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Harold Hongju Koh

Harold Hongju Koh

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Law 30 273 246 196 175 169 4190

Harold Hongju Koh publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Harold Hongju Koh between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Harold Hongju Koh published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 1994. 4 of the 184 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 1994. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 4 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1979 2025

184 publications in total across all disciplines

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Harold Hongju Koh: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 3
1986 1
1987 4
1988 7
1989 0
1990 4
1991 9
1992 4
1993 5
1994 13
1995 2
1996 8
1997 5
1998 3
1999 3
2000 0
2001 3
2002 7
2003 8
2004 11
2005 3
2006 10
2007 4
2008 4
2009 4
2010 4
2011 3
2012 3
2013 5
2014 3
2015 2
2016 6
2017 9
2018 10
2019 0
2020 5
2021 0
2022 2
2023 0
2024 3
2025 1
Total 184
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Harold Hongju Koh publications per year - data summary

  • Harold Hongju Koh, a Law scholar from Yale University, has 184 publications recorded across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1979 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 1994, with 13 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1979, 1980, 1984, 1986 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 8 of the 47 years in the span carry no publications at all (1981, 1982, 1983, 1989 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.7 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 6 publications, 3% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1979-1994: 53 publications (3.3 per year); 1995-2010: 79 publications (4.9 per year); 2011-2025: 52 publications (3.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Harold Hongju Koh 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 Harold Hongju Koh 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, 167–171 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: 169 publications — 50th percentile

50% 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
157–161 5
162–166 9
167–171 15 169
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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Harold Hongju Koh 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.
  • Harold Hongju Koh, a Law scholar from Yale University, records 169 publications - the 50th percentile of the discipline.
  • 50% of ranked Law scientists score the same or lower than Harold Hongju Koh, and about 50% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 167–171 publications range, and Harold Hongju Koh falls inside that same range.
  • 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).

Harold Hongju Koh 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 Harold Hongju Koh 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, 30 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: 30 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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
24 17
25 23
26 19
27 19
28 22
29 14
30 25 30
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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Harold Hongju Koh 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.
  • Harold Hongju Koh, a Law scholar from Yale University, records 30 D-Index - the 45th percentile of the discipline.
  • 45% of ranked Law scientists score the same or lower than Harold Hongju Koh, and about 55% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 31 D-Index range, and Harold Hongju Koh 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

  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1996 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Harold Hongju Koh is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and specializes in the social sciences, particularly focusing on political science and international relations. Their research extensively covers international law and human rights, alongside related areas such as international law and aviation, military and defense studies, corporate law and human rights, and European and international law studies.

Their recent publications include the following works:

  • US withdrawal from WHO is unlawful and threatens global and US health and security (2020), published in The Lancet
  • Introductory Remarks by David Bigge (2020), published in Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting
  • L'Amérique post-Trump fait ses comptes (2021), published in SAY
  • American Schools of International Law (Volume 410) (2020), published in Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law
  • Remarks by Harold Hongju Koh (2022), published in Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Lawrence O. Gostin
  • Michelle A. Williams
  • Margaret Hamburg
  • Georges C. Benjamin
  • William H. Foege

Harold Hongju Koh has contributed multiple times to key publication venues, such as:

  • Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting
  • The Lancet
  • SAY
  • Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law
  • Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

Their work also includes book publications with Yale University Press, notably the book titled The National Security Constitution in the Twenty-First Century, published in 2024.

Among their academic recognitions, Koh was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2000 and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1996.

Best Publications

  • Why Do Nations Obey International Law

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • Transnational Legal Process

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • A World Transformed

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • Transnational Public Law Litigation

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • On American Exceptionalism

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • How Is International Human Rights Law Enforced

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • The Trump Administration and International Law

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • 1998 Frankel Lecture: Bringing International Law Home

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • The national security constitution : sharing power after the Iran-Contra Affair

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • US withdrawal from WHO is unlawful and threatens global and US health and security.

    Lawrence O Gostin;Harold Hongju Koh;Michelle Williams;Margaret A Hamburg

  • Democracia deliberativa y derechos humanos

    Ronald C. Slye;Harold Hongju Koh

  • International Law as Part of Our Law

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • Why Transnational Law Matters

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • Deliberative Democracy and Human Rights

    Harold Hongju Koh;Ronald C. Slye

  • The national security constitution

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • The human rights of persons with intellectual disabilities : different but equal

    Stanley S. Herr;Larry O. Gostin;Harold Hongju Koh

  • Why the President (Almost) Always Wins in Foreign Affairs: Lessons of the Iran-Contra Affair

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • International Law in Cyberspace

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • The Crime of Aggression: The United States Perspective

    Harold Hongju Koh;Todd F. Buchwald

  • The "Haiti Paradigm" in United States Human Rights Policy

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • Internalization Through Socialization

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • Is International Law Really State Law

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • SEPARATING MYTH FROM REALITY ABOUT CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY LITIGATION

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • Foundations of International Law and Politics

    Oona Anne Hathaway;Harold Hongju Koh

  • Is There a "New" New Haven School of International Law?

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • The Spirit of the Laws

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • Why the President (Almost) Always Wins in Foreign Affairs

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • Reply to Book Reviews of The National Security Constitution: Sharing Power After the Iran Contra Affair

    Harold Hongju Koh

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence O. Gostin
Lawrence O. Gostin Georgetown University
Louis Henkin
Louis Henkin Columbia University
Judith Resnik
Judith Resnik Yale University
Bruce Ackerman
Bruce Ackerman Yale University
Reva B. Siegel
Reva B. Siegel Yale University
Robert C. Post
Robert C. Post Yale University
Kim Lane Scheppele
Kim Lane Scheppele Princeton University
Saskia Sassen
Saskia Sassen Columbia University
Tom R. Tyler
Tom R. Tyler Yale University
Michelle A. Williams
Michelle A. Williams Harvard University

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