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Analogical Representation

Analogical Representation is a representational form in scientific modeling that belongs to the class of non-literal representation and is distinguished by its reliance on structural and relational similarities between distinct domains to enable inferential mapping and theoretical insight.

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Structure‐Mapping: A Theoretical Framework for Analogy*

Dedre Gentner · Cognitive Science · 1983 · 5.1K citations

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Schema induction and analogical transfer

Mary L. Gick, Keith J. Holyoak · Cognitive Psychology · 1983 · 2.9K citations · Full text

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Models and Analogies in Science

Gavin Ardley · Philosophical Studies · 1965 · 1.8K citations

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Mental leaps: analogy in creative thought

Choice Reviews Online · 1995 · 1.6K citations

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Intelligence, Information Processing, and Analogical Reasoning: The Componential Analysis of Human Abilities

Donald M. Johnson, Robert J. Sternberg · The American Journal of Psychology · 1978 · 1K citations

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  1. DG
    Dedre Gentner

    Northwestern University, United States

    44 publications · 12.4K citations

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  2. KJ
    Keith J. Holyoak

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    36 publications · 8.8K citations

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  3. KD
    Kenneth D. Forbus

    Northwestern University, United States

    23 publications · 2.3K citations

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  4. RM
    Robert Morrison

    Loyola University Chicago, United States

    12 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. DF
    David F. Treagust

    Curtin University, Australia

    11 publications · 802 citations

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  1. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    25 h-index

    63 publications

    8.2K citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    24 h-index

    60 publications

    9.4K citations

  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    17 h-index

    35 publications

    3.7K citations

  4. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    16 h-index

    39 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    14 h-index

    32 publications

    2.4K citations

  6. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    13 h-index

    29 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    13 h-index

    33 publications

    1.5K citations

  8. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    12 h-index

    25 publications

    3.2K citations

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  1. Cognitive Science

    25 publications · 9.3K citations

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  3. Memory & Cognition

    23 publications · 2.8K citations

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  4. International Journal of Science Education

    IJSE · 17 publications · 1K citations

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  5. Journal of Research in Science Teaching

    JRST · 14 publications · 1.3K citations

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