Ilya Somin

1.4k total citations
73 papers, 464 citations indexed

About

Ilya Somin is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Law and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ilya Somin has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 464 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 26 papers in Law and 26 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Ilya Somin's work include Legal and Constitutional Studies (22 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (15 papers) and Legal Systems and Judicial Processes (15 papers). Ilya Somin is often cited by papers focused on Legal and Constitutional Studies (22 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (15 papers) and Legal Systems and Judicial Processes (15 papers). Ilya Somin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Philippines and Russia. Ilya Somin's co-authors include John O. McGinnis, Hojun Lee, Andrew Koppelman, Jonathan H. Adler, Bryan Caplan, Sanford Levinson, Michael J. Klarman, David E. Bernstein, Neal Devins and Saul Levmore and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of American History and Ethics.

In The Last Decade

Ilya Somin

60 papers receiving 397 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ilya Somin United States 10 288 144 127 101 92 73 464
Devra Moehler United States 13 466 1.6× 547 3.8× 64 0.5× 66 0.7× 150 1.6× 24 777
Nick Robinson United Kingdom 14 130 0.5× 234 1.6× 54 0.4× 63 0.6× 54 0.6× 54 437
Graeme Orr Australia 10 231 0.8× 137 1.0× 46 0.4× 76 0.8× 50 0.5× 82 394
Peter Kurrild‐Klitgaard Denmark 12 173 0.6× 262 1.8× 186 1.5× 29 0.3× 12 0.1× 39 500
Ignacio Sánchez-Cuenca Spain 16 584 2.0× 528 3.7× 85 0.7× 31 0.3× 36 0.4× 61 1.0k
Richard H. Pildes United States 13 327 1.1× 217 1.5× 236 1.9× 279 2.8× 18 0.2× 70 686
James Denardo United States 8 460 1.6× 487 3.4× 145 1.1× 15 0.1× 42 0.5× 8 735
Mitchell S. Sanders United States 12 449 1.6× 229 1.6× 139 1.1× 77 0.8× 90 1.0× 23 578
Frederic Charles Schaffer United States 10 327 1.1× 311 2.2× 58 0.5× 19 0.2× 29 0.3× 18 499
Shigeo Hirano United States 15 634 2.2× 265 1.8× 228 1.8× 43 0.4× 77 0.8× 34 769

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ilya Somin

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Somin, Ilya. (2019). How Foot Voting Enhances Political Freedom. San Diego law review. 56(4). 1089. 1 indexed citations
2.
Somin, Ilya. (2018). Foot voting versus ballot box voting: why voting with your feet is crucial to political freedom. European Political Science. 18(4). 587–602. 1 indexed citations
3.
Somin, Ilya. (2017). Immigration, Freedom, and the Constitution. Harvard journal of law & public policy. 40(1). 1. 2 indexed citations
4.
Somin, Ilya. (2016). Star Wars, Science Fiction and the Constitution. 2016. 1 indexed citations
5.
Bernstein, David E. & Ilya Somin. (2015). The Mainstreaming of Libertarian Constitutionalism. Law and Contemporary Problems. 77(4). 43–70.
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Somin, Ilya. (2014). Why Political Ignorance Undermines the Wisdom of the Many. Critical Review. 26(1-2). 151–169. 15 indexed citations
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Somin, Ilya. (2013). Taking Dissenting by Deciding All the Way Down. Tulsa law journal. 48(3). 523. 1 indexed citations
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Somin, Ilya. (2013). Jury Ignorance and Political Ignorance. eYLS (Yale Law School). 55(3). 1167.
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Somin, Ilya. (2012). A Mandate for Mandates: Is the Individual Health Insurance Case a Slippery Slope?. Law and Contemporary Problems. 75(3). 75–106. 3 indexed citations
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Somin, Ilya. (2011). Stop the Beach Renourishment and the Problem of Judicial Takings. 6(2). 91–106.
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Somin, Ilya. (2011). Federalism and Property Rights. ˜The œUniversity of Chicago legal forum. 2011(1). 5. 3 indexed citations
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Somin, Ilya. (2011). Let There Be Blight: Blight Condemnations in New York After Goldstein and Kaur. ˜The œFordham urban law journal/Fordham urban law journal. 38(4). 1193. 1 indexed citations
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Somin, Ilya & Sanford Levinson. (2009). Democracy, Political Ignorance, and Constitutional Reform. University of Pennsylvania Law Review. 157(1). 5. 1 indexed citations
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McGinnis, John O. & Ilya Somin. (2009). Democracy and International Human Rights Law. ˜The œNotre Dame law review. 84(4). 1739–1798. 2 indexed citations
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Somin, Ilya. (2007). IS POST-KELO EMINENT DOMAIN REFORM BAD FOR THE POOR?[dagger]. Northwestern University law review. 101(4). 1931. 4 indexed citations
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McGinnis, John O. & Ilya Somin. (2006). Should International Law Be Part of Our Law. Stanford Law Review. 59(5). 1175–1248. 4 indexed citations
17.
Somin, Ilya & Jonathan H. Adler. (2006). The Green Costs of Kelo: Economic Development Takings and Environmental Protection. Open Scholarship Institutional Repository (Washington University in St. Louis). 84(3). 623–666. 1 indexed citations
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Somin, Ilya. (2004). Book Review: The State of Democratic Theory. Cato Journal. 23(3). 475–479.
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Somin, Ilya. (2003). Voter Knowledge and Constitutional Change: Assessing the New Deal Experience. William and Mary law review. 45(2). 595. 6 indexed citations
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Somin, Ilya. (1999). Resolving the Democratic Dilemma. Yale journal on regulation. 16(2). 7. 7 indexed citations

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