“What philosophy journal article, published less than ten years ago, has the most citations in philosophy journals?”

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That’s the question taken up by Brian Weatherson (Michigan) in a piece posted at his site.

He adds:

That’s a pretty good operationalisation of the question, what current philosophy work are philosophers talking about the most. It isn’t a great guide to what the best work is, or what the most important work will turn out to be, but it does say something important about how philosophy felt at different times.

Below is his list of the most-cited recent (published within a decade) philosophy article each year, from 1974 to 2022. (click to enlarge)

Over at his site, Professor Weatherson includes a year-by-year accounting of the top 10 (or so) most cited recent articles. Check it out here.