Karl Hanson

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Karl Hanson is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Karl Hanson has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 10 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 8 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Karl Hanson's work include Children's Rights and Participation (24 papers), Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (9 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (6 papers). Karl Hanson is often cited by papers focused on Children's Rights and Participation (24 papers), Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (9 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (6 papers). Karl Hanson collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and United Kingdom. Karl Hanson's co-authors include James Bonta, Moira A. Law, Olga Nieuwenhuys, Manfred Liebel, Wouter Vandenhole, Pamela Reynolds, Laura Lundy, Sarada Balagopalan, Tatek Abebe and Stuart Aitken and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Childhood.

In The Last Decade

Karl Hanson

32 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

The prediction of criminal and violent recidivism among m... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. The prediction of criminal and violent recidivism among mentally disordered offenders: A meta-analysis.
    1998 828 citations James Bonta, Moira A. Law et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karl Hanson Switzerland 13 959 846 153 136 135 36 1.3k
Susan Neely‐Barnes United States 16 162 0.2× 427 0.5× 103 0.7× 107 0.8× 124 0.9× 31 709
Claudia Malacrida Canada 15 258 0.3× 318 0.4× 117 0.8× 80 0.6× 130 1.0× 28 739
Ivan Zinger Canada 9 1.2k 1.3× 1.3k 1.5× 92 0.6× 31 0.2× 39 0.3× 15 1.6k
Natti Ronel Israel 19 553 0.6× 493 0.6× 38 0.2× 72 0.5× 59 0.4× 77 1.0k
Meekyung Han United States 18 474 0.5× 585 0.7× 32 0.2× 232 1.7× 75 0.6× 54 1.1k
Jeffrey J. Shook United States 20 618 0.6× 621 0.7× 17 0.1× 108 0.8× 351 2.6× 52 1.1k
Marilyn Peterson Armour United States 19 541 0.6× 566 0.7× 26 0.2× 95 0.7× 55 0.4× 47 1.0k
Valerie Clark United States 15 581 0.6× 555 0.7× 34 0.2× 81 0.6× 24 0.2× 37 862
Janet Boddy United Kingdom 16 300 0.3× 248 0.3× 48 0.3× 307 2.3× 248 1.8× 67 817
José B. Ashford United States 12 222 0.2× 330 0.4× 37 0.2× 56 0.4× 74 0.5× 33 532

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karl Hanson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karl Hanson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hanson, Karl, et al.. (2025). Children and Violence.
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Hanson, Karl, et al.. (2024). International Children’s Rights Instruments. Leiden Repository (Leiden University).
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Sandin, Bengt, et al.. (2023). The Politics of Children’s Rights and Representation. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 11 indexed citations
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Hanson, Karl, Spyros Spyrou, Anne Graham, Gary R. Morrow, & Jessica K. Taft. (2023). Research ethics in childhood research. Childhood. 30(4). 343–359. 2 indexed citations
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Hanson, Karl. (2022). Reinventing children’s rights. Childhood. 29(2). 149–156. 2 indexed citations
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Hanson, Karl, et al.. (2020). Independent children's human rights institutions 'in the middle' between local and global perspectives. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 1 indexed citations
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Hanson, Karl, et al.. (2019). The ILO’s Shifts in Child Labour Policy: Regulation and Abolition. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11. 133–150. 6 indexed citations
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Hanson, Karl. (2017). Embracing the past: ‘Been’, ‘being’ and ‘becoming’ children. Childhood. 24(3). 281–285. 35 indexed citations
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Hanson, Karl, et al.. (2016). Children’s Rights as Living Rights. The International Journal of Children s Rights. 24(4). 803–825. 12 indexed citations
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Hanson, Karl. (2016). Children’s participation and agency when they don’t ‘do the right thing’. Childhood. 23(4). 471–475. 28 indexed citations
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Hanson, Karl. (2014). ‘Killed by charity’ – Towards interdisciplinary children’s rights studies. Childhood. 21(4). 441–446. 18 indexed citations
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Hanson, Karl, et al.. (2013). The rise and fall of icons of ‘stolen childhood’ since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Childhood. 21(1). 22–38. 29 indexed citations
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Hanson, Karl, et al.. (2012). Reconceptualizing Children's Rights in International Development. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 27 indexed citations
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Hanson, Karl. (2011). International children's rights and armed conflict. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 5 indexed citations
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Hanson, Karl, et al.. (2011). An independent voice for children's rights in Europe? The role of independent children's rights institutions in the EU. The International Journal of Children s Rights. 19(3). 429–449. 8 indexed citations
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Hanson, Karl, et al.. (2009). Sourcebook of international children's rights. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 1 indexed citations
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Hanson, Karl. (2005). Kinderrechten en strafrechtelijke verantwoordelijkheid. Een kritische analyse. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 26(1). 110. 2 indexed citations
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Hanson, Karl, et al.. (2003). Working children and international labour law: A critical analysis. The International Journal of Children s Rights. 11(1). 73–146. 27 indexed citations
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Bonta, James, Moira A. Law, & Karl Hanson. (1998). The prediction of criminal and violent recidivism among mentally disordered offenders: A meta-analysis.. Psychological Bulletin. 123(2). 123–142. 828 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bonta, James, Moira A. Law, & Karl Hanson. (1998). The prediction of criminal and violent recidivism among mentally disordered offenders: A meta-analysis.. Psychological Bulletin. 123(2). 123–142. 39 indexed citations

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