Jens Bartelson

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Jens Bartelson is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Jens Bartelson has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Jens Bartelson's work include Global Peace and Security Dynamics (12 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (12 papers) and International Law and Human Rights (7 papers). Jens Bartelson is often cited by papers focused on Global Peace and Security Dynamics (12 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (12 papers) and International Law and Human Rights (7 papers). Jens Bartelson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Denmark and United States. Jens Bartelson's co-authors include Jan Aart Scholte, Terrell Carver, Gideon Baker, Benjamin de Carvalho, Hans Agné, Oliver Kessler, Thomas Lindemann, Ayşe Zarakol, Benjamin Herborth and Eva Erman and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, The American Historical Review and International Studies Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Jens Bartelson

36 papers receiving 845 citations

Hit Papers

A Genealogy of Sovereignty 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 50 100 150 200 250
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A Genealogy of Sovereignty
    1995 287 citations Jens Bartelson Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jens Bartelson Sweden 16 665 612 109 107 67 40 1.1k
Nicholas Greenwood Onuf United States 15 871 1.3× 688 1.1× 179 1.6× 85 0.8× 62 0.9× 74 1.2k
Jutta Weldes United States 16 824 1.2× 843 1.4× 124 1.1× 58 0.5× 64 1.0× 23 1.3k
Mark Laffey United Kingdom 11 745 1.1× 829 1.4× 163 1.5× 95 0.9× 40 0.6× 22 1.2k
Colin Wight United Kingdom 15 795 1.2× 832 1.4× 187 1.7× 33 0.3× 82 1.2× 37 1.3k
Audie Klotz United States 16 721 1.1× 797 1.3× 224 2.1× 82 0.8× 25 0.4× 35 1.2k
Marlies Glasius Netherlands 16 610 0.9× 786 1.3× 120 1.1× 98 0.9× 20 0.3× 58 1.2k
Sharon Erickson Nepstad United States 14 437 0.7× 950 1.6× 82 0.8× 89 0.8× 57 0.9× 34 1.2k
Anna Leander Denmark 17 749 1.1× 754 1.2× 140 1.3× 59 0.6× 46 0.7× 78 1.3k
Brian Porter United Kingdom 12 718 1.1× 774 1.3× 97 0.9× 104 1.0× 42 0.6× 35 1.2k
Stefano Guzzini Denmark 17 1.1k 1.6× 902 1.5× 271 2.5× 55 0.5× 51 0.8× 67 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jens Bartelson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jens Bartelson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bartelson, Jens. (2023). Becoming International. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Bartelson, Jens. (2023). Cosmologies of conquest: The Renaissance foundations of modern international thought. Review of International Studies. 51(2). 179–195. 1 indexed citations
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Bartelson, Jens. (2019). A Reply to My Critics: War and Historical Ontology. Millennium Journal of International Studies. 48(1). 105–114. 1 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Benjamin de, et al.. (2018). Forum: In the Beginning There was No Word (for it): Terms, Concepts, and Early Sovereignty. International Studies Review. 20(3). 489–519. 23 indexed citations
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Bartelson, Jens. (2016). Blasts from the Past: War and Fracture in the International System. International Political Sociology. 10(4). 352–368. 1 indexed citations
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Bartelson, Jens. (2016). The Language of Law and the Laws of Language. Millennium Journal of International Studies. 44(2). 250–257. 1 indexed citations
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Bartelson, Jens. (2015). Acabando con el imperio: Lusotropicalismo como ideología imperial.. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 2–26. 1 indexed citations
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Hutchings, Kimberly, Jens Bartelson, Edward Keene, et al.. (2014). Foundations of modern international theory. Contemporary Political Theory. 13(4). 387–418. 2 indexed citations
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Bartelson, Jens. (2014). From Empire to Sovereignty—and Back?. Ethics & International Affairs. 28(2). 251–262. 2 indexed citations
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Agné, Hans, Jens Bartelson, Eva Erman, et al.. (2013). Symposium‘The politics of international recognition’. International Theory. 5(1). 94–107. 34 indexed citations
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Bartelson, Jens. (2013). Three concepts of recognition. International Theory. 5(1). 107–129. 48 indexed citations
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Bartelson, Jens. (2013). Functional Differentiation and Legitimate Authority. 41–57. 1 indexed citations
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Bartelson, Jens. (2008). Globalizing the democratic community. Ethics & Global Politics. 1(4). 159–174. 16 indexed citations
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Bartelson, Jens. (2007). Philosophy and History in the Study of Political Thought. Journal of the Philosophy of History. 1(1). 101–124. 1 indexed citations
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Bartelson, Jens. (2004). Facing Europe: Is Globalization a Threat to Democracy?. Distinktion Journal of Social Theory. 5(1). 47–60. 2 indexed citations
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Bartelson, Jens & Jan Aart Scholte. (2002). Globalization: A Critical Introduction. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 31(5). 586–586. 112 indexed citations
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Bartelson, Jens, et al.. (1997). A Genealogy of Sovereignty.. The American Historical Review. 102(2). 422–422. 5 indexed citations
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Bartelson, Jens. (1997). Making Exceptions. Political Theory. 25(3). 323–346. 15 indexed citations
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Bartelson, Jens. (1995). A Genealogy of Sovereignty. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 287 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bartelson, Jens. (1995). The Trial of Judgment: A Note on Kant and the Paradoxes of Internationalism. International Studies Quarterly. 39(2). 255–255. 18 indexed citations

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