Derek Turner

892 total citations
39 papers, 471 citations indexed

About

Derek Turner is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Sociology and Political Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek Turner has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 471 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Derek Turner's work include Philosophy and History of Science (17 papers), Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (5 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (4 papers). Derek Turner is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and History of Science (17 papers), Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (5 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (4 papers). Derek Turner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Ireland. Derek Turner's co-authors include Adrian Currie, Rob Inkpen, Marc Ereshefsky, John F. Post, Kenneth J. Sufka, Joyce C. Havstad and Carenza Lewis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Philosophy of Science and Endeavour.

In The Last Decade

Derek Turner

34 papers receiving 429 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Derek Turner United States 13 232 134 83 79 76 39 471
Mary P. Winsor Canada 14 390 1.7× 85 0.6× 23 0.3× 87 1.1× 106 1.4× 32 801
Todd A. Grantham United States 10 89 0.4× 58 0.4× 33 0.4× 60 0.8× 66 0.9× 17 264
David Sepkoski Germany 11 120 0.5× 47 0.4× 26 0.3× 99 1.3× 37 0.5× 30 340
Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis United States 11 287 1.2× 79 0.6× 20 0.2× 31 0.4× 166 2.2× 60 593
Uwe Hoßfeld Germany 16 323 1.4× 128 1.0× 15 0.2× 61 0.8× 135 1.8× 85 759
Georgy S. Levit Germany 14 222 1.0× 107 0.8× 15 0.2× 49 0.6× 84 1.1× 62 518
Trevor Pearce United States 11 72 0.3× 63 0.5× 34 0.4× 21 0.3× 54 0.7× 22 273
Joel B. Hägen United States 13 125 0.5× 40 0.3× 27 0.3× 18 0.2× 73 1.0× 28 424
Charles Lyell United States 7 105 0.5× 29 0.2× 23 0.3× 71 0.9× 18 0.2× 15 414
Jay Odenbaugh United States 13 188 0.8× 112 0.8× 156 1.9× 3 0.0× 63 0.8× 34 542

Countries citing papers authored by Derek Turner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek Turner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek Turner

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

All Works

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Currie, Adrian & Derek Turner. (2023). Creativity Without Agency: Evolutionary Flair & Aesthetic Engagement. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(0). 2 indexed citations
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Turner, Derek, et al.. (2023). Living fossils and conservation values. Frontiers in Earth Science. 11. 3 indexed citations
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Turner, Derek. (2022). Causal History, Environmental Art, and Biotechnologically Assisted Restoration. Ethics Policy & Environment. 25(2). 125–128. 3 indexed citations
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Turner, Derek. (2019). Speculation in the Historical Sciences. The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 11(20220112). 4 indexed citations
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Turner, Derek. (2019). Paleoaesthetics and the Practice of Paleontology. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Turner, Derek. (2017). Biases in the Selection of Candidate Species for De-Extinction. Ethics Policy & Environment. 20(1). 21–24. 7 indexed citations
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Currie, Adrian & Derek Turner. (2016). Scientific Knowledge of the Deep Past. PhilSci-Archive (University of Pittsburgh). 1 indexed citations
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Turner, Derek. (2015). A second look at the colors of the dinosaurs. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A. 55. 60–68. 22 indexed citations
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Currie, Adrian & Derek Turner. (2015). Introduction: Scientific knowledge of the deep past. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A. 55. 43–46. 17 indexed citations
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Lewis, Carenza, et al.. (2013). Archaeological test pit excavations at Shillington, Bedfordshire. Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln).
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Turner, Derek. (2012). "Environmental Ethics: Readings in Theory and Application," 6th edition, ed. Louis P. Pojman and Paul Pojman. Teaching Philosophy. 35(4). 448–451. 2 indexed citations
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Inkpen, Rob & Derek Turner. (2012). The Topography of Historical Contingency. Journal of the Philosophy of History. 6(1). 1–19. 20 indexed citations
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Turner, Derek, et al.. (2010). Why Not NIMBY?. Ethics Place & Environment. 13(3). 251–266. 24 indexed citations
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Turner, Derek. (2010). Punctuated equilibrium and species selection: what does it mean for one theory to suggest another?. Theory in Biosciences. 129(2-3). 113–123.
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Turner, Derek. (2008). How much can we know about the causes of evolutionary trends?. Biology & Philosophy. 24(3). 341–357. 18 indexed citations
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Turner, Derek. (2005). Are We at War with Nature?. Environmental Values. 14(1). 21–36. 5 indexed citations
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Turner, Derek. (2004). The past vs. the tiny: historical science and the abductive arguments for realism. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A. 35(1). 1–17. 8 indexed citations
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Post, John F. & Derek Turner. (2000). Sic Transitivity. Journal of Philosophical Research. 25. 67–82. 4 indexed citations
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Turner, Derek. (1978). A lost seventeenth century demographic crisis? The evidence of two counties.. PubMed. 11–18.

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