Douglas Husak

2.3k total citations
93 papers, 742 citations indexed

About

Douglas Husak is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Law and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas Husak has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 742 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 28 papers in Law and 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Douglas Husak's work include Free Will and Agency (46 papers), Torture, Ethics, and Law (12 papers) and Criminal Law and Evidence (12 papers). Douglas Husak is often cited by papers focused on Free Will and Agency (46 papers), Torture, Ethics, and Law (12 papers) and Criminal Law and Evidence (12 papers). Douglas Husak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Douglas Husak's co-authors include Peter de Marneffe, George C. Thomas, Jeffrie G. Murphy, Michael Cholbi, Christian Coons, J. S. Blumenthal‐Barby, Jeremy A. Blumenthal, Sigal Ben‐Porath, Danny Scoccia and Lawrence A. Alexander and has published in prestigious journals such as Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, The Philosophical Quarterly and Noûs.

In The Last Decade

Douglas Husak

85 papers receiving 653 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Douglas Husak United States 14 304 299 181 170 159 93 742
Jeffrey E. Pfeifer Australia 13 388 1.3× 129 0.4× 43 0.2× 213 1.3× 12 0.1× 48 719
Desmond Manderson Canada 12 181 0.6× 12 0.0× 50 0.3× 159 0.9× 25 0.2× 83 489
Carolyn Turpin‐Petrosino United States 11 366 1.2× 22 0.1× 39 0.2× 26 0.2× 9 0.1× 14 695
Marla Sandys United States 11 353 1.2× 31 0.1× 40 0.2× 133 0.8× 4 0.0× 19 528
Gene Kassebaum United States 12 361 1.2× 22 0.1× 31 0.2× 30 0.2× 9 0.1× 25 646
Caroline Angel United States 11 603 2.0× 28 0.1× 64 0.4× 70 0.4× 4 0.0× 18 768
Phillip M. Lyons United States 12 230 0.8× 33 0.1× 28 0.2× 29 0.2× 5 0.0× 24 403
Amiram Elwork United States 9 67 0.2× 10 0.0× 14 0.1× 99 0.6× 22 0.1× 18 356
Peter B. Hoffman United States 15 517 1.7× 13 0.0× 69 0.4× 20 0.1× 8 0.1× 31 679
Jane B. Sprott Canada 15 620 2.0× 13 0.0× 190 1.0× 81 0.5× 4 0.0× 43 763

Countries citing papers authored by Douglas Husak

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Fields of papers citing papers by Douglas Husak

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Douglas Husak

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Husak, Douglas. (2022). Six Questions About Overcriminalization. 6(1). 265–284. 2 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (2021). The Objective(s) of Responsible Brains. Criminal Law and Philosophy. 16(2). 267–281. 2 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (2019). Why Gun Control is So Hard. Criminal Justice Ethics. 38(1). 55–64. 1 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (2019). Criminal Law at the Margins. Criminal Law and Philosophy. 14(3). 381–393. 7 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (2018). The Vindication of Good Over Evil: “Futile” Self-Defense. San Diego law review. 55(2). 291. 1 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (2018). Wrongs, Crimes, and Criminalization. Criminal Law and Philosophy. 13(3). 393–407. 1 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (2017). Drug Proscriptions as Proxy Crimes. Law and Philosophy. 36(4). 345–366. 3 indexed citations
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Coons, Christian, Gerald Dworkin, Douglas Husak, et al.. (2013). Paternalism. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 52 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (2011). Lifting the Cloak: Preventive Detention as Punishment. San Diego law review. 48(4). 1173. 10 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (2009). PREDICTING THE FUTURE: A BAD REASON TO CRIMINALIZE DRUG USE. Utah law review. 2009(1). 3 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (2004). The Criminal Law as Last Resort. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (2004). Vehicles and Crashes. Social Theory and Practice. 30(3). 351–370. 13 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (2002). Legalize This!: The Case for Decriminalizing Drugs. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 27 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas & George C. Thomas. (2001). Rapes Without Rapists: Consent and Reasonable Mistake. Noûs. 35(s1). 86–117. 2 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (2000). Retribution in Criminal Theory. San Diego law review. 37(4). 4. 7 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (1998). Reasonable Risk Creation and Overinclusive Legislation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1(2). 599–626. 2 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (1990). “Already Punished Enough”. Philosophical Topics. 18(1). 79–99. 10 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (1985). Is the Distinction between Positive Actions and Omissions Value-Neutral?. 33. 83–92. 1 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (1985). The Motivation for Human Rights. Social Theory and Practice. 11(2). 249–255. 3 indexed citations
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Husak, Douglas. (1981). Punishment and Persons. Contemporary Psychology. 26(3). 207–208. 1 indexed citations

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