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.
This map shows the geographic impact of Simon Kirby'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 Kirby with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Simon Kirby more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Simon Kirby. 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 Kirby. The network helps show where Simon Kirby may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Kirby
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simon Kirby.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simon Kirby 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 Kirby. Simon Kirby is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Smith, Kenny, et al.. (2017). Is the strength of regularisation behaviour uniform across linguistic levels. Cognitive Science. 1023–1028.2 indexed citations
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Schouwstra, Marieke, et al.. (2017). The cultural evolution of complex linguistic constructions in artificial sign languages. Cognitive Science.7 indexed citations
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Kirby, Simon, Mónica Tamariz, Hannah Cornish, & Kenny Smith. (2015). Compression and communication in the cultural evolution of linguistic structure. Cognition. 141. 87–102.258 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fehér, Olga, Simon Kirby, & Kenny Smith. (2014). Social influences on the regularization of unpredictable variation. Cognitive Science. 2187–2191.4 indexed citations
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Fehér, Olga, Simon Kirby, & Kenny Smith. (2014). Social influences on the regularization of unpredictable linguistic variation. Cognitive Science. 36(36).1 indexed citations
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Smith, Kenny, Mónica Tamariz, & Simon Kirby. (2013). Linguistic structure is an evolutionary trade-off between simplicity and expressivity. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 35(35). 1348–1353.18 indexed citations
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Roberts, Seán G., et al.. (2013). A robustness approach to theory building: A case study of language evolution. Cognitive Science. 35(35). 2614–2619.3 indexed citations
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Kirby, Simon, et al.. (2013). Communication Leads to the Emergence of Sub-optimal Category Structures. Cognitive Science. 35(35). 1312–1317.4 indexed citations
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Thompson, Bill, et al.. (2013). Regularization behavior in a non-linguistic domain. Cognitive Science. 35(35). 436–441.10 indexed citations
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Cornish, Hannah, Kenny Smith, & Simon Kirby. (2013). Systems from Sequences: an Iterated Learning Account of the Emergence of Systematic Structure in a Non-Linguistic Task. Cognitive Science. 35(35).13 indexed citations
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Kirby, Simon, et al.. (2011). Integrating the Horizontal and Vertical Cultural Transmission of Novel Communication Systems. Cognitive Science. 33(33). 956–961.13 indexed citations
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Barrell, Ray, et al.. (2009). Optimal Regulation of Bank Capital and Liquidity: How to Calibrate New International Standards. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.37 indexed citations
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Kirby, Simon & James R. Hurford. (1997). The evolution of incremental learning: language, development and critical periods. 5(4). 707–13.15 indexed citations
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