David Topper

2.0k total citations
65 papers, 858 citations indexed

About

David Topper is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Astronomy and Astrophysics and History and Philosophy of Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David Topper has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 858 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 8 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 8 papers in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in David Topper's work include Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (11 papers), Music Technology and Sound Studies (6 papers) and Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies (6 papers). David Topper is often cited by papers focused on Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (11 papers), Music Technology and Sound Studies (6 papers) and Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies (6 papers). David Topper collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. David Topper's co-authors include Marx W. Wartofsky, Brian Wallis, Gerald Holton, Sandra Harding, E. H. Gombrich, Thomas Kühn, John H. Holloway, William A. Simpson, Pierre Auger and William J. Mitchell and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Physics, Perception and Technology and Culture.

In The Last Decade

David Topper

50 papers receiving 629 citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
David Topper 158 133 112 107 92 65 858
Christian J. W. Kloesel 97 0.6× 224 1.7× 93 0.8× 51 0.5× 171 1.9× 13 1.3k
Nathan Houser 102 0.6× 231 1.7× 96 0.9× 50 0.5× 168 1.8× 24 1.3k
Marx W. Wartofsky 266 1.7× 209 1.6× 94 0.8× 23 0.2× 129 1.4× 53 1.1k
Gastón Bachelard 183 1.2× 369 2.8× 48 0.4× 73 0.7× 57 0.6× 67 1.4k
Mitchell G. Ash 120 0.8× 212 1.6× 131 1.2× 29 0.3× 97 1.1× 76 1.2k
Eric Livingston 169 1.1× 343 2.6× 39 0.3× 18 0.2× 162 1.8× 21 1.1k
Peter Caws 112 0.7× 166 1.2× 91 0.8× 16 0.1× 46 0.5× 48 707
Michael Fried 712 4.5× 199 1.5× 65 0.6× 207 1.9× 99 1.1× 86 1.6k
Paul Cobley 56 0.4× 173 1.3× 60 0.5× 34 0.3× 93 1.0× 62 747
Howard Gardner 165 1.0× 71 0.5× 101 0.9× 13 0.1× 137 1.5× 6 646

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Topper

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Topper

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Topper. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Topper 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 Topper. David Topper 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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Topper, David. (2017). Historical Perspectives on the Visual Arts, Science and Technology. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University).
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Topper, David. (2014). Idolatry and Infinity: Of Art, Math, and God.
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Topper, David, et al.. (2005). Wireless Dance Control : Pair And Wisear. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 76–79. 8 indexed citations
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Topper, David. (2004). GAIA: Graphical Audio Interface Application. The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 2004. 1 indexed citations
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Topper, David, et al.. (2004). RECOMBINANT SPATIALIZATION FOR ECOACOUSTIC IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENTS. 1 indexed citations
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Topper, David, et al.. (2003). Spatio-Operational Spectral (S.O.S) Synthesis. The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 2003. 4 indexed citations
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Topper, David. (2000). PAWN & SPAWN: Portable and Semi-Portable Audio Workstation. International Computer Music Conference. 2000. 2 indexed citations
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Topper, David, et al.. (2000). Reply to Comment on `An analysis of Newton's projectile diagram'. European Journal of Physics. 21(1). L7–L8. 1 indexed citations
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Topper, David, et al.. (1997). RTcmix - Using CMIX in Real Time.. The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 1997. 16 indexed citations
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Topper, David, et al.. (1992). Three Cultures: Fifteen Lectures on the Confrontation of Academic Cultures. Leonardo. 25(2). 227–227. 2 indexed citations
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Topper, David & Martin Gardner. (1990). Gardner's Whys and Wherefores. Leonardo. 23(1). 149–149.
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Topper, David & William J. Mitchell. (1989). Iconology: Image, Text, Ideology. Leonardo. 22(3/4). 449–449. 4 indexed citations
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Topper, David & John H. Holloway. (1985). Interrelationships of the Arts, Sciences and Technology: A Bibliographic Up-Date. Leonardo. 18(3). 197–197. 2 indexed citations
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Topper, David. (1981). The Sense of Order: A Study in the Psychology of Decorative Art. Leonardo. 14(2). 176–176. 2 indexed citations
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Topper, David & John H. Holloway. (1980). Interrelationships between the Visual Arts, Science and Technology: A Bibliography. Leonardo. 13(1). 29–29. 5 indexed citations
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Topper, David. (1979). Mirror-Image Confusion. Leonardo. 12(2). 174–174. 3 indexed citations
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Topper, David. (1979). Jacob Bronowski: A Sketch of His Natural Philosophy. Leonardo. 12(1). 51–51. 1 indexed citations
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Topper, David & Thomas Kühn. (1979). The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change. Technology and Culture. 20(1). 218–218. 7 indexed citations
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Gombrich, E. H., Rudolf Arnheim, & David Topper. (1978). On Interpreting Pictorial Art. Leonardo. 11(2). 174–174. 2 indexed citations
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Topper, David. (1977). On Interpreting Pictorial Art: Reflections on J. J. Gibson's Invariants Hypothesis. Leonardo. 10(4). 295–295. 6 indexed citations

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