| Title |
What is a mechanism? Thinking about mechanisms across the sciences
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|---|---|
| Published in |
European Journal for Philosophy of Science, September 2011
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13194-011-0038-2 |
| Authors |
Phyllis McKay Illari, Jon Williamson |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 60% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Scientists | 2 | 40% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 2 | <1% |
| Turkey | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 235 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 46 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 42 | 17% |
| Researcher | 28 | 11% |
| Unspecified | 27 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 6% |
| Other | 57 | 23% |
| Unknown | 33 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 43 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 29 | 12% |
| Unspecified | 27 | 11% |
| Psychology | 25 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 5% |
| Other | 71 | 29% |
| Unknown | 41 | 16% |
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