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D-Index
40
Citations
11073
World Ranking
104
National Ranking
81

Thomas M. Franck 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 Thomas M. Franck sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 262+

This scientist: 254 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas M. Franck 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 Thomas M. Franck 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: 40 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1982 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1973 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Thomas M. Franck was affiliated with New York University in the United States and made contributions primarily in the field of Arts and Humanities. Their research spanned multiple subfields including Philosophy, General Health Professions, Linguistics and Language, Sociology and Political Science, and History.

The scientist's main topics of work included:

  • French Historical and Cultural Studies
  • Linguistics and Discourse Analysis
  • French Language Learning Methods
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies

Several recent papers by Thomas M. Franck demonstrated an interdisciplinary approach combining humanities and health care perspectives. Notable publications included:

  • "A Stochastic Optimization Approach to the Long-Term Care Structure Assignment Problem for Elderly People," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  • "L'allo-attribution au prisme d'une approche pragma-énonciative," 2022, SHS Web of Conferences
  • "Madeleine Bourdouxhe: délimitation d'un paysage liégeois," 2022, Textyles
  • "La lutte pour la reconnaissance des droits des femmes dans le contexte révolutionnaire russe," 2020, Cahiers du GRM
  • "Démystification et fragmentation des formes de la raison. Analyse rhétorique des échanges culturels entre Theodor W. Adorno et les " argumentistes " (1956-1962)," 2020, Tr@jectoires

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative work were Vincent Augusto, Xiaolan Xie, Régis Gonthier, M. Fayolle, and Ludovic Lafaie.

Publications appeared notably in venues such as:

  • Témoigner. Entre Histoire et Mémoire (3 publications)
  • IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  • SHS Web of Conferences
  • Textyles
  • Cahiers du GRM

The scientist was recognized with fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in the years 1973 and 1982.

Best Publications

  • The Power of Legitimacy Among Nations

    Unknown

  • The Emerging Right to Democratic Governance

    Thomas M. Franck

  • The power of legitimacy among nations

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Why Do Nations Obey International Law

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • Fairness in International Law and Institutions

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Legitimacy in the International System

    Unknown

  • Recourse to Force

    Unknown

  • Democratic Governance and International Law

    Unknown

  • Humanitarian Intervention

    Unknown

  • After Bangladesh: The Law of Humanitarian Intervention by Military Force†

    Thomas M. Franck;Nigel S. Rodley

  • Recourse to Force: State Action against Threats and Armed Attacks

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Who Killed Article 2(4)? or: Changing Norms Governing the Use of Force by States

    Unknown

  • Are Human Rights Universal

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Terrorism and the Right of Self-Defense

    Unknown

  • Fairness in International Law and Institutions

    Unknown

  • Who Killed Article 2(4)? or: Changing Norms Governing the Use of Force by States

    Thomas M. Franck

  • The “Powers of Appreciation”: Who is the Ultimate Guardian of un Legality?

    Thomas M. Franck

  • The Empowered Self: Law and Society in the Age of Individualism

    Thomas M. Franck

  • WHAT HAPPENS NOW? THE UNITED NATIONS AFTER IRAQ?

    Thomas M. Franck

  • The Power of Legitimacy and the Legitimacy of Power: International Law in an Age of Power Disequilibrium

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Clan and Superclan: Loyalty, Identity and Community in Law and Practice

    Thomas M. Franck

  • The Stealing of the Sahara

    Thomas M. Franck

  • The Return of Humpty-Dumpty: Foreign Relations Law After the Chadha Case

    Thomas M. Franck;Clifford A. Bob

  • On Proportionality of Countermeasures in International Law

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Lessons of Kosovo

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Is personal freedom a western value

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Break It, Don't Fake It

    Thomas M. Franck

  • UN Police Action in Lieu of War: “The Old Order Changeth”

    Thomas M. Franck;Faiza Patel

  • Word Made Law: The Decision of the ICJ in the Nuclear Test Cases

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Fairness in International Law and Institutions

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon Chesterman
Simon Chesterman National University of Singapore
Louis Henkin
Louis Henkin Columbia University
Stanley Hoffmann
Stanley Hoffmann Harvard University
Steven R. Ratner
Steven R. Ratner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John C. Campbell
John C. Campbell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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