Philosophy 24.6k citations
2.1k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophical Ethics and Theory Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy and History of Science Papers in i Philosophical Ethics and Theory 275 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics 169 Classical Philosophy and Thought 163 Theology and Philosophy of Evil 118 Philosophy and History of Science 126 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Philosophy
Comparison fields: 5 of 216 Philosophy 10.0k History and Philosophy of Science 3.9k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 5.7k Cognitive Neuroscience 5.0k General Decision Sciences 259 General Psychology 173 Political Science and International Relations 2.7k Sociology and Political Science 4.6k Theoretical Computer Science 117 Social Psychology 2.1k Information Systems and Management 575 Religious studies 383 Anthropology 689 Language and Linguistics 721 Law 599 Safety Research 490 Artificial Intelligence 1.7k General Health Professions 1.2k Developmental and Educational Psychology 610 Family Practice 107 Literature and Literary Theory 503 Cultural Studies 360 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 450 Communication 289 Geography, Planning and Development 227 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 187 Computational Theory and Mathematics 607 Education 1.1k Clinical Psychology 731 Archeology 338 History 325 Economics and Econometrics 857 Applied Psychology 130 Management Science and Operations Research 310 Astronomy and Astrophysics 403 Gender Studies 226 Nature and Landscape Conservation 292 Strategy and Management 352 Management of Technology and Innovation 163 General Social Sciences 76 Health 196 Global and Planetary Change 479 Music 66 Public Administration 72 Demography 218 Classics 65 Small Animals 130 Human Factors and Ergonomics 41 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 24 Linguistics and Language 70 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 439 Human-Computer Interaction 77 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 273 Business and International Management 27 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 422 Reproductive Medicine 110 Marketing 117 Computer Science Applications 66 Life-span and Life-course Studies 10 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 94 Statistics and Probability 91 Research and Theory 10 Management Information Systems 95 Health Informatics 14 Genetics 291 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 73 Urban Studies 60 Psychiatry and Mental health 155 Pharmacy 50 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 15 Accounting 109 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 116 General Arts and Humanities 10 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 105 Paleontology 61 Development 29 Information Systems 173 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 69 Sensory Systems 36 Museology 21 Library and Information Sciences 9 Finance 60 Neurology 48 Conservation 19 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 43 Ecological Modeling 22 Molecular Biology 353 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 99 Ecology 121 Mathematical Physics 42 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 20 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 22 Developmental Biology 9 Architecture 6 Medical Terminology 1 Geometry and Topology 33 Speech and Hearing 26 Physiology 94 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 72 Health Information Management 16 Emergency Medical Services 23 Space and Planetary Science 4 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 42 Computer Networks and Communications 65 Anatomy 4 Plant Science 105 Signal Processing 28 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 47 Food Science 46 Software 9 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 3 Occupational Therapy 9 Atmospheric Science 38 Mechanical Engineering 76 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 37 Building and Construction 27 Automotive Engineering 24 General Energy 2 Media Technology 17 Complementary and alternative medicine 16 Archeology 2 Transplantation 5 Environmental Engineering 26 Complementary and Manual Therapy 4 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 23 Computational Mathematics 1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 16 Pharmacology 14 Leadership and Management 2 Chemical Health and Safety 1 Organic Chemistry 39 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 21 Fuel Technology 1 Soil Science 12 Transportation 8 Insect Science 14 Biophysics 6 Emergency Medicine 10 Environmental Chemistry 10 Neurology 15 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 16 Filtration and Separation 2 Control and 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Bioengineering 2 Geochemistry and Petrology 2 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 Biochemistry 2 Urology 2 Biomaterials 4 Earth-Surface Processes 2 Inorganic Chemistry 4 Pollution 3 Materials Chemistry 12 Oncology 7 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 Dermatology 2 Orthodontics 1 Modeling and Simulation 1 Cancer Research 3 Rheumatology 3 Nutrition and Dietetics 3 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3 Microbiology 1 Parasitology 1 Catalysis 1 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 Hepatology 1 Analytical Chemistry 1 Agronomy and Crop Science 1 Applied Mathematics 1 Immunology 2 Genetics 1 Computational Mechanics 1
Philosophy 10.0k History and Philosophy of Science 3.9k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 5.7k Cognitive Neuroscience 5.0k General Decision Sciences 259 Australasian Journal of Philosophy United States
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About Philosophy 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), History and Philosophy of Science (260 papers), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (255 papers), Theoretical Computer Science (19 papers) and Political Science and International Relations (278 papers) specifically the topics of Philosophical Ethics and Theory (275 papers), Philosophy and Theoretical Science (214 papers), Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (169 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (169 papers), Classical Philosophy and Thought (163 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (126 papers), Theology and Philosophy of Evil (118 papers) and Free Will and Agency (110 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 .
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