About John McCarthy is a scholar working on
Human-Computer Interaction ,
Artificial Intelligence and
Sociology and Political Science .
According to data from OpenAlex, John McCarthy has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in
Human-Computer Interaction , 42 papers in
Artificial Intelligence and 34 papers in
Sociology and Political Science . Recurrent topics in John McCarthy's work include
Innovative Human-Technology Interaction (47 papers),
Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge (25 papers) and
Technology Use by Older Adults (16 papers). John McCarthy is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Human-Technology Interaction (47 papers), Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge (25 papers) and Technology Use by Older Adults (16 papers). John McCarthy collaborates with scholars based in
Ireland ,
United States and
United Kingdom . John McCarthy's co-authors include
Peter Wright ,
Jayne Wallace ,
Peter E. Wright ,
Patrick Olivier ,
Rachel Clarke ,
Peter C. Wright ,
John Vines ,
Paul Sullivan ,
Kellie Morrissey and
Saša Buvač and has published in prestigious journals such as
Science ,
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and
The Astrophysical Journal .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers Circumscription—A form of non-monotonic reasoning 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 2004 2013 250 500 750 1000 Peers John McCarthy
Comparison fields: 5 of 173 Artificial Intelligence 2.9k Human-Computer Interaction 2.4k Sociology and Political Science 1.3k Social Psychology 652 Computational Theory and Mathematics 618 Demography 595 Information Systems 591 Cognitive Neuroscience 548 Computer Networks and Communications 504 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 486 Management of Technology and Innovation 395 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 352 Education 313 Mechanical Engineering 303 General Health Professions 292 Developmental and Educational Psychology 253 Computer Science Applications 236 Information Systems and Management 231 Marketing 222 Applied Psychology 218 Political Science and International Relations 216 Communication 211 Management Science and Operations Research 185 Signal Processing 173 Safety Research 172 Clinical Psychology 161 Philosophy 149 Management Information Systems 148 Language and Linguistics 145 Museology 134 Literature and Literary Theory 129 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 117 Strategy and Management 111 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 100 Human Factors and Ergonomics 96 Psychiatry and Mental health 95 Control and Systems Engineering 92 Cultural Studies 90 Molecular Biology 90 Public Administration 84 Gender Studies 78 History and Philosophy of Science 68 Occupational Therapy 62 Media Technology 59 Geography, Planning and Development 58 Conservation 57 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 56 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 55 Speech and Hearing 54 Economics and Econometrics 52 Software 48 Health Informatics 47 Biomedical Engineering 43 Urban Studies 41 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 40 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 40 Automotive Engineering 39 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 39 Astronomy and Astrophysics 36 Transportation 35 Health 31 Linguistics and Language 30 Genetics 27 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 27 Hardware and Architecture 26 Building and Construction 26 Health Information Management 25 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 25 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 25 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 25 Business and International Management 24 Ocean Engineering 23 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 22 Food Science 22 Plant Science 22 Anthropology 18 Epidemiology 18 Law 18 Global and Planetary Change 18 General Social Sciences 18 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 18 Sensory Systems 17 Surgery 16 General Decision Sciences 15 Family Practice 15 Aerospace Engineering 13 Rehabilitation 13 Statistics and Probability 13 Music 11 Civil and Structural Engineering 11 Physiology 11 Archeology 10 Development 10 Ecology 10 Nature and Landscape Conservation 9 Accounting 9 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 9 Architecture 8 Emergency Medical Services 8 Geology 7 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 Ecological Modeling 7 Geophysics 6 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 Finance 6 Reproductive Medicine 5 History 5 Neurology 5 Library and Information Sciences 5 General Psychology 5 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 5 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 Developmental Biology 4 Computational Mechanics 4 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 Religious studies 4 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 Pharmacy 4 Environmental Engineering 4 Pollution 3 Mechanics of Materials 3 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 Medical Laboratory Technology 3 Modeling and Simulation 2 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 2 Metals and Alloys 2 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 2 Oceanography 2 Water Science and Technology 2 Hematology 2 Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 Atmospheric Science 2 Cell Biology 2 Earth-Surface Processes 2 Infectious Diseases 2 Soil Science 2 Paleontology 2 Materials Chemistry 2 General Dentistry 2 Animal Science and Zoology 2 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 Biophysics 1 Agronomy and Crop Science 1 Geochemistry and Petrology 1 Complementary and alternative medicine 1 Applied Mathematics 1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 Environmental Chemistry 1 Leadership and Management 1 Pharmacology 1 Polymers and Plastics 1 Ophthalmology 1 Space and Planetary Science 1 Urology 1 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 1 Analytical Chemistry 1 Geometry and Topology 1 Genetics 1 Organic Chemistry 1 Spectroscopy 1 Theoretical Computer Science 1 Algebra and Number Theory 1 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 Pharmacology 1 Small Animals 1 Instrumentation 1 General Energy 1 Aging 1 Oncology 1
Artificial Intelligence 2.9k Human-Computer Interaction 2.4k Sociology and Political Science 1.3k Social Psychology 652 Computational Theory and Mathematics 618 Seymour Papert United States
Mitchel Resnick United States
Catherine Plaisant United States
Lucy Suchman United States
Bongshin Lee United States
Alistair Sutcliffe United Kingdom
Peter Pirolli United States
Gerhard Fischer United States
Edwin Hutchins United States
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John McCarthy
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All Works Load more (20 of 180) # Work Indexed citations 1 0 2 0 3 1 4 2 5 2 6 12 7 19 8 14 9 205 10 Historical remarks on nonmonotonic reasoning, especially circumscription
2004 · Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning · John McCarthy 1 11 290 12 Making Robots Conscious of Their Mental States
60 13 The Descent of Science
1 14 From here to human-level AI
1996 · Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning · John McCarthy 3 15 Todd Moody's Zombies
1 16 What has AI in common with philosophy
1995 · International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence · John McCarthy 10 17 Ensuring Usability in Interface Design: A Workstation to Provide Usable Access to Mathematics for Visually Disabled Users
1 18 Notes on formalizing context
414 19 God Without Being: Hors Texte
11 20 Programs with common sense
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