Robert May

4.4k total citations
35 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Robert May is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert May has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Language and Linguistics, 9 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 9 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Robert May's work include Philosophy and Theoretical Science (8 papers), Philosophy, Science, and History (6 papers) and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (5 papers). Robert May is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and Theoretical Science (8 papers), Philosophy, Science, and History (6 papers) and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (5 papers). Robert May collaborates with scholars based in United States and Fiji. Robert May's co-authors include James Higginbotham, Gail H. Theilacker, Reuben Lasker, Howard M. Feder, Christopher Hom, Howard Lasnik, Irene Heim, Richard Κ. Larson, Jacqueline Guéron and Jan Köster and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Language and Aquaculture.

In The Last Decade

Robert May

34 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
Robert May United States 17 1.0k 681 391 304 189 35 1.7k
John A. Hawkins United States 22 1.8k 1.8× 906 1.3× 658 1.7× 121 0.4× 664 3.5× 41 2.9k
Neil Smith United Kingdom 15 760 0.8× 224 0.3× 597 1.5× 174 0.6× 294 1.6× 60 1.5k
Keren Rice Canada 23 1.1k 1.1× 660 1.0× 1.5k 3.8× 47 0.2× 1.2k 6.1× 72 2.1k
Paul M. Pietroski United States 18 606 0.6× 325 0.5× 463 1.2× 242 0.8× 56 0.3× 56 1.3k
Ahti‐Veikko Pietarinen Estonia 14 95 0.1× 220 0.3× 127 0.3× 412 1.4× 17 0.1× 131 881
Michael Fortescue Denmark 11 250 0.2× 72 0.1× 114 0.3× 11 0.0× 112 0.6× 50 520
Johanna Nichols United States 21 1.2k 1.2× 354 0.5× 440 1.1× 89 0.3× 816 4.3× 80 2.0k
Brady Clark United States 10 445 0.4× 343 0.5× 243 0.6× 127 0.4× 109 0.6× 23 758
Lisa Lai‐Shen Cheng Netherlands 20 1.6k 1.5× 689 1.0× 569 1.5× 147 0.5× 606 3.2× 67 1.8k
Ken Hale United States 16 1.4k 1.4× 508 0.7× 437 1.1× 200 0.7× 593 3.1× 32 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert May

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert May

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert May

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Hom, Christopher & Robert May. (2018). Pejoratives as Fiction. Oxford University Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Hom, Christopher, et al.. (2014). The Inconsistency of the Identity Thesis. ProtoSociology. 31. 113–120. 12 indexed citations
3.
Heck, Richard G. & Robert May. (2013). The Function is Unsaturated. Oxford University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
4.
Hom, Christopher & Robert May. (2013). Moral and Semantic Innocence. Analytic Philosophy. 54(3). 293–313. 74 indexed citations
5.
May, Robert. (2012). What Frege's Theory of Identity is Not. Thought A Journal of Philosophy. 1(1). 41–48. 9 indexed citations
6.
Heck, Richard G. & Robert May. (2010). The Composition of Thoughts. Noûs. 45(1). 126–166. 18 indexed citations
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May, Robert, et al.. (2009). Complaints from Beneficiaries: A Valuable Resource for Project Implementation. 1 indexed citations
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May, Robert. (2006). The Invariance of Sense. The Journal of Philosophy. 103(3). 111–144. 12 indexed citations
9.
May, Robert, et al.. (2005). Frege's Other Program. Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic. 46(1). 6 indexed citations
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Fiengo, Robert & Robert May. (1996). Interpreted logical forms: a critique. The Italian Journal of Linguistics. 8(2). 349–374. 2 indexed citations
11.
May, Robert, et al.. (1994). The accomplisht cook, or, The art and mystery of cookery. 5 indexed citations
12.
May, Robert, et al.. (1991). Logical structure and linguistic structure : cross-linguistic perspectives. Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Heim, Irene, Howard Lasnik, & Robert May. (1991). Reciprocity and plurality. Linguistic Inquiry. 22(1). 63–102. 139 indexed citations
14.
Larson, Richard Κ. & Robert May. (1990). Antecedent containment or vacuous movement: reply to Baltin. Linguistic Inquiry. 21(1). 103–122. 71 indexed citations
15.
May, Robert. (1988). Ambiguities of quantification and 'Wh': a reply to Williams. Linguistic Inquiry. 19(1). 118–134. 22 indexed citations
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Guéron, Jacqueline & Robert May. (1984). Extraposition and logical form. Linguistic Inquiry. 15(1). 1–32. 66 indexed citations
17.
May, Robert. (1983). Logical form as a level of linguistic representation. Americanae (AECID Library). 7 indexed citations
18.
Köster, Jan & Robert May. (1982). On the Constituency of Infinitives. Language. 58(1). 116–143. 38 indexed citations
19.
May, Robert & James P. McVey. (1977). Preliminary Analysis of the Economics of Siganid Fish Culture in Palau. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 1 indexed citations
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Lasker, Reuben, Howard M. Feder, Gail H. Theilacker, & Robert May. (1970). Feeding, growth, and survival of Engraulis mordax larvae reared in the laboratory. Marine Biology. 5(4). 345–353. 195 indexed citations

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