A. J. Ayer
Impact in
- History and Philosophy of Science top 0.2%
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Philosophy, Science, and History
- Philosophy top 0.2%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
- Philosophical Ethics and Theory
- Classical Philosophy and Thought
Papers in
- Philosophy 11
- Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education 3
- Philosophical Ethics and Theory 2
- Classical Philosophy and Thought 2
- Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity 1
-
- Philosophy, Science, and History 6
- Co-authors
- Martín Steinmann (1 shared paper)Paul Horwich (1 shared paper)W. H. Walsh (1 shared paper)Graham Macdonald (2 shared papers)Rush Rhees (1 shared paper)Alice Ambrose (1 shared paper)G. P. Henderson (1 shared paper)D. H. Mellor (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The Philosophical Quarterly (4 papers)The Philosophical Review (3 papers)Analysis (2 papers)The Journal of Philosophy (2 papers)Mind (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomAustraliaUnited States
In The Last Decade
A. J. Ayer
46 papers receiving 1.1k citations
A. J. Ayer's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 132
- History and Philosophy of Science 405
- Philosophy 631
- General Decision Sciences 72
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 408
- General Psychology 37
Countries citing papers authored by A. J. Ayer
This map shows the geographic impact of A. J. Ayer'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 A. J. Ayer with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites A. J. Ayer more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by A. J. Ayer
This network shows the impact of papers produced by A. J. Ayer. 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 A. J. Ayer. The network helps show where A. J. Ayer may publish in the future.
Co-authors
The 20 scholars most cited alongside A. J. Ayer, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 53 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Language, Truth and Logic Hit paper breakdown → | 1973 | 343 |
| 2 | 1973 | 262 | |
| 3 | The problem of knowledge | 1956 | 259 |
| 4 | The foundations of empirical knowledge | 1955 | 105 |
| 5 | The central questions of philosophy | 1973 | 67 |
| 6 | 1986 | 55 | |
| 7 | Reflexive water : the basic concerns of mankind | 1974 | 48 |
| 8 | 1968 | 41 | |
| 9 | 1953 | 34 | |
| 10 | Wittgenstein, a life | 1986 | 25 |
| 11 | 1965 | 25 | |
| 12 | 1972 | 20 | |
| 13 | 1973 | 16 | |
| 14 | 1954 | 15 | |
| 15 | 1968 | 14 | |
| 16 | 1972 | 12 | |
| 17 | 1967 | 12 | |
| 18 | 1969 | 10 | |
| 19 | 1953 | 9 | |
| 20 | Perception and identity : essays presented to A. J. Ayer, with his replies | 1979 | 8 |
About A. J. Ayer
A. J. Ayer is a scholar working on Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Political Science and International Relations and General Health Professions, having authored 53 papers that have together received 1.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Philosophy, Science, and History (6 papers), Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education (3 papers), Philosophical Ethics and Theory (2 papers), Classical Philosophy and Thought (2 papers), Philosophy and Theoretical Science (2 papers), Language and Culture (1 paper), Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity (1 paper) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in History and Philosophy of Science (405 citations), Philosophy (631 citations), General Decision Sciences (72 citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (408 citations) and General Psychology (37 citations). A. J. Ayer has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Martín Steinmann, Paul Horwich, W. H. Walsh, Graham Macdonald, Rush Rhees, Alice Ambrose, G. P. Henderson, D. H. Mellor, Richard Rorty and P. T. Geach. Their work appears in journals such as The Philosophical Quarterly, The Philosophical Review, Analysis, The Journal of Philosophy and Mind.
Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.