Robin Attfield

2.5k total citations
111 papers, 913 citations indexed

About

Robin Attfield is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin Attfield has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 913 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 27 papers in Philosophy and 17 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Robin Attfield's work include Religion, Ecology, and Ethics (21 papers), Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (17 papers) and Climate Change and Geoengineering (16 papers). Robin Attfield is often cited by papers focused on Religion, Ecology, and Ethics (21 papers), Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (17 papers) and Climate Change and Geoengineering (16 papers). Robin Attfield collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Singapore and Finland. Robin Attfield's co-authors include David Carr, Andrew Brennan, Renford Bambrough, Johan Hattingh, David O. Brink, Markku Oksanen, Katharine J. Dell, Barry Wilkins, P. R. Hobson and Julia Koricheva and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Ecological Economics and The Philosophical Review.

In The Last Decade

Robin Attfield

94 papers receiving 727 citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robin Attfield 322 232 180 159 120 111 913
Paul W. Taylor 412 1.3× 292 1.3× 170 0.9× 128 0.8× 129 1.1× 50 1.1k
Anthony Weston 393 1.2× 204 0.9× 110 0.6× 80 0.5× 148 1.2× 40 843
Teresa L. Scheid‐Cook 383 1.2× 359 1.5× 253 1.4× 105 0.7× 308 2.6× 12 1.5k
Andrew Light 422 1.3× 281 1.2× 302 1.7× 61 0.4× 175 1.5× 52 1.0k
Karen J. Warren 408 1.3× 237 1.0× 84 0.5× 88 0.6× 153 1.3× 27 892
Bron Taylor 667 2.1× 310 1.3× 212 1.2× 119 0.7× 224 1.9× 53 1.2k
Philip Cafaro 225 0.7× 213 0.9× 244 1.4× 38 0.2× 145 1.2× 59 844
Allen Carlson 338 1.0× 336 1.4× 204 1.1× 80 0.5× 88 0.7× 52 1.3k
Jenny Hughes 244 0.8× 76 0.3× 171 0.9× 29 0.2× 126 1.1× 71 1.1k
Stacy Alaimo 486 1.5× 124 0.5× 49 0.3× 144 0.9× 137 1.1× 34 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robin Attfield

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robin Attfield

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robin Attfield. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robin Attfield based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Robin Attfield. Robin Attfield is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Attfield, Robin. (2024). Heraclitus, Rivers and Ecosystems. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 23(1). 5–14.
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Attfield, Robin. (2023). Global Warming, Air Pollution and Health. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 22(1). 41–48. 1 indexed citations
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Attfield, Robin. (2012). Ethics: An overview. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 3 indexed citations
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Attfield, Robin. (2011). Nolt, Future Harm and Future Quality of Life. Ethics Policy & Environment. 14(1). 11–13. 4 indexed citations
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Attfield, Robin. (2011). Reflections on the Cancun conference of 2010. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 47–51.
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Attfield, Robin. (2011). Sober, Environmentalists, Species, and Ignorance. Environmental Ethics. 33(3). 307–316. 1 indexed citations
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Attfield, Robin. (2009). Social History, Religion, and Technology. Environmental Ethics. 31(1). 31–50. 4 indexed citations
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Attfield, Robin. (2007). Beyond the Earth Charter. Environmental Ethics. 29(4). 359–367. 3 indexed citations
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Attfield, Robin. (2006). Is the concept of "nature" dispensable?. Ludus vitalis: revista de filosofía de las ciencias de la vida = journal of philosophy of life sciences = revue de philosophie des sciences de la vie. 14(25). 105–116.
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Attfield, Robin. (2005). Leibniz, the cause of gravity and physical theology. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 37(2). 238–252. 1 indexed citations
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Attfield, Robin. (2005). In Defense of Environmental Ethics. Environmental Ethics. 27(3). 335–336. 1 indexed citations
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Attfield, Robin. (2001). Postmodernism, Value and Objectivity. Environmental Values. 10(2). 145–162. 8 indexed citations
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Attfield, Robin & Katharine J. Dell. (1996). Values, conflict and the environment. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 7 indexed citations
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Attfield, Robin. (1991). The Ethics of Environmental Concern. University of Georgia Press eBooks. 96 indexed citations
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Attfield, Robin. (1991). Has the History of Philosophy Ruined the Environment?. Environmental Ethics. 13(2). 127–137. 3 indexed citations
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Attfield, Robin. (1985). Progress and Privilege. Environmental Ethics. 7(2). 181–183. 4 indexed citations
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Attfield, Robin. (1979). How Not to Be a Moral Relativist. The Monist. 62(4). 510–523. 2 indexed citations
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Attfield, Robin. (1978). God and the secular : a philosophical assessment of secular reasoning from Bacon to Kant. 4 indexed citations
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Attfield, Robin. (1973). The God of Religion and the God of Philosophy. Religious Studies. 9(1). 1–9. 2 indexed citations
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Attfield, Robin. (1972). The Logical Status of Moral Utterances. 4(2). 70–84.

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