Robert Cummins

8.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Robert Cummins is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, History and Philosophy of Science and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Cummins has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 13 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 11 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Robert Cummins's work include Philosophy and Theoretical Science (14 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (12 papers) and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (8 papers). Robert Cummins is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and Theoretical Science (14 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (12 papers) and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (8 papers). Robert Cummins collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Ireland. Robert Cummins's co-authors include Jerry A. Fodor, Rom Harré, Denise D. Cummins, Mark Perlman, André Ariew, Peter Carruthers, John S. Pollack, Pádraic J. Dunne, Kingston H. G. Mills and Barry Moran and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, Journal of Applied Psychology and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Robert Cummins

57 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Modularity of Mind.

1985 3.3k citations Robert Cummins et al. The Philosophical Review profile →
Functional Analysis

1975 676 citations Robert Cummins The Journal of Philosophy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Cummins United States	19	2.3k	1.7k	1.2k	999	991	65	5.6k
Stephen P. Stich United States	27	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	777 0.6×	788 0.8×	762 0.8×	66	4.2k
Paul M. Churchland United States	29	2.0k 0.9×	1.8k 1.1×	769 0.6×	934 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	89	5.1k
Ruth Garrett Millikan United States	28	2.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.5×	708 0.6×	881 0.9×	1.9k 1.9×	68	6.2k
Nelson Goodman United States	25	1.1k 0.5×	1.9k 1.2×	608 0.5×	558 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	120	7.2k
Mark H. Bickhard United States	30	1.3k 0.6×	802 0.5×	950 0.8×	842 0.8×	553 0.6×	116	3.2k
Gilbert Harman United States	36	2.5k 1.1×	2.8k 1.7×	757 0.6×	980 1.0×	1.5k 1.5×	159	8.6k
Patricia Smith Churchland United States	32	2.8k 1.3×	1.3k 0.8×	453 0.4×	1.5k 1.5×	556 0.6×	103	5.7k
Alice Ambrose United States	12	938 0.4×	1.5k 0.9×	818 0.7×	935 0.9×	491 0.5×	36	6.7k
Fred Dretske United States	29	2.6k 1.1×	3.5k 2.1×	510 0.4×	797 0.8×	1.7k 1.8×	99	6.9k
David J. Chalmers United States	32	3.5k 1.6×	2.8k 1.7×	533 0.4×	1.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.5×	81	7.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Cummins

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Cummins

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Cummins, Robert, et al.. (2013). Why it doesn’t matter to metaphysics what Mary learns. Philosophical Studies. 167(3). 541–555. 2 indexed citations

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Cummins, Denise D. & Robert Cummins. (2012). Emotion and Deliberative Reasoning in Moral Judgment. Frontiers in Psychology. 3. 328–328. 48 indexed citations

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Dunne, Pádraic J., Barry Moran, Robert Cummins, & Kingston H. G. Mills. (2009). CD11c+CD8α+ Dendritic Cells Promote Protective Immunity to Respiratory Infection with Bordetella pertussis. The Journal of Immunology. 183(1). 400–410. 43 indexed citations

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Cummins, Denise D. & Robert Cummins. (2005). Innate modules vs innate learning biases. Cognitive Processing. 3 indexed citations

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Ariew, André, Robert Cummins, & Mark Perlman. (2002). Functions: New Essays in the Philosophy of Psychology and Biology. Oxford University Press eBooks. 74(9). 823–834. 141 indexed citations

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Cummins, Robert & Denise D. Cummins. (2000). Minds, brains, and computers : the foundations of cognitive science : an anthology. 16 indexed citations

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Cummins, Denise D. & Robert Cummins. (1999). Biological preparedness and evolutionary explanation. Cognition. 73(3). B37–B53. 42 indexed citations

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Cummins, Robert. (1997). The Lot of the Causal Theory of Mental Content. The Journal of Philosophy. 94(10). 535–542. 7 indexed citations

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Cummins, Robert & John S. Pollack. (1991). Philosophy and AI: Essays at the Interface. MIT Press eBooks. 320–320. 24 indexed citations

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Cummins, Robert. (1990). Social Insecurity, Anxiety, and Stressful Events as Antecedents of Depressive Symptoms. Behavioral Medicine. 16(4). 161–164. 13 indexed citations

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Cummins, Robert. (1989). Attributions, Outcome Expectations, Locus of Control and Daily Hassles.. Digestion. 36(3). 132–40. 3 indexed citations

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Cummins, Robert. (1988). Perceptions of social support, receipt of supportive behaviors, and locus of control as moderators of the effects of chronic stress. American Journal of Community Psychology. 16(5). 685–700. 51 indexed citations

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Cummins, Robert, et al.. (1988). RADICAL CONNECTIONISM¹. The Southern Journal of Philosophy. 26(S1). 43–61. 4 indexed citations

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Cummins, Robert. (1983). Information and cognitive agents. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 6(1). 68–69. 1 indexed citations

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Cummins, Robert. (1982). The internal manual model of psychological explanation. 5. 2 indexed citations

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Cummins, Robert. (1981). What Can Be Learned from Brainstorms?. Philosophical Topics. 12(1). 83–92. 20 indexed citations

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Cummins, Robert. (1980). Culpability and Mental Disorder. Canadian Journal of Philosophy. 10(2). 207–232. 2 indexed citations

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Cummins, Robert & Robert M. Harnish. (1980). The language faculty and the interpretation of linguistics. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 3(1). 18–19. 4 indexed citations

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Cummins, Robert. (1975). The Philosophical Problem Of Truth-Of. Canadian Journal of Philosophy. 5(1). 103–122. 18 indexed citations

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Cummins, Robert. (1975). Two Troublesome Claims about Qualities in Locke's Essay. The Philosophical Review. 84(3). 401–401.

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