William E. Nelson
Impact in
- Law top 1%
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
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- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- Historical Legal Studies and Society
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies
- Medieval and Early Modern Justice
- Administrative Law and Governance
Papers in
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- American Constitutional Law and Politics 34
- Historical Legal Studies and Society 27
- Medieval and Early Modern Justice 17
- Public Administration and Governance 3
- Law 25
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies 14
- Co-authors
- David H. Flaherty (1 shared paper)Lawrence M. Friedman (2 shared papers)Roberto Mangabeira Unger (1 shared paper)Allan V. Horwitz (1 shared paper)Morton Keller (1 shared paper)Kermit L. Hall (2 shared papers)Gregory H. Nobles (1 shared paper)Mark G. Yudof (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- American Journal of Legal History (8 papers)Journal of American History (4 papers)Michigan Law Review (3 papers)The American Historical Review (3 papers)Harvard Law Review (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United States
In The Last Decade
William E. Nelson
47 papers receiving 273 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 44
- Law 125
- Political Science and International Relations 276
- Economics and Econometrics 73
- Anthropology 30
- Public Administration 12
Countries citing papers authored by William E. Nelson
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Fields of papers citing papers by William E. Nelson
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Co-authors
The 14 scholars most cited alongside William E. Nelson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1977 | 79 | |
| 2 | 1976 | 55 | |
| 3 | 1989 | 37 | |
| 4 | 1976 | 33 | |
| 5 | 1983 | 30 | |
| 6 | 1989 | 20 | |
| 7 | 1981 | 16 | |
| 8 | 1974 | 15 | |
| 9 | 1975 | 15 | |
| 10 | 2002 | 15 | |
| 11 | Americanization of the common law | 1975 | 12 |
| 12 | 1976 | 10 | |
| 13 | 1983 | 9 | |
| 14 | 1978 | 8 | |
| 15 | 1987 | 7 | |
| 16 | The Fourteenth Amendment | 1988 | 7 |
| 17 | 2008 | 7 | |
| 18 | 1974 | 6 | |
| 19 | 1981 | 5 | |
| 20 | The Liberal Tradition of the Supreme Court Clerkship: Its Rise, Fall, and Reincarnation? | 2009 | 5 |
About William E. Nelson
William E. Nelson is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Law, Anthropology, Economics and Econometrics and Urban Studies, having authored 66 papers that have together received 455 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include American Constitutional Law and Politics (34 papers), Historical Legal Studies and Society (27 papers), Medieval and Early Modern Justice (17 papers), Judicial and Constitutional Studies (14 papers), Colonialism, slavery, and trade (8 papers), Public Administration and Governance (3 papers), Law, Rights, and Freedoms (3 papers) and Legal and Constitutional Studies (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Law (125 citations), Political Science and International Relations (276 citations), Economics and Econometrics (73 citations), Anthropology (30 citations) and Public Administration (12 citations). William E. Nelson has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include David H. Flaherty, Lawrence M. Friedman, Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Allan V. Horwitz, Morton Keller, Kermit L. Hall, Gregory H. Nobles, Mark G. Yudof, Hendrik Hartog and Richard B. Morris. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Legal History, Journal of American History, Michigan Law Review, The American Historical Review and Harvard Law Review.
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