Peter Westen

1.0k total citations
41 papers, 296 citations indexed

About

Peter Westen is a scholar working on Law, Political Science and International Relations and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Westen has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 296 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Law, 9 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Peter Westen's work include Criminal Law and Evidence (9 papers), Free Will and Agency (8 papers) and Law in Society and Culture (7 papers). Peter Westen is often cited by papers focused on Criminal Law and Evidence (9 papers), Free Will and Agency (8 papers) and Law in Society and Culture (7 papers). Peter Westen collaborates with scholars based in United States and Austria. Peter Westen's co-authors include David Feldman, Heidi M. Hurd, Larry Alexander, Jeremy Waldron, H. L. A. Hart, Jeffrey S. Lehman and Albert A. Ehrenzweig and has published in prestigious journals such as Ethics, The Yale Law Journal and Harvard Law Review.

In The Last Decade

Peter Westen

33 papers receiving 225 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Westen United States 8 131 95 95 54 48 41 296
Richard A. Wasserstrom United States 9 187 1.4× 147 1.5× 59 0.6× 51 0.9× 116 2.4× 26 388
Stanley I. Benn Australia 9 132 1.0× 98 1.0× 26 0.3× 70 1.3× 80 1.7× 20 320
Carlos Santiago Nino Argentina 9 307 2.3× 203 2.1× 175 1.8× 33 0.6× 63 1.3× 41 478
Cesare Beccaria 7 80 0.6× 168 1.8× 83 0.9× 15 0.3× 19 0.4× 13 330
Jeremy Horder United Kingdom 8 90 0.7× 203 2.1× 153 1.6× 75 1.4× 45 0.9× 45 390
Philip Abbott United States 6 153 1.2× 74 0.8× 21 0.2× 28 0.5× 77 1.6× 45 243
Eugene V. Rostow United States 7 177 1.4× 153 1.6× 126 1.3× 29 0.5× 29 0.6× 42 424
Andrew Oldenquist United States 7 55 0.4× 117 1.2× 14 0.1× 25 0.5× 30 0.6× 18 233
Brian H. Bix United States 9 111 0.8× 64 0.7× 214 2.3× 33 0.6× 31 0.6× 105 342
Andrew Koppelman United States 9 156 1.2× 115 1.2× 87 0.9× 8 0.1× 15 0.3× 100 285

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Westen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Westen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Westen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Westen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Westen 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 Peter Westen. Peter Westen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Westen, Peter. (2019). Does Duress Justify or Excuse? The Significance of Larry Alexander's Ambivalence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
2.
Westen, Peter. (2018). Reflections on Joshua Dressler's Understanding Criminal Law. The Knowledge Bank (The Ohio State University).
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Westen, Peter. (2015). Lex Mitior: Converse of Ex Post Facto and Window into Criminal Desert. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
4.
Westen, Peter. (2012). Why the Paradox of Blackmail is so Hard to Resolve. The Knowledge Bank (The Ohio State University). 1 indexed citations
5.
Westen, Peter. (2008). Individualizing the Reasonable Person in Criminal Law. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Westen, Peter. (2008). Impossibility Attempts: A Speculative Thesis. The Knowledge Bank (The Ohio State University). 3 indexed citations
7.
Westen, Peter. (2008). Offences and Defences Again. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. 28(3). 563–584. 1 indexed citations
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Westen, Peter. (2006). Two Rules of Legality in Criminal Law. Law and Philosophy. 26(3). 229–305.
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Westen, Peter. (2005). Getting the Fly out of the Bottle: The False Problem of Free Will and Determinism. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8(2). 599–652.
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Westen, Peter. (2004). Some Common Confusions About Consent in Rape Cases. The Knowledge Bank (The Ohio State University). 3 indexed citations
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Westen, Peter. (1990). Speaking of Equality. Princeton University Press eBooks. 20 indexed citations
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Westen, Peter. (1985). Comment on Montague's "rights and duties of compensation". Philosophy & Public Affairs. 14(4). 1 indexed citations
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Westen, Peter & H. L. A. Hart. (1985). "Freedom" and "Coercion": Virtue Words and Vice Words. Duke Law Journal. 1985(3/4). 541–541. 4 indexed citations
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Westen, Peter. (1985). The Concept of Equal Opportunity. Ethics. 95(4). 837–850. 39 indexed citations
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Westen, Peter. (1983). To Lure the Tarantula from Its Hole: A Response. Columbia Law Review. 83(5). 1186–1186. 4 indexed citations
16.
Westen, Peter. (1982). On "Confusing Ideas": Reply. The Yale Law Journal. 91(6). 1153–1153. 6 indexed citations
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Westen, Peter & Jeffrey S. Lehman. (1980). Is There Life for Erie after the Death of Diversity?. Michigan Law Review. 78(3). 311–311. 1 indexed citations
18.
Westen, Peter. (1980). The Three Faces of Double Jeopardy: Reflections on Government Appeals of Criminal Sentences. Michigan Law Review. 78(7). 1001–1001. 5 indexed citations
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Westen, Peter. (1978). Confrontation and Compulsory Process: A Unified Theory of Evidence for Criminal Cases. Harvard Law Review. 91(3). 567–567.
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Ehrenzweig, Albert A. & Peter Westen. (1968). Fraudulent Conveyances in the Conflict of Laws: Easy Cases May Make Bad Law. Michigan Law Review. 66(8). 1679–1679.

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