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Douglas L. Medin

Northwestern University ORCID

342

Works

35,269

Citations

86

h-index

193

i10-index

Research Topics

Child and Animal Learning Development Categorization, perception, and language Cultural Differences and Values

Affiliations

Northwestern University1992–2023

Midwestern University2000–2000

Northeastern University1999–1999

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique2009–2009

U.S. National Science Foundation1994–1994

Top Works

Context theory of classification learning.

Douglas L. Medin,Marguerite M. Schaffer

19782,983 citations

Language and cultural evolution

Language, Metaphor, and Cognition

The role of theories in conceptual coherence.

Gregory L. Murphy,Douglas L. Medin

19852,675 citations

Categories and Concepts

Edward E. Smith,Douglas L. Medin

19812,594 citations

Similarity and Analogical Reasoning

Stella Vosniadou,Stella Vosniadou,et al.

19892,389 citations

Respects for similarity.

Douglas L. Medin,Robert L. Goldstone,et al.

19931,133 citations

Concepts and conceptual structure.

Douglas L. Medin

19891,097 citations

SUSTAIN: A Network Model of Category Learning.

Bradley C. Love,Douglas L. Medin,et al.

2004808 citations

Sinning Saints and Saintly Sinners

Sonya Sachdeva,Rumen Iliev,et al.

2009751 citations

Categories and Concepts

Michael McCloskey,Edward E. Smith,et al.

1982664 citations