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D-Index
42
Citations
11016
World Ranking
4629
National Ranking
783

Peter M. S. Hacker publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter M. S. Hacker sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 231 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Peter M. S. Hacker D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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 Peter M. S. Hacker sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Peter M. S. Hacker is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Arts and Humanities, with a focus on Philosophy. They have contributed notably to several subfields including Philosophy, Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Clinical Biochemistry, and Plant Science.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Classical Philosophy and Thought
  • Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
  • Medieval and Classical Philosophy

Their publication record includes both articles and books, with notable works published across diverse venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Wittgenstein-Studien
  • Science Translational Medicine
  • Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
  • Ratio
  • Anthem Press eBooks

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Insight and Illusion" (2021), published by Anthem Press eBooks
  • "Metabolic modulation of synaptic failure and thalamocortical hypersynchronization with preserved consciousness in Glut1 deficiency" (2022), published in Science Translational Medicine
  • "Two conceptions of consciousness and why only the neo-Aristotelian one enables us to construct evolutionary explanations" (2020), published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
  • "Other minds, other people, and human opacity" (2022), published in Ratio
  • "Titelseiten" (2022), published in Wittgenstein-Studien

They have a recorded book publication titled "A Beginner's Guide to the Later Philosophy of Wittgenstein," released in 2024 by Anthem Press eBooks.

Peter M. S. Hacker has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Juliet Floyd
  • Yi Jiang
  • Stefan Majetschak
  • Richard Raatzsch
  • Nuno Venturinha

Best Publications

  • Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience

    Max R. Bennett;P. M. S. Hacker

  • Philosophische Untersuchungen = Philosophical investigations

    Ludwig Wittgenstein;G. E. M. Anscombe;P. M. S. Hacker;Joachim Schulte

  • Neuroscience and Philosophy: Brain, Mind, and Language

    Maxwell Bennett;Daniel Dennett;Peter Hacker;John Searle

  • Human nature : the categorial framework

    P. M. S. Hacker

  • Wittgenstein's Place in Twentieth-Century Analytic Philosophy

    P. M. S. Hacker

  • Abe I son. H. Sussman, GJ with Sussman, J.(1985) Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, Cambridge MA. Austin, JL (1975) How to Do Things with Words, 2nd edn by JO Urmson and M. Sbisa, Cambridge MA. Babbage, HP (ed.)(1889) Babbage's Calculating Engines, London

    G. P. Baker;P. M. S. Hacker;P. Benner

  • Insight and illusion: themes in the philosophy of Wittgenstein

    P. M. S. Hacker

  • Wittgenstein, rules, grammar, and necessity

    Gordon P. Baker;P. M. S. Hacker

  • Wittgenstein : understanding and meaning

    Gordon P. Baker;P. M. S. Hacker

  • Scepticism, rules and language

    Gordon P. Baker;Peter M. S. Hacker

  • Language, sense and nonsense

    G. P. Baker;P. M. S. Hacker

  • Wittgenstein : meaning and mind

    P. M. S. Hacker

  • Law, Morality and Society

    P. M. S. Hacker;J. Raz

  • Law, morality, and society : essays in honour of H.L.A. Hart

    H. L. A. Hart;P. M. S. Hacker;Joseph Raz

  • Events and objects in space and time

    P. M. S. Hacker

  • History of cognitive neuroscience

    Maxwell R. Bennett;Peter M. S. Hacker

  • Wittgenstein Understanding and Meaning: An Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations

    G. P. Baker;P. M. S. Hacker

  • Wittgenstein, Meaning and Understanding

    Gordon P. Baker;P. M. S. Hacker;Ludwig Wittgenstein

  • Frege, logical excavations

    Gordon P. Baker;P. M. S. Hacker

  • Wittgenstein: Connections and Controversies

    P. M. S Hacker

  • Wittgenstein : mind and will

    P. M. S. Hacker

  • The Intellectual Powers: A Study of Human Nature

    Peter M S Hacker

  • Scepticism, Rules and Language.

    Edward Craig;G. P. Baker;P. M. S. Hacker

Frequent Co-Authors

Max R. Bennett
Max R. Bennett University of Sydney
John Cottingham
John Cottingham University of Reading
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein University of Cambridge
Joseph Raz
Joseph Raz King's College London
Daniel C. Dennett
Daniel C. Dennett Tufts University
Peter J. Winch
Peter J. Winch Johns Hopkins University
Stanley Cavell
Stanley Cavell Harvard University
H. L. A. Hart
H. L. A. Hart University of Oxford

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