Jesper Hoffmeyer

2.6k total citations
38 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Jesper Hoffmeyer is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, History and Philosophy of Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jesper Hoffmeyer has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 9 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Jesper Hoffmeyer's work include Origins and Evolution of Life (15 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (8 papers) and Language and cultural evolution (5 papers). Jesper Hoffmeyer is often cited by papers focused on Origins and Evolution of Life (15 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (8 papers) and Language and cultural evolution (5 papers). Jesper Hoffmeyer collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Estonia and United States. Jesper Hoffmeyer's co-authors include Claus Emmeche, Frederik Stjernfelt, Kalevi Kull, Marcello Barbieri, Terrence W. Deacon, Andrew Robinson, Christopher Southgate and Thomas A. Sebeok and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology and Biosystems.

In The Last Decade

Jesper Hoffmeyer

34 papers receiving 810 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jesper Hoffmeyer Denmark 16 418 236 221 179 168 38 1.0k
Claus Emmeche Denmark 19 360 0.9× 318 1.3× 189 0.9× 230 1.3× 178 1.1× 50 1.1k
Frederik Stjernfelt Denmark 16 212 0.5× 278 1.2× 193 0.9× 196 1.1× 67 0.4× 94 1.0k
Marcello Barbieri Italy 23 601 1.4× 167 0.7× 180 0.8× 117 0.7× 923 5.5× 68 1.7k
Karola Stotz Australia 19 93 0.2× 336 1.4× 240 1.1× 177 1.0× 246 1.5× 29 1.0k
Jakob von Uexküll 7 156 0.4× 119 0.5× 280 1.3× 191 1.1× 35 0.2× 12 1.2k
William C. Wimsatt United States 15 144 0.3× 584 2.5× 192 0.9× 378 2.1× 216 1.3× 33 1.4k
David Depew United States 14 162 0.4× 210 0.9× 60 0.3× 272 1.5× 78 0.5× 59 893
Ron Amundson United States 12 107 0.3× 455 1.9× 132 0.6× 288 1.6× 164 1.0× 30 1.2k
Álvaro Moreno Spain 23 656 1.6× 463 2.0× 562 2.5× 380 2.1× 449 2.7× 67 1.8k
Alan C. Love United States 24 141 0.3× 546 2.3× 91 0.4× 218 1.2× 457 2.7× 81 1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jesper Hoffmeyer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. (2015). Semiotic individuation and Ernst Cassirer's challenge. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 119(3). 607–615. 4 indexed citations
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. (2015). Introduction: Semiotic Scaffolding. Biosemiotics. 8(2). 153–158. 33 indexed citations
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. (2015). Semiotic scaffolding: a unitary principle gluing life and culture together. Green Letters. 19(3). 243–254. 18 indexed citations
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. (2014). The semiome: From genetic to semiotic scaffolding. Semiotica. 2014(198). 28 indexed citations
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. (2010). A BIOSEMIOTIC APPROACH TO THE QUESTION OF MEANING. Zygon®. 45(2). 30 indexed citations
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Kull, Kalevi, Terrence W. Deacon, Claus Emmeche, Jesper Hoffmeyer, & Frederik Stjernfelt. (2009). Theses on Biosemiotics: Prolegomena to a Theoretical Biology. Biological Theory. 4(2). 167–173. 83 indexed citations
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. (2008). A Legacy for Living Systems. 71 indexed citations
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. (2008). The Semiotic Body. Biosemiotics. 1(2). 169–190. 15 indexed citations
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Kull, Kalevi & Jesper Hoffmeyer. (2005). Obituary: Thure von Uexküll 1908–2004. 487–494. 1 indexed citations
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. (2004). Uexküllian Planmässigkeit. Sign Systems Studies. 32(1/2). 73–97. 14 indexed citations
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper & Kalevi Kull. (2003). Baldwin and Biosemiotics: What Intelligence Is For. The MIT Press eBooks. 253–272. 22 indexed citations
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. (2002). Obituary: Thomas A. Sebeok. Sign Systems Studies. 30(1). 383–386. 4 indexed citations
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. (2001). Life and reference. Biosystems. 60(1-3). 123–130. 15 indexed citations
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. (2001). S/E ≥ 1: A semiotic understanding of bioengineering. Sign Systems Studies. 29(1). 277–291. 3 indexed citations
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. (2000). Code‐Duality and the Epistemic Cut. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 901(1). 175–186. 24 indexed citations
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. (2000). The Biology of Signification. Perspectives in biology and medicine. 43(2). 252–268. 12 indexed citations
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Sebeok, Thomas A., Jesper Hoffmeyer, & Claus Emmeche. (1999). Biosemiotica. Berlin & New York: Mouton de Gruyter. 1 indexed citations
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. (1998). Surfaces inside surfaces. On the origin of agency and life.. Cybernetics & human knowing. 5. 33–42. 59 indexed citations
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. (1998). On the Origin of Intentional Systems. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen). 2 indexed citations
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Hoffmeyer, Jesper. (1998). Semiosis and biohistory: A reply. Semiotica. 120(3-4). 455–482. 12 indexed citations

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