2026 Brian R. Cheffins: Law Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Law	28	308	278	34	28	141	3808

Research.com Recognitions

2002 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Brian R. Cheffins is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several overlapping disciplines including economics, econometrics, strategy and management, accounting, political science, and sociology.

Their scholarly work covers various topics, mostly related to corporate governance, financial risk management, and legal-economic systems. The primary topics of their research include:

Corporate Insolvency and Governance
Insurance and Financial Risk Management
State Capitalism and Financial Governance
Corporate Finance and Governance
Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
Merger and Competition Analysis
Economic Theory and Institutions

Among recent publications, Brian R. Cheffins has contributed the following papers:

"Stop Blaming Milton Friedman!" (2020) published in SSRN Electronic Journal
"Will Listing Rule Reform Deliver Strong Public Markets for the UK?" (2022) published in Modern Law Review
"Thirty Years and Done - Time to Abolish the UK Corporate Governance Code" (2022) published in SSRN Electronic Journal
"What Jensen and Meckling Really Said About the Public Company" (2020) published in SSRN Electronic Journal
"Thirty years and done - time to abolish the UK Corporate Governance Code" (2022) published in Journal of Corporate Law Studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Brian R. Cheffins include:

Bobby V. Reddy
Walter Friedman
Geoffrey Jones
Franco Amatori
Edward J. Balleisen

The primary venues for their scholarly output are:

SSRN Electronic Journal
The Business History Review
Apollo (University of Cambridge)
Modern Law Review
Journal of Corporate Law Studies

Brian R. Cheffins is also an author of books, including a recent publication titled Advanced Introduction to Corporate Governance Law and Regulation (2024), published by Edward Elgar Publishing.

In recognition of their academic career, Brian R. Cheffins was awarded the fellowship of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2002.

Best Publications

OUTSIDE DIRECTOR LIABILITY

Bernard Black;Brian R. Cheffins;Michael Klausner

645
Citations
The Past, Present, and Future of Shareholder Activism by Hedge Funds

Brian R. Cheffins;John Armour

245
Citations
Company Law: Theory, Structure and Operation

Brian R. Cheffins

234
Citations
Does Law Matter? The Separation of Ownership and Control in the United Kingdom

Brian R. Cheffins

202
Citations
Private Enforcement of Corporate Law: An Empirical Comparison of the United Kingdom and the United States

John Armour;Bernard Black;Brian Cheffins;Richard Nolan

189
Citations
Corporate Ownership Structure and the Evolution of Bankruptcy Law: Lessons from the United Kingdom

John Armour;Brian R. Cheffins;David A. Skeel Jr.

182
Citations
Corporate Ownership and Control: British Business Transformed

Brian R. Cheffins

171
Citations
Corporate Ownership and Control

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166
Citations
Delaware's Balancing Act

John Armour;Bernard S. Black;Brian R. Cheffins

141
Citations
Outside director liability across countries

Brian R. Cheffins;Bernard S. Black;Bernard S. Black

102
Citations
Outside director liability: A policy analysis

Bernard S. Black;Brian R. Cheffins;Michael Klausner

82
Citations
Is Berle and Means Really a Myth

Brian Cheffins;Steven Bank

73
Citations
Will Executive Pay Globalise Along American Lines

Brian R. Cheffins

67
Citations
Liability Risk for Outside Directors: a Cross‐Border Analysis

Bernard Black;Brian Cheffins;Michael Klausner

58
Citations
Did Corporate Governance 'Fail' During the 2008 Stock Market Meltdown? The Case of the S&P 500

Brian R. Cheffins

57
Citations
The Stewardship Code's Achilles' Heel

Brian R. Cheffins

49
Citations
History and the Global Corporate Governance Revolution: The UK Perspective

B. Cheffins

36
Citations
Regulating IPOs. Evidence from going public in London, 1900-13

Carsten Burhop;David Chambers;Brian Cheffins

35
Citations
The History of Corporate Governance

Brian R. Cheffins

33
Citations
Dividends and politics

Steven Bank;Brian Cheffins;Marc Goergen

23
Citations
Private enforcement of corporate law: An empirical comparison of the UK and US

John Armour;Bernard S. Black;Brian R. Cheffins;Richard Nolan

23
Citations
Putting Britain on the Roe Map: The Emergence of the Berle-Means Corporation in the United Kingdom

Brian R. Cheffins

22
Citations
The Corporate Governance Movement, Banks, and the Financial Crisis

Brian R. Cheffins

21
Citations
Corporate Governance Reform: Britain as an Exporter

Brian R. Cheffins

21
Citations
Using Theory to Study Law: A Company Law Perspective

Brian R. Cheffins

17
Citations
Liability Risk for Outside Directors: A Cross-Border Analysis

Brian R. Cheffins;Bernard S. Black;Michael Klausner

14
Citations
The Public Company Transformed

Brian Cheffins

13
Citations
Dividends as a Substitute for Corporate Law: The Separation of Ownership and Control in the United Kingdom

Brian R. Cheffins

11
Citations
Mergers and Corporate Ownership Structure: The United States and Germany at the Turn of the 20th Century

Brian R. Cheffins

10
Citations
Outside Directors and Lawsuits: What are the Real Risks?

Brian R. Cheffins;Bernard S. Black;Michael Klausner

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard S. Black Northwestern University

John Armour University of Oxford

Mathias M. Siems European University Institute

Randall S. Thomas Vanderbilt University

External Links

Personal website of Brian R. Cheffins

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