John Beatty

3.1k total citations
36 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

John Beatty is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Sociology and Political Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, John Beatty has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in John Beatty's work include Philosophy and History of Science (15 papers), Evolution and Science Education (10 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (8 papers). John Beatty is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and History of Science (15 papers), Evolution and Science Education (10 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (8 papers). John Beatty collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. John Beatty's co-authors include Gerd Gigerenzer, Zeno G. Swijtink, Lorraine Daston, Lorenz Krüger, Theodore M. Porter, Alfred Moore, Robert N. Brandon, James P. Collins, Jane Maienschein and William L. Fink and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Endeavour.

In The Last Decade

John Beatty

36 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Beatty United States	19	757	595	409	130	109	36	1.6k
Harold Kincaid United States	27	374 0.5×	359 0.6×	680 1.7×	185 1.4×	174 1.6×	99	2.4k
Daniel J. Kevles United States	22	491 0.6×	448 0.8×	434 1.1×	189 1.5×	100 0.9×	92	2.7k
Peter J. Bowler United Kingdom	25	1.1k 1.5×	587 1.0×	314 0.8×	125 1.0×	165 1.5×	124	2.6k
Sandra D. Mitchell United States	19	570 0.8×	376 0.6×	283 0.7×	206 1.6×	135 1.2×	37	1.5k
Hugh Lehman Canada	9	490 0.6×	468 0.8×	86 0.2×	80 0.6×	193 1.8×	33	2.2k
Michael Weisberg United States	20	1.2k 1.5×	505 0.8×	202 0.5×	328 2.5×	273 2.5×	52	2.4k
William C. Wimsatt United States	15	584 0.8×	378 0.6×	157 0.4×	216 1.7×	110 1.0×	33	1.4k
C. Kenneth Waters United States	15	548 0.7×	253 0.4×	185 0.5×	209 1.6×	80 0.7×	28	898
Robert N. Brandon United States	23	1.1k 1.4×	1.1k 1.8×	809 2.0×	299 2.3×	77 0.7×	41	2.6k
Samir Okasha United Kingdom	24	771 1.0×	1.3k 2.2×	846 2.1×	208 1.6×	276 2.5×	102	2.6k

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Newman, Stuart A., Peter Godfrey‐Smith, Daniel L. Hartl, et al.. (2021). Remembering Richard Lewontin (1929–2021). Biological Theory. 16(4). 257–267. 4 indexed citations

Beatty, John. (2019). The Creativity of Natural Selection? Part II: The Synthesis and Since. Journal of the History of Biology. 52(4). 705–731. 10 indexed citations

Beatty, John. (2017). Narrative possibility and narrative explanation. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A. 62. 31–41. 28 indexed citations

Beatty, John. (2016). What are narratives good for?. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 58. 33–40. 25 indexed citations

Beatty, John. (2016). The Creativity of Natural Selection? Part I: Darwin, Darwinism, and the Mutationists. Journal of the History of Biology. 49(4). 659–684. 20 indexed citations

Beatty, John. (2016). Perceptions of online styles of news video production. Journal of Visual Literacy. 35(2). 126–146. 3 indexed citations

Beatty, John & Alfred Moore. (2010). Should We Aim for Consensus?. Episteme. 7(3). 198–214. 50 indexed citations

Beatty, John, et al.. (2008). Water Babies: an evolutionary parable. Endeavour. 32(4). 141–146. 4 indexed citations

Beatty, John. (2006). Replaying Life’s Tape. The Journal of Philosophy. 103(7). 336–362. 107 indexed citations

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Beatty, John, Robert N. Brandon, Elliott Sober, & Sandra D. Mitchell. (1997). Symposium: Are There Laws in Biology?. Philosophy of Science. 64(4). 1 indexed citations

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Beatty, John. (1997). Why Do Biologists Argue Like They Do?. Philosophy of Science. 64(S4). S432–S443. 85 indexed citations

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Beatty, John. (1990). Evolutionary anti-reductionism: Historical reflections. Biology & Philosophy. 5(2). 199–210. 16 indexed citations

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Gigerenzer, Gerd, Zeno G. Swijtink, Theodore M. Porter, et al.. (1989). The Empire of Chance. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 371 indexed citations

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Beatty, John. (1988). Ecology and evolutionary biology in the war and postwar years: Questions and comments. Journal of the History of Biology. 21(2). 245–263. 5 indexed citations

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Collins, James P., John Beatty, & Jane Maienschein. (1986). Introduction: Between ecology and evolutionary biology. Journal of the History of Biology. 19(2). 169–180. 6 indexed citations

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Brandon, Robert N. & John Beatty. (1984). The Propensity Interpretation of ‘Fitness‘—No Interpretation is No Substitute. Philosophy of Science. 51(2). 342–347. 29 indexed citations

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Beatty, John. (1982). The Insights and Oversights of Molecular Genetics: The Place of the Evolutionary Perspective. PSA Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association. 1982(1). 341–355. 13 indexed citations

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Beatty, John. (1980). What's Wrong with the Received View of Evolutionary Theory?. PSA Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association. 1980(2). 397–426. 77 indexed citations

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Beatty, John, et al.. (1979). The Propensity Interpretation of Fitness. Philosophy of Science. 46(2). 263–286. 244 indexed citations

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Beatty, John. (1978). Systemic Aesthetics: Kiowa-Apache Ritual. Dance Research Journal. 11(1-2). 31–34. 2 indexed citations

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