This paper will explore how geography has drawn upon wider philosophical thought. This is challenging to assess because the corpus of geographical literature is diverse and has recently expanded significantly. However, scientometric methods draw on empirical data to allow the evaluation of the volume of author citations within a body of literature. The paper presents an analysis of cited references in English language, based on a large sample of geography books and journal articles (n=102 229) covering the period 1980-2019. It reviews the philosophical traditions which have been dominant in the discipline as a whole, whilst recognising that there are markedly different trends in sub-fields of geography. Critical theory, poststructuralism and more recently neo-pragmatism emerge as influential strands of thought. In conclusion, I consider what these traditions imply for methodology in geography and how they characterise the current practise of geography, as well as ongoing debates in geography about their limitations and assumptions.
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Mots clés : Geographical thought|Philosophy|Scientometrics|Methodological implicaitons
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