John Kelsay

618 total citations
34 papers, 246 citations indexed

About

John Kelsay is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, John Kelsay has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 246 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in John Kelsay's work include Islamic Studies and History (14 papers), Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (9 papers) and War, Ethics, and Justification (7 papers). John Kelsay is often cited by papers focused on Islamic Studies and History (14 papers), Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (9 papers) and War, Ethics, and Justification (7 papers). John Kelsay collaborates with scholars based in United States. John Kelsay's co-authors include James Turner Johnson, G. Scott Davis, Sumner B. Twiss, Nigel Biggar, Martin L. Cook, Henry Shue, Sohail H. Hashmi, Alec G. Hargreaves, Michael Walzer and Kanti Bajpai and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Business Ethics and Review of Religious Research.

In The Last Decade

John Kelsay

29 papers receiving 147 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 Kelsay United States 9 168 131 80 25 18 34 246
JoAnn Chirico United States 4 128 0.8× 57 0.4× 27 0.3× 18 0.7× 8 0.4× 9 188
Anver M. Emon Canada 8 126 0.8× 127 1.0× 28 0.3× 40 1.6× 3 0.2× 24 202
Kathryn Lofton United States 8 122 0.7× 39 0.3× 36 0.5× 23 0.9× 18 1.0× 28 172
Lutz Kaelber United States 8 149 0.9× 45 0.3× 20 0.3× 16 0.6× 18 1.0× 37 227
Max L. Stackhouse United States 9 127 0.8× 45 0.3× 32 0.4× 20 0.8× 19 1.1× 45 201
S.N. Balagangadhara Belgium 9 159 0.9× 76 0.6× 102 1.3× 29 1.2× 13 0.7× 21 259
Enzo Pace Italy 10 203 1.2× 49 0.4× 36 0.5× 21 0.8× 34 1.9× 65 252
Russell E. Richey United States 6 153 0.9× 108 0.8× 30 0.4× 11 0.4× 20 1.1× 34 227
James D. Bratt United States 8 83 0.5× 35 0.3× 25 0.3× 17 0.7× 11 0.6× 19 172
D. W. Bebbington United Kingdom 2 170 1.0× 72 0.5× 32 0.4× 24 1.0× 35 1.9× 4 264

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Kelsay

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kelsay, John. (2015). Political Practice The Nexus Between Realisms and Just War Thinking. Soundings An Interdisciplinary Journal. 98(1). 38–58. 2 indexed citations
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Kelsay, John. (2014). Response to Bucar and Stalnaker. Journal of Religious Ethics. 42(3). 564–570. 4 indexed citations
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Kelsay, John. (2014). Nigel Biggar’s In Defence of War: A Review Essay. Studies in Christian Ethics. 27(4). 490–498. 2 indexed citations
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Kelsay, John. (2013). Just War Thinking as a Social Practice. Ethics & International Affairs. 27(1). 67–86. 3 indexed citations
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Kelsay, John. (2013). Muslim Discourse on Rebellion. Ethics & International Affairs. 27(4). 379–391. 3 indexed citations
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Kelsay, John. (2012). Islam and the Study of Ethics. Method & Theory in the Study of Religion. 24(4-5). 357–370. 2 indexed citations
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Kelsay, John. (2010). Just War, Jihad, and the Study of Comparative Ethics. Ethics & International Affairs. 24(3). 227–238. 7 indexed citations
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Kelsay, John. (2010). RESPONSE TO PAPERS FOR “ETHNOGRAPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY, AND COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS ETHICS” FOCUS. Journal of Religious Ethics. 38(3). 485–493. 16 indexed citations
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Kelsay, John. (2009). James Turner Johnson, Just War Tradition, and Forms of Practical Reasoning. Journal of Military Ethics. 8(3). 179–189. 7 indexed citations
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Kelsay, John. (2009). Islamist Movements and Shari‘a Reasoning. Totalitarian Movements & Political Religions. 10(2). 121–134. 1 indexed citations
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Kelsay, John. (2009). Martin Luther: Confessor of the Faith. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations
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Kelsay, John. (2008). Al-Qaida as a Muslim (Religio-Political) Movement Remarks on James L. Gelvin's “Al-Qaeda and Anarchism: A Historian's Reply to Terrorology”. Terrorism and Political Violence. 20(4). 601–605. 1 indexed citations
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Hargreaves, Alec G., John Kelsay, & Sumner B. Twiss. (2007). Politics and religion in France and the United States. Lexington Books. 4 indexed citations
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Hashmi, Sohail H., Susan Martin, Henry Shue, et al.. (2004). Ethics and Weapons of Mass Destruction. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 18 indexed citations
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Kelsay, John. (1994). Divine Command Ethics in Early Islam: Al-shafi'i and the Problem of Guidance. Journal of Religious Ethics. 22(1). 4 indexed citations
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Johnson, James Turner, et al.. (1991). Cross, Crescent, and Sword: The Justification and Limitation of War in Western and Islamic Tradition. Review of Religious Research. 33(1). 94–94. 34 indexed citations
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Kelsay, John. (1989). Prayer and Ethics: Reflections on Calvin and Barth. Harvard Theological Review. 82(2). 169–184. 4 indexed citations
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Kelsay, John, et al.. (1986). Responsibility and moral reasoning: A study in Business Ethics. Journal of Business Ethics. 5(2). 93–117. 8 indexed citations
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