John H. Langbein

3.6k total citations
91 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

John H. Langbein is a scholar working on Law, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John H. Langbein has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Law, 40 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in John H. Langbein's work include Legal principles and applications (32 papers), Criminal Law and Evidence (16 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (10 papers). John H. Langbein is often cited by papers focused on Legal principles and applications (32 papers), Criminal Law and Evidence (16 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (10 papers). John H. Langbein collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. John H. Langbein's co-authors include Richard A. Posner, Lloyd L. Weinreb, Joseph H. Smith, Daniel R. Fischel, Mirjan Damaška, Henry E. Smith, Charles M. Gray, Albert W. Alschuler, David J. Bodenhamer and Charles Carlton and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Law & Society Review and The Journal of Interdisciplinary History.

In The Last Decade

John H. Langbein

83 papers receiving 981 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John H. Langbein United States 21 590 481 444 392 169 91 1.4k
James Melton United States 15 491 0.8× 417 0.9× 797 1.8× 666 1.7× 109 0.6× 50 1.6k
A. W. Brian Simpson United States 18 382 0.6× 278 0.6× 299 0.7× 253 0.6× 115 0.7× 73 931
Neil MacCormick United Kingdom 20 1.0k 1.7× 161 0.3× 1.1k 2.5× 500 1.3× 61 0.4× 91 2.0k
Brian Ζ. Tamanaha United States 16 903 1.5× 159 0.3× 779 1.8× 565 1.4× 45 0.3× 75 1.6k
James Madison United States 13 193 0.3× 193 0.4× 539 1.2× 296 0.8× 57 0.3× 77 979
Lon L. Fuller United States 11 679 1.2× 244 0.5× 524 1.2× 404 1.0× 26 0.2× 26 1.3k
Roger Cotterrell United Kingdom 17 527 0.9× 111 0.2× 362 0.8× 385 1.0× 32 0.2× 77 1.1k
William N. Eskridge United States 18 626 1.1× 469 1.0× 408 0.9× 265 0.7× 38 0.2× 81 1.1k
Robert M. Cover United States 12 436 0.7× 83 0.2× 369 0.8× 447 1.1× 62 0.4× 29 993
J. Morgan Kousser United States 18 98 0.2× 223 0.5× 653 1.5× 675 1.7× 99 0.6× 86 1.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Langbein, John H.. (2017). Absorbing South Australia's Wills Act Dispensing Power in the United States: Emulation, Resistance, Expansion. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H.. (2012). The Disappearance of Civil Trial in the United States. The Yale Law Journal. 122(3). 522. 9 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H.. (2010). Burn the Rembrandt? Trust Law’s Limits on the Settlor’s Power to Direct Investments. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H., et al.. (2007). Kognitive Verhaltensanreicherung bei landwirtschaftlichen Nutztieren -zum Einfluss des sozialen Ranges und der sozialen Umwelt auf das Lernverhalten von Zwergziegen. Berliner und Münchener tierärztliche Wochenschrift. 120. 3 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H.. (2007). Why Did Trust Law Become Statute Law in the United States. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H.. (2007). Trust Law as Regulatory Law: The Unum/Provident Scandal and Judicial Review of Benefit Denials Under ERISA. Northwestern University law review. 101(3). 1315. 4 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H.. (2006). Deer-vehicle collisions. ACM Inroads. 1 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H.. (2005). Questioning the Trust Law Duty of Loyalty: Sole Interest or Best Interest?. The Yale Law Journal. 114(5). 929–990. 15 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H.. (2004). Mandatory Rules in the Law of Trusts. Northwestern University law review. 98(3). 1105. 3 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H.. (1999). The Prosecutorial Origins of Defense Counsel in the Eighteenth Century: The Appearance of Solicitors. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Bodenhamer, David J., et al.. (1998). The Privilege against Self-Incrimination: Its Origins and Development. American Journal of Legal History. 42(4). 419–419. 13 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H.. (1994). Reversing the Nondelegation Rule of Trust-Investment Law. Missouri law review. 59(1). 9. 1 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H.. (1988). Trashing "The German Advantage". Northwestern University law review. 82. 763. 6 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H., et al.. (1987). Redesigning the Spouse's Forced Share. eYLS (Yale Law School). 22. 303. 1 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H.. (1984). Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice. International Journal of Legal Information. 12(5-6). 244–246. 1 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H.. (1979). Crumbling of the Wills Act: Australians Point the Way. eYLS (Yale Law School). 25(2). 1. 1 indexed citations
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Posner, Richard A. & John H. Langbein. (1976). The Revolution in Trust Investment Law. eYLS (Yale Law School). 62. 764. 2 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H., et al.. (1976). Fighting Ships and Prisons: The Mediterranean Galleys of France in the Age of Louis XIV. American Journal of Legal History. 20(1). 65–65. 11 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H.. (1974). Prosecuting Crime in the Renaissance. Harvard University Press eBooks. 71 indexed citations
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Langbein, John H.. (1968). Modern Jurisprudence in the House of Lords the Passing of London Tramways. Cornell law review/˜The œCornell law quarterly. 53(5). 807–813. 2 indexed citations

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