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Nelson, William E.

Full Name
Nelson, William E.
University/Affiliation New York University School of Law
Title Judge Edward Weinfeld Professor of Law Emeritus
Status Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty
Professor Type Doctrinal
ORCID ID
PathFinder Subjects
Legal History (31) Constitutional Law, Generally (27) Jurisprudence (20) Law and Society (14) Judges (13) Courts (10) Criminal Law and Procedure (10) Legal Practice and Procedure (9) Constitutional History (8) Politics (General) (8)
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Cited by Articles (0-5 Years)
124
Cited by Articles (5+ Years)
1,023
Cited by Cases (0-5 Years)
4
Cited by Cases (5+ Years)
13
Accessed (Past 12 Months)
532
ScholarRank 1,695

Average Citations per Article
17.92
Average Citations per Document
13.82
Self-Citations 35
H-Index
16.00
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Harvard Law Review , Vol. 87, Issue 3 (January 1974), pp. 513-566
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
87 Harv. L. Rev. 513 (1973-1974)
Cited by 216 Articles
Accessed 11 Times
Michigan Law Review, Vol. 76, Issue 6 (May 1978), pp. 893-960
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
76 Mich. L. Rev. 893 (1977-1978)
Virginia Law Review, Vol. 72, Issue 7 (October 1986), pp. 1237-1296
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
72 Va. L. Rev. 1237 (1986)
New York University Law Review, Vol. 42, Issue 3 (May 1967), pp. 450-483
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
42 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 450 (1967)
Note
New York University Law Review, Vol. 39, Issue 5 (November 1964), pp. 839-857
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
39 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 839 (1964)
Emory Law Journal, Vol. 39, Issue 2 (Spring 1990), pp. 413-462
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
39 Emory L. J. 413 (Spring 1990)
Cited by 28 Articles
Accessed 1 Time
Texas Law Review, Vol. 60, Issue 3 (March 1982), pp. 447-494
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
60 Tex. L. Rev. 447 (1981-1982)
Cited by 27 Articles
Accessed 7 Times
Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities, Vol. 5, Issue 2 (Summer 1993), pp. 265-342
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
5 Yale J.L. & Human. 265 (1993)
Washington and Lee Law Review, Vol. 52, Issue 1 (1995), pp. 3-104
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
52 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. 3 (1995)
Cited by 25 Articles
Accessed 9 Times
Notes and Comments
New York University Law Review, Vol. 38, Issue 6 (December 1963), pp. 1082-1132
Adams, Daniel D. (Cited 24 times); Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
38 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1082 (1963)
Buffalo Law Review, Vol. 47, Issue 1 (Winter 1999), pp. 117-226
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
47 Buff. L. Rev. 117 (Winter 1999)
More Information PathFinder Subjects: Torts; Jurisprudence
University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 122, Issue 1 (November 1973), pp. 97-136
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
122 U. Pa. L. Rev. 97 (November 1973)
Cited by 21 Articles
Accessed 3 Times
Review Essays
Law and History Review, Vol. 6, Issue 1 (1988), pp. 139-186
Gordon, Robert W. (Cited 2982 times); Nelson, William (Cited 1147 times)
6 Law & Hist. Rev. 139 (1988)
Cited by 19 Articles
Accessed 4 Times
Symposium: Procedural Justice: Perspectives on Summary Judgment, Peremptory Challenges, and the Exclusionary Rule
Iowa Law Review, Vol. 93, Issue 5 (July 2008), pp. 1653-1666
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
93 Iowa L. Rev. 1653 (2007-2008)
Symposium: Originalism and the Jury
Ohio State Law Journal, Vol. 71, Issue 5 (2010), pp. 1003-1030
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
71 Ohio St. L.J. 1003 (2010)
Cited by 16 Articles
Accessed 13 Times
John Marshall Law Review, Vol. 37, Issue 2 (Winter 2004), pp. 325-356
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
37 J. Marshall L. Rev. 325 (2003-2004)
Cited by 16 Articles
Accessed 6 Times
Brigham Young University Law Review, Vol. 1994, Issue 2 (1994), pp. 313-348
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
1994 BYU L. Rev. 313 (1994)
Cited by 15 Articles
Accessed 2 Times
Childress Lecture
Saint Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 48, Issue 3 (Spring 2004), pp. 795-838
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
48 St. Louis U. L.J. 795 (2003-2004)
Cited by 15 Articles
Accessed 21 Times
Symposium: The Moral Lawyer
Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 64, Issue 5 (1989), pp. 911-931
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
64 Notre Dame L. Rev. 911 (1989)
Cited by 15 Articles
Accessed 37 Times
