Peter Vickers

924 total citations
30 papers, 330 citations indexed

About

Peter Vickers is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Vickers has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 330 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 8 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Peter Vickers's work include Philosophy and History of Science (18 papers), Science and Climate Studies (8 papers) and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (6 papers). Peter Vickers is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and History of Science (18 papers), Science and Climate Studies (8 papers) and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (6 papers). Peter Vickers collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Czechia. Peter Vickers's co-authors include Henry Taylor, Juha Saatsi, Steven French, Sean McMahon, James D. Fraser, John R. C. Martyn, Otávio Bueno, Mary Feeney, Steven J. Dick and Timothy D. Lyons and has published in prestigious journals such as Philosophy of Science, Synthese and Astrobiology.

In The Last Decade

Peter Vickers

29 papers receiving 295 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 Vickers United Kingdom 11 206 84 80 53 47 30 330
Alexander Reutlinger Germany 11 313 1.5× 43 0.5× 111 1.4× 33 0.6× 74 1.6× 29 430
Giora Hon Israel 11 148 0.7× 31 0.4× 50 0.6× 52 1.0× 22 0.5× 51 350
James Nguyen United Kingdom 9 160 0.8× 35 0.4× 48 0.6× 22 0.4× 19 0.4× 16 236
Alexander Rueger Canada 11 172 0.8× 20 0.2× 64 0.8× 57 1.1× 78 1.7× 32 313
Andreas Hüttemann Germany 8 149 0.7× 22 0.3× 38 0.5× 84 1.6× 32 0.7× 27 274
Richard Dawid Sweden 11 182 0.9× 40 0.5× 59 0.7× 122 2.3× 111 2.4× 35 339
Michela Massimi United Kingdom 17 428 2.1× 69 0.8× 156 1.9× 60 1.1× 92 2.0× 60 716
Christopher Pincock United States 11 427 2.1× 95 1.1× 107 1.3× 26 0.5× 74 1.6× 37 544
Juha Saatsi United Kingdom 15 467 2.3× 134 1.6× 123 1.5× 61 1.2× 132 2.8× 31 582
James W. McAllister Netherlands 12 268 1.3× 60 0.7× 98 1.2× 20 0.4× 27 0.6× 40 555

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Vickers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Vickers

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vickers, Peter, et al.. (2023). Confidence of Life Detection: The Problem of Unconceived Alternatives. Astrobiology. 23(11). 1202–1212. 5 indexed citations
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McMahon, Sean, et al.. (2023). Is astrobiology serious science?. Nature Astronomy. 8(1). 5–7. 3 indexed citations
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McMahon, Sean, et al.. (2023). The Call for a New Definition of Biosignature. Astrobiology. 23(11). 1228–1237. 12 indexed citations
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McMahon, Sean, et al.. (2023). Breakthrough results in astrobiology: is ‘high risk’ research needed?. International Journal of Astrobiology. 23. 1 indexed citations
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Vickers, Peter. (2022). Identifying Future-Proof Science. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 20 indexed citations
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Fraser, James D. & Peter Vickers. (2022). Knowledge of the Quantum Domain: An Overlap Strategy. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 76(3). 715–743. 3 indexed citations
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Vickers, Peter. (2018). Quo Vadis Selective Scientific Realism?. 9(1). 118–118. 1 indexed citations
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Taylor, Henry & Peter Vickers. (2016). Conceptual fragmentation and the rise of eliminativism. European Journal for Philosophy of Science. 7(1). 17–40. 45 indexed citations
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Vickers, Peter. (2016). Understanding the selective realist defence against the PMI. Synthese. 194(9). 3221–3232. 23 indexed citations
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Bueno, Otávio & Peter Vickers. (2014). Is science inconsistent?. Synthese. 191(13). 2887–2889. 3 indexed citations
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Vickers, Peter. (2014). Theory flexibility and inconsistency in science. Synthese. 191(13). 2891–2906. 3 indexed citations
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Vickers, Peter. (2013). A Confrontation of Convergent Realism. Philosophy of Science. 80(2). 189–211. 46 indexed citations
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Vickers, Peter. (2013). Understanding Inconsistent Science. Oxford University Press eBooks. 35 indexed citations
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French, Steven & Peter Vickers. (2011). Are There No Things That are Scientific Theories?. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 62(4). 771–804. 11 indexed citations
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Vickers, Peter, et al.. (2011). Are There No Such Things as Theories. 3 indexed citations
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Vickers, Peter. (2011). Theory Eliminativism as a Methodological Tool. PhilSci-Archive (University of Pittsburgh). 1 indexed citations
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Saatsi, Juha & Peter Vickers. (2010). Miraculous Success? Inconsistency and Untruth in Kirchhoff’s Diffraction Theory. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 62(1). 29–46. 24 indexed citations
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Vickers, Peter. (2009). Can Partial Structures Accommodate Inconsistent Science?. Principia an international journal of epistemology. 13(2). 4 indexed citations
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Vickers, Peter. (2008). Frisch, Muller, and Belot on an Inconsistency in Classical Electrodynamics. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 59(4). 767–792. 19 indexed citations
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Vickers, Peter. (2000). Blasco Ibáñez ante el Regeneracionismo y la Generación del 98. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 313–322. 1 indexed citations

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