Peter Achinstein

3.1k total citations
75 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Peter Achinstein is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Artificial Intelligence and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Achinstein has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 4 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 4 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Peter Achinstein's work include Philosophy and History of Science (32 papers), History of Science and Medicine (6 papers) and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (4 papers). Peter Achinstein is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and History of Science (32 papers), History of Science and Medicine (6 papers) and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (4 papers). Peter Achinstein collaborates with scholars based in United States. Peter Achinstein's co-authors include Stephen Barker, Paul Teller, J. J. C. Smart, Robert Ackermann, T. C. Holyoke, Owen Hannaway, Herbert Feigl, Grover Maxwell, Larry Laudan and Alan Musgrave and has published in prestigious journals such as Physics Today, Behavioral and Brain Sciences and The Philosophical Review.

In The Last Decade

Peter Achinstein

72 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Achinstein United States 20 830 362 265 172 172 75 1.6k
Pierre Duhem United States 11 856 1.0× 321 0.9× 165 0.6× 235 1.4× 103 0.6× 38 1.7k
Ilkka Niiniluoto Finland 20 815 1.0× 445 1.2× 213 0.8× 258 1.5× 347 2.0× 105 1.8k
Paul Humphreys United States 18 670 0.8× 183 0.5× 152 0.6× 239 1.4× 244 1.4× 52 1.4k
Peter Lipton United Kingdom 19 954 1.1× 675 1.9× 310 1.2× 273 1.6× 316 1.8× 46 2.1k
Ernán McMullin United States 21 759 0.9× 337 0.9× 101 0.4× 248 1.4× 58 0.3× 89 1.4k
Haskell Fain United States 6 448 0.5× 241 0.7× 159 0.6× 299 1.7× 127 0.7× 19 1.3k
Paul Arthur Schilpp United States 12 793 1.0× 473 1.3× 486 1.8× 433 2.5× 128 0.7× 32 2.2k
David Hawkins United States 12 539 0.6× 185 0.5× 191 0.7× 325 1.9× 120 0.7× 31 1.9k
Michael D. Resnik United States 21 1.2k 1.5× 680 1.9× 752 2.8× 346 2.0× 386 2.2× 60 3.0k
Gavin Ardley New Zealand 10 434 0.5× 206 0.6× 243 0.9× 334 1.9× 137 0.8× 23 2.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Achinstein, Peter. (2018). Speculation: Within and About Science. 5 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (2007). Atom's Empirical Eve: Methodological Disputes and How to Evaluate Them. Perspectives on Science. 15(3). 359–390. 6 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (2005). Scientific evidence : philosophical theories & applications. Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (2005). Scientific Evidence. Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (2004). Science rules : a historical introduction to scientific methods. Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (2004). A Challenge to Positive Relevance Theorists: Reply to Roush. Philosophy of Science. 71(4). 521–524. 3 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (1994). Jean Perrin and Molecular Reality. Perspectives on Science. 2(4). 396–427. 5 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (1994). Stronger Evidence. Philosophy of Science. 61(3). 329–350. 4 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (1993). How to Defend a Theory Without Testing It. Midwest Studies in Philosophy. 18. 90–120. 20 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (1990). Exploring Science. International Studies in Philosophy. 22(3). 107–108. 5 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (1989). Explanation and acceptability. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 12(3). 467–468. 1 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (1981). Can there be a model of explanation?. Theory and Decision. 13(3). 201–227. 6 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (1979). The Causal Relation. Midwest Studies in Philosophy. 4. 369–386. 10 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (1977). What Is an Explanation. American Philosophical Quarterly. 14(1). 42 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (1975). Causation, Transparency, and Emphasis. Canadian Journal of Philosophy. 5(1). 1–23. 13 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (1974). The Identity of Properties. American Philosophical Quarterly. 11(4). 16 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (1971). Concepts of Science. Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks. 109 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter & Wesley C. Salmon. (1969). The Foundations of Scientific Inference.. The Philosophical Review. 78(4). 531–531. 7 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (1963). THEORETICAL TERMS AND PARTIAL INTERPRETATION. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 14(54). 89–105. 7 indexed citations
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Achinstein, Peter. (1963). Circularity and Induction. Analysis. 23(6). 123–127. 4 indexed citations

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