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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Law 23 405 368 277 247 156 2503

Gerald J. Postema publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gerald J. Postema between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gerald J. Postema published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2019. 3 of the 173 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2019. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1975 2025

173 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gerald J. Postema: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 2
1980 2
1981 1
1982 2
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 2
1987 4
1988 1
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 3
1995 3
1996 1
1997 2
1998 3
1999 1
2000 2
2001 5
2002 5
2003 4
2004 3
2005 2
2006 3
2007 3
2008 3
2009 0
2010 2
2011 17
2012 3
2013 5
2014 5
2015 0
2016 0
2017 8
2018 5
2019 34
2020 5
2021 3
2022 19
2023 2
2024 2
2025 1
Total 173
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Gerald J. Postema publications per year - data summary

  • Gerald J. Postema, a Law scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has 173 publications recorded across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1975 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2019, with 34 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 10 of the 51 years in the span carry no publications at all (1976, 1978, 1984, 1985 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.2 per year counting only the 41 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 27 publications, 16% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1975-1991: 18 publications (1.1 per year); 1992-2008: 44 publications (2.6 per year); 2009-2025: 111 publications (6.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Gerald J. Postema publication distribution in Law in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Law in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerald J. Postema sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 46 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 262+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 100. Most scientists, 100, have 262+ publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 262 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 152–156 publications, is where this scientist sits. 37–41 publications: 3 scientists 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 0 scientists 52–56 publications: 3 scientists 57–61 publications: 2 scientists 62–66 publications: 1 scientist 67–71 publications: 6 scientists 72–76 publications: 6 scientists 77–81 publications: 10 scientists 82–86 publications: 7 scientists 87–91 publications: 10 scientists 92–96 publications: 18 scientists 97–101 publications: 15 scientists 102–106 publications: 14 scientists 107–111 publications: 12 scientists 112–116 publications: 12 scientists 117–121 publications: 14 scientists 122–126 publications: 10 scientists 127–131 publications: 9 scientists 132–136 publications: 14 scientists 137–141 publications: 12 scientists 142–146 publications: 14 scientists 147–151 publications: 8 scientists 152–156 publications: 14 scientists 157–161 publications: 5 scientists 162–166 publications: 9 scientists 167–171 publications: 15 scientists 172–176 publications: 6 scientists 177–181 publications: 9 scientists 182–186 publications: 8 scientists 187–191 publications: 16 scientists 192–196 publications: 7 scientists 197–201 publications: 6 scientists 202–206 publications: 7 scientists 207–211 publications: 11 scientists 212–216 publications: 0 scientists 217–221 publications: 5 scientists 222–226 publications: 6 scientists 227–231 publications: 10 scientists 232–236 publications: 8 scientists 237–241 publications: 5 scientists 242–246 publications: 4 scientists 247–251 publications: 2 scientists 252–256 publications: 7 scientists 257–261 publications: 5 scientists 262+ publications: 100 scientists
37–41 publications 262+

This scientist: 156 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 262 publications or more.

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Number of Law scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 466 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 3
42–46 1
47–51 0
52–56 3
57–61 2
62–66 1
67–71 6
72–76 6
77–81 10
82–86 7
87–91 10
92–96 18
97–101 15
102–106 14
107–111 12
112–116 12
117–121 14
122–126 10
127–131 9
132–136 14
137–141 12
142–146 14
147–151 8
152–156 14 156
157–161 5
162–166 9
167–171 15
172–176 6
177–181 9
182–186 8
187–191 16
192–196 7
197–201 6
202–206 7
207–211 11
212–216 0
217–221 5
222–226 6
227–231 10
232–236 8
237–241 5
242–246 4
247–251 2
252–256 7
257–261 5
262+ 100
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Gerald J. Postema publication distribution in Law in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 466 Law scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 46 ranges running from 37–41 to 262+ publications.
  • Gerald J. Postema, a Law scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, records 156 publications - the 46th percentile of the discipline.
  • 46% of ranked Law scientists score the same or lower than Gerald J. Postema, and about 54% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 167–171 publications range, and Gerald J. Postema ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 262+ publications, holding 100 scientists (21% of the field).
  • 14% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 92–96 publications), so the field is spread fairly evenly across the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 262 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (21% of the field).

