Barrie Paskins

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 453 citations indexed

About

Barrie Paskins is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Barrie Paskins has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 453 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Barrie Paskins's work include War, Ethics, and Justification (6 papers), Torture, Ethics, and Law (4 papers) and Global Peace and Security Dynamics (4 papers). Barrie Paskins is often cited by papers focused on War, Ethics, and Justification (6 papers), Torture, Ethics, and Law (4 papers) and Global Peace and Security Dynamics (4 papers). Barrie Paskins collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Mexico. Barrie Paskins's co-authors include Michael Walzer, M. L. Dockrill, William Twining, James Gow and Andrew J. Pierre and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, International Affairs and The Philosophical Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Barrie Paskins

19 papers receiving 360 citations

Hit Papers

Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Il... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 50 100 150 200 250
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations.
    1981 276 citations Barrie Paskins, Michael Walzer The Philosophical Quarterly profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barrie Paskins United Kingdom 5 276 257 164 42 38 20 453
Thomas Aquinas United Kingdom 11 74 0.3× 113 0.4× 261 1.6× 39 0.9× 28 0.7× 32 454
Hans Reiss United Kingdom 7 192 0.7× 172 0.7× 123 0.8× 27 0.6× 15 0.4× 42 446
Maria J. Stephan Australia 6 170 0.6× 325 1.3× 34 0.2× 19 0.5× 11 0.3× 10 399
Otfried Höffe Germany 11 204 0.7× 111 0.4× 168 1.0× 7 0.2× 38 1.0× 108 442
Yael Tamir Israel 8 348 1.3× 328 1.3× 46 0.3× 20 0.5× 6 0.2× 23 527
Richard A. Wasserstrom United States 9 187 0.7× 147 0.6× 116 0.7× 17 0.4× 51 1.3× 26 388
Stephen C. Angle United States 10 187 0.7× 325 1.3× 48 0.3× 11 0.3× 23 0.6× 61 427
T. M. Knox United Kingdom 11 111 0.4× 181 0.7× 158 1.0× 20 0.5× 16 0.4× 36 412
Jonathan Riley United States 13 254 0.9× 150 0.6× 78 0.5× 33 0.8× 15 0.4× 39 387
Zenon Bańkowski United Kingdom 10 123 0.4× 140 0.5× 43 0.3× 14 0.3× 22 0.6× 40 337

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barrie Paskins

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barrie Paskins

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Paskins, Barrie. (2007). Realism and the Just War. Journal of Military Ethics. 6(2). 117–130. 2 indexed citations
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Paskins, Barrie. (2005). FANATICISM IN THE MODERN ERA. Research Portal (King's College London). 7–18. 2 indexed citations
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Paskins, Barrie. (2002). Violence, warfare and peace. 733–754. 1 indexed citations
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Paskins, Barrie & James Gow. (2000). The Creation of the International Tribunals from the Perspectives of Pragmatism, Realism and Liberalism. International Relations. 15(3). 11–15. 2 indexed citations
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Pierre, Andrew J. & Barrie Paskins. (1986). Ethics and European Security. Foreign Affairs. 65(1). 182–182. 1 indexed citations
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Paskins, Barrie. (1986). Delusion: internal dimensions of political life. International Affairs. 63(1). 115–116. 2 indexed citations
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Paskins, Barrie. (1985). Objections to Nuclear Defence: Philosophers on Deterrence. Philosophical Books. 26(4). 227–229. 2 indexed citations
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Paskins, Barrie. (1985). Objections to nuclear defence: philosophers on deterrence. International Affairs. 61(2). 298–298. 1 indexed citations
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Paskins, Barrie. (1984). The standard of ‘civilization’ in international society. International Affairs. 60(4). 685–686. 121 indexed citations
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Paskins, Barrie. (1983). Conscience, government and war: conscientious objection in Great Britain 1939–45. International Affairs. 59(3). 513–514. 2 indexed citations
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Paskins, Barrie. (1982). The Structure of International Conflict. International Affairs. 58(2). 329–330. 4 indexed citations
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Paskins, Barrie. (1982). The Ethics of Homicide By Philip E. Devine Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1978, 248 pp., $12.95. Philosophy. 57(220). 272–273. 1 indexed citations
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Paskins, Barrie & Michael Walzer. (1981). Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations.. The Philosophical Quarterly. 31(124). 285–285. 276 indexed citations breakdown →
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Paskins, Barrie & M. L. Dockrill. (1979). The ethics of war. 11 indexed citations
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Twining, William & Barrie Paskins. (1978). Torture and Philosophy. Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume. 52(1). 143–194. 6 indexed citations
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Paskins, Barrie. (1977). On Being Moved by Anna Karenina and Anna Karenina. Philosophy. 52(201). 344–347. 14 indexed citations
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Paskins, Barrie. (1976). What's wrong with torture?. 2(2). 138–148. 3 indexed citations
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Paskins, Barrie. (1974). Book Review: Geoffrey Blainey, The Causes of War. (London: Macmillan, 1973. £4·95.). Millennium Journal of International Studies. 3(3). 295–296. 1 indexed citations

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