Alan Watson

7.9k citations
182 papers · 2.8k · 1 hit paper · h-index 28

Impact in

    • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
    • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
    • Neutrino Physics Research
    • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
  • Law top 0.1%
    • Legal principles and applications
    • European and International Contract Law

Papers in

  • Law 57
    • European and International Contract Law 36
    • Legal principles and applications 27
    • Comparative and International Law Studies 14
    • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena 54
    • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena 41
    • Neutrino Physics Research 17

Alan Watson

153 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Alan Watson's Hit Papers

Legal Transplants: An Approach to Comparative Law 1975 · 352 citations
3520+17+34Years since publication100200300

Peers

Alan Watson
Comparison fields: 5 of 157
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1.1k
  • Law 475
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 514
  • Political Science and International Relations 459
  • Anthropology 185
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Alan Watson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Legal Transplants: An Approach to Comparative Law
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1975352
2 1991214
3 1983133
4
Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog?
2010112
5 199592
6 200091
7 198570
8 200470
9 197859
10 198556
11 198153
12
Slave law in the Americas
198953
13 200249
14 198047
15 200347
16 198346
17 201244
18 198139
19 198338
20 198535

About Alan Watson

Alan Watson is a scholar working on Law, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Political Science and International Relations, Astronomy and Astrophysics and History, having authored 182 papers that have together received 2.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (54 papers), Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena (41 papers), European and International Contract Law (36 papers), Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction (32 papers), Legal principles and applications (27 papers), Neutrino Physics Research (17 papers), Comparative and International Law Studies (14 papers) and Classical Studies and Legal History (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.1k citations), Law (475 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (514 citations), Political Science and International Relations (459 citations) and Anthropology (185 citations). Alan Watson has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Robert J. Reid, J. Lloyd‐Evans, M. A. Lawrence, W. A. Harland, Gary L. Francione, M. Ave, Robert J. Reid, Robert A. Anderson, K.‐H. Kampert and Todor Stanev. Their work appears in journals such as Astroparticle Physics, Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d Histoire du Droit / The Legal History Review, Medicine Science and the Law, The American Journal of Comparative Law and Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment.

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