Alexander Somek

1.6k total citations
75 papers, 338 citations indexed

About

Alexander Somek is a scholar working on Law, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Somek has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 338 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Law, 32 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Alexander Somek's work include Judicial and Constitutional Studies (16 papers), European Union Policy and Governance (12 papers) and Law and Political Science (12 papers). Alexander Somek is often cited by papers focused on Judicial and Constitutional Studies (16 papers), European Union Policy and Governance (12 papers) and Law and Political Science (12 papers). Alexander Somek collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Latvia. Alexander Somek's co-authors include Michael Wilkinson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, European Journal of International Law and Society.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Somek

56 papers receiving 264 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander Somek United States 11 259 132 79 30 27 75 338
Christian Joerges Germany 5 162 0.6× 41 0.3× 58 0.7× 43 1.4× 21 0.8× 6 224
Claire Kilpatrick Italy 10 198 0.8× 45 0.3× 58 0.7× 21 0.7× 33 1.2× 42 265
Sacha Prechal Netherlands 11 176 0.7× 89 0.7× 49 0.6× 57 1.9× 6 0.2× 45 243
Patricia Popelier Belgium 10 185 0.7× 137 1.0× 83 1.1× 37 1.2× 3 0.1× 67 257
George A. Bermann United States 7 153 0.6× 81 0.6× 57 0.7× 73 2.4× 7 0.3× 52 246
Vlad Perju United States 6 204 0.8× 230 1.7× 105 1.3× 29 1.0× 9 0.3× 25 346
Paolo G. Carozza United States 8 99 0.4× 65 0.5× 81 1.0× 15 0.5× 8 0.3× 20 179
Gavin Drewry United Kingdom 9 134 0.5× 65 0.5× 74 0.9× 38 1.3× 9 0.3× 68 261
Adam Tomkins United Kingdom 9 122 0.5× 130 1.0× 96 1.2× 15 0.5× 4 0.1× 39 223
Agustín José Menèndez Spain 9 281 1.1× 64 0.5× 77 1.0× 23 0.8× 43 1.6× 59 330

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Somek

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Somek

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All Works

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Somek, Alexander. (2020). Cosmopolitan constitutionalism: The case of the European Convention. Global Constitutionalism. 9(3). 467–489.
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Somek, Alexander & Michael Wilkinson. (2020). Unpopular Sovereignty?. Modern Law Review. 83(5). 955–978. 2 indexed citations
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Somek, Alexander. (2017). The Legal Relation. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Somek, Alexander. (2017). The Legal Relation: Legal Theory after Legal Positivism. 5 indexed citations
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Somek, Alexander. (2014). The Cosmopolitan Constitution. Oxford University Press eBooks. 27 indexed citations
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Somek, Alexander. (2013). Europe: From Emancipation to Empowerment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Somek, Alexander. (2012). The Constituent Power in a National and in a Transnational Context. 4 indexed citations
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Somek, Alexander. (2011). Engineering Equality: An Essay on European Anti-Discrimination Law. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2015. 325851–325851. 19 indexed citations
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Somek, Alexander. (2011). A Bureaucratic Turn?. European Journal of International Law. 22(2). 345–350.
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Somek, Alexander. (2008). The Owl of Minerva: Constitutional Discourse Before its Conclusion. Modern Law Review. 71(3). 473–489. 4 indexed citations
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Somek, Alexander. (2007). Solidarity decomposed: Being and time in European citizenship. European Law Review. 32(6). 787–818. 5 indexed citations
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Somek, Alexander. (2005). Antidiscrimination and Decommodification. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Somek, Alexander, et al.. (2001). Paradoxical Parallels in the American and German Abortion Decisions. KU ScholarWorks (The University of Kansas). 9. 109. 1 indexed citations
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Somek, Alexander. (1999). A Constitution for Antidiscrimination: Exploring the Vanguard Moment of Community Law. European Law Journal. 5(3). 243–271. 7 indexed citations
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Somek, Alexander. (1998). Gesetzesbindung als Problem der Demokratie?” [Legality as a Problem of Democracy]. Iowa Research Online (University of Iowa). 6. 41. 1 indexed citations
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Somek, Alexander. (1998). The Deadweight of Formulae: What Might Have Been the Second Germanization of American Equal Protection Review. University of Pennsylvania journal of constitutional law. 1(2). 284. 2 indexed citations
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Somek, Alexander. (1996). Der Gegenstand der Rechtserkenntnis : Epitaph eines juristischen Problems. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft eBooks.
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Somek, Alexander. (1994). From Kennedy to Balkin. Introducing Critical Legal Studies from a Continental Perspective. Iowa Research Online (University of Iowa). 42. 759. 2 indexed citations
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Somek, Alexander. (1992). Rechtssystem und Republik : über die politische Funktion des systematischen Rechtsdenkens. Springer eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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