H. L. A. Hart

11.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
55 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

H. L. A. Hart is a scholar working on Law, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, H. L. A. Hart has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Law, 16 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in H. L. A. Hart's work include Judicial and Constitutional Studies (8 papers), Law in Society and Culture (8 papers) and Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies (7 papers). H. L. A. Hart is often cited by papers focused on Judicial and Constitutional Studies (8 papers), Law in Society and Culture (8 papers) and Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies (7 papers). H. L. A. Hart collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Austria. H. L. A. Hart's co-authors include Robert S. Summers, Jeremy Bentham, Chaïm Perelman, Stuart Hampshire, Gerald J. Postema, Barbara Wootton, Leslie Green, Stuart M. Brown, Jonathan Cohen and Richard B. Brandt and has published in prestigious journals such as The Philosophical Review, The Journal of Law and Economics and The Philosophical Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

H. L. A. Hart

54 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Are There Any Natural Rights? 1955 2026 1978 2002 1955 1958 1963 1983 100 200 300 400 500

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
H. L. A. Hart United Kingdom 20 1.3k 984 983 775 729 55 3.3k
Jules L. Coleman United States 19 1.5k 1.2× 1.4k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 499 0.6× 418 0.6× 78 3.8k
John Finnis United States 20 1.1k 0.9× 854 0.9× 769 0.8× 801 1.0× 484 0.7× 123 2.9k
Joseph Raz United States 31 2.8k 2.2× 1.8k 1.9× 1.6k 1.6× 1.8k 2.4× 1.3k 1.8× 138 5.9k
Jeremy Bentham Netherlands 22 628 0.5× 302 0.3× 775 0.8× 313 0.4× 216 0.3× 113 2.2k
Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart 3 850 0.7× 773 0.8× 582 0.6× 288 0.4× 177 0.2× 3 2.0k
R. M. Hare United States 20 587 0.4× 126 0.1× 538 0.5× 1.3k 1.7× 888 1.2× 81 3.0k
Samuel Scheffler United States 24 1.1k 0.9× 154 0.2× 891 0.9× 1.4k 1.8× 871 1.2× 55 3.3k
Charles Larmore United States 19 1.2k 0.9× 157 0.2× 947 1.0× 805 1.0× 203 0.3× 62 2.6k
Thomas Scanlon United States 11 663 0.5× 126 0.1× 438 0.4× 1.3k 1.7× 1.1k 1.5× 17 2.3k
Richard J. Arneson United States 27 1.7k 1.3× 136 0.1× 1.1k 1.1× 931 1.2× 618 0.8× 105 3.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. L. A. Hart

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hart, H. L. A.. (2013). Konsep hukum = the concept of law. 17 indexed citations
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Hart, H. L. A.. (2007). Derecho, libertad y moralidad: Las conferencias Harry Camp en la Universidad de Stanford (1962). Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 1 indexed citations
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Kelsen, Hans, et al.. (1999). Pure theory of law . The concept of law. 1 indexed citations
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Green, Leslie & H. L. A. Hart. (1996). The Concept of Law Revisited. Michigan Law Review. 94(6). 1687–1687. 21 indexed citations
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Hart, H. L. A.. (1990). Law and morals. Oxford University Press eBooks. 63–70. 1 indexed citations
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Postema, Gerald J. & H. L. A. Hart. (1985). Essays on Bentham: Jurisprudence and Political Theory.. The Philosophical Review. 94(4). 571–571. 37 indexed citations
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Westen, Peter & H. L. A. Hart. (1985). "Freedom" and "Coercion": Virtue Words and Vice Words. Duke Law Journal. 1985(3/4). 541–541. 4 indexed citations
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Lyons, David, et al.. (1984). Founders and Foundations of Legal Positivism. Michigan Law Review. 82(4). 722–722. 11 indexed citations
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Hart, H. L. A.. (1984). Essays on Bentham: Studies in Jurisprudence and Political Theory. Harvard Law Review. 97(4). 1029–1029. 86 indexed citations
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Hart, H. L. A.. (1980). El nuevo desafío al positivismo jurídico. Sistema: Revista de ciencias sociales. 3–18. 5 indexed citations
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Hart, H. L. A.. (1980). Entre el principio de utilidad y los derechos humanos. 7–28. 2 indexed citations
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Hart, H. L. A.. (1975). Definition & theory in jurisprudence : an inaugural lecture delivered before the University of Oxford on 30 May, 1953. Clarendon Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Bentham, Jeremy & H. L. A. Hart. (1970). Of laws in general. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 61 indexed citations
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Hart, H. L. A.. (1968). Punishment and Responsibility: Essays in the Philosophy of Law. PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation). 260 indexed citations
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Brown, Stuart M. & H. L. A. Hart. (1963). The Concept of Law.. The Philosophical Review. 72(2). 250–250. 20 indexed citations
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Hart, H. L. A., et al.. (1962). Causation in the Law.. The Philosophical Quarterly. 12(46). 92–92. 5 indexed citations
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Hart, H. L. A.. (1960). The Presidential Address: I—Prolegomenon to the Principles of Punishment. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society. 60(1). 1–26. 35 indexed citations
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Hart, H. L. A.. (1958). Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals. Harvard Law Review. 71(4). 593–593. 555 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hart, H. L. A.. (1953). I: Justice. Philosophy. 28(107). 348–352.
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Hart, H. L. A.. (1951). A Logician's Fairy Tale. The Philosophical Review. 60(2). 198–198. 7 indexed citations

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