William Paley

2.5k total citations
17 papers, 78 citations indexed

About

William Paley is a scholar working on Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William Paley has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 78 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Philosophy, 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 2 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in William Paley's work include Theology and Philosophy of Evil (2 papers), Biblical Studies and Interpretation (2 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (2 papers). William Paley is often cited by papers focused on Theology and Philosophy of Evil (2 papers), Biblical Studies and Interpretation (2 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (2 papers). William Paley collaborates with scholars based in . William Paley's co-authors include Frederick Ferré, Alexander Bain, Law and John Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Cambridge University Press eBooks, Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) and Medical Entomology and Zoology.

In The Last Decade

William Paley

12 papers receiving 60 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William Paley 4 29 26 19 13 11 17 78
James E. Crimmins Canada 8 74 2.6× 41 1.6× 44 2.3× 12 0.9× 6 0.5× 31 132
Thomas Ahnert Russia 6 39 1.3× 20 0.8× 22 1.2× 13 1.0× 12 1.1× 19 93
Pamela E. Selwyn 6 32 1.1× 24 0.9× 13 0.7× 14 1.1× 15 1.4× 11 101
Timothy Raylor United States 6 35 1.2× 25 1.0× 36 1.9× 11 0.8× 26 2.4× 18 118
Sylvain Piron France 5 30 1.0× 24 0.9× 20 1.1× 15 1.2× 6 0.5× 40 86
Donald Greene United States 6 25 0.9× 17 0.7× 17 0.9× 6 0.5× 22 2.0× 27 117
Isabel de Madariaga United Kingdom 4 53 1.8× 30 1.2× 5 0.3× 7 0.5× 14 1.3× 19 117
Arthur Stephen McGrade United States 5 19 0.7× 14 0.5× 43 2.3× 14 1.1× 8 0.7× 19 90
Mary Astell 6 38 1.3× 15 0.6× 16 0.8× 13 1.0× 10 0.9× 9 97
Howell A. Lloyd United Kingdom 6 35 1.2× 17 0.7× 18 0.9× 6 0.5× 9 0.8× 20 84

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Paley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Paley

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William Paley. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William Paley 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 William Paley. William Paley is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Paley, William. (2013). The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 44 indexed citations
2.
Paley, William. (2010). Evidences of Christianity. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 1 indexed citations
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Paley, William. (2010). A View of the Evidences of Christianity in Three Parts. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 2 indexed citations
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Paley, William. (2010). Horæ Paulinæ: Or, The Truth Of The Scripture History Of St. Paul, Evinced By A Comparison Of The Epistles Which Bear His Name With The Acts Of The Apostles, And With One Another.... Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
5.
Paley, William. (2010). Sermons and Tracts. 2 indexed citations
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Paley, William. (2009). A View of the Evidences of Christianity. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Paley, William. (2009). Reasons for Contentment. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew).
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Paley, William, et al.. (2009). Considerations on the theory of religion. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Paley, William. (2009). Paley's Moral Philosophy: With Annotations.
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Paley, William. (2009). Natural Theology. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Paley, William. (2009). A View of the Evidences of Christianity. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Paley, William, et al.. (2007). Sermons on Various Subjects. 1 indexed citations
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Bain, Alexander & William Paley. (2006). The Moral Philosophy of Paley: With Additional Dissertations and Notes. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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Paley, William, et al.. (1998). The Works of William Paley: With Additional Sermons and a Corrected Account of the Life and Writings of the Author. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Paley, William, et al.. (1982). A treatise on the law of principal and agent: chiefly with reference to mercantile transactions.. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Paley, William, et al.. (1970). An account of the life and writings of William Paley. 2 indexed citations
17.
Paley, William & Frederick Ferré. (1963). Natural theology : selections. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 5 indexed citations

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