Robert Sparrow

5.3k total citations
113 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Robert Sparrow is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Safety Research and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Sparrow has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 19 papers in Safety Research and 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Robert Sparrow's work include Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations (30 papers), Ethics and Social Impacts of AI (18 papers) and Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (10 papers). Robert Sparrow is often cited by papers focused on Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations (30 papers), Ethics and Social Impacts of AI (18 papers) and Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (10 papers). Robert Sparrow collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Germany. Robert Sparrow's co-authors include Mark Howard, Joshua Hatherley, A. Wendy Russell, Katrina Hutchison, Chris Degeling, Friederike Eyssel, Kumar Yogeeswaran, Christoph Bartneck, Graeme Woodward and Dale Gardiner and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, PLoS ONE and Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies.

In The Last Decade

Robert Sparrow

100 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Sparrow Australia	26	1.1k	822	603	378	318	113	2.7k
Noel Sharkey United Kingdom	24	839 0.8×	631 0.8×	897 1.5×	932 2.5×	258 0.8×	79	2.7k
Sven Nyholm Netherlands	20	598 0.6×	645 0.8×	226 0.4×	188 0.5×	191 0.6×	57	1.4k
Itiel E. Dror United Kingdom	41	998 0.9×	394 0.5×	1.6k 2.6×	364 1.0×	681 2.1×	142	5.1k
Todd M. Gureckis United States	26	1.4k 1.3×	198 0.2×	406 0.7×	729 1.9×	514 1.6×	93	3.6k
Colleen M. Seifert United States	32	743 0.7×	114 0.1×	702 1.2×	785 2.1×	1.9k 5.9×	110	5.2k
Jacob Westfall United States	11	1.3k 1.2×	125 0.2×	881 1.5×	281 0.7×	934 2.9×	14	3.7k
Jason Borenstein United States	20	255 0.2×	535 0.7×	281 0.5×	290 0.8×	151 0.5×	59	1.3k
Edmond Awad United Kingdom	11	638 0.6×	712 0.9×	315 0.5×	286 0.8×	252 0.8×	32	1.4k
Leib Litman United States	19	680 0.6×	233 0.3×	758 1.3×	192 0.5×	1.3k 4.0×	33	3.3k
Chris Dede United States	38	136 0.1×	167 0.2×	504 0.8×	350 0.9×	650 2.0×	143	7.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Sparrow

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sparrow, Robert, et al.. (2025). Bullshit universities: the future of automated education. AI & Society. 40(7). 5285–5296. 3 indexed citations

Sparrow, Robert, et al.. (2025). (Re)animating the ancestors: Digital personality emulations, ancestor veneration and ethics. New Media & Society.

Sparrow, Robert, et al.. (2024). Artificial Intelligence and US Military Cadets’ Attitudes about Future War. SSRN Electronic Journal.

Sparrow, Robert, E. van Horn, & Friederike Eyssel. (2023). Do Robots Have Sex? A Prolegomenon. International Journal of Social Robotics. 15(11). 1707–1723. 2 indexed citations

Sparrow, Robert. (2023). Friendly AI will still be our master. Or, why we should not want to be the pets of super-intelligent computers. AI & Society. 39(5). 2439–2444. 12 indexed citations

Sparrow, Robert, Mark Andrejevic, & Bridget Harris. (2023). Should we embrace “Big Sister”? Smart speakers as a means to combat intimate partner violence. Ethics and Information Technology. 25(4). 1 indexed citations

Sparrow, Robert & George Lucas. (2016). When robots rule the waves. Monash University Research Portal (Monash University). 69(4). 49–78. 4 indexed citations

Sparrow, Robert. (2016). Kicking a Robot Dog. Human-Robot Interaction. 229–229. 4 indexed citations

Sparrow, Robert. (2015). Imposing Genetic Diversity. The American Journal of Bioethics. 15(6). 2–10. 13 indexed citations

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Sparrow, Robert. (2015). Twenty Seconds to Comply: Autonomous Weapon Systems and the Recognition of Surrender. Monash University Research Portal (Monash University). 91(1). 20. 14 indexed citations

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Sparrow, Robert. (2014). Egalitarianism and Moral Bioenhancement. The American Journal of Bioethics. 14(4). 20–28. 35 indexed citations

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Sparrow, Robert. (2013). Queerin’ the PGD Clinic. Journal of Medical Humanities. 34(2). 177–196. 6 indexed citations

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Sparrow, Robert. (2012). EXPLORING UNDERGRADUATE HOSPITALITY STUDENT ATTITUDES ABOUT ONLINE LEARNING. K-State Research Exchange (Kansas State University).

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Sparrow, Robert. (2012). Can machines be people? Reflections on the Turing triage test. Monash University Research Portal (Monash University). 14 indexed citations

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Sparrow, Robert. (2012). A Child's Right to a Decent Future?: Regulating Human Genetic Enhancement in Multicultural Societies. Asian Bioethics Review. 4(4). 355–373. 2 indexed citations

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Sparrow, Robert. (2010). ORPHANED AT CONCEPTION: THE UNCANNY OFFSPRING OF EMBRYOS. Bioethics. 26(4). 173–181. 10 indexed citations

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Sparrow, Robert & David S. Cram. (2009). Saviour embryos? Preimplantation genetic diagnosis as a therapeutic technology. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 20(5). 667–674. 4 indexed citations

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Gardiner, Dale & Robert Sparrow. (2009). Not Dead Yet: Controlled Non-Heart-Beating Organ Donation, Consent, and the Dead Donor Rule. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. 19(1). 17–26. 15 indexed citations

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Sparrow, Robert. (2008). Is it “Every Man’s Right to Have Babies If He Wants Them”?: Male Pregnancy and the Limits of Reproductive Liberty. Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal. 18(3). 275–299. 22 indexed citations

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Sparrow, Robert. (2003). Borders, States, Freedom and Justice. Monash University Research Portal (Monash University). 66. 25–31. 1 indexed citations

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