About Nicholas Rescher is a scholar working on
Philosophy ,
History and Philosophy of Science and
Artificial Intelligence .
According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas Rescher has authored 407 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in
Philosophy , 42 papers in
History and Philosophy of Science and 19 papers in
Artificial Intelligence . Recurrent topics in Nicholas Rescher's work include
Medieval and Classical Philosophy (33 papers),
Classical Philosophy and Thought (33 papers) and
Philosophy and History of Science (26 papers). Nicholas Rescher is often cited by papers focused on Medieval and Classical Philosophy (33 papers), Classical Philosophy and Thought (33 papers) and Philosophy and History of Science (26 papers). Nicholas Rescher collaborates with scholars based in
United States ,
United Kingdom and
Poland . Nicholas Rescher's co-authors include
Karl R. Popper ,
Norwood Russell Hanson ,
Olaf Helmer ,
Herbert A. Simon ,
Kit Fine ,
Alasdair Urquhart ,
Kurt Baier ,
Donald Davidson ,
Alan Ross Anderson and
Georg Henrik von Wright and has published in prestigious journals such as
Nature ,
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and
Management Science .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers The Logic of Scientific Discovery. 1960 2026 1982 2004 1960 1967 400 800 1.2k Peers Nicholas Rescher
Comparison fields: 5 of 215 Artificial Intelligence 1.7k Philosophy 1.6k Sociology and Political Science 1.4k History and Philosophy of Science 1.3k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 993 Management Science and Operations Research 690 Computational Theory and Mathematics 639 Cognitive Neuroscience 546 Economics and Econometrics 487 Political Science and International Relations 463 Social Psychology 430 Language and Linguistics 392 Education 362 Strategy and Management 255 Developmental and Educational Psychology 254 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 235 Global and Planetary Change 224 General Health Professions 213 General Decision Sciences 178 Computer Networks and Communications 159 Clinical Psychology 158 Information Systems 157 Information Systems and Management 156 Literature and Literary Theory 156 Molecular Biology 151 Statistics and Probability 150 Astronomy and Astrophysics 145 Management Information Systems 133 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 129 Communication 120 Safety Research 118 Management of Technology and Innovation 118 Law 118 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 113 General Psychology 113 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 107 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 95 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 91 Religious studies 88 Signal Processing 84 Archeology 83 Anthropology 82 Cultural Studies 81 Genetics 71 Accounting 70 Public Administration 67 Marketing 67 Applied Psychology 60 Nature and Landscape Conservation 59 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 58 Linguistics and Language 57 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 57 Mechanical Engineering 52 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 52 Finance 50 Geography, Planning and Development 50 Control and Systems Engineering 49 Ecology 48 History 47 Theoretical Computer Science 43 Demography 42 Environmental Engineering 41 Plant Science 41 Health 40 Building and Construction 40 General Social Sciences 40 Psychiatry and Mental health 39 Software 38 Urban Studies 36 Paleontology 35 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 35 Computer Science Applications 33 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 31 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 30 Ecological Modeling 29 Family Practice 28 Ocean Engineering 27 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 27 Gender Studies 27 Atmospheric Science 25 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 25 Media Technology 24 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 24 Human-Computer Interaction 24 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 Development 22 Food Science 22 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 22 Biomedical Engineering 22 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 21 Mathematical Physics 20 Geometry and Topology 20 Water Science and Technology 19 Physiology 18 Civil and Structural Engineering 18 Pharmacy 18 Classics 17 Hardware and Architecture 16 Transportation 16 Emergency Medical Services 14 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 14 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 13 Epidemiology 13 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 12 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 11 Environmental Chemistry 11 Materials Chemistry 11 Insect Science 10 Business and International Management 10 Surgery 10 Oncology 10 Soil Science 10 Human Factors and Ergonomics 9 Architecture 9 Reproductive Medicine 9 Developmental Biology 9 Oceanography 9 Geophysics 9 Microbiology 8 Organic Chemistry 8 Earth-Surface Processes 8 Modeling and Simulation 8 Neurology 8 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 8 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 Automotive Engineering 7 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 7 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 7 Complementary and alternative medicine 7 Infectious Diseases 6 Neurology 6 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 Nutrition and Dietetics 6 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 6 Health Informatics 6 Medical Laboratory Technology 6 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 Health Information Management 6 Sensory Systems 6 Mechanics of Materials 5 Music 5 Pharmacology 5 Museology 5 Conservation 5 Occupational Therapy 5 Pharmacology 5 Spectroscopy 4 Geochemistry and Petrology 4 Speech and Hearing 4 Biophysics 4 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 Research and Theory 4 Cancer Research 3 Archeology 3 Radiation 3 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 Aging 3 Space and Planetary Science 3 Computational Mechanics 3 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 3 Agronomy and Crop Science 3 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 3 General Energy 3 Nephrology 3 Genetics 3 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 3 Rehabilitation 3 Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 Emergency Medicine 3 Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 2 Biomaterials 2 Applied Mathematics 2 Periodontics 2 Virology 2 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2 Horticulture 2 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 Numerical Analysis 2 Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 General Arts and Humanities 2 Orthodontics 2 Condensed Matter Physics 2 Developmental Neuroscience 2 Analytical Chemistry 2 Biochemistry 2 Aerospace Engineering 2 Algebra and Number Theory 2 Oral Surgery 1 Catalysis 1 Biochemistry 1 Library and Information Sciences 1 Filtration and Separation 1 Ophthalmology 1 Small Animals 1 Otorhinolaryngology 1 Aquatic Science 1 Cell Biology 1 Hematology 1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 Pollution 1 Gastroenterology 1 Toxicology 1 Hepatology 1 Parasitology 1 Anatomy 1 Inorganic Chemistry 1 Urology 1 Transplantation 1 Life-span and Life-course Studies 1 Immunology 1 Forestry 1 Pharmaceutical Science 1 Dermatology 1
Artificial Intelligence 1.7k Philosophy 1.6k Sociology and Political Science 1.4k History and Philosophy of Science 1.3k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 993 David K. Lewis United States
Ernest Nagel United States
Brian Skyrms United States
Carl G. Hempel United States
Patrick Suppes United States
Nancy Cartwright United Kingdom
Christopher Hitchcock United States
G. E. M. Anscombe United Kingdom
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All Works Load more (20 of 407) # Work Indexed citations 1 Rescher studies : a collection of essays on the philosophical work of Nicholas Rescher ; presented to him on the occasion of his 80th birthday
0 2 'Peirce-pectives' on metaphysics and the sciences
1 3 Pragmatism at the Crossroads
6 4 17 5 Principia Philosophiae: On the Nature of Philosophical Principles
1 6 Contingentia Mundi. Leibniz on the World's Contingency
5 7 The nature of understanding : the metaphysics and method of science
2 8 Predicting the Future: An Introduction to the Theory of Forecasting
96 9 5 10 American Philosophy Today
9 11 NUESTRA CIENCIA EN TANTO QUE "NUESTRA"
0 12 Human knowledge in idealistic perspective
6 13 34 14 The heritage of logical positivism
28 15 The Logic of Inconsistency: a study in nonstandard possible-world semantics and ontology
35 16 Philosophical Disagreement: An Essay Towards Orientational Pluralism in Metaphilosophy
11 17 Essays in honor of Carl G. Hempel : a tribute on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday
13 18 Review: Alan Ross Anderson, Nuel D. Belnap, Enthymemes
1 19 Review: Ulrich Klug, Juristische Logik
0 20 Review: Moh Shaw-Kwei, The Deduction Theorems and Two New Logical Systems
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