James Ladyman

8.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
79 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

James Ladyman is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, James Ladyman has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 18 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in James Ladyman's work include Philosophy and History of Science (35 papers), Philosophy and Theoretical Science (18 papers) and Quantum Mechanics and Applications (16 papers). James Ladyman is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and History of Science (35 papers), Philosophy and Theoretical Science (18 papers) and Quantum Mechanics and Applications (16 papers). James Ladyman collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. James Ladyman's co-authors include Don Ross, Steven French, Karoline Wiesner, James H. Lambert, Otávio Bueno, Nello Cristianini, Christopher Burr, Hannes Leitgeb, Anthony Short and Berry Groisman and has published in prestigious journals such as New Journal of Physics, Theoretical Computer Science and The Philosophical Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

James Ladyman

75 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Every Thing Must Go 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2007 2012 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. Every Thing Must Go
    2007 565 citations James Ladyman, Don Ross et al. Oxford University Press eBooks profile →
  2. Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalized
    2007 516 citations James Ladyman, Don Ross Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)) profile →
  3. What is a complex system?
    2012 434 citations James Ladyman, Karoline Wiesner et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Ladyman United Kingdom 24 2.1k 860 750 633 421 79 3.8k
Steven French United Kingdom 27 2.1k 1.0× 677 0.8× 889 1.2× 366 0.6× 361 0.9× 126 2.8k
Michaël Friedman United States 30 1.9k 0.9× 836 1.0× 387 0.5× 879 1.4× 220 0.5× 133 3.5k
William Demopoulos Canada 13 1.8k 0.9× 636 0.7× 256 0.3× 656 1.0× 351 0.8× 40 2.7k
James Woodward United States 29 2.0k 1.0× 669 0.8× 209 0.3× 804 1.3× 198 0.5× 80 3.7k
Wesley C. Salmon United States 27 2.7k 1.3× 744 0.9× 375 0.5× 975 1.5× 364 0.9× 92 4.8k
Ronald N. Giere United States 26 2.6k 1.3× 541 0.6× 139 0.2× 729 1.2× 512 1.2× 86 5.6k
Larry Laudan United States 31 2.6k 1.3× 570 0.7× 196 0.3× 1.2k 1.8× 660 1.6× 99 5.8k
J. J. C. Smart Australia 24 806 0.4× 664 0.8× 211 0.3× 627 1.0× 300 0.7× 116 2.9k
Carl F. Craver United States 29 2.8k 1.4× 929 1.1× 92 0.1× 635 1.0× 211 0.5× 62 5.7k
Christopher Hitchcock United States 23 1.3k 0.6× 669 0.8× 159 0.2× 834 1.3× 128 0.3× 50 5.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Ladyman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Ladyman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hermida, Margarida & James Ladyman. (2025). Physical Explanation and the Autonomy of Biology. Philosophy of Science. 1–12.
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Ladyman, James, et al.. (2024). Is the dynamical quantum Cheshire cat detectable?. New Journal of Physics. 26(7). 73038–73038. 1 indexed citations
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Rarity, John, et al.. (2023). Reply to “Comment on ‘Weak values and the past of a quantum particle' ”. Physical Review Research. 5(4). 4 indexed citations
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Cristianini, Nello, et al.. (2021). The social turn of artificial intelligence. AI & Society. 38(1). 89–96. 11 indexed citations
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Wiesner, Karoline & James Ladyman. (2021). Complex systems are always correlated but rarely information processing. Journal of Physics Complexity. 2(4). 45015–45015. 2 indexed citations
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Ladyman, James. (2020). What Rationality? A Comment On Levy's 'Is conspiracy theorising irrational?'. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 9(2). 1 indexed citations
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Ladyman, James & Karoline Wiesner. (2020). What Is a Complex System?. Yale University Press eBooks. 21 indexed citations
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Ladyman, James, et al.. (2020). What Is a Complex System?. Yale University Press eBooks. 24 indexed citations
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Ladyman, James. (2018). Scientism with a Humane Face. Oxford University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Burr, Christopher, Nello Cristianini, & James Ladyman. (2018). An Analysis of the Interaction Between Intelligent Software Agents and Human Users. Minds and Machines. 28(4). 735–774. 104 indexed citations
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Ladyman, James. (2018). Scientific Realism Again. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 9(1). 99–99. 7 indexed citations
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Ladyman, James, et al.. (2016). Identity in Homotopy Type Theory: Part II, The Conceptual and Philosophical Status of Identity in HoTT. Philosophia Mathematica. nkw023–nkw023. 6 indexed citations
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Ladyman, James, et al.. (2016). Does Homotopy Type Theory Provide a Foundation for Mathematics?. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 69(2). 377–420. 12 indexed citations
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Ladyman, James. (2008). What does it mean to say that a physical system implements a computation?. Theoretical Computer Science. 410(4-5). 376–383. 13 indexed citations
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Ladyman, James & Don Ross. (2007). Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalized. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 516 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ladyman, James. (2007). I—James Ladyman: On the Identity and Diversity of Objects in a Structure. Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume. 81(1). 23–43. 50 indexed citations
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Ladyman, James, et al.. (2006). The connection between logical and thermodynamic irreversibility. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. 38(1). 58–79. 58 indexed citations
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Ladyman, James. (2005). Mathematical structuralism and the Identity of Indiscernibles. Analysis. 65(3). 218–221. 29 indexed citations
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Ladyman, James. (2002). Review: Unifying Scientific Theories: Physical Concepts and Mathematical Structures. Journal of Economic Methodology. 10. 91–96. 1 indexed citations
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Ladyman, James. (1998). What is structural realism?. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A. 29(3). 409–424. 343 indexed citations

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