Robert W. Batterman

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Batterman is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Batterman has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 14 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 12 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Batterman's work include Philosophy and History of Science (15 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (12 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (7 papers). Robert W. Batterman is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and History of Science (15 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (12 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (7 papers). Robert W. Batterman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Denmark. Robert W. Batterman's co-authors include Collin Rice, Sara Green, Justin D’Arms, Lawrence Sklar and James A. Overton and has published in prestigious journals such as The Philosophical Review, Journal of Statistical Physics and Philosophy of Science.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Batterman

38 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. The devil in the details : asymptotic reasoning in explanation, reduction, and emergence
    2002 275 citations Robert W. Batterman Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert W. Batterman United States 20 967 474 331 263 237 39 1.7k
Roman Frigg United Kingdom 23 735 0.8× 236 0.5× 245 0.7× 100 0.4× 149 0.6× 76 1.5k
Paul Teller United States 20 799 0.8× 495 1.0× 145 0.4× 131 0.5× 64 0.3× 62 1.5k
Lawrence Sklar United States 21 741 0.8× 499 1.1× 350 1.1× 309 1.2× 48 0.2× 68 1.5k
Craig Callender United States 22 681 0.7× 634 1.3× 394 1.2× 344 1.3× 43 0.2× 64 1.5k
Steven French United Kingdom 27 2.1k 2.1× 889 1.9× 129 0.4× 392 1.5× 203 0.9× 126 2.8k
Harald Atmanspacher Germany 25 243 0.3× 689 1.5× 410 1.2× 175 0.7× 123 0.5× 119 2.1k
Arthur Fine United States 20 1.0k 1.1× 1.7k 3.5× 471 1.4× 141 0.5× 47 0.2× 81 2.4k
Michael Redhead United Kingdom 22 780 0.8× 1.4k 2.9× 395 1.2× 256 1.0× 36 0.2× 74 2.2k
Alisa Bokulich United States 18 594 0.6× 256 0.5× 60 0.2× 74 0.3× 135 0.6× 38 970
Dennis Dieks Netherlands 22 575 0.6× 1.8k 3.8× 326 1.0× 254 1.0× 35 0.1× 76 2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert W. Batterman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Batterman, Robert W.. (2017). Autonomy of Theories: An Explanatory Problem. Noûs. 52(4). 858–873. 37 indexed citations
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Green, Sara & Robert W. Batterman. (2016). Biology meets physics: Reductionism and multi-scale modeling of morphogenesis. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 61. 20–34. 47 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W.. (2016). Philosophical Implications of Kadanoff’s Work on the Renormalization Group. Journal of Statistical Physics. 167(3-4). 559–574. 13 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W.. (2013). The Tyranny of Scales. Oxford University Press eBooks. 33 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W.. (2013). The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Physics. Oxford University Press eBooks. 104 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W.. (2010). Emergence, Singularities, and Symmetry Breaking. Foundations of Physics. 41(6). 1031–1050. 65 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W., et al.. (2010). Idealization in Scientific Explanation. Scholarship@Western (Western University). 2 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W.. (2009). On the Explanatory Role of Mathematics in Empirical Science. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 61(1). 1–25. 107 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W.. (2007). On the Specialness of Special Functions (The Nonrandom Effusions of the Divine Mathematician). The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 58(2). 263–286. 8 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W.. (2005). Critical phenomena and breaking drops: Infinite idealizations in physics. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. 36(2). 225–244. 86 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W.. (2002). The devil in the details : asymptotic reasoning in explanation, reduction, and emergence. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 275 indexed citations breakdown →
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Batterman, Robert W.. (2002). Asymptotics and the Role of Minimal Models. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 53(1). 21–38. 73 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W.. (2001). The Devil in the Details. 93 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W.. (2000). A ‘Modern’ (=Victorian?) Attitude Towards Scientific Understanding. The Monist. 83(2). 228–257. 13 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W.. (2000). Multiple Realizability and Universality. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 51(1). 115–145. 105 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W., et al.. (1996). Chaos and algorithmic complexity. Foundations of Physics. 26(3). 307–336. 15 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W.. (1995). Theories between theories: Asymptotic limiting intertheoretic relations. Synthese. 103(2). 171–201. 36 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W.. (1993). Defining Chaos. Philosophy of Science. 60(1). 43–66. 24 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W.. (1992). Quantum Chaos and Semiclassical Mechanics. PSA Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association. 1992(2). 50–65. 9 indexed citations
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Batterman, Robert W.. (1992). Explanatory Instability. Noûs. 26(3). 325–325. 17 indexed citations

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