Carl Wellman

1.2k total citations
45 papers, 465 citations indexed

About

Carl Wellman is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Carl Wellman has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 465 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Carl Wellman's work include Political Philosophy and Ethics (6 papers), Judicial and Constitutional Studies (3 papers) and Human Rights and Development (3 papers). Carl Wellman is often cited by papers focused on Political Philosophy and Ethics (6 papers), Judicial and Constitutional Studies (3 papers) and Human Rights and Development (3 papers). Carl Wellman collaborates with scholars based in United States. Carl Wellman's co-authors include Marcus G. Singer, Robert K. Shope, Joel J. Kupperman, Joël Feinberg, Judith Jarvis Thomson, Clarence Irving Lewis, Henry Shue, Jan Narveson, Lawrence C. Becker and Jesús Rodríguez Marín and has published in prestigious journals such as The Philosophical Review, The Journal of Philosophy and Ethics.

In The Last Decade

Carl Wellman

42 papers receiving 374 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Carl Wellman United States 13 152 146 134 80 50 45 465
Herbert W. Schneider United States 7 92 0.6× 101 0.7× 128 1.0× 19 0.2× 83 1.7× 65 400
H. J. McCloskey Australia 11 125 0.8× 99 0.7× 142 1.1× 32 0.4× 97 1.9× 44 392
R. F. Atkinson United Kingdom 9 70 0.5× 56 0.4× 63 0.5× 18 0.2× 50 1.0× 27 366
Kent Greenawalt United States 14 273 1.8× 305 2.1× 98 0.7× 204 2.5× 80 1.6× 107 650
Kimberley Brownlee United Kingdom 11 181 1.2× 253 1.7× 140 1.0× 43 0.5× 117 2.3× 38 451
Bernard S. Jackson United Kingdom 12 167 1.1× 104 0.7× 81 0.6× 245 3.1× 18 0.4× 93 583
Charles Arthur Willard United States 10 77 0.5× 35 0.2× 186 1.4× 30 0.4× 10 0.2× 32 515
Richard A. Wasserstrom United States 9 147 1.0× 187 1.3× 116 0.9× 59 0.7× 51 1.0× 26 388
David S. Caudill United States 8 130 0.9× 66 0.5× 57 0.4× 71 0.9× 20 0.4× 68 373
William K. Frankena United States 12 74 0.5× 62 0.4× 115 0.9× 16 0.2× 63 1.3× 50 345

Countries citing papers authored by Carl Wellman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Carl Wellman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carl Wellman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Carl Wellman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Carl Wellman based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Carl Wellman. Carl Wellman is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wellman, Carl. (2021). The Space between Justice and Legitimacy*. Journal of Political Philosophy. 31(1). 3–23. 5 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl. (2018). The Proliferation of Rights. 3 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl. (2016). Associations. PubMed. 24(4). 159–193. 20 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl. (2013). Terrorism and Counterterrorism: A Moral Assessment. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 2 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl. (2010). The Moral Dimensions of Human Rights. Oxford University Press eBooks. 23 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl. (2003). A Legal Right to Physician-Assisted Suicide Defended. Social Theory and Practice. 29(1). 19–38. 3 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl & Lawrence C. Becker. (2002). Welfare Rights and Duties of Charity: Rights and Duties. 1 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl & Joël Feinberg. (1996). Freedom and Fulfillment: Philosophical Essays.. The Philosophical Review. 105(3). 413–413. 20 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl. (1995). A System of Rights.Rex Martin. Ethics. 105(2). 416–418.
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Wellman, Carl. (1990). Relative Duties in the Law. Philosophical Topics. 18(1). 183–202. 5 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl. (1988). Morals and ethics. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl. (1988). Doing Justice to Rights. Hypatia. 3(3). 153–158. 4 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl. (1985). A Theory of Rights: Persons Under Laws, Institutions, and Morals. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 20 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl & Jesús Rodríguez Marín. (1982). Morales y éticas. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 1 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl & Henry Shue. (1981). Basic Rights. Human Rights Quarterly. 3(3). 144–144. 1 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl. (1979). On terrorism itself. The Journal of Value Inquiry. 13(4). 250–258. 22 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl. (1975). Upholding Legal Rights. Ethics. 86(1). 49–60. 3 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl. (1970). Social Justice and Human Rights. Persona y Derecho. 199–214. 2 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl. (1963). The Ethical Implications of Cultural Relativity. The Journal of Philosophy. 60(7). 169–184. 8 indexed citations
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Wellman, Carl. (1961). The Language of Ethics. Harvard University Press eBooks. 8 indexed citations

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