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Researcher · University of Lausanne · Switzerland

Michaël Esfeld

Michaël Esfeld publishes mostly in History and Philosophy of Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Philosophy, on topics such as Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Philosophy and History of Science and Philosophy and Theoretical Science.

ORCID 0000-0001-9456-3258 OpenAlex
World rank
#306,266
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Switzerland
#6,039
of 19,404
Works
53
Citations
147
Citations per work
2.8

What does Michaël Esfeld research?

History and Philosophy of Science: 22.9%Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 20.0%Philosophy: 10.0%Experimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10.0%other fields: 37.1%23%top field
History and Philosophy of Science22.9%Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics20.0%Philosophy10.0%Experimental and Cognitive Psychology10.0%other fields37.1%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1History and Philosophy of Science23% of their works
  2. 2Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics20% of their works
  3. 3Philosophy10% of their works
  4. 4Experimental and Cognitive Psychology10% of their works
  5. 5Astronomy and Astrophysics7% of their works
  6. 6Physiology6% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Michaël Esfeld's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Philosophy of Science, Bell Inequality, Decoherence, Evolutionary Synthesis, Mechanistic Explanation, Metaphysics, Consciousness and Phenomenal Experience.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Philosophy of Science152 topics
  2. Bell Inequality141 topic
  3. Decoherence141 topic
  4. Evolutionary Synthesis111 topic
  5. Mechanistic Explanation111 topic
  6. Metaphysics72 topics
  7. Consciousness61 topic
  8. Phenomenal Experience61 topic
  9. Biofield41 topic
  10. Biophoton41 topic
  11. Logical Empiricism41 topic
  12. Vienna Circle41 topic
  13. Aristotle31 topic
  14. Plato31 topic
  15. Relativity31 topic
  16. Unified Field Theories31 topic
  17. Crystal Structure11 topic
  18. G-Protein-Coupled Receptors11 topic

Where does Michaël Esfeld work?

Michaël Esfeld's main affiliation in the publication record is University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

How many publications and citations does Michaël Esfeld have?

Science Explorer counts 53 works and 147 citations for Michaël Esfeld, ranking #306,266 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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