John Finnis

13.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
123 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

John Finnis is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Law and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John Finnis has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 28 papers in Law and 24 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in John Finnis's work include American Constitutional Law and Politics (22 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (13 papers) and Legal principles and applications (12 papers). John Finnis is often cited by papers focused on American Constitutional Law and Politics (22 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (13 papers) and Legal principles and applications (12 papers). John Finnis collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. John Finnis's co-authors include William H. Wilcox, Richard Tuck, Germain Grisez, Joseph Boyle, Paul E. Sigmund, Peter Danielson, William E. May, Roger Scruton, Joseph Raz and Ruth Gavison and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Philosophical Review and The Philosophical Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

John Finnis

107 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Natural Law and Natural R... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1983 1981 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Finnis United States 20 1.1k 854 801 769 484 123 2.9k
Jules L. Coleman United States 19 1.5k 1.3× 1.4k 1.6× 499 0.6× 1.1k 1.4× 418 0.9× 78 3.8k
H. L. A. Hart United Kingdom 20 1.3k 1.1× 984 1.2× 775 1.0× 983 1.3× 729 1.5× 55 3.3k
Joël Feinberg United States 29 1.1k 1.0× 392 0.5× 929 1.2× 1.1k 1.5× 1.1k 2.2× 78 3.7k
Joseph Raz United States 31 2.8k 2.5× 1.8k 2.1× 1.8k 2.3× 1.6k 2.1× 1.3k 2.7× 138 5.9k
Samuel Scheffler United States 24 1.1k 1.0× 154 0.2× 1.4k 1.7× 891 1.2× 871 1.8× 55 3.3k
Charles Larmore United States 19 1.2k 1.1× 157 0.2× 805 1.0× 947 1.2× 203 0.4× 62 2.6k
Susan Moller Okin United States 20 1.3k 1.1× 229 0.3× 292 0.4× 1.7k 2.2× 70 0.1× 50 3.0k
Stephen Darwall United States 24 889 0.8× 116 0.1× 1.4k 1.8× 593 0.8× 869 1.8× 108 2.7k
Richard Tuck United Kingdom 14 870 0.8× 271 0.3× 510 0.6× 450 0.6× 111 0.2× 31 1.6k
Richard J. Arneson United States 27 1.7k 1.5× 136 0.2× 931 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 618 1.3× 105 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Finnis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Finnis

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Finnis, John. (2017). Law and moral truth: a philosophical response to seven questions. 61(5). 202–217. 1 indexed citations
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Finnis, John. (2017). Grounds and preparations for the main thesis of "Veritatis Splendor". 51(2). 7–26. 2 indexed citations
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Finnis, John. (2011). Human Rights and Common Good: Introduction. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Finnis, John. (2008). Common Law Constraints: Whose Common Good Counts?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Finnis, John. (2008). Grounds of Law and Legal Theory: A Response. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Finnis, John. (2008). Nationality, Alienage and Constitutional Principle. SSRN Electronic Journal. 13 indexed citations
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Finnis, John, et al.. (2005). A gunpowder priest. TLS, the Times literary supplement/Times literary supplement on CD-ROM/TLS. Times literary supplement. 12–13. 1 indexed citations
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Finnis, John. (2001). Virtue and the Constitution of the United States. Fordham law review. 69(5). 1595. 4 indexed citations
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Finnis, John. (2000). On the Incoherence of Legal Positivism. ˜The œNotre Dame law review. 75(5). 1597. 9 indexed citations
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Finnis, John. (1998). On the Practical Meaning of Secularism. ˜The œNotre Dame law review. 73(3). 491. 5 indexed citations
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Finnis, John. (1996). Unjust Laws in a Democratic Society: Some Philosophical and Theological Reflections. ˜The œNotre Dame law review. 71(4). 595. 5 indexed citations
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Finnis, John. (1994). Abortion and Health Care Ethics II. 9 indexed citations
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Finnis, John. (1993). Bland: crossing the Rubicon?. PubMed. 109. 329–37. 18 indexed citations
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Finnis, John. (1990). Natural Law and Legal Reasoning Natural Law. Cleveland State law review. 38(1). 1. 1 indexed citations
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Finnis, John, et al.. (1985). . Grazer Philosophische Studien. 23. 164–168.
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Finnis, John. (1982). Natural Law and the "Is"-"Ought" Question: An Invitation to Professor Veatch. eYLS (Yale Law School). 26(4). 3. 9 indexed citations
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Gavison, Ruth, Joseph Raz, & John Finnis. (1982). Natural Law, Positivism, and the Limits of Jurisprudence: A Modern Round. The Yale Law Journal. 91(6). 1250–1250. 8 indexed citations
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Finnis, John. (1973). The rights and wrongs of abortion: a reply to Judith Thomson.. PubMed. 2(2). 117–45. 35 indexed citations
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Finnis, John. (1970). NATURAL LAW AND UNNATURAL ACTS. The Heythrop Journal. 11(4). 365–387. 10 indexed citations
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Finnis, John. (1962). Developments in Judicial Jurisprudence. eYLS (Yale Law School). 5 indexed citations

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