Knut Dörmann

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 657 citations indexed

About

Knut Dörmann is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Knut Dörmann has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 657 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 1 paper in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Knut Dörmann's work include International Law and Human Rights (17 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (16 papers) and International Law and Aviation (5 papers). Knut Dörmann is often cited by papers focused on International Law and Human Rights (17 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (16 papers) and International Law and Aviation (5 papers). Knut Dörmann collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland and United States. Knut Dörmann's co-authors include Louise Doswald-Beck, Jean‐Marie Henckaerts, Robert Kolb, Darryl Robinson, Claus Kreß, John Dugard, Nick Goodwin, Colin Warbrick, Frits Kalshoven and Shabtai Rosenne and has published in prestigious journals such as Cambridge Review of International Affairs, International Review of the Red Cross and Chicago journal of international law.

In The Last Decade

Knut Dörmann

16 papers receiving 423 citations

Hit Papers

Customary International Humanitarian Law 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300
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. Customary International Humanitarian Law
    2005 383 citations Jean‐Marie Henckaerts, Louise Doswald-Beck et al. 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
Knut Dörmann Switzerland 9 530 279 85 68 24 21 657
Catriona McKinnon United Kingdom 14 225 0.4× 294 1.1× 81 1.0× 8 0.1× 7 0.3× 37 613
Ludvig Beckman Sweden 13 298 0.6× 243 0.9× 38 0.4× 8 0.1× 8 0.3× 54 477
De Wet South Africa 11 319 0.6× 139 0.5× 14 0.2× 22 0.3× 7 0.3× 72 425
Richard Vernon Canada 12 186 0.4× 143 0.5× 78 0.9× 33 0.5× 9 0.4× 60 383
Janna Thompson Australia 10 97 0.2× 160 0.6× 49 0.6× 16 0.2× 58 2.4× 28 336
Bridget Coggins United States 7 361 0.7× 532 1.9× 5 0.1× 34 0.5× 11 0.5× 10 660
Bert Suykens Belgium 10 282 0.5× 357 1.3× 12 0.1× 21 0.3× 7 0.3× 27 490
Cara Nine Ireland 10 199 0.4× 156 0.6× 51 0.6× 7 0.1× 12 0.5× 24 326
Jordan Branch United States 9 190 0.4× 179 0.6× 5 0.1× 36 0.5× 6 0.3× 13 356
Douglas Burton‐Christie United States 5 69 0.1× 214 0.8× 20 0.2× 12 0.2× 17 0.7× 14 403

Countries citing papers authored by Knut Dörmann

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Fields of papers citing papers by Knut Dörmann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Knut Dörmann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dörmann, Knut, et al.. (2020). Twenty years on: International humanitarian law and the protection of civilians against the effects of cyber operations during armed conflicts. International Review of the Red Cross. 102(913). 287–334. 22 indexed citations
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Dörmann, Knut, et al.. (2014). Common Article 1 to the Geneva Conventions and the obligation to prevent international humanitarian law violations. International Review of the Red Cross. 96(895-896). 707–736. 17 indexed citations
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Dörmann, Knut, et al.. (2009). The Implementation of Grave Breaches into Domestic Legal Orders. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Dörmann, Knut. (2005). Working group 2. 81–88. 49 indexed citations
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Henckaerts, Jean‐Marie, et al.. (2005). Customary International Humanitarian Law. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 383 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dörmann, Knut. (2005). Applicability of the Additional Protocols to Computer Network Attack. 6 indexed citations
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Dörmann, Knut, et al.. (2004). International Humanitarian Law in the Iraq Conflict. 293–342. 8 indexed citations
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Dörmann, Knut, et al.. (2004). The International Committee of the Red Cross and Its Contribution to the Development of International Humanitarian Law in Specialized Instruments. Chicago journal of international law. 5(1). 15. 1 indexed citations
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Dörmann, Knut. (2003). La situación jurídica de los "combatientes ilegales/no privilegiados". Revista Internacional de la Cruz Roja. 1 indexed citations
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Dörmann, Knut. (2003). The legal situation of "unlawful/unprivileged combatants". 85(849). 45–74. 35 indexed citations
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Dörmann, Knut, Louise Doswald-Beck, & Robert Kolb. (2003). Elements of War Crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 28 indexed citations
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Dörmann, Knut. (2003). War Crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, with a Special Focus on the Negotiations on the Elements of Crimes. Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law. 7(1). 341–407. 10 indexed citations
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Dörmann, Knut, Louise Doswald-Beck, & Robert Kolb. (2003). Elements of War Crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: Sources and Commentary. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 46 indexed citations
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Dörmann, Knut. (2003). The legal situation of “unlawful/unprivileged combatants”. International Review of the Red Cross. 85(849). 45–45. 29 indexed citations
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Dörmann, Knut. (2001). Computer network attack and international humanitarian law. Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 1 indexed citations
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Dörmann, Knut. (2000). Contributions by the Ad Hoc Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda to the Ongoing Work on Elements of Crimes in the Context of the ICC. Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting. 94. 284–286. 1 indexed citations
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Kalshoven, Frits, Colin Warbrick, Nick Goodwin, et al.. (2000). Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law. T.M.C. Asser Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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