About The 2.1k papers published in Philosophy in the last decades have received a total of 24.6k indexed citations.
Papers published in Philosophy usually cover
Philosophy (896 papers),
Political Science and International Relations (278 papers) and
History and Philosophy of Science (260 papers) specifically the topics of Philosophical Ethics and Theory (275 papers), Philosophy and Theoretical Science (214 papers) and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (169 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Philosophy are
Saul A. Kripke ,
Timothy Williamson ,
Nancy Cartwright ,
G. E. M. Anscombe ,
Michael Polanyi ,
E. R. Dodds ,
Alasdair MacIntyre ,
Richard B. Brandt ,
J. R. Lucas and
Judith Jarvis Thomson .
Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Philosophy
Comparison fields: 5 of 216 Philosophy 10.0k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 5.7k Cognitive Neuroscience 5.0k Sociology and Political Science 4.6k History and Philosophy of Science 3.9k Political Science and International Relations 2.7k Social Psychology 2.1k Artificial Intelligence 1.7k General Health Professions 1.2k Education 1.1k Economics and Econometrics 857 Clinical Psychology 731 Language and Linguistics 721 Anthropology 689 Developmental and Educational Psychology 610 Computational Theory and Mathematics 607 Law 599 Information Systems and Management 575 Literature and Literary Theory 503 Safety Research 490 Global and Planetary Change 479 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 450 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 439 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 422 Astronomy and Astrophysics 403 Religious studies 383 Cultural Studies 360 Molecular Biology 353 Strategy and Management 352 Archeology 338 History 325 Management Science and Operations Research 310 Nature and Landscape Conservation 292 Genetics 291 Communication 289 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 273 General Decision Sciences 259 Geography, Planning and Development 227 Gender Studies 226 Demography 218 Health 196 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 187 Information Systems 173 General Psychology 173 Management of Technology and Innovation 163 Psychiatry and Mental health 155 Applied Psychology 130 Small Animals 130 Ecology 121 Theoretical Computer Science 117 Marketing 117 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 116 Reproductive Medicine 110 Accounting 109 Family Practice 107 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 105 Plant Science 105 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 99 Management Information Systems 95 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 94 Physiology 94 Statistics and Probability 91 Human-Computer Interaction 77 General Social Sciences 76 Mechanical Engineering 76 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 73 Public Administration 72 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 72 Linguistics and Language 70 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 69 Computer Science Applications 66 Music 66 Computer Networks and Communications 65 Classics 65 Paleontology 61 Urban Studies 60 Finance 60 Pharmacy 50 Neurology 48 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 47 Food Science 46 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 43 Mathematical Physics 42 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 42 Human Factors and Ergonomics 41 Organic Chemistry 39 Atmospheric Science 38 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 37 Sensory Systems 36 Biomedical Engineering 35 Geometry and Topology 33 Development 29 Signal Processing 28 Epidemiology 27 Building and Construction 27 Business and International Management 27 Environmental Engineering 26 Speech and Hearing 26 Automotive Engineering 24 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 24 Emergency Medical Services 23 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 23 Ecological Modeling 22 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 22 Museology 21 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 21 Control and Systems Engineering 21 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 20 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 20 Conservation 19 Surgery 19 Media Technology 17 Complementary and alternative medicine 16 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 16 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 16 Health Information Management 16 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 15 Neurology 15 Civil and Structural Engineering 15 Pharmacology 14 Insect Science 14 Health Informatics 14 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 Soil Science 12 Aerospace Engineering 12 Infectious Diseases 12 Materials Chemistry 12 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 Pharmacology 11 Emergency Medicine 10 Environmental Chemistry 10 Mechanics of Materials 10 Polymers and Plastics 10 General Arts and Humanities 10 Geophysics 10 Research and Theory 10 Life-span and Life-course Studies 10 Spectroscopy 9 Ocean Engineering 9 Developmental Biology 9 Water Science and Technology 9 Oceanography 9 Software 9 Occupational Therapy 9 Cell Biology 9 Library and Information Sciences 9 Transportation 8 Animal Science and Zoology 7 Oncology 7 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 7 Biophysics 6 Architecture 6 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 5 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 5 Aquatic Science 5 Transplantation 5 Ophthalmology 5 Condensed Matter Physics 5 Biomaterials 4 Inorganic Chemistry 4 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 Rehabilitation 4 Radiation 4 Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 Space and Planetary Science 4 Anatomy 4 Complementary and Manual Therapy 4 Geology 4 Developmental Neuroscience 3 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 3 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 3 Rheumatology 3 Electrochemistry 3 Pollution 3 Virology 3 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 3 Cancer Research 3 Nutrition and Dietetics 3 Hardware and Architecture 3 Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 2 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 Archeology 2 Urology 2 Geochemistry and Petrology 2 Bioengineering 2 Immunology 2 Leadership and Management 2 Biochemistry 2 Earth-Surface Processes 2 General Energy 2 Endocrinology 2 Filtration and Separation 2 Forestry 2 Otorhinolaryngology 2 Dermatology 2 Genetics 1 Modeling and Simulation 1 Hepatology 1 Microbiology 1 Agronomy and Crop Science 1 Fuel Technology 1 Biological Psychiatry 1 Chemical Health and Safety 1 Parasitology 1 Applied Mathematics 1 Orthodontics 1 Computational Mechanics 1 Medical Terminology 1 Catalysis 1 Aging 1 Medical Laboratory Technology 1 Computational Mathematics 1 Analytical Chemistry 1 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1
Philosophy 10.0k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 5.7k Cognitive Neuroscience 5.0k Sociology and Political Science 4.6k History and Philosophy of Science 3.9k Philosophy Compass United States
Australasian Journal of Philosophy United States
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The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science United States
Philosophical Psychology United States
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A United States
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