Fordham Urban Law Journal, Vol. 27, Issue 1 (October 1999), pp. 197-236
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times); Williams, Norman R. (Cited 430 times)
27 Fordham Urb. L.J. 197 (1999-2000)
Cited by 14 Articles
Accessed 3 Times
St. John's Law Review, Vol. 70, Issue 3 (Summer 1996), pp. 435-538
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
70 St. John's L. Rev. 435 (1996)
Cited by 14 Articles
Accessed 14 Times
American Journal of Legal History, Vol. 18, Issue 1 (January 1974), pp. 1-32
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
18 Am. J. Legal Hist. 1 (1974)
Cited by 12 Articles
Accessed 4 Times
New York University Law Review, Vol. 50, Issue 5 (November 1975), pp. 980-1007
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
50 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 980 (1975)
Cited by 11 Articles
Accessed 1 Time
Justice Byron R. White
University of Colorado Law Review, Vol. 58, Issue 3 (Summer 1987), pp. 347-364
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
58 U. Colo. L. Rev. 347 (1986-1988)
Cited by 10 Articles
Accessed 1 Time
Hofstra Law Review, Vol. 25, Issue 1 (Fall 1996), pp. 1-82
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
25 Hofstra L. Rev. 1 (1996-1997)
Cited by 10 Articles
Accessed 4 Times
SMU Law Review, Vol. 59, Issue 1 (Winter 2006), pp. 3-54
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
59 S.M.U. L. Rev. 3 (2006)
Cited by 10 Articles
Accessed 9 Times
Book Review
University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 131, Issue 2 , pp. 489-516
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
131 U. Pa. L. Rev. 489 (1982-1983)
American Journal of Legal History, Vol. 47, Issue 2 (April 2005), pp. 183-230
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
47 Am. J. Legal Hist. 183 (2005)
Cited by 10 Articles
Accessed 45 Times
Rutgers Law Review, Vol. 51, Issue 1 (Fall 1998), pp. 1-44
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
51 Rutgers L. Rev. 1 (1998-1999)
Symposium: Marbury v. Madison
Tennessee Law Review, Vol. 71, Issue 2 (Winter 2004), pp. 217-240
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
71 Tenn. L. Rev. 217 (2003-2004)
Cited by 9 Articles
Accessed 5 Times
Hofstra Law Review , Vol. 38, Issue 1 (Fall 2009), pp. 69-162
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
38 Hofstra L. Rev. 69 (2009-2010)
Cited by 8 Articles
Accessed 4 Times
Justice White and the Exercise of Judicial Power
University of Colorado Law Review, Vol. 74, Issue 4 (2003), pp. 1291-1304
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
74 U. Colo. L. Rev. 1291 (2003)
Cited by 7 Articles
Accessed 9 Times
North Carolina Law Review, Vol. 88, Issue 6 (September 2010), pp. 2133-2197
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
88 N.C. L. Rev. 2133 (2009-2010)
Cited by 6 Articles
Accessed 6 Times
The Civil Jury as a Political Institution Symposium
William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 55, Issue 3 (March 2014), pp. 1149-1166
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
55 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 1149 (2013-2014)
Cited by 6 Articles
Accessed 5 Times
Annual Survey of American Law, Vol. 1984, Issue 1 (1984), pp. 227-264
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
1984 Ann. Surv. Am. L. 227 (1984)
Cited by 6 Articles
Accessed 1 Time
1999 Roy R. Ray Lecture April 12, 1999
SMU Law Review, Vol. 53, Issue 1 (Winter 2000), pp. 285-314
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
53 S.M.U. L. Rev. 285 (Winter 2000)
Cited by 5 Articles
Accessed 2 Times
Human Rights Quarterly, Vol. 7, Issue 4 (November 1985), pp. 557-564
Nelson, William (Cited 1147 times)
DOI: 10.2307/762154
7 Hum. Rts. Q. 557 (1985)
Cited by 5 Articles
Accessed 3 Times
St. Louis Law Review, Vol. 11, Issue 4 (June 1926), pp. 284-292
Nelson, William (Cited 1147 times)
11 St. Louis L. Rev. 284 (1925-1926)
Cited by 5 Articles
Accessed 1 Time
Saint Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 41, Issue 4 (Summer 1997), pp. 1157-1242
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
41 St. Louis U. L.J. 1157 (1996-1997)
Cited by 5 Articles
Accessed 1 Time
Green Bag. An Entertaining Journal of Law. (Second Series), Vol. 13, Issue 1 (Autumn 2009), pp. 59-72
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times); Rishikof, Harvey (Cited 146 times); Messinger, I. Scott (Cited 19 times); Jo, Michael (Cited 10 times)
13 Green Bag 2d 59 (2009-2010)

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Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal, Vol. 7, Issue 2 (Fall 1999), pp. 295-316
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
7 S. Cal. Interdisc. L. J. 295 (1998-1999)
Cited by 4 Articles
Accessed 3 Times
Symposium: One Hundred Twenty-Five Years of the Reconstruction Amendments: Recognizing the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, Vol. 25, Issue 4 (June 1992), pp. 1177-1186
