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Leo Strauss publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leo Strauss sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 176 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Leo Strauss D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leo Strauss sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Leo Strauss was affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their academic work primarily focused on fields within Arts and Humanities, with a significant emphasis on Philosophy. They also contributed to studies in Sociology and Political Science.

Their research explored several main topics including:

  • Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
  • Classical Philosophy and Thought
  • Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
  • Philosophy and Historical Thought
  • Medieval and Classical Philosophy

Leo Strauss published several papers during their career. Notable works include:

  • The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon (2022), published in Vox Philosophical journal
  • "A obra mais importante escrita por um heideggeriano" (2020), published in Cadernos de Filosofia Alemã Crítica e Modernidade
  • The Encounter of Faith and Reason in the Western Tradition and Its Significance Today (2021), published in The Journal of Religion

They collaborated with several frequent coauthors, such as:

  • Hans-Georg Gadamer
  • Felipe Ribeiro
  • Alexander Altmann
  • Kenneth Hart Green

Their publications appeared repeatedly in specific venues, including:

  • Vox Philosophical journal
  • Cadernos de Filosofia Alemã Crítica e Modernidade
  • The Journal of Religion

Best Publications

  • Natural Right and History

    Leo Strauss

  • Persecution and the Art of Writing

    Leo Strauss

  • The City and Man

    Leo Strauss

  • Thoughts on Machiavelli

    Leo Strauss

  • What is political philosophy

    Leo Strauss

  • The Political Philosophy of Hobbes: Its Basis and Its Genesis

    Leo Strauss;Elsa M. Sinclair

  • History of Political Philosophy

    Leo Strauss;Joseph Cropsey

  • The Concept of the Political: Expanded Edition

    Carl Schmitt;Tracy B. Strong;Leo Strauss

  • Spinoza's critique of religion

    Leo Strauss

  • What is Political Philosophy?: And Other Studies

    Leo Strauss

  • Liberalism Ancient and Modern

    Leo Strauss

  • Studies in Platonic political philosophy

    Leo Strauss;Thomas L. Pangle

  • The political philosophy of Hobbes

    Leo Strauss

  • Essays on the scientific study of politics

    Angus Campbell;Herbert J. Storing;Walter Berns;Leo Weinstein

  • Socrates and Aristophanes

    Leo Strauss

  • The rebirth of classical political rationalism

    Leo Strauss

  • Natural Right and History

    Leo Gershoy;Leo Strauss

  • The Political Philosophy of Hobbes: Its Basis and Its Genesis

    G. S. Brett;L. Strauss;Elsa M. Sinclair

  • What Is Political Philosophy? And Other Studies

    D. D. Raphael;Leo Strauss

  • An Introduction to Political Philosophy: Ten Essays

    Leo Strauss;Hilail Gildin

  • Jewish Philosophy and the Crisis of Modernity: Essays and Lectures in Modern Jewish Thought

    Leo Strauss;Kenneth Hart Green

  • Natural Right and History

    Francis D. Wormuth;Leo Strauss

  • Persecution and the Art of Writing

    Harry Zohn;Leo Strauss

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt The University of Texas at Austin
Alfred Schutz
Alfred Schutz New School

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