About Nancy Cartwright is a scholar working on
History and Philosophy of Science ,
Economics and Econometrics and
Philosophy .
According to data from OpenAlex, Nancy Cartwright has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in
History and Philosophy of Science , 17 papers in
Economics and Econometrics and 13 papers in
Philosophy . Recurrent topics in Nancy Cartwright's work include
Philosophy and History of Science (40 papers),
Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (11 papers) and
Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (11 papers). Nancy Cartwright is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and History of Science (40 papers), Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (11 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (11 papers). Nancy Cartwright collaborates with scholars based in
United Kingdom ,
United States and
Netherlands . Nancy Cartwright's co-authors include
Angus Deaton ,
Jeremy Hardie ,
Mauricio Suárez ,
Marcel Boumans ,
R. I. G. Hughes ,
Ursula Klein ,
Mary S. Morgan ,
Geert Reuten ,
Stephan Hartmann and
Margaret Morrison and has published in prestigious journals such as
The Lancet ,
JAMA and
Social Science & Medicine .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers How the Laws of Physics Lie 1979 2026 1994 2010 1983 1983 1999 2017 1999 400 800 1.2k Peers Nancy Cartwright
Comparison fields: 5 of 208 History and Philosophy of Science 3.9k Sociology and Political Science 1.5k Economics and Econometrics 1.2k Philosophy 1.1k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 938 Global and Planetary Change 805 Management Science and Operations Research 759 Artificial Intelligence 757 General Health Professions 705 Molecular Biology 613 Cognitive Neuroscience 604 Education 580 Statistics and Probability 508 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 440 Information Systems and Management 429 Political Science and International Relations 391 Developmental and Educational Psychology 321 Astronomy and Astrophysics 283 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 274 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 272 Safety Research 267 Social Psychology 254 General Decision Sciences 247 Clinical Psychology 220 Computational Theory and Mathematics 203 Genetics 200 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 143 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 130 Physiology 128 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 126 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 110 Psychiatry and Mental health 106 Finance 101 General Psychology 88 Health 87 Strategy and Management 87 Information Systems 84 Public Administration 84 Applied Psychology 81 Epidemiology 80 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 77 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 77 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 70 Gender Studies 67 Demography 66 Anthropology 60 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 59 Theoretical Computer Science 59 Family Practice 59 Management of Technology and Innovation 58 Ecological Modeling 53 Cultural Studies 52 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 52 Environmental Engineering 52 Nature and Landscape Conservation 51 Development 50 Ecology 48 Atmospheric Science 48 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 48 Biomedical Engineering 46 Accounting 44 Oncology 43 Language and Linguistics 42 Plant Science 42 Pharmacology 41 Soil Science 40 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 39 Mechanical Engineering 38 Complementary and alternative medicine 37 Nutrition and Dietetics 37 Infectious Diseases 37 General Social Sciences 36 Management Information Systems 34 Literature and Literary Theory 34 Surgery 32 Computer Networks and Communications 31 Computer Science Applications 31 Law 31 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 31 Water Science and Technology 30 History 29 Marketing 28 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 28 Neurology 27 Pharmacy 25 Ocean Engineering 25 Food Science 24 Geography, Planning and Development 24 Health Informatics 23 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 23 Communication 23 Signal Processing 22 Pharmacology 21 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 20 Modeling and Simulation 20 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 19 Urban Studies 19 Environmental Chemistry 19 Reproductive Medicine 18 Emergency Medical Services 18 Business and International Management 18 Control and Systems Engineering 17 Building and Construction 17 Mathematical Physics 16 Pollution 16 Human Factors and Ergonomics 15 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 15 Paleontology 14 Speech and Hearing 14 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 14 Health Information Management 14 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 13 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 12 Toxicology 12 Religious studies 11 Rehabilitation 10 Biophysics 10 Geriatrics and Gerontology 10 Organic Chemistry 10 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 10 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 10 Research and Theory 9 Archeology 9 Linguistics and Language 9 Media Technology 9 Civil and Structural Engineering 9 Cancer Research 9 Neurology 9 Materials Chemistry 9 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 9 Small Animals 8 Obstetrics and Gynecology 8 Human-Computer Interaction 8 Geochemistry and Petrology 8 Geophysics 8 Spectroscopy 8 Condensed Matter Physics 7 Transportation 7 Rheumatology 7 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 7 Immunology 6 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 6 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 5 Emergency Medicine 5 Otorhinolaryngology 5 Oceanography 5 Insect Science 5 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 Occupational Therapy 5 Geometry and Topology 5 Cell Biology 5 Automotive Engineering 5 Gastroenterology 4 Microbiology 4 Virology 4 Space and Planetary Science 4 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 Agronomy and Crop Science 4 Music 4 Conservation 4 Biological Psychiatry 4 Genetics 4 Radiation 4 Geology 4 Hematology 4 Aging 3 Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Architecture 3 Developmental Neuroscience 3 Forestry 3 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 3 General Energy 3 Applied Mathematics 3 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 3 Computational Mechanics 3 Periodontics 2 Software 2 Oral Surgery 2 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 Developmental Biology 2 Complementary and Manual Therapy 2 Earth-Surface Processes 2 Ophthalmology 2 Analytical Chemistry 2 Orthodontics 2 Nephrology 2 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 Parasitology 2 Urology 2 Clinical Biochemistry 2 Hardware and Architecture 2 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 Biochemistry 1 Animal Science and Zoology 1 Museology 1 Numerical Analysis 1 Polymers and Plastics 1 Sensory Systems 1 Internal Medicine 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1 Aerospace Engineering 1 Inorganic Chemistry 1 Catalysis 1 Medical Terminology 1 Physiology 1 General Dentistry 1 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1
History and Philosophy of Science 3.9k Sociology and Political Science 1.5k Economics and Econometrics 1.2k Philosophy 1.1k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 938 Philip Kitcher United States
Nicholas Rescher United States
Larry Laudan United States
David L. Hull United States
Patrick Suppes United States
Ronald N. Giere United States
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All Works Load more (20 of 119) # Work Indexed citations 1 0 2 2020 · THEORIA An International Journal for Theory History and Foundations of Science · Nancy Cartwright 38 3 97 4 2 5 2018 · Nature Sustainability · Edward T. Game ,
Heather Tallis ,
Lydia Olander ,
Steven M. Alexander ,
Jonah Busch ,
Nancy Cartwright ,
Elizabeth L. Kalies ,
Yuta J. Masuda ,
Anne‐Christine Mupepele ,
Jiangxiao Qiu ,
Andrew A. Rooney ,
Erin O. Sills ,
William J. Sutherland 46 6 Understanding and misunderstanding randomized controlled trials
breakdown → 957 7 4 8 Making the most of the evidence in education : a guide for working out what works .... here and now.
2 9 God's order, man's order and the order of nature.
1 10 Evidence : for policy and wheresoever rigor is a must.
5 11 2012 · THEORIA An International Journal for Theory History and Foundations of Science · (unknown) ,
Nancy Cartwright 6 12 115 13 Fictions and models : new essays
18 14 No God, No Laws
4 15 2002 · London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) · Nancy Cartwright 1 16 54 17 How Theories Relate: Takeovers or Partnerships?
2 18 90 19 The Tool Box of Science: Tools for the Building of Models with a Superconductivity Example
39 20 1300
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