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This scientist: 1,200 publications — 100th percentile
100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
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The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nicholas Rescher sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 66 D-Index — 88th percentile
88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
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Nicholas Rescher is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their academic work spans primarily the fields of Arts and Humanities, with a substantial focus on Social Sciences. Their scholarly interests intersect several subfields including Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, Sociology and Political Science, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.
Their research topics cover areas such as Free Will and Agency, Philosophy and Theoretical Science, Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, Classical Philosophy and Thought, Philosophy, Science, and History, as well as Philosophy and History of Science.
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Their academic contributions have been published mostly in the venues Ratio, History of Philosophy Quarterly, and Synthese.
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They have authored several books published by notable academic presses. These include titles from Springer Nature (Netherlands) such as Luck Theory (2021), Knowledge at the Boundaries (2020), and Risk Theory (2021). Additional books from Anthem Press eBooks include Ventures in Philosophical History (2022) and Theory of Categories (2023). A recent book titled Epistemic Aphorisms was published by Peter Lang in 2024.
Nicholas Rescher's recognitions include being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2006 in the Academy of the Arts and Humanities, a Member of Academia Europaea since 1998, and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1970.
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