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.
Countries citing papers authored by Simon Blackburn
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Specialization
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This map shows the geographic impact of Simon Blackburn's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Simon Blackburn with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Simon Blackburn more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Simon Blackburn. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Simon Blackburn. The network helps show where Simon Blackburn may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Blackburn
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simon Blackburn.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simon Blackburn 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 Simon Blackburn. Simon Blackburn is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Blackburn, Simon. (2005). Anscombe's ethics. TLS, the Times literary supplement/Times literary supplement on CD-ROM/TLS. Times literary supplement. 19.1 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon. (2004). Liberalism, religion, and the sources of value. KU ScholarWorks (The University of Kansas).1 indexed citations
Blackburn, Simon. (2001). Ruling Passions: A Theory of Practical Reason. The Philosophical Quarterly. 51(202).9 indexed citations
11.
Blackburn, Simon. (2001). Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism?. SUNY Digital Repository Support (State University of New York System). 31(1). 4.13 indexed citations
12.
Blackburn, Simon. (2001). Being Good : an introduction to ethics. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew).4 indexed citations
13.
Blackburn, Simon. (1999). Am I Right. The New York times book review. 24.11 indexed citations
14.
Blackburn, Simon. (1999). Mind, Language, and Society. The Journal of Philosophy. 96(12). 626–629.109 indexed citations
Blackburn, Simon. (1985). Spreading the Word: Groundings in the Philosophy of Language. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 36(2).143 indexed citations
20.
Blackburn, Simon & Jane Heal. (1979). Thought and Things. Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume. 53(1). 23–60.2 indexed citations
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