William V. O’Brien
Impact in
- Philosophy top 0.5%
- War, Ethics, and Justification
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- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- International Law and Human Rights
- International Relations and Foreign Policy
- Political Philosophy and Ethics
Papers in
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- Global Peace and Security Dynamics 6
- International Law and Human Rights 4
- Nuclear Issues and Defense 3
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- War, Ethics, and Justification 8
William V. O’Brien
13 papers receiving 570 citations
William V. O’Brien's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 68
- Philosophy 406
- Political Science and International Relations 567
- Sociology and Political Science 447
- History 54
- Space and Planetary Science 5
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All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations, by Michael Walzer Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 696 |
| 2 | 1983 | 61 | |
| 3 | 1984 | 59 | |
| 4 | The new nations in international law and diplomacy | 1965 | 6 |
| 5 | 1983 | 3 | |
| 6 | Desert Storm: A Just War Analysis | 2012 | 2 |
| 7 | Nuclear war deterrence and morality | 1967 | 2 |
| 8 | War and/or survival | 1969 | 2 |
| 9 | 1977 | 2 | |
| 10 | 1995 | 1 | |
| 11 | 1980 | 1 | |
| 12 | 1966 | 1 | |
| 13 | 1987 | 1 | |
| 14 | 1973 | 1 | |
| 15 | 1985 | 0 |
About William V. O’Brien
William V. O’Brien is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Philosophy, General Health Professions, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 15 papers that have together received 838 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include War, Ethics, and Justification (8 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (6 papers), International Law and Human Rights (4 papers), Nuclear Issues and Defense (3 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (1 paper), Health and Conflict Studies (1 paper), Torture, Ethics, and Law (1 paper) and Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Philosophy (406 citations), Political Science and International Relations (567 citations), Sociology and Political Science (447 citations), History (54 citations) and Space and Planetary Science (5 citations). William V. O’Brien has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include John Beeler and James Turner Johnson. Their work appears in journals such as Political Science Quarterly, Theological Studies, Michigan Law Review, Journal of Social Philosophy and Law and Contemporary Problems.
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