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Joseph H. Carens

Joseph H. Carens

D-Index & Metrics

Political Science

D-Index
32
Citations
9250
World Ranking
966
National Ranking
38

Joseph H. Carens publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 88 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Joseph H. Carens D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joseph H. Carens sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 32 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences

Overview

Joseph H. Carens is currently affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. The primary focus of their research lies within the broad domain of Social Sciences, particularly emphasizing Sociology and Political Science as well as Political Science and International Relations. Their studies address core topics such as Migration, Refugees, and Integration; Political Philosophy and Ethics; Religion and Society Interactions; and Migration and Labor Dynamics.

Carens has contributed multiple scholarly articles in various academic journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Ethnocentric political theory, secularism and multiculturalism," 2020, Contemporary Political Theory
  • "EXTRANJEROS Y CIUDADANOS," 2020, Isonomía - Revista de teoría y filosofía del derecho
  • "Minutes of the Spring 2020 Council Meeting," 2020, PS Political Science & Politics
  • "Issue Information," 2020, Journal of Social Philosophy
  • "Associative democracy and the crises of representative democracies," 2024, Contemporary Political Theory

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Carens include Tariq Modood, Rainer Bauböck, Sune Lægaard, Gurpreet Mahajan, and Bhikhu Parekh. The researcher has published work in several notable venues, with multiple contributions in Contemporary Political Theory as well as in Isonomía - Revista de teoría y filosofía del derecho, PS Political Science & Politics, Journal of Social Philosophy, and Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy.

Carens has been recognized by the academic community and holds the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, an award received in 2015 under the Academy of Social Sciences. Their body of work demonstrates a consistent engagement with philosophical and political dimensions of migration, integration, and democratic theory.

Best Publications

  • Aliens and Citizens: The Case for Open Borders

    Joseph H. Carens

  • Culture, citizenship, and community : a contextual exploration of justice as evenhandedness

    Joseph H. Carens

  • The Ethics of Immigration

    Joseph H. Carens

  • Migration and Morality: A Liberal Egalitarian Perspective

    Joseph Carens

  • Culture, Citizenship, and Community

    Joseph H. Carens

  • PART III: Migration, Politics, and Ethics Realistic and Idealistic Approaches to the Ethics of Migration1

    Joseph H. Carens

  • Who Should Get in? The Ethics of Immigration Admissions

    Joseph H. Carens

  • The Rights of Irregular Migrants

    Joseph H. Carens

  • Immigrants and the Right to Stay

    Joseph H. Carens

  • The Integration of Immigrants

    Joseph H. Carens

  • Live-in Domestics, Seasonal Workers, and Others Hard to Locate on the Map of Democracy*

    Joseph H. Carens

  • A Contextual Approach to Political Theory

    Joseph H. Carens

  • In defense birthright citizenship

    Joseph H. Carens

  • Realistic and Idealistic Approaches to the Ethics of Migration.

    Joseph H. Carens

  • Liberalism and Culture

    Joseph H. Carens

  • The Danish Cartoon Affair: Free Speech, Racism, Islamism, and Integration

    Tariq Modood;Randall Hansen;Erik Bleich;Brendan O'Leary

  • Is Quebec Nationalism Just?: Perspectives from Anglophone Canada

    Joseph H. Carens

  • The Ethical Dilemmas of International Human Rights and Humanitarian NGOs: Relections on a Dialogue Between Practitioners and Theorists

    Daniel Bell;Joseph H. Carens

  • Rights and Duties in an Egalitarian Society

    Joseph H. Carens

  • Reconsidering open borders

    Joseph H. Carens

  • Equality, moral incentives, and the market : an essay in Utopian politico-economic theory

    Robert E. Goodin;Joseph H. Carens

  • Compensatory Justice and Social Institutions

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Frequent Co-Authors

Rainer Bauböck
Rainer Bauböck European University Institute
Tariq Modood
Tariq Modood University of Bristol
Erik Bleich
Erik Bleich Middlebury College
Bhikhu Parekh
Bhikhu Parekh University of Hull
Randall Hansen
Randall Hansen University of Toronto
Robert E. Goodin
Robert E. Goodin Australian National University
Brendan O'Leary
Brendan O'Leary University of Pennsylvania

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