Diederik Aerts

5.7k total citations
180 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Diederik Aerts is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and History and Philosophy of Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Diederik Aerts has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 55 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 30 papers in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in Diederik Aerts's work include Quantum Mechanics and Applications (93 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (32 papers) and Philosophy and History of Science (28 papers). Diederik Aerts is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Mechanics and Applications (93 papers), Quantum Information and Cryptography (32 papers) and Philosophy and History of Science (28 papers). Diederik Aerts collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Poland and United Kingdom. Diederik Aerts's co-authors include Liane Gabora, Sandro Sozzo, Marek Czachor, Thomas Durt, Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi, Jan Broekaert, Tomás Veloz, Eleanor Rosch, Ingrid Daubechies and Bart D’Hooghe and has published in prestigious journals such as Physics Today, Physical Review A and Frontiers in Psychology.

In The Last Decade

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168 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers

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John Earman United States
Huw Price Australia
Barry Loewer United States
David Wallace United States
Arthur Fine United States
Ehtibar N. Dzhafarov United States
Tim Maudlin United States
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Aerts, Diederik, Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi, & Sandro Sozzo. (2025). From quantum cognition to conceptuality interpretation II: unravelling the quantum mysteries. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 383(2309). 20240381–20240381.
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Aerts, Diederik, Roberto Leporini, & Sandro Sozzo. (2025). Turing video-based cognitive tests to handle entangled concepts. Theoretical Computer Science. 1051. 115398–115398.
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Aerts, Diederik & Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi. (2024). A quantum mechanical analysis of time and motion in relativity theory. THEORIA An International Journal for Theory History and Foundations of Science. 39(2). 165–191. 2 indexed citations
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Aerts, Diederik & Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi. (2017). Beyond-quantum modeling of question order effects and response replicability in psychological measurements. Journal of Mathematical Psychology. 79. 104–120. 5 indexed citations
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Aerts, Diederik & Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi. (2015). Do spins have directions?. Soft Computing. 21(6). 1483–1504. 8 indexed citations
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Aerts, Diederik, et al.. (2013). Systems, environments, and soliton rate equations: A non-Kolmogorovian framework for population dynamics. 1 indexed citations
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Aerts, Diederik, et al.. (2012). Quantum Probabilistic Structures in Competing Lizard Communities. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Czachor, Marek, et al.. (2011). A comparison of geometric analogues of holographic reduced representations, original holographic reduced representations and binary spatter codes. Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems. 221–228. 4 indexed citations
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Aerts, Diederik, Marek Czachor, & Sandro Sozzo. (2010). A Contextual Quantum-Based Formalism for Population Dynamics. Institutional Research Information System (University of Udine). 1 indexed citations
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Aerts, Diederik & Bart D’Hooghe. (2009). Classical logical versus quantum conceptual thought: examples in economy, decision theory and concept theory.. VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). 128–142. 1 indexed citations
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Aerts, Sven & Diederik Aerts. (2008). When can a data set be described by quantum theory. VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). 2 indexed citations
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D’Hooghe, Bart, Diederik Aerts, & Emmanuel Haven. (2008). Quantum formalisms in non-quantum physics situations: Historical developments and directions for future research. VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). 1 indexed citations
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Aerts, Diederik & Marek Czachor. (2007). Cartoon computation: Quantum-like algorithms without quantum mechanics. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical. 40. 259–266. 6 indexed citations
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Aerts, Diederik, et al.. (2002). Classicality and connectedness for state property systems and closure spaces. International Journal of Theoretical Physics. 4 indexed citations
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Aerts, Diederik, et al.. (2001). Connectedness applied to closure spaces and state property systems. CERN Bulletin. 52. 18–21. 4 indexed citations
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Aerts, Diederik, et al.. (1997). Quantum, classical and intermediate II: the vanishing vector space structure. Tatra Mountains Mathematical Publications. 10. 241–266. 6 indexed citations
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Aerts, Diederik, et al.. (1997). Quantum, classical and intermediate I: a model on the Poincaré sphere. Tatra Mountains Mathematical Publications. 10. 225–240. 4 indexed citations
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Aerts, Diederik, et al.. (1993). A physical example of quantum fuzzy sets, and the classical limit.. VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). 15 indexed citations
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Aerts, Diederik. (1991). A mechanistic classical laboratory situation violating the Bell inequalities with sqrt(2), exactly 'in the same way' as its violations by the EPR experiments. Helvetica physica acta. 64(1). 1–23. 33 indexed citations
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Aerts, Diederik. (1984). The missing elements of reality in the description of quantum mechanics of the EPR paradox situation. Helvetica physica acta. 57(4). 421–428. 16 indexed citations

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