Peter Kosso

1.1k total citations
37 papers, 558 citations indexed

About

Peter Kosso is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, History and Philosophy of Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Kosso has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 558 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 10 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 6 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Peter Kosso's work include Philosophy and History of Science (10 papers), Science and Climate Studies (6 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (4 papers). Peter Kosso is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and History of Science (10 papers), Science and Climate Studies (6 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (4 papers). Peter Kosso collaborates with scholars based in United States. Peter Kosso's co-authors include Richard W. Miller, Robert J. Deltete, Donald Gillies, Alan Musgrave, Peter Milne, Jeffrey Bub, Paul Teller and Ronald N. Giere and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Physics, The American Journal of Psychology and The Journal of Philosophy.

In The Last Decade

Peter Kosso

32 papers receiving 455 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 Kosso United States 12 237 87 66 62 54 37 558
John North United Kingdom 13 205 0.9× 138 1.6× 135 2.0× 64 1.0× 37 0.7× 51 658
Albert B. Stewart United States 11 115 0.5× 70 0.8× 71 1.1× 162 2.6× 42 0.8× 21 731
Alan F. Chalmers Australia 13 242 1.0× 54 0.6× 38 0.6× 57 0.9× 50 0.9× 55 593
Dudley Shapere United States 11 273 1.2× 88 1.0× 45 0.7× 95 1.5× 21 0.4× 30 618
Mary Jo Nye United States 15 297 1.3× 44 0.5× 30 0.5× 81 1.3× 44 0.8× 61 675
Willem Hackmann United Kingdom 7 272 1.1× 41 0.5× 42 0.6× 63 1.0× 33 0.6× 28 547
Paul Hoyningen‐Huene Germany 14 432 1.8× 136 1.6× 26 0.4× 150 2.4× 20 0.4× 64 822
Jürgen Renn Germany 20 315 1.3× 43 0.5× 388 5.9× 118 1.9× 147 2.7× 169 1.2k
J. A. Cover United States 10 235 1.0× 221 2.5× 24 0.4× 67 1.1× 25 0.5× 22 528
Nancy Cartwright United States 12 525 2.2× 162 1.9× 43 0.7× 182 2.9× 155 2.9× 29 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Kosso

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Kosso

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Kosso

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Kosso. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Kosso based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Peter Kosso. Peter Kosso is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kosso, Peter. (2019). As the World Turns. WORLD SCIENTIFIC (EUROPE) eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter. (2017). What Goes Up... Gravity and Scientific Method. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter. (2013). Void Points, Rosettes, and a Brief History of Planetary Astronomy. Physics in Perspective. 15(4). 373–390.
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Kosso, Peter. (2010). Super-rotation of Earth's inner core and the structure of scientific reasoning. GSA Today. 52–53. 3 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter. (2010). And Yet It Moves: The Observability of the Rotation of the Earth. Foundations of Science. 15(3). 213–225. 2 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter. (2006). Detecting extrasolar planets. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A. 37(2). 224–236. 7 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter. (2006). Scientific Understanding. Foundations of Science. 12(2). 173–188. 22 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter. (2002). The Omniscienter: Beauty and scientific understanding. International Studies in the Philosophy of Science. 16(1). 39–48. 26 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter. (2000). The Empirical Status of Symmetries in Physics. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 51(1). 81–98. 33 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter. (2000). Quantum Mechanics and Realism. Foundations of Science. 5(1). 47–60. 5 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter. (2000). The Epistemology of Spontaneously Broken Symmetries. Synthese. 122(3). 359–376. 10 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter & Jeffrey Bub. (1998). Appearance and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Physics.. American Journal of Physics. 66(9). 838–839. 5 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter. (1996). Scientific Method and Hermeneutics. The Southern Journal of Philosophy. 34(2). 169–182. 3 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter. (1993). Middle-range theory in historical archaeology. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A. 24(2). 163–184. 5 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter. (1993). Historical Evidence and Epistemic Justification: Thucydides as a Case Study. History and Theory. 32(1). 1–1. 8 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter. (1992). Reading the Book of Nature. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 53 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter. (1992). Observation of the Past. History and Theory. 31(1). 21–21. 11 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter. (1991). EMPIRICAL EPISTEMOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE. Metaphilosophy. 22(4). 349–363. 1 indexed citations
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Kosso, Peter & Ronald N. Giere. (1991). Explaining Science.. Noûs. 25(3). 386–386.
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Kosso, Peter. (1989). Observability and Observation in Physical Science. 32 indexed citations

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