Ethics

Ethics is a normative discipline that examines principles and standards of conduct to distinguish right from wrong and guide moral evaluation of human behavior and institutional practices.

42.5K

Publications

2.5M

Citations

54.4K

Authors

9.2K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

8.9K

Parents

Corporate GovernanceOrganizational BehaviorPhilosophyReligious Studies

Children

Animal EthicsApplied EthicsConsequentialismConsequentialist EthicsDeontological EthicsDescriptive EthicsEnvironmental EthicsEthics Of CareFeminist EthicsGlobal Ethics

Publications

42.5K

Social Learning Theory

W. David Pierce, Albert Bandura · The Canadian Journal of Sociology · 1977 · 9.8K citations · Full text

Humanities, Leadership, Organizational Behavior +15

THE ELEMENTARY FORMS OF RELIGIOUS LIFE

Émile Durkheim, Ward Swain · AJN American Journal of Nursing · 1916 · 8.5K citations

Humanities, Religious Studies, Sociology +5

Altruistic punishment in humans

Ernst Fehr, Simon Gächter · Nature · 2002 · 5.6K citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +8

A focus theory of normative conduct: Recycling the concept of norms to reduce littering in public places.

Robert B. Cialdini, Raymond R. Reno, Carl A. Kallgren · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1990 · 5.6K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +12

Vulnerability

W. Neil Adger · Global Environmental Change · 2006 · 5.1K citations

Humanities, Public Health Ethics, Bioethics +14

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Authors

54.4K

LF
Luciano Floridi
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
64 publications · 17.5K citations
46
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SJ
Scott J. Vitell
University of Mississippi, United States
56 publications · 11.4K citations
43
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JS
Julian Savulescu
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
84 publications · 5.6K citations
43
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LK
Linda Klebe Treviño
Pennsylvania State University, United States
49 publications · 13K citations
37
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FG
Francesca Gino
Harvard University, United States
42 publications · 6.9K citations
35
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Institutions

9.2K

1–8 of 9.2K

Venues

Journal of Business Ethics
2K publications · 150.3K citations
178
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Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 1.1K publications · 140.9K citations
176
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Journal of Medical Ethics
854 publications · 38.4K citations
90
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The Philosophical Review
213 publications · 33.8K citations
83
h-index
Ethics
241 publications · 23.5K citations
81
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See also Ethics
Normative Theories	Normative Ethics Virtue Ethics Deontological Ethics Consequentialism Utilitarian Ethics
Moral Principles	Consequentialism Utilitarian Ethics Deontological Ethics Virtue Ethics Cooperative Ethics Professional Ethics Moral Norms Moral Values Normative Ethics Descriptive Ethics Applied Ethics Autonomy
Applied Domains	Applied Ethics Business Ethics Bioethics Environmental Ethics Technological Ethics Artificial Intelligence Communication Ethics Information Ethics Professional Ethics Social Ethics Medical Ethics Research Ethics Ethics Of Care Migration Ethics
Decision Frameworks	Distributive Justice Ethics Of Care Virtue Ethics Consequentialism
Historical Traditions	Utilitarian Ethics Consequentialism Judaism Christian Ethics Islamic Ethics Virtue Ethics Feminist Ethics