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Hans-W. Micklitz 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 Hans-W. Micklitz sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 262+

This scientist: 364 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hans-W. Micklitz 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 Hans-W. Micklitz 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: 34 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Law in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Hans-W. Micklitz is affiliated with the European University Institute in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of social sciences, business management, and law. Their research spans multiple disciplines with a strong focus on European and international legal studies, particularly in contract law and regulatory frameworks.

Their publication record highlights several recent papers:

  • Choice Architectures in the Digital Economy: Towards a New Understanding of Digital Vulnerability (2021) published in the Journal of Consumer Policy
  • The Force Awakens: Artificial Intelligence for Consumer Law (2020) published in the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research
  • Consumer Law and Policy Relating to Change of Circumstances Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020) published in the Journal of Consumer Policy
  • Journal of Consumer Policy's 40th Anniversary Conference: A Forward Looking Consumer Policy Research Agenda (2020) published in the Journal of Consumer Policy
  • Consumer Policy in the Age of Covid-19 (2020) published in the Journal of Consumer Policy

The frequent co-authors with whom Micklitz has collaborated include:

  • Giovanni Sartor
  • Agnieszka Jabłonowska
  • Lucia A. Reisch
  • Christian Twigg-Flesner
  • Francesca Lagioia

Their work appears regularly in a range of publication venues, notably:

  • Journal of Consumer Policy (14 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (4 publications)
  • Revue internationale de droit économique (3 publications)
  • Common Market Law Review (2 publications)
  • European Journal of Risk Regulation (2 publications)

Micklitz's research focuses on several main fields of study:

  • Social Sciences
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Within these, relevant subfields include:

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

The central topics addressed in their research cover:

  • European and International Contract Law
  • European and International Law Studies
  • Diverse Legal and Medical Studies
  • Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction
  • Dispute Resolution and Class Actions
  • Digitalization, Law, and Regulation
  • Corporate Governance and Law

Among their scholarly contributions, Micklitz has authored a book published by Cambridge University Press:

  • New Private Law Theory (2021)

Their research addresses contemporary issues including digital vulnerability in economic settings, the impact of artificial intelligence on consumer law, and regulatory challenges arising from global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Their academic output represents significant intersections across legal theory, consumer policy, and regulatory practice within a European and international context.

Best Publications

  • The Court and Sleeping Beauty: The revival of the Unfair Contract Terms Directive (UCTD)

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  • The Empire Strikes Back: Digital Control of Unfair Terms of Online Services

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  • The European Court of Justice and the autonomy of the member states

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  • The Visible Hand of European Regulatory Private Law

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  • Why Methods Matter in European Legal Scholarship

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  • Consumer law and artificial intelligence : challenges to the EU consumer law and policy stemming from the business' use of artificial intelligence : final report of the ARTSY project

    Agnieszka Jabłonowska;Agnieszka Jabłonowska;Maciej Kuziemski;Anna Maria Nowak;Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz

  • The Politics of Justice in European Private Law

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  • Consumer protection requires artificial intelligence

    Marco Lippi;Giuseppe Contissa;Francesca Lagioia;Francesca Lagioia;Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz

  • Verbraucherpolitik in der europäischen Gemeinschaft: Vor und nach Maastricht

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  • Crónica de una muerte anunciada:The Commission proposal for a “Directive on consumer rights”

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  • Cases, Materials and Text on Consumer Law

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  • Consumer Protection and Human Rights

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  • European integration through standardization: How judicial review is breaking down the club house of private standardization bodies

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  • Social Justice and Access Justice in Private Law

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  • European Fair Trading Law: The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive

    Geraint G. Howells;Hans-W Micklitz;Thomas Wilhelmsson

  • EU Treaty Revision and Consumer Protection

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  • The EU as a federal order of competences and the private law

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  • Do Consumers and Businesses Need a New Architecture of Consumer Law? A Thought Provoking Impulse

    Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz

  • The Expulsion of the Concept of Protection from the Consumer Law and the Return of Social Elements in the Civil Law: A Bittersweet Polemic

    Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz

  • Consumer Law and Policy Relating to Change of Circumstances Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Richard Alderman;Alberto De Franceschi;Mark Giancaspro

  • Consumer Debt and Social Exclusion in Europe

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  • The Politics of Judicial Co-operation in the EU: Sunday Trading, Equal Treatment and Good Faith

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  • The Transformation of Enforcement in European Private Law: Preliminary Considerations

    Hans-W. Micklitz

  • Public Interest Litigation before European Courts

    Hans-W. Micklitz;Norbert Reich

  • The Europeanization of Private Law in Central and Eastern Europe Countries (CEECs):Preliminary Findings and Research Agenda

    Fabrizio Cafaggi;Olha O. Cherednychenko;Kati Cseres;Lukasz Gorywoda

  • Principles of Social Justice in European Private Law

    Hans-W. Micklitz

  • Unfair Commercial Practices and Misleading Advertising

    Hans‐W. Micklitz

  • Revitalizing Doctrinal Legal Research in Europe: What About Methodology?

    Rob VanGestel;Hans‐W. Micklitz

  • European economic law

    Hans-W. Micklitz;Stephen Weatherill

  • Collective Enforcement of Consumer Law: A Framework for Comparative Assessment

    Fabrizio Cafaggi;Hans-W. Micklitz

  • Modernising Consumer Law: The Experience of the Western Balkan

    Marij Karanikic;Hans-W. Micklitz;Norbert Reich;Ruth A. Büttner

  • Law and diffuse interests in the European legal order : Liber amicorum Norbert Reich = Recht und diffuse Interessen in der Europäischen Rechtsordnung

    Ludwig Krämer;Hans-W. Micklitz;Klaus Tonner;Norbert Reich

  • Consumer Legislation in the Federal Republic of Germany

    Norbert Reich;Hans-W. Micklitz

  • Three instances of negotiation procedures in the Federal Republic of Germany

    Hans-W. Micklitz

  • New private law theory : a pluralist approach

    Stefan Grundmann;Hans-W. Micklitz;Moritz Renner

  • Federalism and responsibility : a study on product safety law and practice in the European Community

    Hans-W. Micklitz;Thomas Roethe;Stephen Weatherill

  • The Law of the Western Balkan Countries in the Mirror of Consumer Law

    Hans-W. Micklitz

  • THE GENERAL CLAUSE ON UNFAIR PRACTICES

    Geraint Howells;Hans-W. Micklitz;Thomas Wilhelmsson

  • Consumer legislation in the EC countries: A comparative analysis : a study

    Norbert Reich;Hans-W. Micklitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Lucia A. Reisch
Lucia A. Reisch Copenhagen Business School
John Thøgersen
John Thøgersen Aarhus University
Fabrizio Esposito
Fabrizio Esposito University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

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