Kalevi Kull

4.6k total citations
137 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Kalevi Kull is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, History and Philosophy of Science and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kalevi Kull has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 21 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Kalevi Kull's work include Origins and Evolution of Life (37 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (20 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers). Kalevi Kull is often cited by papers focused on Origins and Evolution of Life (37 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (20 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers). Kalevi Kull collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, Switzerland and Denmark. Kalevi Kull's co-authors include Ülo Niinemets, Martin Zobel, Marek Sammul, Claus Emmeche, Timo Maran, Jesper Hoffmeyer, Frederik Stjernfelt, Donald Favareau, Vello Oja and Agu Laisk and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Journal of Experimental Botany.

In The Last Decade

Kalevi Kull

123 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kalevi Kull Estonia 29 733 713 487 457 352 137 2.6k
Stanley N. Salthe United States 25 332 0.5× 146 0.2× 569 1.2× 525 1.1× 420 1.2× 88 2.7k
Daniel W. McShea United States 27 237 0.3× 132 0.2× 690 1.4× 233 0.5× 485 1.4× 65 3.1k
F. J. Odling‐Smee United Kingdom 14 378 0.5× 175 0.2× 623 1.3× 202 0.4× 435 1.2× 22 3.7k
B. C. Goodwin United Kingdom 16 162 0.2× 263 0.4× 505 1.0× 143 0.3× 202 0.6× 35 2.2k
Wallace Arthur United Kingdom 26 222 0.3× 210 0.3× 623 1.3× 100 0.2× 413 1.2× 93 2.4k
Armin P. Moczek United States 40 768 1.0× 543 0.8× 3.5k 7.3× 151 0.3× 1.6k 4.6× 140 7.4k
Maureen A. O’Malley Australia 30 106 0.1× 258 0.4× 171 0.4× 234 0.5× 552 1.6× 70 3.1k
Richard M. Burian United States 18 134 0.2× 119 0.2× 397 0.8× 100 0.2× 192 0.5× 56 1.9k
R. L. Livezey Costa Rica 8 615 0.8× 369 0.5× 1.1k 2.2× 83 0.2× 699 2.0× 13 3.7k
Mark Johnston United States 25 390 0.5× 108 0.2× 139 0.3× 108 0.2× 319 0.9× 58 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kalevi Kull

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kalevi Kull

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kull, Kalevi, et al.. (2024). Semiotics now. Sign Systems Studies. 52(3-4). 543–593.
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Kull, Kalevi. (2023). Further considerations on semiosis in evolution: Arbitrarity plus semiotic fitting, and/or mutability plus natural selection. Sign Systems Studies. 51(1). 171–194. 2 indexed citations
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Kull, Kalevi. (2022). Dissertationes Semioticae Universitatis Tartuensis. Sign Systems Studies. 50(4). 530–537. 2 indexed citations
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Kull, Kalevi, et al.. (2022). Funktionskreis and the biosemiotic signifieds: Towards the integration of semiotics. Sign Systems Studies. 50(2-3). 433–452. 4 indexed citations
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Kull, Kalevi, et al.. (2022). Book series on semiotics in the world and Tartu Semiotics Library. Sign Systems Studies. 50(4). 538–545. 3 indexed citations
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Kull, Kalevi. (2020). Codes: Necessary, but not Sufficient for Meaning-Making. Constructivist Foundations. 15(2). 137–139. 7 indexed citations
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Kull, Kalevi, et al.. (2014). Estonian Approaches to Culture Theory. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 6 indexed citations
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Torop, Peėter, et al.. (2013). Beginnings of the semiotics of culture. 12 indexed citations
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Torop, Peėter, et al.. (2012). Gatherings in biosemiotics. 6 indexed citations
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Kull, Kalevi. (2009). Biosemiotics: To Know, What Life Knows.. Cybernetics & human knowing. 16. 81–88. 24 indexed citations
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Oren, Ram, Kalevi Kull, & Asko Noormets. (2008). Olevi Kull's lifetime contribution to ecology. Tree Physiology. 28(4). 483–490. 2 indexed citations
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Kull, Kalevi. (2003). Thomas A. Sebeok and biology: Building biosemiotics.. Cybernetics & human knowing. 10. 47–60. 9 indexed citations
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Kull, Kalevi. (2002). A sign is not alive — a text is. Sign Systems Studies. 30(1). 327–336. 11 indexed citations
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Emmeche, Claus, et al.. (2002). Reading Hoffmeyer, Rethinking Biology. 33 indexed citations
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Kull, Kalevi. (2000). Organisms can be proud to have been their own designers.. Cybernetics & human knowing. 7. 45–55. 17 indexed citations
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Kull, Kalevi. (1998). Semiotic ecology: different natures in the semiosphere. Sign Systems Studies. 26(1). 344–371. 70 indexed citations
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Torop, Peėter, et al.. (1998). Sign systems studies. 26. 1 indexed citations
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Kull, Kalevi. (1998). On semiosis, Umwelt, and semiosphere. Semiotica. 120. 299–310. 74 indexed citations
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Kull, Kalevi & Toomas Tiivel. (1988). Lectures in theoretical biology. 19 indexed citations
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Kull, Kalevi, et al.. (1985). Theoretical biology in Estonia. 2 indexed citations

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