Simon Blackburn

10.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
106 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Simon Blackburn is a scholar working on Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Blackburn has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Philosophy, 10 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 8 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Simon Blackburn's work include Philosophical Ethics and Theory (17 papers), Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (12 papers) and Philosophy and Theoretical Science (8 papers). Simon Blackburn is often cited by papers focused on Philosophical Ethics and Theory (17 papers), Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (12 papers) and Philosophy and Theoretical Science (8 papers). Simon Blackburn collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Simon Blackburn's co-authors include James C. Klagge, John Oliver Perry, John R. Searle, Paul Horwich, Michael E. Bratman, Huw Price, Allan Gibbard, Michael Williams, Robert Brandom and Geoffrey Hellman and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review B, Behavioral and Brain Sciences and The Philosophical Review.

In The Last Decade

Simon Blackburn

97 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Blackburn United Kingdom 26 2.1k 1.1k 971 442 429 106 3.5k
Robert Brandom United States 25 2.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.3× 597 0.6× 778 1.8× 787 1.8× 94 4.0k
Ernest Sosa United States 28 3.5k 1.7× 2.0k 1.8× 1.6k 1.6× 617 1.4× 696 1.6× 112 4.2k
P. F. Strawson United Kingdom 23 2.1k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 1.3k 1.3× 540 1.2× 514 1.2× 87 4.4k
Anthony Kenny United States 26 1.2k 0.6× 497 0.5× 416 0.4× 372 0.8× 277 0.6× 121 2.3k
Judith Jarvis Thomson United States 25 1.3k 0.7× 551 0.5× 1.8k 1.9× 272 0.6× 778 1.8× 77 3.7k
Paul K. Moser United States 20 1.7k 0.8× 876 0.8× 630 0.6× 600 1.4× 446 1.0× 114 2.7k
Robert Audi United States 30 1.6k 0.8× 543 0.5× 998 1.0× 137 0.3× 742 1.7× 176 3.2k
J. L. Mackie United Kingdom 22 2.1k 1.0× 828 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 797 1.8× 871 2.0× 65 4.7k
Fred Feldman United States 22 1.8k 0.9× 531 0.5× 1.2k 1.2× 188 0.4× 439 1.0× 83 3.0k
Margaret Gilbert United States 27 1.1k 0.5× 419 0.4× 809 0.8× 284 0.6× 1.1k 2.6× 68 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Blackburn

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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.

All Works

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Lindert, Judith, William Bryant, Stuart A Bowyer, et al.. (2023). 102 POTENTIAL: developing a paediatric colorectal bowel function and life quality tool led by human-computer design expertise. A38.1–A38. 1 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon, et al.. (2023). 52 COVID-19 as a catalyst for digital education and inclusive learning. A19.3–A20.
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Blackburn, Simon. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy. Oxford University Press eBooks. 111 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon. (2014). Blessed are the peacemakers. Philosophical Studies. 172(4). 843–853. 10 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon. (2011). Pragmatism in Philosophy: The Hidden Alternative. SUNY Digital Repository Support (State University of New York System). 41(1). 1–4785. 6 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon. (2007). Kehrt die Wahrheit tatsächlich zurück?. 1(3). 5–20. 1 indexed citations
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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
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Blackburn, Simon. (2004). Relativism and the abolition of the other. International Journal of Philosophical Studies. 12(3). 245–258. 2 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon. (2001). Ruling Passions: A Theory of Practical Reason. The Philosophical Quarterly. 51(202). 9 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon. (2001). Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism?. SUNY Digital Repository Support (State University of New York System). 31(1). 4. 13 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon. (2001). Being Good : an introduction to ethics. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 4 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon. (1999). Am I Right. ˜The œNew York times book review. 24. 11 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon. (1999). Mind, Language, and Society. The Journal of Philosophy. 96(12). 626–629. 109 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon. (1998). Ruling Passions. 478 indexed citations
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Klagge, James C. & Simon Blackburn. (1995). Essays in Quasi-Realism.. The Philosophical Review. 104(1). 139–139. 264 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon. (1992). Gibbard on Normative Logic. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 52(4). 947–947. 9 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon. (1989). Manifesting Realism. Midwest Studies in Philosophy. 14. 29–47. 1 indexed citations
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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
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Blackburn, Simon & Jane Heal. (1979). Thought and Things. Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume. 53(1). 23–60. 2 indexed citations

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