Michael Redhead

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Michael Redhead is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, History and Philosophy of Science and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Redhead has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 28 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 13 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Michael Redhead's work include Quantum Mechanics and Applications (37 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (25 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (9 papers). Michael Redhead is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Mechanics and Applications (37 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (25 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (9 papers). Michael Redhead collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Brazil. Michael Redhead's co-authors include Steven French, Paul Teller, Peter Heywood, F. Rohrlich, Peter Vee Sin Lee, Dale L. Robinson, George Dimitroulis, David C. Ackland, Jeremy Butterfield and Harvey R. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physics Today and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael Redhead

71 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Quantum theory and measurement 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 100 200 300 400
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. Quantum theory and measurement
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Redhead United Kingdom 22 1.4k 780 617 395 259 74 2.2k
Max Jammer Israel 16 825 0.6× 422 0.5× 289 0.5× 361 0.9× 102 0.4× 29 1.6k
Jeremy Butterfield United Kingdom 23 929 0.7× 615 0.8× 268 0.4× 345 0.9× 458 1.8× 86 1.8k
James T. Cushing United States 16 666 0.5× 468 0.6× 174 0.3× 203 0.5× 74 0.3× 74 1.2k
Steven French United Kingdom 27 889 0.6× 2.1k 2.6× 235 0.4× 129 0.3× 677 2.6× 126 2.8k
Erwin Schrödinger Ireland 18 590 0.4× 216 0.3× 184 0.3× 250 0.6× 78 0.3× 61 1.6k
Lawrence Sklar United States 21 499 0.4× 741 0.9× 108 0.2× 350 0.9× 290 1.1× 68 1.5k
Huw Price Australia 28 518 0.4× 754 1.0× 320 0.5× 201 0.5× 708 2.7× 112 2.1k
Robert W. Batterman United States 20 474 0.3× 967 1.2× 109 0.2× 331 0.8× 156 0.6× 39 1.7k
Craig Callender United States 22 634 0.5× 681 0.9× 93 0.2× 394 1.0× 297 1.1× 64 1.5k
Niels Bohr United States 12 539 0.4× 299 0.4× 132 0.2× 118 0.3× 63 0.2× 39 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Redhead

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Redhead

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All Works

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Ackland, David C., et al.. (2017). A personalized 3D-printed prosthetic joint replacement for the human temporomandibular joint: From implant design to implantation. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 69. 404–411. 141 indexed citations
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Lucas, John & Michael Redhead. (2007). Truth and Provability. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 58(2). 331–332. 1 indexed citations
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Redhead, Michael, et al.. (2007). Objectivity, Invariance, and Convention. Harvard University Press eBooks.
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Redhead, Michael. (2004). Asymptotic reasoning. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. 35(3). 527–530. 10 indexed citations
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Redhead, Michael. (2001). The Intelligibility of the Universe. Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement. 48. 73–90. 28 indexed citations
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Redhead, Michael. (1999). On their TOEs. TLS, the Times literary supplement/Times literary supplement on CD-ROM/TLS. Times literary supplement. 31. 4 indexed citations
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Cao, Tian Yu, Michael Redhead, A. S. Wightman, et al.. (1999). Conceptual Foundations of Quantum Field Theory. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 88 indexed citations
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Redhead, Michael & Fabian Wagner. (1998). . Foundations of Physics Letters. 11(2). 111–125. 1 indexed citations
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Redhead, Michael. (1995). From physics to metaphysics : the Tarner lectures delivered at Cambridge under the auspices of Trinity College in February 1993. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Redhead, Michael. (1992). Propensities, correlations, and metaphysics. Foundations of Physics. 22(3). 381–394. 2 indexed citations
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Redhead, Michael & Harvey R. Brown. (1991). Nonlocality in Quantum Mechanics. Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume. 65(1). 119–160. 5 indexed citations
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Redhead, Michael. (1989). The nature of reality. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 40(4). 7 indexed citations
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French, Steven & Michael Redhead. (1988). Quantum Physics and the Identity of Indiscernibles. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 39(2). 233–246. 136 indexed citations
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Redhead, Michael. (1988). Reminiscences about a great physicist, Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac. Endeavour. 12(2). 97–97. 10 indexed citations
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Redhead, Michael. (1985). The creation of quantum mechanics and the Bohr-Pauli dialogue. Endeavour. 9(1). 60–60. 8 indexed citations
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Redhead, Michael. (1981). Experimental Tests of the Sum Rule. Philosophy of Science. 48(1). 50–64. 2 indexed citations
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Redhead, Michael. (1980). Models in Physics. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 31(2). 145–163. 108 indexed citations
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Redhead, Michael. (1978). AD HOCNESS AND THE APPRAISAL OF THEORIES. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 29(4). 355–361. 5 indexed citations
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Redhead, Michael. (1974). ORTHODOXY IN QUANTUM MECHANICS. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 25(4). 352–357. 1 indexed citations
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Redhead, Michael. (1953). Radiative corrections to the scattering of electrons and positrons by electrons. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 220(1141). 219–239. 32 indexed citations

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