Simon Lester

893 total citations
63 papers, 299 citations indexed

About

Simon Lester is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Lester has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 299 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 28 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 24 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Simon Lester's work include World Trade Organization Law (43 papers), Global trade and economics (28 papers) and International Arbitration and Investment Law (24 papers). Simon Lester is often cited by papers focused on World Trade Organization Law (43 papers), Global trade and economics (28 papers) and International Arbitration and Investment Law (24 papers). Simon Lester collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Simon Lester's co-authors include Lorand Bartels, Bryan Mercurio, Arwel Davies, Daniel Bodansky, Joseph W. Glauber and Karan Watson and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of International Law, Journal of International Economic Law and World Trade Review.

In The Last Decade

Simon Lester

59 papers receiving 251 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Lester United States 8 167 124 117 57 36 63 299
Pierre Sauvé Switzerland 9 132 0.8× 143 1.2× 111 0.9× 43 0.8× 18 0.5× 45 270
Stephen Woolcock United Kingdom 13 218 1.3× 139 1.1× 139 1.2× 82 1.4× 28 0.8× 48 389
Johannes Stephan Germany 9 49 0.3× 114 0.9× 213 1.8× 123 2.2× 18 0.5× 34 332
J. Benton Heath United States 8 66 0.4× 110 0.9× 64 0.5× 101 1.8× 35 1.0× 33 258
Olivier Cattaneo Switzerland 9 69 0.4× 159 1.3× 181 1.5× 69 1.2× 31 0.9× 14 312
Dic Lo United Kingdom 10 78 0.5× 59 0.5× 52 0.4× 93 1.6× 53 1.5× 29 239
Ibrahim F.I. Shihata United States 10 86 0.5× 35 0.3× 61 0.5× 35 0.6× 91 2.5× 47 254
Jean-Pierre Chauffour United States 9 40 0.2× 139 1.1× 73 0.6× 99 1.7× 25 0.7× 23 283
Greg Felker United States 9 91 0.5× 59 0.5× 66 0.6× 61 1.1× 65 1.8× 22 213
Richard W. Carney China 9 52 0.3× 21 0.2× 134 1.1× 36 0.6× 60 1.7× 34 283

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Lester

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Lester

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lester, Simon. (2021). Digital Trade Agreements and Domestic Policy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
2.
Lester, Simon. (2021). How the United States Can Lead the Effort To Reduce Carbon Emissions. World Trade Review. 21(1). 121–126. 2 indexed citations
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Lester, Simon, et al.. (2020). A Proposal for a Committee on National Security at the WTO. eYLS (Yale Law School). 30(2). 267–281. 7 indexed citations
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Lester, Simon. (2020). Can Interim Appeal Arbitration Preserve the WTO Dispute System. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
5.
Lester, Simon. (2020). Trade Policy Under the Biden Administration. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Lester, Simon, et al.. (2019). Trump's First Trade Deal: The Slightly Revised Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Lester, Simon, et al.. (2018). Disciplining China's Trade Practices at the WTO: How WTO Complaints Can Help Make China More Market-Oriented. SSRN Electronic Journal. 12 indexed citations
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Lester, Simon, et al.. (2018). Access to Trade Justice: Fixing NAFTA's Flawed State-to-State Dispute Settlement Process. World Trade Review. 18(1). 63–79. 3 indexed citations
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Lester, Simon. (2016). Is the Doha Round Over? The WTO's Negotiating Agenda for 2016 and Beyond. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
10.
Lester, Simon. (2015). Reforming the International Investment Law System. 30(1). 70. 1 indexed citations
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Lester, Simon. (2014). One Year into the TTIP Negotiations: Getting to Yes. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Lester, Simon, et al.. (2014). Financial Services in the TTIP: Making the Prudential Exception Work. 45(4). 953. 3 indexed citations
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Lester, Simon. (2013). Liberalization or Litigation? Time to Rethink the International Investment Regime. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11(1). 5 indexed citations
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Lester, Simon. (2013). The Challenges of Negotiating a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Lester, Simon, et al.. (2013). Free Trade in Environmental Goods: The Trade Remedy Problem. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Lester, Simon. (2012). The Development of Standards of Appellate Review for Factual, Legal and Law Application Questions in WTO Dispute Settlement. 4(1). 125–149. 1 indexed citations
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Lester, Simon. (2012). Free Trade and Tobacco: Thank You for Not Smoking (Foreign) Cigarettes. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Lester, Simon. (2011). Review of Dani Rodrik, 'The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy'. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Lester, Simon. (2011). The problem of subsidies as a means of protectionism: Lessons from the WTO EC - 'Aircraft case'. Melbourne journal of international law. 12(2). 97. 4 indexed citations
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Lester, Simon, et al.. (1999). Original Meanings and the Film Dispute: The Drafting History, Textual Evolution, and Application of the Non-Violation Nullification or Impairment Remedy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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