Frank Jackson

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Frank Jackson is a scholar working on Philosophy, Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Jackson has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Philosophy, 17 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 17 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Frank Jackson's work include Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (21 papers), Philosophy and Theoretical Science (16 papers) and Philosophical Ethics and Theory (8 papers). Frank Jackson is often cited by papers focused on Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (21 papers), Philosophy and Theoretical Science (16 papers) and Philosophical Ethics and Theory (8 papers). Frank Jackson collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Frank Jackson's co-authors include Philip Pettit, Stephanie Ross, Robert Pargetter, David Rosenthal, David Braddon‐Mitchell, Hervé Hoste, S. Brunet, M. Hamblin Smith, Jonathan M. Weinberg and Stephen Stich and has published in prestigious journals such as Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The Philosophical Review and International Journal for Parasitology.

In The Last Decade

Frank Jackson

74 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

What Mary Didn't Know 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 100 200 300 400 500
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. What Mary Didn't Know
    1986 545 citations Frank Jackson The Journal of Philosophy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank Jackson Australia 22 1.4k 1.2k 1.0k 589 249 77 2.7k
Édouard Machery United States 32 1.1k 0.8× 902 0.7× 1.7k 1.6× 493 0.8× 880 3.5× 130 3.3k
Peter Unger Germany 24 1.3k 0.9× 941 0.8× 679 0.6× 276 0.5× 163 0.7× 104 2.8k
Cora Diamond United States 17 1.1k 0.8× 561 0.5× 251 0.2× 110 0.2× 138 0.6× 65 1.8k
Eric Schwitzgebel United States 26 1.0k 0.7× 660 0.5× 1.5k 1.5× 233 0.4× 508 2.0× 86 2.6k
Frank Jackson Australia 23 1.5k 1.1× 1.7k 1.4× 930 0.9× 891 1.5× 284 1.1× 76 2.9k
Gary Hatfield United States 21 1.0k 0.8× 652 0.5× 664 0.6× 641 1.1× 253 1.0× 78 2.3k
Michael Tye United States 28 1.3k 0.9× 2.2k 1.8× 1.8k 1.8× 883 1.5× 635 2.6× 116 3.4k
Colin McGinn United Kingdom 24 1.0k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 854 0.8× 576 1.0× 318 1.3× 97 2.5k
Mark Rowlands United States 19 320 0.2× 323 0.3× 841 0.8× 169 0.3× 434 1.7× 67 1.4k
Ned Block United States 40 1.5k 1.1× 3.0k 2.5× 4.5k 4.3× 1.0k 1.8× 1.2k 5.0× 101 7.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Jackson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Jackson

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All Works

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Jackson, Frank. (2012). Michael Tye on Perceptual Content. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 84(1). 199–205. 2 indexed citations
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Jackson, Frank. (2011). On Gettier Holdouts. Mind & Language. 26(4). 468–481. 24 indexed citations
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Brunet, S., Frank Jackson, & Hervé Hoste. (2007). Effects of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) extract and monomers of condensed tannins on the association of abomasal nematode larvae with fundic explants. International Journal for Parasitology. 38(7). 783–790. 83 indexed citations
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Jackson, Frank. (2007). ON NOT FORGETTING THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF NAMES. Grazer Philosophische Studien. 74(1). 239–250. 3 indexed citations
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Jackson, Frank. (2006). Representation, Truth, Realism. The Monist. 89(1). 50–62. 1 indexed citations
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Grillo, Victoria, Frank Jackson, Jacques Cabaret, & John S. Gilleard. (2006). Population genetic analysis of the ovine parasitic nematode Teladorsagia circumcincta and evidence for a cryptic species. International Journal for Parasitology. 37(3-4). 435–447. 64 indexed citations
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Jackson, Frank & M. Hamblin Smith. (2006). Absolutist Moral Theories and Uncertainty. The Journal of Philosophy. 103(6). 267–283. 54 indexed citations
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Jackson, Frank. (2003). Subjective, Intersubjective, Objective. The Journal of Philosophy. 100(6). 321–325. 2 indexed citations
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Jackson, Frank. (2003). Narrow Content and Representation, or Twin Earth Revisited. 77(2). 55–55. 13 indexed citations
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Chalmers, David J. & Frank Jackson. (2001). Conceptual Analysis and Reductive Explanation. The Philosophical Review. 110(3). 315–315. 28 indexed citations
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Jackson, Frank & Michael Tye. (1998). Causal Roles and Higher-Order Properties. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 58(3). 657–657. 3 indexed citations
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Braddon‐Mitchell, David & Frank Jackson. (1996). Philosophy of Mind and Cognition. 163 indexed citations
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Jackson, Frank & Philip Pettit. (1995). Moral Functionalism and Moral Motivation. The Philosophical Quarterly. 45(178). 20–20. 87 indexed citations
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Jackson, Frank & Philip Pettit. (1993). Folk Belief and Commonplace Belief. Mind & Language. 8(2). 298–305. 5 indexed citations
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Jackson, Frank & Philip Pettit. (1990). In defence of folk psychology. Philosophical Studies. 59(1). 31–54. 42 indexed citations
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Jackson, Frank & Robert Pargetter. (1987). An objectivist's guide to subjectivism about color. Revue internationale de philosophie. 41(1). 48 indexed citations
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Jackson, Frank & Robert Pargetter. (1987). THE TWO PUZZLES ABOUT CONDITIONAL OBLIGATION. Philosophical Papers. 16(2). 75–83. 2 indexed citations
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Jackson, Frank & Robert Pargetter. (1985). Causal origin and evidence. Theoria. 51(2). 65–76. 2 indexed citations
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Jackson, Frank. (1973). Is there a good argument against the incorrigibility thesis?. Australasian Journal of Philosophy. 51(1). 51–62. 12 indexed citations

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