Gary Varner

1.2k total citations
29 papers, 606 citations indexed

About

Gary Varner is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Sociology and Political Science and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary Varner has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 606 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Gary Varner's work include Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (9 papers), Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (6 papers) and Religion, Ecology, and Ethics (5 papers). Gary Varner is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (9 papers), Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (6 papers) and Religion, Ecology, and Ethics (5 papers). Gary Varner collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Gary Varner's co-authors include Colin Allen, Mark Rowlands, Stefan Linquist, Jonathan A. Newman, Candace Croney, William M. Muir, Nicole Olynk Widmar, Ji‐Qin Ni, Susan J. Gilbertz and Tarla Rai Peterson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Philosophical Review, Science and Engineering Ethics and The Hastings Center Report.

In The Last Decade

Gary Varner

27 papers receiving 519 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gary Varner United States 12 213 146 144 135 77 29 606
Óscar Horta Spain 10 104 0.5× 118 0.8× 138 1.0× 11 0.1× 70 0.9× 32 417
Stephen Cooke United Kingdom 2 75 0.4× 102 0.7× 98 0.7× 13 0.1× 68 0.9× 4 440
Thomas A. C. Reydon Germany 16 79 0.4× 151 1.0× 41 0.3× 9 0.1× 33 0.4× 62 671
Daniel Mullins United Kingdom 7 129 0.6× 209 1.4× 12 0.1× 54 0.4× 41 0.5× 7 506
Richard Joyce United Kingdom 14 663 3.1× 220 1.5× 38 0.3× 42 0.3× 45 0.6× 47 1.3k
Jeff Sebo United States 10 89 0.4× 25 0.2× 40 0.3× 27 0.2× 55 0.7× 30 250
Stefan Linquist Canada 14 82 0.4× 91 0.6× 79 0.5× 4 0.0× 123 1.6× 35 649
Shari Ellis United States 13 43 0.2× 80 0.5× 47 0.3× 29 0.2× 61 0.8× 30 851
David Kirshner United States 13 40 0.2× 43 0.3× 126 0.9× 18 0.1× 99 1.3× 24 885
Gary L. Francione United States 10 103 0.5× 101 0.7× 131 0.9× 7 0.1× 101 1.3× 35 605

Countries citing papers authored by Gary Varner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gary Varner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gary Varner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gary Varner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gary Varner 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 Gary Varner. Gary Varner 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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Kyle, Gerard T., et al.. (2023). Conservation scholars' perspectives on the morality of trophy hunting for the sake of conservation. People and Nature. 5(6). 2061–2073. 4 indexed citations
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Linquist, Stefan, Gary Varner, & Jonathan A. Newman. (2020). Precis of defending biodiversity. Biology & Philosophy. 35(1). 4 indexed citations
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Varner, Gary. (2020). Response to Millstein. Biology & Philosophy. 35(1). 1 indexed citations
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Palmer, Clare & Gary Varner. (2018). Introduction to the Special Edition on Engineering and Animal Ethics. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 31(2). 137–142.
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Croney, Candace, William M. Muir, Ji‐Qin Ni, Nicole Olynk Widmar, & Gary Varner. (2018). An Overview of Engineering Approaches to Improving Agricultural Animal Welfare. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 31(2). 143–159. 19 indexed citations
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Newman, Jonathan A., Gary Varner, & Stefan Linquist. (2017). Defending Biodiversity: Environmental Science and Ethics. 17 indexed citations
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Varner, Gary. (2008). Utilitarianism and the Evolution of Ecological Ethics. Science and Engineering Ethics. 14(4). 551–573. 11 indexed citations
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Varner, Gary. (2007). Animal Rights: Current Debates and New Directions. The Philosophical Review. 116(2). 281–286. 4 indexed citations
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Varner, Gary. (2007). Sustainability. Environmental Ethics. 29(3). 307–312. 1 indexed citations
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Varner, Gary. (2003). Life’s Intrinsic Value. Environmental Ethics. 25(4). 413–416. 4 indexed citations
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Varner, Gary, Susan J. Gilbertz, & Tarla Rai Peterson. (1996). Teaching environmental ethics as a method of conflict management. 6 indexed citations
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Varner, Gary. (1994). Rejoinder to Kathryn Paxton George. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 7(1). 83–86. 2 indexed citations
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Varner, Gary. (1994). What's wrong with animalby-products?. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 7(1). 7–17. 8 indexed citations
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Varner, Gary. (1994). In defense of the vegan ideal: Rhetoric and bias in the nutrition literature. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 7(1). 29–40. 13 indexed citations
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Varner, Gary. (1994). The Prospects for Consensus and Convergence in the Animal Rights Debate. The Hastings Center Report. 24(1). 24–24. 7 indexed citations
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Varner, Gary. (1993). The Animal Rights/Environmental Ethics Debate. Environmental Ethics. 15(3). 279–282. 16 indexed citations
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Varner, Gary. (1991). No Holism without Pluralism. Environmental Ethics. 13(2). 175–179. 18 indexed citations
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Lemons, John, Donald A. Brown, & Gary Varner. (1990). Congress, Consistency, and Environmental Law. Environmental Ethics. 12(4). 311–327. 4 indexed citations
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Varner, Gary. (1987). Do Species Have Standing?. Environmental Ethics. 9(1). 57–72. 9 indexed citations
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Varner, Gary. (1985). The Schopenhauerian Challenge in Environmental Ethics. Environmental Ethics. 7(3). 209–229. 2 indexed citations

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