Daniel J. Nicholson

1.6k total citations
26 papers, 869 citations indexed

About

Daniel J. Nicholson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics and History and Philosophy of Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel J. Nicholson has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 869 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 7 papers in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in Daniel J. Nicholson's work include Gene Regulatory Network Analysis (8 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (7 papers) and Origins and Evolution of Life (7 papers). Daniel J. Nicholson is often cited by papers focused on Gene Regulatory Network Analysis (8 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (7 papers) and Origins and Evolution of Life (7 papers). Daniel J. Nicholson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Daniel J. Nicholson's co-authors include Andreas Pekarek, Joshua Healy, Richard Gawne, Raymond C. Francis, N.A. French, Peter Gahan, Murray R. Bakst, Jane Parker, Lenny Moss and S. G. Tullett and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Theoretical Biology, BMC Genomics and Poultry Science.

In The Last Decade

Daniel J. Nicholson

25 papers receiving 797 citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniel J. Nicholson United Kingdom 13 258 225 220 147 117 26 869
Hub Zwart Netherlands 16 202 0.8× 51 0.2× 168 0.8× 85 0.6× 140 1.2× 149 1.1k
Alfred Nordmann Germany 15 286 1.1× 104 0.5× 101 0.5× 102 0.7× 278 2.4× 64 1.2k
Lily E. Kay United States 13 112 0.4× 284 1.3× 208 0.9× 65 0.4× 64 0.5× 20 916
Jakob von Uexküll 7 191 0.7× 119 0.5× 35 0.2× 156 1.1× 280 2.4× 12 1.2k
William C. Wimsatt United States 15 378 1.5× 584 2.6× 216 1.0× 144 1.0× 192 1.6× 33 1.4k
Tarja Knuuttila Finland 17 109 0.4× 374 1.7× 218 1.0× 66 0.4× 91 0.8× 50 1.1k
Thomas A. C. Reydon Germany 16 151 0.6× 271 1.2× 101 0.5× 45 0.3× 79 0.7× 62 671
Claus Emmeche Denmark 19 230 0.9× 318 1.4× 178 0.8× 360 2.4× 189 1.6× 50 1.1k
David Depew United States 14 272 1.1× 210 0.9× 78 0.4× 162 1.1× 60 0.5× 59 893
Sandra D. Mitchell United States 19 376 1.5× 570 2.5× 206 0.9× 90 0.6× 146 1.2× 37 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniel J. Nicholson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nicholson, Daniel J.. (2025). Population Thinking and the Uniqueness of Biological Entities. Acta Biotheoretica. 73(2). 8–8. 1 indexed citations
2.
Nicholson, Daniel J.. (2025). <i>What Is Life?</i> Revisited. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
3.
Brady, Kristen, C. Conover Talbot, G. Rickey Welch, et al.. (2022). Transcriptome analysis of blastoderms exposed to prolonged egg storage and short periods of incubation during egg storage. BMC Genomics. 23(1). 262–262. 6 indexed citations
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Francis, Raymond C., et al.. (2021). 2-Methyl-1,4,4a,9a-tetrahydroanthracene-9,10-dione (Me-THAD) as a catalyst in alkaline chemical pulping. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology. 41(6). 249–260. 4 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Daniel J.. (2019). Is the cell really a machine?. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 477. 108–126. 93 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Daniel J., et al.. (2018). Everything Flows : Towards a Processual Philosophy of Biology. Directory of Open access Books (OAPEN Foundation). 48 indexed citations
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Gahan, Peter, Andreas Pekarek, & Daniel J. Nicholson. (2018). Unions and collective bargaining in Australia in 2017. Journal of Industrial Relations. 60(3). 337–357. 11 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Daniel J.. (2018). Reconceptualizing the Organism: From Complex Machine to Flowing Stream. PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation). 21 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Daniel J. & Richard Gawne. (2015). Neither logical empiricism nor vitalism, but organicism: what the philosophy of biology was. History & Philosophy of the Life Sciences. 37(4). 345–381. 67 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Daniel J.. (2014). The machine conception of the organism in development and evolution: A critical analysis. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 48. 162–174. 47 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Daniel J., et al.. (2014). A THREE-STAGE KLASON METHOD FOR MORE ACCURATE DETERMINATIONS OF HARDWOOD LIGNIN CONTENT. 25 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Daniel J.. (2014). The Return of the Organism as a Fundamental Explanatory Concept in Biology. Philosophy Compass. 9(5). 347–359. 87 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Daniel J. & Richard Gawne. (2013). Rethinking Woodger’s Legacy in the Philosophy of Biology. Journal of the History of Biology. 47(2). 243–292. 21 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Daniel J.. (2013). Organisms≠Machines. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 44(4). 669–678. 88 indexed citations
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Bakst, Murray R., et al.. (2012). Comparison of blastoderm traits from 2 lines of broilers before and after egg storage and incubation. Poultry Science. 91(10). 2645–2648. 13 indexed citations
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Moss, Lenny & Daniel J. Nicholson. (2011). On nature and normativity: Normativity, teleology, and mechanism in biological explanation. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 43(1). 88–91. 8 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Daniel J.. (2011). The concept of mechanism in biology. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 43(1). 152–163. 101 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Daniel J.. (2010). Biological atomism and cell theory. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 41(3). 202–211. 35 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Daniel J.. (2010). Genesis Redux: Essays in the History and Philosophy of Artificial Life. Annals of Science. 68(1). 136–139. 8 indexed citations
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O’Malley, Maureen A. & Daniel J. Nicholson. (2008). Review of 'Philosophy of Biology' (Garvey, 2007). 2008(10). 1 indexed citations

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