David Freedberg

3.4k citations
75 papers · 1.7k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 15
Topics
Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (13 papers)Action Observation and Synchronization (9 papers)Visual Culture and Art Theory (7 papers)
Journals
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaPLoS ONETrends in Cognitive Sciences

In The Last Decade

David Freedberg

60 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Motion, emotion and empathy in esthetic experience20072026201320192007100200300400500

Peers

David Freedberg
Comparison fields: 5 of 106
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 836
  • Social Psychology 510
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 498
  • Visual Arts and Performing Arts 366
  • Sensory Systems 167
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Countries citing papers authored by David Freedberg

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Freedberg

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Freedberg

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Freedberg. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Freedberg 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 David Freedberg. David Freedberg is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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The play of the unmentionable
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Iconoclasm and painting in the revolt of the Netherlands, 1566-1609
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About David Freedberg

David Freedberg is a scholar working on Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Classics and Sensory Systems, having authored 75 papers that have together received 1.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (13 papers), Action Observation and Synchronization (9 papers) and Visual Culture and Art Theory (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Visual Arts and Performing Arts (366 citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (836 citations) and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (498 citations). David Freedberg has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Vittorio Gallese, Crispin Sartwell, Maria Alessandra Umiltà, Cristina Berchio, Mariateresa Sestito, Arthur C. Danto, Federica Savazzi, Cinzia Di Dio, Gabriella Gilli and Davide Massaro. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Trends in Cognitive Sciences.

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