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D-Index
25
Citations
6163
World Ranking
363
National Ranking
251

Frank B. Cross 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 Frank B. Cross sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 262+

This scientist: 126 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank B. Cross 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 Frank B. Cross 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: 25 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frank B. Cross was affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields, primarily within the social sciences.

The main fields of study associated with their work included:

  • Social Sciences
  • Business, Management and Accounting
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Within these broader areas, their subfields of study focused on:

  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Law
  • Strategy and Management
  • Economics and Econometrics

The research themes covered by Frank B. Cross concentrated on legal and international topics. The main subjects included:

  • European and International Law Studies
  • Judicial and Constitutional Studies
  • International Arbitration and Investment Law
  • Legal Language and Interpretation
  • American Constitutional Law and Politics
  • Legal and Constitutional Studies
  • Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction

Their scholarly publication record includes at least one book published by Stanford University Press eBooks. This book, The Failed Promise of Originalism, was released in 2020 and has received attention in the academic community as evidenced by its citations.

In addition, Frank B. Cross produced research articles, including a paper titled Index published in 2020 through Stanford University Press eBooks. This work contributes to the domains in which they specialized.

Their frequent publication venues centered on Stanford University Press eBooks, indicating a consistent relationship with this publisher as a platform for disseminating their research output.

There are no records of frequent co-authors associated with Frank B. Cross, which may suggest an independent research profile or collaborations not captured in this data.

Best Publications

  • The Behavior of Stock Prices on Fridays and Mondays

    Frank. Cross

  • Judicial Partisanship and Obedience to Legal Doctrine: Whistleblowing on the Federal Courts of Appeals

    Frank B. Cross;Emerson H. Tiller

  • Political science and the new legal realism: A case of unfortunate interdisciplinary ignorance

    Frank B Cross

  • A public choice case for the administrative state

    David B. Spence;Frank Cross

  • Natural Resource Damage Valuation

    Frank B. Cross

  • What is Legal Doctrine

    Emerson H. Tiller;Frank B. Cross

  • Empirically testing Dworkin's chain novel theory: Studying the path of precedent

    Stefanie A. Lindquist;Frank B. Cross

  • Strategic Institutional Effects on Supreme Court Decisionmaking

    Frank B. Cross;Blake J. Nelson

  • Shattering the Fragile Case for Judicial Review of Rulemaking

    Frank B. Cross

  • The relevance of law in human rights protection

    Frank B Cross

  • A modest proposal for improving American justice

    Emerson H. Tiller;Emerson H. Tiller;Frank B. Cross

  • The theory and practice of statutory interpretation

    Frank B. Cross

  • Law and Economic Growth

    Frank B. Cross

  • Decision making in the U.S. Courts of Appeals

    Frank B. Cross

  • The three faces of federalism: An empirical assessment of supreme court federalism jurisprudence

    Frank B. Cross;Emerson H. Tiller

  • Facts and values in risk assessment

    Frank B. Cross

  • The scientific study of judicial activism

    Frank B. Cross;Stefanie A. Lindquist

  • Institutions and Enforcement of the Bill of Rights

    Frank B. Cross

  • Measuring judicial activism

    Stefanie A. Lindquist;Frank B. Cross

  • Judging the Judges

    Frank B. Cross;Stefanie Lindquist

  • In Praise of Irrational Plaintiffs

    Frank B. Cross

  • Decisionmaking in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals

    Frank B. Cross

  • “Citations in the U.S. Supreme Court: An Empirical Study of their use and Significance

    Frank B. Cross;James F. Spriggs;Timothy R. Johnson;Paul J. Wahlbeck

  • Appellate Court Adherence to Precedent

    Frank Cross

  • Creating Quality Courts

    Frank B. Cross;Dain C. Donelson

  • Law and Trust

    Frank B. Cross

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Wahlbeck
Paul J. Wahlbeck George Washington University
James F. Spriggs
James F. Spriggs Washington University in St. Louis

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