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Precedent Citation Patterns

Precedent Citation Patterns is a scholarly analytical framework within the empirical study of courts that identifies and examines the systematic ways in which judicial decisions reference prior rulings to reveal legal reasoning, influence, and doctrinal development over time.

110

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5.1K

Citations

127

Authors

96

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

16

Variants

Judicial Citation Analysis

Parents

Publications

110

Judicial Influence: A Citation Analysis of Federal Courts of Appeals Judges

William M. Landes, Lawrence Lessig, Michael E. Solimine · The Journal of Legal Studies · 1998 · 404 citations

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The Development of a Federal CISG Common Law in U.S. Courts: Patterns of Interpretation and Citation

Marlyse McQuillen · University of Miami law review · 2007 · 346 citations · Full text

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Network Analysis and the Law: Measuring the Legal Importance of Precedents at the U.S. Supreme Court

James H. Fowler, Timothy R. Johnson, James F. Spriggs et al. · Political Analysis · 2007 · 277 citations

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Precedent in International Courts: A Network Analysis of Case Citations by the European Court of Human Rights

Yonatan Lupu, Erik Voeten · British Journal of Political Science · 2011 · 261 citations

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Patterns of American Jurisprudence

Roger Cotterrell, Neil Duxbury · Journal of Law and Society · 1996 · 214 citations

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Authors

127

  1. RK
    Rachael K. Hinkle

    University at Buffalo, State University of New York, United States

    7 publications · 308 citations

    7

    h-index

  2. RS
    Russell Smyth

    Monash University, Australia

    6 publications · 125 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. SJ
    Stephen J. Choi

    New York University, United States

    4 publications · 112 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. MJ
    Michael J. Nelson

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    4 publications · 137 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. JH
    James H. Fowler

    University of California San Diego, United States

    4 publications · 379 citations

    4

    h-index

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Institutions

96

  1. University at Buffalo, State University of New York

    Buffalo, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    448 citations

  2. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    770 citations

  3. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    144 citations

  4. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    397 citations

  5. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    137 citations

  6. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    488 citations

  7. College of Law

    Riga, Latvia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    441 citations

  8. Emory University

    Atlanta, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    195 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 17 publications · 378 citations

    14

    h-index

  2. The Journal of Legal Studies

    JLS · 10 publications · 761 citations

    10

    h-index

  3. Law & Society Review

    6 publications · 195 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

    JELS · 3 publications · 137 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. Osgoode Hall law journal

    3 publications · 53 citations

    3

    h-index

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