co-authors include Patrick Forber, John W. Fulton, William Farmer, Jonathan Rogers, Donald J. Ward, Alexey V. Antonov and Frank L. Hammond and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Hydrology and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.

In The Last Decade

Brian Epstein

20 papers receiving 365 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Epstein United States 8 174 161 115 99 79 25 399
Eric Schliesser Netherlands 14 148 0.9× 247 1.5× 190 1.7× 22 0.2× 55 0.7× 81 589
David Henderson United States 12 116 0.7× 271 1.7× 88 0.8× 124 1.3× 90 1.1× 48 408
John Skorupski United Kingdom 13 154 0.9× 334 2.1× 32 0.3× 100 1.0× 169 2.1× 58 637
Jacques Bouveresse France 7 105 0.6× 149 0.9× 60 0.5× 103 1.0× 51 0.6× 98 390
Robert Northcott United Kingdom 10 77 0.4× 64 0.4× 126 1.1× 47 0.5× 49 0.6× 29 320
Elijah Millgram United States 11 48 0.3× 181 1.1× 43 0.4× 47 0.5× 105 1.3× 40 333
Alan Nelson United States 10 106 0.6× 92 0.6× 109 0.9× 28 0.3× 19 0.2× 24 313
Tony Honoré United Kingdom 12 107 0.6× 94 0.6× 31 0.3× 27 0.3× 118 1.5× 33 529
M. Hamblin Smith United States 8 74 0.4× 117 0.7× 17 0.1× 44 0.4× 83 1.1× 31 317
Alexander Broadie United Kingdom 10 60 0.3× 147 0.9× 45 0.4× 27 0.3× 28 0.4× 52 322

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Epstein

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Epstein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Epstein

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Epstein, Brian. (2022). Why group mental states are not exhaustively determined by member states. Philosophical Issues. 32(1). 417–433. 1 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brian, et al.. (2022). A Framework of Social Ontology. RUDN Journal of Philosophy. 26(3). 582–598.
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Epstein, Brian. (2019). Anchoring versus Grounding: Reply to Schaffer. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 99(3). 768–781. 16 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brian. (2018). Biko on non-white and black: improving social reality. PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation). 2 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brian. (2018). Replies to Hawley, Mikkola, and Hindriks. Inquiry. 62(2). 230–246. 6 indexed citations
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Fulton, John W., et al.. (2018). Computing under-ice discharge: A proof-of-concept using hydroacoustics and the Probability Concept. Journal of Hydrology. 562. 733–748. 5 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brian. (2017). What are social groups? Their metaphysics and how to classify them. Synthese. 196(12). 4899–4932. 38 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brian. (2016). Replies to Guala and Gallotti. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 159–172. 4 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brian. (2016). Précis of The Ant Trap. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 125–134. 1 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brian. (2015). The Ant Trap. Oxford University Press eBooks. 192 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brian. (2014). Why macroeconomics does not supervene on microeconomics. Journal of Economic Methodology. 21(1). 3–18. 8 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brian & Patrick Forber. (2012). The perils of tweaking: how to use macrodata to set parameters in complex simulation models. Synthese. 190(2). 203–218. 6 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brian. (2011). Agent-Based Modeling and the Fallacies of Individualism. 133–162. 15 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brian. (2009). Grounds, Convention, and the Metaphysics of Linguistic Tokens. Croatian Journal of Philosophy. 9(1). 45–67. 3 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brian. (2009). History and the Critique of Social Concepts. Philosophy of the Social Sciences. 40(1). 3–29. 10 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brian. (2008). The Internal and the External in Linguistic Explanation. Croatian Journal of Philosophy. 8(22). 77–111.
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Epstein, Brian. (2008). THE REALPOLITIK OF REFERENCE. Pacific philosophical quarterly. 89(1). 1–20. 2 indexed citations
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Epstein, Brian. (2006). Review of Millikan, Ruth Garrett, Language: A Biological Model. PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation). 2006(5). 1 indexed citations

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