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
25 Loy. L. A. L. Rev. 1177 (1991-1992)
Cited by 4 Articles
Accessed 11 Times
Kormendy Lecture Series
Ohio Northern University Law Review, Vol. 29, Issue 2 (2003), pp. 305-362
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
29 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 305 (2002-2003)
Cited by 4 Articles
Accessed 3 Times
Lecture
Valparaiso University Law Review, Vol. 48, Issue 3 (Spring 2014), pp. 757-884
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
48 Val. U. L. Rev. 757 (2013-2014)
Cited by 4 Articles
Accessed 14 Times
Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 62, Issue 6 (November 2009), pp. 1747-1814
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times); Rishikof, Harvey (Cited 146 times); Messinger, I. Scott (Cited 19 times); Jo, Michael (Cited 10 times)
62 Vand. L. Rev. 1747 (2009)
Cited by 4 Articles
Accessed 13 Times
Teaching Torts
Saint Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 45, Issue 3 (Summer 2001), pp. 759-768
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
45 St. Louis U. L.J. 759 (2001)
The Making of a Legal Historian: Reassessing the Work of William E. Nelson
Chicago-Kent Law Review, Vol. 89, Issue 3 (2014), pp. 1109-1130
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
89 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 1109 (2014)
Cited by 4 Articles
Accessed 2 Times
South Carolina Law Review, Vol. 61, Issue 1 (Autumn 2009), pp. 1-62
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
61 S. C. L. Rev. 1 (2009-2010)
DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal, Vol. 11, Issue 3 (Spring 2013), pp. 331-378
Nelson, William (Cited 1147 times)
11 DePaul Bus. & Comm. L.J. 331 (2012-2013)
Cited by 3 Articles
Accessed 3 Times
In Memoriam: Byron R. White
Harvard Law Review, Vol. 116, Issue 1 (November 2002), pp. 9-18
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
116 Harv. L. Rev. 9 (2002-2003)
Cited by 3 Articles
Accessed 29 Times
Law & Society Review, Vol. 10, Issue 2 (Winter 1976), pp. 187-234
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
10 Law & Soc'y Rev. 187 (1975-1976)
Symposium: Legal Education in Twentieth-Century America
Fordham Law Review, Vol. 87, Issue 3 (December 2018), pp. 939-958
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
87 Fordham L. Rev. 939 (2018-2019)
Cited by 3 Articles
Accessed 7 Times
Benchmark, Vol. 4, Issue 3 (Summer 1990), pp. 283-292
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
4 Benchmark 283 (1988-1990)
More Information PathFinder Subjects: Legal History
Comment
New York Law School Law Review, Vol. 53, Issue 3 (2008-2009), pp. 533-540
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
53 N.Y. L. Sch. L. Rev. 533 (2008-2009)
The CPLR at Fifty: Its Past, Present, and Future
New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, Vol. 16, Issue 3 (2013), pp. 659-663
Nelson, William (Cited 1147 times)
16 N.Y.U. J. Legis. & Pub. Pol'y 659 (2013)
Cited by 2 Articles
Accessed 3 Times
Remarks
Hofstra Law Review , Vol. 38, Issue 1 (Fall 2009), pp. 279-284
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
38 Hofstra L. Rev. 279 (2009-2010)
Cited by 2 Articles
Accessed 1 Time
Rule of Law Symposium in Honor of John Attanasio
SMU Law Review, Vol. 67, Issue 4 (Fall 2014), pp. 781-794
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
67 S.M.U. L. Rev. 781 (2014)
Cited by 2 Articles
Accessed 1 Time
Target Article
American Journal of Bioethics, Vol. 6, Issue 2 (March/April 2006), pp. 44-50
Nelson, William (Cited 1147 times); Lushkov, Gili (Cited 2 times); Pomerantz, Andrew (Cited 2 times); Weeks, William B. (Cited 4 times)
DOI: 10.1080/15265160500506746
6 Am. J. Bioethics 44 (2006)
Willamette Law Review, Vol. 49, Issue 3 (Spring 2013), pp. 307-410
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
49 Willamette L. Rev. 307 (2012-2013)
Cited by 2 Articles
Accessed 21 Times
Essays in Honor of Professor C. Surrency (1924-2012)
American Journal of Legal History, Vol. 54, Issue 2 (April 2014), pp. 168-199
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
54 Am. J. Legal Hist. 168 (2014)
More Information PathFinder Subjects: Contracts; Courts
Cited by 2 Articles
Accessed 3 Times
Annual Survey of American Law, Vol. 1966, Part Three (1966), pp. 687-698
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
1966 Ann. Surv. Am. L. 687 (1966)
Cited by 2 Articles
Accessed 1 Time
Annual Survey of American Law, Vol. 1967, Part Three (1967), pp. 547-554
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
1967 Ann. Surv. Am. L. 547 (1967)
Journal of Supreme Court History, Vol. 27, Issue 3 (November 2002), pp. 240-272
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
27 J. Sup. Ct. Hist. 240 (2002)
Cited by 2 Articles
Accessed 2 Times
Touro Law Review, Vol. 33, Issue 3 (2017), pp. 709-738
Nelson, William E. (Cited 1147 times)
33 Touro L. Rev. 709 (2017)