Biological Theory 7.5k citations
660 papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Topics Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Philosophy and History of Science Evolution and Genetic Dynamics Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Biological Theory
Comparison fields: 5 of 205 Sociology and Political Science 1.9k Molecular Biology 1.3k Genetics 1.3k History and Philosophy of Science 1.2k Cognitive Neuroscience 927 Social Psychology 879 Cultural Studies 800 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 646 Astronomy and Astrophysics 625 Paleontology 561 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 533 Anthropology 507 Plant Science 481 Ecology 437 Developmental and Educational Psychology 332 Global and Planetary Change 310 Nature and Landscape Conservation 256 Geometry and Topology 217 Philosophy 209 Artificial Intelligence 187 Safety Research 174 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 149 Archeology 148 Biomedical Engineering 135 Clinical Psychology 130 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 129 Atmospheric Science 123 Economics and Econometrics 123 Insect Science 117 Language and Linguistics 115 Demography 108 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 105 Management Science and Operations Research 102 Archeology 100 Geography, 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Sociology and Political Science 1.9k Molecular Biology 1.3k Genetics 1.3k History and Philosophy of Science 1.2k Cognitive Neuroscience 927 Configurations United States
Adaptive Behavior United States
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences United States
Acta Biotheoretica France
Cultural Geographies United Kingdom
History & Philosophy of the Life Sciences United States
The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine United States
History of Science United Kingdom
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About Biological Theory The 660 papers published in Biological Theory in the last decades have received a total of 7.5k indexed citations . Papers published in Biological Theory usually cover History and Philosophy of Science (184 papers), Cultural Studies (73 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (80 papers) specifically the topics of Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (186 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (167 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (74 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Biological Theory are Manfred D. Laubichler , Kim Cuddington , Kevin N. Laland , Ellen Clarke , Kim Sterelny , Bruce D. Smith , Elisabeth A. Lloyd , Michael J. O’Brien , Scott Atran and Evelyn Fox Keller .
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