James Melton
Impact in
- Law top 0.1%
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
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- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
Papers in
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- American Constitutional Law and Politics 6
- European history and politics 5
- International Law and Human Rights 4
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation 3
- Law 18
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies 16
- Legal Language and Interpretation 4
- Co-authors
- Tom Ginsburg (20 shared papers)Zachary Elkins (15 shared papers)Daniel Pemstein (1 shared paper)Stephen A. Meserve (1 shared paper)John G. Gagliardo (1 shared paper)Kalev Leetaru (2 shared papers)Hans–Ulrich Wehler (1 shared paper)Howard Kaminsky (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The American Historical Review (5 papers)German History (3 papers)German Studies Review (3 papers)History of Education Quarterly (1 paper)Political Analysis (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomItaly
In The Last Decade
James Melton
45 papers receiving 1.4k citations
James Melton's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 85
- Law 495
- Political Science and International Relations 800
- Development 92
- Economics and Econometrics 417
- Sociology and Political Science 667
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 50 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Endurance of National Constitutions Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 330 |
| 2 | 2010 | 299 | |
| 3 | 2009 | 228 | |
| 4 | 2014 | 122 | |
| 5 | 2014 | 83 | |
| 6 | 1989 | 74 | |
| 7 | 2001 | 68 | |
| 8 | On the Interpretability of Law: Lessons from the Decoding of National Constitutions | 2013 | 67 |
| 9 | 2012 | 46 | |
| 10 | 2011 | 31 | |
| 11 | 2012 | 22 | |
| 12 | 1994 | 22 | |
| 13 | 2011 | 22 | |
| 14 | 1990 | 15 | |
| 15 | 2016 | 14 | |
| 16 | 2014 | 13 | |
| 17 | 1989 | 11 | |
| 18 | 1994 | 10 | |
| 19 | 2012 | 9 | |
| 20 | The Lifespan of Written Constitutions | 2007 | 7 |
About James Melton
James Melton is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Law, Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and History, having authored 50 papers that have together received 1.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Judicial and Constitutional Studies (16 papers), Legal and Constitutional Studies (11 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (6 papers), European history and politics (5 papers), Legal Language and Interpretation (4 papers), International Law and Human Rights (4 papers), European Political History Analysis (3 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Law (495 citations), Political Science and International Relations (800 citations), Development (92 citations), Economics and Econometrics (417 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (667 citations). James Melton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Tom Ginsburg, Zachary Elkins, Daniel Pemstein, Stephen A. Meserve, John G. Gagliardo, Kalev Leetaru, Hans–Ulrich Wehler, Howard Kaminsky, Gianfranco Poggi and Hartmut Lehmann. Their work appears in journals such as The American Historical Review, German History, German Studies Review, History of Education Quarterly and Political Analysis.
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