Ethics 73.9k citations
2.7k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Philosophical Ethics and Theory Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics War, Ethics, and Justification Political Philosophy and Ethics Papers in i Philosophical Ethics and Theory 408 War, Ethics, and Justification 319 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics 156 Free Will and Agency 583 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment 240 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Ethics
Comparison fields: 5 of 214 Philosophy 25.6k Political Science and International Relations 27.5k Cognitive Neuroscience 16.7k General Decision Sciences 1.1k Sociology and Political Science 23.6k Law 4.4k Public Administration 1.5k Safety Research 3.0k General Health Professions 7.6k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3.6k Social Psychology 5.0k Information Systems and Management 1.7k History and Philosophy of Science 1.2k Gender Studies 2.1k Economics and Econometrics 5.3k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1.6k Communication 1.0k Education 3.9k Clinical Psychology 2.5k General Psychology 168 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1.8k Development 385 Health 709 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2.3k Applied Psychology 415 Demography 1.1k Reproductive Medicine 676 Strategy and Management 1.4k Health Informatics 115 Religious studies 466 Global and Planetary Change 1.8k Anthropology 828 Urban Studies 471 History 829 Finance 719 Pharmacy 245 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Developmental Biology 1 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 13 Hepatology 3 Molecular Medicine 2 Genetics 4 Metals and Alloys 1 Applied Mathematics 4 Materials Chemistry 17 Inorganic Chemistry 5 Microbiology 2 Oceanography 4 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 1 Behavioral Neuroscience 1 Geophysics 4 Biochemistry 2 Aerospace Engineering 7 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 Orthodontics 1 Immunology 5 Forestry 1 Software 1 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 Polymers and Plastics 3 Numerical Analysis 1 Biochemistry 1 Ceramics and Composites 1 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1 Oral Surgery 1 Clinical Biochemistry 1 Biomaterials 2 Computational Mechanics 3 Ophthalmology 1 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1
Philosophy 25.6k Political Science and International Relations 27.5k Cognitive Neuroscience 16.7k General Decision Sciences 1.1k Sociology and Political Science 23.6k The Philosophical Quarterly United States
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research United States
Journal of Communication United States
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion United States
Political Psychology United States
British Journal of Sociology United Kingdom
Public Opinion Quarterly United States
Journal of Social Issues United States
The Canadian Journal of Sociology Canada
American Behavioral Scientist United States
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About Ethics The 2.7k papers published in Ethics in the last decades have received a total of 73.9k indexed citations . Papers published in Ethics usually cover Philosophy (893 papers), Cognitive Neuroscience (733 papers), Political Science and International Relations (986 papers), Law (229 papers) and General Health Professions (460 papers) specifically the topics of Political Philosophy and Ethics (760 papers), Free Will and Agency (583 papers), Ethics in medical practice (452 papers), Philosophical Ethics and Theory (408 papers), War, Ethics, and Justification (319 papers), Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (240 papers), Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (156 papers) and Torture, Ethics, and Law (94 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Ethics are Michael Lipsky , Joseph Raz , Annette C. Baier , Liz Anderson , G. A. Cohen , Stephen Darwall , Allen Buchanan , Iris Marion Young , Richard J. Arneson and J. David Velleman .
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