2026 Herbert M. Kritzer: Law Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Law	33	209	186	158	140	239	4028

Herbert M. Kritzer 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 Herbert M. Kritzer sits on this spectrum.

37 publications 262+

This scientist: 239 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Herbert M. Kritzer 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 Herbert M. Kritzer sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index 42+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Herbert M. Kritzer is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in social sciences and economics, econometrics, and finance. Their work mainly focuses on law, judicial systems, and related political and economic dimensions.

The major fields of study include:

Social Sciences
Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Key subfields of research cover:

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

Their research topics span various legal and political studies, including:

Judicial and Constitutional Studies
Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
Legal and Constitutional Studies
Comparative and International Law Studies
Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
Social Policy and Reform Studies

Herbert M. Kritzer has published papers on judicial selection and empirical legal research. Notable recent papers include:

"Appointed or Elected: How Justices on Elected State Supreme Courts Are Actually Selected" (2022), published in Law & Social Inquiry
"Index" (2020), published by Cambridge University Press eBooks
"Empirical Research on Civil Justice: A Brief History" (2024), published in SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Herbert M. Kritzer are:

Yoshimichi Satō
Akihide Inaba
Soko Aoki
Tomohiko Asano
Jihey Bae

Publication venues frequently featuring their work include:

International Journal of Japanese Sociology
Law & Social Inquiry
Cambridge University Press eBooks
SSRN Electronic Journal

Herbert M. Kritzer has authored several books primarily published by Cambridge University Press and Edward Elgar Publishing, demonstrating contributions to the study of judicial processes and empirical legal research. Titles include:

"Judicial Selection in the States" (2020)
"Litigating Judicial Selection" (2024)
"Advanced Introduction to Empirical Legal Research" (2021)

Best Publications

Jurisprudential Regimes in Supreme Court Decision Making

Mark J. Richards;Herbert M. Kritzer

312
Citations
Courts, Law, and Politics in Comparative Perspective

Herbert Jacob;Erhard Blankenburg;Herbert M. Kritzer;Doris M. Provine

279
Citations
The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research

Peter Cane;Herbert M. Kritzer

204
Citations
The Professions Are Dead, Long Live the Professions: Legal Practice in a Postprofessional World

Herbert M. Kritzer

168
Citations
The Costs of Ordinary Litigation

David M. Trubek;Austin Sarat;William L. F. Felstiner;Herbert M. Kritzer

130
Citations
Jurisprudential regimes and Supreme Court decisionmaking: The Lemon regime and establishment clause cases

Herbert M. Kritzer;Mark J. Richards

113
Citations
The Justice Broker: Lawyers and Ordinary Litigation

Herbert M. Kritzer

104
Citations
Sisterhood in the Courtroom: Sex of Judge and Defendant as Factors in Criminal Case Disposition

Herbert M. Kritzer;Thomas M. Uhlman

104
Citations
THE INFLUENCE OF LAW IN THE SUPREME COURT'S SEARCH-AND-SEIZURE JURISPRUDENCE

Herbert M. Kritzer;Mark J. Richards

102
Citations
The data puzzle: The nature of interpretation in quantitative research

Herbert M. Kritzer

100
Citations
Ideology and American Political Elites

Herbert M. Kritzer

87
Citations
Political Correlates of the Behavior of Federal District Judges: A "Best Case" Analysis

Herbert M. Kritzer

70
Citations
Risks, Reputations, and Rewards: Contingency Fee Legal Practice in the United States

Herbert M. Kritzer

66
Citations
Legal Advocacy: Lawyers and Nonlawyers at Work

Herbert Morris Kritzer

63
Citations
The impact of Bush v. Gore on public perceptions and knowledge of the Supreme Court

Herbert M. Kritzer

62
Citations
In litigation : do the "haves" still come out ahead?

Herbert M. Kritzer;Susan S. Silbey

61
Citations
Contingent-Fee Lawyers and Their Clients: Settlement Expectations, Settlement Realities, and Issues of Control in the Lawyer-Client Relationship

Herbert M. Kritzer

57
Citations
Adjudication to Settlement: Shading in the Gray

Herbert M. Kritzer

56
Citations
Lawyer Fees and Lawyer Behavior in Litigation: What Does the Empirical Literature Really Say?

Herbert M. Kritzer

53
Citations
To Confront or Not to Confront: Measuring Claiming Rates in Discrimination Grievances

Herbert M. Kritzer;Neil Vidmar;W. A. Bogart

52
Citations
Legal systems of the world : a political, social, and cultural encyclopedia

Herbert M. Kritzer

38
Citations
Disappearing Trials? A Comparative Perspective

Herbert M. Kritzer

27
Citations
Risks, Reputations, and Rewards

Unknown

6
Citations
In Litigation: Do the Have's Still Come Out Ahead?

Herbert M Kritzer;Susan S Silbey

2
Citations
Sisterhood in the Courtroom: Sex of Judge and Defendant as Factors in Criminal Case Disposition: An Interdisciplinary Collection

Herbert M. Kritzer;Thomas M. Uhlman

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil Vidmar Duke University

Austin Sarat Amherst College

David M. Trubek University of Wisconsin–Madison

Paul Brace Rice University

Susan S. Silbey MIT

Melinda Gann Hall Michigan State University

Valerie P. Hans Cornell University

Stewart Macaulay University of Wisconsin--Madison

External Links

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