Paul E. Griffiths

10.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Paul E. Griffiths is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Sociology and Political Science and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul E. Griffiths has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 15 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Paul E. Griffiths's work include Philosophy and History of Science (39 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (18 papers) and Evolution and Science Education (17 papers). Paul E. Griffiths is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and History of Science (39 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (18 papers) and Evolution and Science Education (17 papers). Paul E. Griffiths collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and New Zealand. Paul E. Griffiths's co-authors include Russell D. Gray, Karola Stotz, Susan Oyama, Robert C. Solomon, Kim Sterelny, John Matthewson, Rob Knight, Andrea Scarantino, James Tabery and A. Louise Heathwaite and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, JAMA and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Paul E. Griffiths

100 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Cycles of Contingency: Developmental Systems and Evolution

2001 675 citations Susan Oyama, Paul E. Griffiths et al. MIT Press eBooks profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Biology should not dispense with sexes 2025 ·Current Biology ·Paul E. Griffiths, Hamish G. Spencer	2
2	The undue influence of genetic information on senior medical students’ treatment decisions 2023 ·BMC Medical Education ·Stuart Lane, (unknown), Mark Arnold, Ilan Dar‐Nimrod, James Morandini, (unknown), Paul E. Griffiths	1
3	Integrating evolutionary, developmental and physiological mismatch 2023 ·Evolution Medicine and Public Health ·Paul E. Griffiths, Pierrick Bourrat	6
4	Are Biological Traits Explained by Their ‘Selected Effect’ Functions? 2022 ·Australasian Philosophical Review ·Joshua R. Christie, (unknown), Pierrick Bourrat, (unknown), Paul E. Griffiths	12
5	The Case for Basic Biological Research 2019 ·Trends in Molecular Medicine ·Isobel Ronai, Paul E. Griffiths	5
6	Multispecies individuals 2018 ·History & Philosophy of the Life Sciences ·Pierrick Bourrat, Paul E. Griffiths	29
7	Biological Criteria of Disease: Four Ways of Going Wrong 2017 ·The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy A Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy of Medicine ·John Matthewson, Paul E. Griffiths	58
8	Genetic, epigenetic and exogenetic information in development and evolution 2017 ·Interface Focus ·Paul E. Griffiths	19
9	Communicating genomic complexity 2017 ·Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales ·Paul E. Griffiths	2
10	Epigenetics: ambiguities and implications 2016 ·History & Philosophy of the Life Sciences ·Karola Stotz, Paul E. Griffiths	20
11	A balanced intervention ladder: promoting autonomy through public health action 2015 ·Public Health ·Paul E. Griffiths, Courtney West	38
12	Developmental Systems Theory 2013 ·Advances in child development and behavior ·Paul E. Griffiths, James Tabery	35
13	Lehrman's dictum: Information and explanation in developmental biology 2012 ·Developmental Psychobiology ·Paul E. Griffiths	6
14	Tracking the Shift to ‘Postgenomics’ 2006 ·Public Health Genomics ·Karola Stotz, (unknown), Paul E. Griffiths	33
15	What Is Innateness? 2002 ·The Monist ·Paul E. Griffiths	125
16	Cycles of Contingency: Developmental Systems and Evolution breakdown → 2001 ·MIT Press eBooks ·Susan Oyama, Paul E. Griffiths, (unknown)	675
17	Transport of nitrogen in soil water following the application of animal manures to sloping grassland 2000 ·Hydrological Sciences Journal ·R. J. Parkinson, Paul E. Griffiths, A. Louise Heathwaite	6
18	Nitrogen and phosphorus in runoff from grassland with buffer strips following application of fertilizers and manures 1998 ·Soil Use and Management ·A. Louise Heathwaite, Paul E. Griffiths, R. J. Parkinson	75
19	Darwinism, Process Structuralism, and Natural Kinds 1996 ·Philosophy of Science ·Paul E. Griffiths	32
20	Trees of Life: Essays in Philosophy of Biology 1992 ·Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks ·David L. Hull, Paul E. Griffiths	49

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