Erik Weber

1.0k total citations
75 papers, 488 citations indexed

About

Erik Weber is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Weber has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 488 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 12 papers in Philosophy and 10 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Erik Weber's work include Philosophy and History of Science (43 papers), Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (10 papers) and Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies (6 papers). Erik Weber is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and History of Science (43 papers), Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (10 papers) and Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies (6 papers). Erik Weber collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United States. Erik Weber's co-authors include Jeroen Van Bouwel, Leen De Vreese, Dunja Šešelja, B Leuridan, Stuart Glennan, Phyllis Illari, Steffen Ducheyne, Joke Meheus, Rogier De Langhe and Petri Ylikoski and has published in prestigious journals such as Synthese, PS Political Science & Politics and History and Theory.

In The Last Decade

Erik Weber

64 papers receiving 433 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erik Weber Belgium	12	248	104	95	49	48	75	488
James W. McAllister Netherlands	12	268 1.1×	98 0.9×	62 0.7×	78 1.6×	41 0.9×	40	555
Collin Rice United States	12	440 1.8×	99 1.0×	69 0.7×	50 1.0×	140 2.9×	25	613
Hans Radder Netherlands	13	184 0.7×	52 0.5×	168 1.8×	52 1.1×	26 0.5×	55	580
C. Ulises Moulines Germany	12	331 1.3×	45 0.4×	59 0.6×	87 1.8×	39 0.8×	65	639
Jonah N. Schupbach United States	12	276 1.1×	197 1.9×	50 0.5×	67 1.4×	42 0.9×	24	484
Jim Woodward United States	10	518 2.1×	100 1.0×	106 1.1×	98 2.0×	111 2.3×	13	777
Jeroen Van Bouwel Belgium	11	128 0.5×	64 0.6×	121 1.3×	19 0.4×	26 0.5×	33	326
Victor Gijsbers Netherlands	5	328 1.3×	159 1.5×	51 0.5×	99 2.0×	72 1.5×	15	454
James Bogen United States	8	311 1.3×	194 1.9×	93 1.0×	125 2.6×	67 1.4×	27	668
Darrell P. Rowbottom United Kingdom	16	388 1.6×	246 2.4×	80 0.8×	80 1.6×	51 1.1×	57	671

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Weber, Erik. (2025). Evidential pluralism, epistemic causality and mixed methods research. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 4(1).

Weber, Erik, et al.. (2024). Distinctively generic explanations of physical facts. Synthese. 203(4). 1 indexed citations

Weber, Erik, et al.. (2022). The structure of analogical reasoning in bioethics. Medicine Health Care and Philosophy. 26(1). 69–84. 2 indexed citations

Weber, Erik, et al.. (2015). The role of orientation experiments in discovering mechanisms. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A. 54. 46–55. 3 indexed citations

Leuridan, B & Erik Weber. (2012). Causality and Explanation in the Sciences. THEORIA An International Journal for Theory History and Foundations of Science. 27(2). 133–136. 1 indexed citations

Weber, Erik, et al.. (2010). Metaphysical Explanatory Asymmetries. Logique et analyse/Logique et analyse. Nouvelle série. 53(211). 345–365. 3 indexed citations

Weber, Erik & Leen De Vreese. (2009). Conceptual analysis of causation and theoretical utility in everyday contexts. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

Vreese, Leen De & Erik Weber. (2008). Confusion and bad arguments in the conceptual analysis of causation. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 3 indexed citations

Weber, Erik & B Leuridan. (2008). Counterfactuals and causal inference: methods and principles for social research. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Weber, Erik, et al.. (2005). The Functions of Intentional Explanations of Actions. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 33(1). 1–16. 6 indexed citations

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Vreese, Leen De & Erik Weber. (2004). Applications of the adaptive logic for causal discovery. Logique et analyse/Logique et analyse. Nouvelle série. 47(6). 33–51. 2 indexed citations

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Weber, Erik, et al.. (2002). Explanatory Proofs in Mathematics. Logique et analyse/Logique et analyse. Nouvelle série. 299–307. 13 indexed citations

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Weber, Erik, et al.. (2001). Adaptive Logic and Covering Law Explanations. Logique et analyse/Logique et analyse. Nouvelle série. 237–254.

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Bouwel, Jeroen Van & Erik Weber. (2000). Can we dispense with the structural explanation of social facts?. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 8 indexed citations

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Weber, Erik, et al.. (1999). A Formal Analysis of Diagnosis and Diagnostic Reasoning.. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2 indexed citations

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Weber, Erik. (1998). The practical functions and epistemology of causal beliefs. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Weber, Erik. (1998). Prudential Arguments in the Realism Debate.. Logique et analyse/Logique et analyse. Nouvelle série. 164. 301–312. 1 indexed citations

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Weber, Erik. (1995). Some problems for Kitcher's unification account of explanation. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 28. 441–456. 2 indexed citations

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Weber, Erik. (1992). Scientific Explanation' (University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 1989). Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2 indexed citations

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Weber, Erik. (1990). Phenomenological Laws and their Application to Scientific Epistemic Explanation Problems. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University).

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