Ben Saul

1.3k total citations
69 papers, 408 citations indexed

About

Ben Saul is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Saul has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 408 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 43 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Ben Saul's work include International Law and Human Rights (40 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (16 papers) and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (12 papers). Ben Saul is often cited by papers focused on International Law and Human Rights (40 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (16 papers) and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (12 papers). Ben Saul collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Ireland. Ben Saul's co-authors include Mary Crock, Jacqueline Mowbray, David Kinley, Laura Smith‐Khan, Ben Boer, Philip Hirsch, Fleur Johns, Jane McAdam, Tim Stephens and Claudia Hofmann and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Law and Psychiatry and Journal of Refugee Studies.

In The Last Decade

Ben Saul

58 papers receiving 336 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ben Saul Australia 11 292 174 63 53 35 69 408
Elizabeth F. Cohen United States 10 308 1.1× 144 0.8× 58 0.9× 19 0.4× 63 1.8× 18 438
Kerem Altıparmak Türkiye 3 157 0.5× 160 0.9× 36 0.6× 105 2.0× 30 0.9× 10 348
Alison Dundes Renteln United States 11 193 0.7× 102 0.6× 31 0.5× 85 1.6× 19 0.5× 23 352
Marie-Bénédicte Dembour United Kingdom 10 408 1.4× 287 1.6× 34 0.5× 132 2.5× 35 1.0× 28 646
Darshan Vigneswaran Netherlands 15 353 1.2× 121 0.7× 75 1.2× 28 0.5× 49 1.4× 42 451
Patti Tamara Lenard Canada 14 551 1.9× 348 2.0× 63 1.0× 28 0.5× 105 3.0× 68 714
Albert W. Dzur United States 13 262 0.9× 102 0.6× 78 1.2× 68 1.3× 83 2.4× 47 449
Andrew Woolford Canada 13 296 1.0× 81 0.5× 29 0.5× 35 0.7× 76 2.2× 41 434
Jeremy Sarkin South Africa 13 450 1.5× 308 1.8× 40 0.6× 107 2.0× 39 1.1× 104 653
Stephen Hopgood United Kingdom 9 265 0.9× 170 1.0× 30 0.5× 24 0.5× 29 0.8× 17 375

Countries citing papers authored by Ben Saul

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben Saul

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Saul

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Saul, Ben. (2017). Many Small Wars: The Classification of Armed Conflicts in the Non-Self-Governing Territory of Western Sahara (Spanish Sahara) in 1974–1976. SSRN Electronic Journal.
2.
Saul, Ben. (2016). Improving Respect for International Humanitarian Law by Non-State Armed Groups. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
3.
Saul, Ben. (2016). The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights : travaux préparatoires 1948-1966. Oxford University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
4.
Saul, Ben. (2015). Defining Terrorism: A Conceptual Minefield. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
5.
Saul, Ben, David Kinley, & Jacqueline Mowbray. (2014). The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Oxford University Press eBooks. 23 indexed citations
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Saul, Ben, David Kinley, & Jacqueline Mowbray. (2014). The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights : commentary, cases, and materials. Oxford University Press eBooks. 32 indexed citations
7.
Saul, Ben, et al.. (2013). An Experiential International Law Field School in the Sky: Learning Human Rights and Development in the Himalayas. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
8.
Saul, Ben. (2012). Dark Justice: Australia's Indefinite Detention of Refugees on Security Grounds under International Human Rights Law. SSRN Electronic Journal. 13(2). 685. 6 indexed citations
9.
Saul, Ben, et al.. (2011). The Last Frontier of Human Rights Protection: Interrogating Resistance to Regional Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific. 18. 23. 3 indexed citations
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Johns, Fleur, Ben Saul, Philip Hirsch, Tim Stephens, & Ben Boer. (2010). Law and the Mekong River Basin: A Social-Legal Research Agenda on the Role of Hard and Soft Law in Regulating Transboundary Water Resources. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations
11.
McAdam, Jane & Ben Saul. (2010). Displacement with Dignity: International Law and Policy Responses to Climate Change Migration and Security in Bangladesh. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations
12.
Saul, Ben. (2010). The Emerging International Law of Terrorism. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
13.
Saul, Ben. (2009). Prosecuting War Crimes at Balibo Under Australian Law: The Killing of Five Journalists in East Timor by Indonesia. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
14.
Saul, Ben. (2009). Climate Change, Conflict and Security: International Law Challenges. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Saul, Ben. (2008). Protecting Refugees in the Global 'War on Terror'. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Saul, Ben. (2008). Branding Enemies: Regional Legal Responses to Terrorism in Asia. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Saul, Ben. (2008). Terrorism as Crime or War: Militarising Crime and Disrupting the Constitutional Settlement? Comment on Thomas vs. Mowbray (2007) 237 ALR 194; 81 ALJR 1414; [2007] HCA 33. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Saul, Ben. (2006). Defining 'Terrorism' to Protect Human Rights. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1. 7 indexed citations
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Saul, Ben. (2006). Reasons for Defining and Criminalizing "Terrorism" in International Law. Anuario Mexicano de Derecho Internacional. 2 indexed citations
20.
Saul, Ben. (2005). Speaking of Terror: Criminalising Incitement to Violence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 28(3). 868. 2 indexed citations

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