Alan Watson

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
182 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Alan Watson is a scholar working on Law, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Watson has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Law, 56 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 40 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Alan Watson's work include Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (54 papers), Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena (41 papers) and European and International Contract Law (36 papers). Alan Watson is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (54 papers), Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena (41 papers) and European and International Contract Law (36 papers). Alan Watson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. Alan Watson's co-authors include Robert J. Reid, M. A. Lawrence, J. Lloyd‐Evans, W. A. Harland, Gary L. Francione, M. Ave, Robert J. Reid, Robert A. Anderson, K.‐H. Kampert and Todor Stanev and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alan Watson

154 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Legal Transplants: An Approach to Comparative Law 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 100 200 300

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Watson United Kingdom 28 1.1k 512 478 462 277 182 2.8k
Stephen Ellis United States 36 2.4k 2.1× 363 0.7× 67 0.1× 559 1.2× 1.7k 6.2× 104 4.9k
Michael Freeman United Kingdom 26 473 0.4× 195 0.4× 240 0.5× 469 1.0× 952 3.4× 165 2.2k
Alan Macfarlane United Kingdom 29 498 0.4× 568 1.1× 14 0.0× 278 0.6× 629 2.3× 122 3.8k
Richard D. Schwartz United States 27 100 0.1× 899 1.8× 210 0.4× 251 0.5× 906 3.3× 127 3.0k
Edward Friedman United States 25 755 0.7× 188 0.4× 15 0.0× 295 0.6× 517 1.9× 274 2.8k
Peter Richardson United Kingdom 21 2.4k 2.1× 410 0.8× 29 0.1× 22 0.0× 254 0.9× 98 2.9k
D. Downes France 36 526 0.5× 3.5k 6.8× 56 0.1× 367 0.8× 843 3.0× 190 5.0k
Paul Hirst United Kingdom 23 290 0.3× 1.4k 2.7× 31 0.1× 174 0.4× 334 1.2× 98 2.9k
David H. Kaplan United States 25 591 0.5× 209 0.4× 6 0.0× 212 0.5× 603 2.2× 91 1.7k
J. R. V. Prescott Australia 17 155 0.1× 61 0.1× 18 0.0× 270 0.6× 302 1.1× 97 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Watson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Watson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brown, Shannon, Alan Watson, Kenneth N. K. Fong, et al.. (2024). A comparison of virtual versus in-person delivery of SafeCare on parent and implementation outcomes. Child Abuse & Neglect. 154. 106951–106951.
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Watson, Alan. (2019). The highest-energy cosmic-rays – the past, the present and the future. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Watson, Alan. (2013). The Birth of Legal Transplants. The Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law. 41(3). 605. 1 indexed citations
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Carlson, P. & Alan Watson. (2013). Erich Regener - a forgotten cosmic ray pioneer. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2013. 1 indexed citations
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Watson, Alan. (2003). Legal origins and legal change. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 12(2). 101–6. 11 indexed citations
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Watson, Alan. (2001). Society And Legal Change 2Nd Ed. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University).
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Watson, Alan. (2000). The Evolution of Western Private Law. Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks. 5. 14646–14646. 9 indexed citations
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Watson, Alan. (1998). Ancient Law and Modern Understanding: At the Edges. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7(3). e1001327–e1001327. 3 indexed citations
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Watson, Alan. (1996). Introduction to Law for Second-Year Law Students?.. Journal of legal education. 46(3). 3 indexed citations
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Watson, Alan. (1995). Religious and Gender Discrimination: St. Ambrose and the Valentiniani. 313–326. 1 indexed citations
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Watson, Alan. (1993). Seventeenth-Century Jurists, Roman Law, and the Law of Slavery - Symposium on the Law of Slavery: Comparative Law and Slavery. Chicago-Kent law review. 68(3). 1343. 2 indexed citations
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Watson, Alan. (1993). Thinking Property at Rome - Symposium on the Law of Slavery: Comparative Law and Slavery. Chicago-Kent law review. 68(3). 1355. 1 indexed citations
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Watson, Alan. (1992). "Partus ancillae" and a Recent Inscription from Regium. 38(3). 335–338. 1 indexed citations
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Watson, Alan. (1992). A review of measurements relating to the origin of cosmic rays above 1018eV. Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements. 28(2). 3–15. 3 indexed citations
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Watson, Alan. (1991). Mandate and the Boundaries of Roman Contract. 41–48.
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Watson, Alan. (1987). Legal Evolution and Legislation. Brigham Young University law review. 1987(2). 353–379. 1 indexed citations
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Watson, Alan. (1982). Eruptive Vellus Hair Cysts. International Journal of Dermatology. 21(5). 273–274. 13 indexed citations
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Watson, Alan. (1981). Society's Choice and Legal Change. Hofstra law review. 9(5). 5. 1 indexed citations
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Linsley, J. & Alan Watson. (1981). Cosmic-Ray Mass Composition above 10(15) EV. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 2. 137.
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Linsley, J. & Alan Watson. (1977). Review of Data on Cosmic Ray Anisotropy, 1951-65, Energy 10 14 to 3.10 17 eV. ICRC. 12. 203. 1 indexed citations

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