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D-Index
35
Citations
27224
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154
National Ranking
15

H. L. A. Hart 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 H. L. A. Hart sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 262+

This scientist: 98 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

H. L. A. Hart 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 H. L. A. Hart sits on this spectrum.

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: 35 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

H. L. A. Hart was affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research focused primarily on the intersection of health professions and law, with a documented emphasis on general health professions. Their academic contributions spanned topics involving health, medicine, society, criminal law and evidence, as well as historical and scientific studies.

The scientist published extensively in the venue Classiques Garnier, contributing to 14 publications there, with additional work appearing in The American Journal of Jurisprudence. Their research papers often tackled legal and moral philosophy themes within health-related contexts.

Recent papers by H. L. A. Hart included:

  • I. Évolution des conceptions de la responsabilité (2021), Classiques Garnier
  • II. Us et abus du recours aux exemples (2021), Classiques Garnier
  • III. Dépasser les limites de l'analyse utilitariste (2021), Classiques Garnier
  • Conclusion (2021), Classiques Garnier
  • I. La mise en œuvre de la morale par le droit (2021), Classiques Garnier

Their research covered several fields of study, including:

  • Health Professions

Within these fields, notable subfields addressed were:

  • General Health Professions
  • Law
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Main topics of H. L. A. Hart's work included:

  • Health, Medicine and Society
  • Criminal Law and Evidence
  • Historical and Scientific Studies

Best Publications

  • The Concept of Law

    Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart

  • Punishment and Responsibility: Essays in the Philosophy of Law

    H. L. A. Hart

  • Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals

    H. L. A. Hart

  • Are There Any Natural Rights

    H. L. A. Hart

  • Causation in the law

    Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart;Tony Honoré

  • Punishment and responsibility

    H L.A. Hart

  • An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

    J. H. Burns;H. L. A. Hart;Jeremy Bentham

  • Law, Liberty, and Morality

    H. L. A. Hart

  • The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

    Unknown

  • Essays in jurisprudence and philosophy

    H. L. A. Hart

  • XI.—The Ascription of Responsibility and Rights

    Unknown

  • Essays on BenthamJurisprudence and Political Philosophy

    Unknown

  • I: Justice

    Unknown

  • Rawls on Liberty and Its Priority

    H. L. A. Hart

  • Of laws in general

    Jeremy Bentham;H. L. A. Hart

  • Definition and Theory in Jurisprudence

    H. L. A. Hart

  • Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought

    Jeremy Bentham;J.H. Burns;H.L.A. Hart;Ross Harrison

  • Essays on Bentham : studies in jurisprudence and political theory

    H. L. A. Hart

  • Essays on Bentham: Jurisprudence and Political Theory

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

  • Prolegomenon to the Principles of Punishment

    H. L. A. Hart

  • Law, morality, and society : essays in honour of H.L.A. Hart

    H. L. A. Hart;P. M. S. Hacker;Joseph Raz

  • Commands and Authoritative Legal Reasons

    H. L. A. Hart

  • Crime and the criminal law

    H. L. A. Hart;Barbara Wootton

  • NEGLIGENCE, MENS REA, AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

    H. L. A. Hart

  • Punishment and Responsibility

    Robert S. Summers;H. L. A. Hart

  • Analytical Jurisprudence in Mid-Twentieth Century: A Reply to Professor Bodenheimer

    H. L. A. Hart

  • Self-referring Laws

    H. L. A. Hart

  • Kelsen's Doctrine of the Unity of Law

    H. L. A. Hart

  • Problems of the Philosophy of Law

    H. L. A. Hart

  • Issues in Contemporary Legal Philosophy: The Influence of H.L.A. Hart

    H. L. A. Hart;Ruth Gavison

  • POSTSCRIPT: RESPONSIBILITY AND RETRIBUTION

    H. L. A. Hart

  • Lon L. Fuller: The Morality of Law

    H. L. A. Hart

  • Legal Duty and Obligation

    H. L. A. Hart

  • Legal Responsibility and Excuses

    H.L.A. Hart

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham University College London
Peter M. S. Hacker
Peter M. S. Hacker University of Oxford
Joseph Raz
Joseph Raz King's College London
Gerald J. Postema
Gerald J. Postema University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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