Luc Bovens

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Luc Bovens is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Luc Bovens has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 15 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 13 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Luc Bovens's work include Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference (11 papers), Game Theory and Voting Systems (10 papers) and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (9 papers). Luc Bovens is often cited by papers focused on Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference (11 papers), Game Theory and Voting Systems (10 papers) and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (9 papers). Luc Bovens collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Luc Bovens's co-authors include Stephan Hartmann, Włodek Rabinowicz, Claus Beisbart, Erik J Olsson, Marc Fleurbaey, Branden Fitelson, José Luis Bermúdez, Geoffrey Brennan, Cristina Bicchieri and David Gauthier and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Philosophy, Public Choice and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.

In The Last Decade

Luc Bovens

61 papers receiving 939 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Bayesian Epistemology

2004 312 citations Luc Bovens, Stephan Hartmann profile →

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Anna Alexandrova United Kingdom

Susan Haack United States

Lena Wahlberg Sweden

Robert Kirk United Kingdom

Jonathan E. Adler United States

Włodek Rabinowicz Sweden

L. A. Paul United States

Bernard Berofsky United States

Maurice A. Finocchiaro United States

Ruth Chang Netherlands

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Countries citing papers authored by Luc Bovens

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Fields of papers citing papers by Luc Bovens

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luc Bovens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Luc Bovens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Luc Bovens based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Luc Bovens. Luc Bovens is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Bovens, Luc. (2025). The ethics of boost. Behavioural Public Policy. 9(4). 886–893. 1 indexed citations

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Bovens, Luc. (2021). Coping. Open Book Publishers. 3 indexed citations

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Anand, Paul, Luc Bovens, Jan‐Emmanuel De Neve, et al.. (2020). Post-Covid 19 economic development and policy: submitted as recommendations to the Scottish economic recovery group. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 1 indexed citations

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Peterson, Martin, Ken Binmore, David Gauthier, et al.. (2015). The Prisoner's Dilemma. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 20 indexed citations

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Bovens, Luc. (2015). Child euthanasia: should we just not talk about it?. Journal of Medical Ethics. 41(8). 630–634. 14 indexed citations

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Bovens, Luc. (2009). Can the Catholic Church agree to condom use by HIV-discordant couples?. Journal of Medical Ethics. 35(12). 743–746. 2 indexed citations

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Bovens, Luc. (2009). Must I be forgiven?. Analysis. 69(2). 227–233. 11 indexed citations

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Bovens, Luc. (2008). Vergiffenis in Elsschots Het Been: Boorman vs. Laarmans. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 100(4). 2 indexed citations

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Beisbart, Claus & Luc Bovens. (2007). A power measure analysis of Amendment 36 in Colorado. Public Choice. 134(3-4). 231–246. 8 indexed citations

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Bovens, Luc. (2006). The rhythm method and embryonic death. Journal of Medical Ethics. 32(6). 355–356. 10 indexed citations

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Beisbart, Claus, Luc Bovens, & Stephan Hartmann. (2005). A Utilitarian Assessment of Alternative Decision Rules in the Council of Ministers. European Union Politics. 6(4). 395–418. 29 indexed citations

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Bovens, Luc. (2003). Solving the Riddle of Coherence. Mind. 112(448). 601–633. 41 indexed citations

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Bovens, Luc & Erik J Olsson. (2002). Believing More, Risking Less: On Coherence, Truth and Non-Trivial Extensions. Erkenntnis. 57(2). 137–150. 17 indexed citations

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Hartmann, Stephan & Luc Bovens. (2001). Belief Expansion, Contextual Fit and the Reliability of Information Sources. SAS-Space (University of London). 2 indexed citations

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Bovens, Luc & Stephan Hartmann. (2000). Coherence, Belief Expansion and Bayesian Networks. ArXiv.org. 6 indexed citations

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Bovens, Luc. (1998). Sequential Counterfactuals, Cotenability and Temporal Becoming. Philosophical Studies. 90(1). 79–101. 1 indexed citations

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Bovens, Luc. (1997). The Backward Induction Argument for the Finite Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma and the Surprise Exam Paradox. Analysis. 57(3). 179–186. 4 indexed citations

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Bovens, Luc. (1997). The Backward Induction Argument for the Finite Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma and the Surprise Exam Paradox. Analysis. 57(3). 179–186. 7 indexed citations

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Bovens, Luc. (1992). Sour Grapes and Character Planning. The Journal of Philosophy. 89(2). 57–57. 26 indexed citations

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Bovens, Luc. (1987). On arguments from self-interest for the Nash solution and the Kalai egalitarian solution to the bargaining problem. Theory and Decision. 23(3). 231–260. 4 indexed citations

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