Gerald J. Postema D-index placement in Law in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Law scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerald J. Postema sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
20 40 60 80
Bar chart with 23 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 42+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 92. Most scientists, 92, have 42+ D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 42 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 23 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 16 scientists 21 D-Index: 23 scientists 22 D-Index: 11 scientists 23 D-Index: 20 scientists 24 D-Index: 17 scientists 25 D-Index: 23 scientists 26 D-Index: 19 scientists 27 D-Index: 19 scientists 28 D-Index: 22 scientists 29 D-Index: 14 scientists 30 D-Index: 25 scientists 31 D-Index: 25 scientists 32 D-Index: 20 scientists 33 D-Index: 24 scientists 34 D-Index: 23 scientists 35 D-Index: 12 scientists 36 D-Index: 11 scientists 37 D-Index: 15 scientists 38 D-Index: 14 scientists 39 D-Index: 4 scientists 40 D-Index: 8 scientists 41 D-Index: 9 scientists 42+ D-Index: 92 scientists
20 D-Index 42+

This scientist: 23 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 42 D-Index or more.

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Number of Law scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 466 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 16
21 23
22 11
23 20 23
24 17
25 23
26 19
27 19
28 22
29 14
30 25
31 25
32 20
33 24
34 23
35 12
36 11
37 15
38 14
39 4
40 8
41 9
42+ 92
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Gerald J. Postema D-index placement in Law in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 466 Law scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 23 ranges running from 20 to 42+ D-Index.
  • Gerald J. Postema, a Law scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, records 23 D-Index - the 15th percentile of the discipline.
  • 15% of ranked Law scientists score the same or lower than Gerald J. Postema, and about 85% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 31 D-Index range, and Gerald J. Postema ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42+ D-Index, holding 92 scientists (20% of the field).
  • 24% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 25 D-Index), so the field is spread fairly evenly across the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 42 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (20% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Best Publications

  • Bentham and the Common Law Tradition

    Gerald J. Postema

  • Coordination and Convention at the Foundations of Law

    Gerald J. Postema

  • Jeremy Bentham and Representative Democracy: A Study of the Constitutional Code.

    Unknown

  • Essays on Bentham: Jurisprudence and Political Theory

    Gerald J. Postema;H. L. A. Hart

  • A Theory of Criminal Justice.

    Unknown

  • Implicit law

    Unknown

  • “Protestant” interpretation and social practices

    Gerald J. Postema

  • A Treatise of Legal Philosophy and General Jurisprudence

    Unknown

  • Moral Responsibility in Professional Ethics

    Gerald J. Postema

  • "Cemented with Diseased Qualities": Sympathy and Comparison in Hume's Moral Psychology

    Gerald J. Postema

  • Handbook of Legal Reasoning and Argumentation

    Giorgio Bongiovanni;Gerald Postema;Antonino Rotolo;Giovanni Sartor

  • Philosophy and the law of torts

    Gerald J. Postema

  • Classical Common Law Jurisprudence (Part I)

    Gerald J Postema

  • Public Practical Reason: An Archeology*

    Gerald J. Postema

  • <i>A Similibus ad Similia</i>: Analogical Thinking in Law

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  • Legal Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: The Common Law World

    Gerald J. Postema

  • Jurisprudence as Practical Philosophy

    Gerald J. Postema

  • Law’s Autonomy and Public Practical Reason

    Gerald J. Postema

  • Morality in the first person plural

    Gerald J. Postema

  • Bentham's Equality-Sensitive Utilitarianism

    Gerald J. Postema

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Sartor
Giovanni Sartor University of Bologna
Douglas Walton
Douglas Walton University of Windsor
H. L. A. Hart
H. L. A. Hart University of Oxford

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