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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Law 21 432 394 289 258 173 2580

Ilya Somin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ilya Somin between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ilya Somin published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 7 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2015. 11 of the 202 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2015. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 7 publications
1997 2025

202 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ilya Somin: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 2
1999 1
2000 3
2001 0
2002 0
2003 2
2004 6
2005 1
2006 5
2007 6
2008 7
2009 6
2010 9
2011 9
2012 9
2013 17
2014 6
2015 24
2016 4
2017 17
2018 4
2019 10
2020 21
2021 6
2022 9
2023 6
2024 4
2025 7
Total 202
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Ilya Somin 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 Ilya Somin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 46 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 262+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 100. Most scientists, 100, have 262+ publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 262 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 172–176 publications, is where this scientist sits. 37–41 publications: 3 scientists 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 0 scientists 52–56 publications: 3 scientists 57–61 publications: 2 scientists 62–66 publications: 1 scientist 67–71 publications: 6 scientists 72–76 publications: 6 scientists 77–81 publications: 10 scientists 82–86 publications: 7 scientists 87–91 publications: 10 scientists 92–96 publications: 18 scientists 97–101 publications: 15 scientists 102–106 publications: 14 scientists 107–111 publications: 12 scientists 112–116 publications: 12 scientists 117–121 publications: 14 scientists 122–126 publications: 10 scientists 127–131 publications: 9 scientists 132–136 publications: 14 scientists 137–141 publications: 12 scientists 142–146 publications: 14 scientists 147–151 publications: 8 scientists 152–156 publications: 14 scientists 157–161 publications: 5 scientists 162–166 publications: 9 scientists 167–171 publications: 15 scientists 172–176 publications: 6 scientists 177–181 publications: 9 scientists 182–186 publications: 8 scientists 187–191 publications: 16 scientists 192–196 publications: 7 scientists 197–201 publications: 6 scientists 202–206 publications: 7 scientists 207–211 publications: 11 scientists 212–216 publications: 0 scientists 217–221 publications: 5 scientists 222–226 publications: 6 scientists 227–231 publications: 10 scientists 232–236 publications: 8 scientists 237–241 publications: 5 scientists 242–246 publications: 4 scientists 247–251 publications: 2 scientists 252–256 publications: 7 scientists 257–261 publications: 5 scientists 262+ publications: 100 scientists
37–41 publications 262+

This scientist: 173 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Law scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 466 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 3
42–46 1
47–51 0
52–56 3
57–61 2
62–66 1
67–71 6
72–76 6
77–81 10
82–86 7
87–91 10
92–96 18
97–101 15
102–106 14
107–111 12
112–116 12
117–121 14
122–126 10
127–131 9
132–136 14
137–141 12
142–146 14
147–151 8
152–156 14
157–161 5
162–166 9
167–171 15
172–176 6 173
177–181 9
182–186 8
187–191 16
192–196 7
197–201 6
202–206 7
207–211 11
212–216 0
217–221 5
222–226 6
227–231 10
232–236 8
237–241 5
242–246 4
247–251 2
252–256 7
257–261 5
262+ 100
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Ilya Somin 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 Ilya Somin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
20 40 60 80
Bar chart with 23 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 42+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 92. Most scientists, 92, have 42+ D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 42 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 21 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 21 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Law scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 466 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 16
21 23 21
22 11
23 20
24 17
25 23
26 19
27 19
28 22
29 14
30 25
31 25
32 20
33 24
34 23
35 12
36 11
37 15
38 14
39 4
40 8
41 9
42+ 92
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Best Publications

  • Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government Is Smarter

    Ilya Somin

  • Voter ignorance and the democratic ideal

    Ilya Somin

  • Democracy and Political Ignorance

    Unknown

  • Should International Law Be Part of Our Law

    John O. McGinnis;Ilya Somin

  • Federalism vs. states' rights: A defense of judicial review in a federal system

    John O. McGinnis;Ilya Somin

  • Knowledge about ignorance: New directions in the study of political information

    Ilya Somin

  • Controlling the Grasping Hand: Economic Development Takings after Kelo

    Ilya Somin

  • DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL IGNORANCE

    Ilya Somin

  • The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain

    Ilya Somin

  • Democracy and international human rights law

    John O. McGinnis;Ilya Somin

  • The Limits of Backlash

    Ilya Somin

  • Eminent Domain in the United States

    Ilya Somin

  • FOOT VOTING, POLITICAL IGNORANCE, AND CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN

    Ilya Somin

  • Political Ignorance and the Countermajoritarian Difficulty: A New Perspective on the 'Central Obsession' of Constitutional Theory

    Ilya Somin

  • The Ongoing Debate Over Political Ignorance: Reply to My Critics

    Ilya Somin

  • The promise and peril of epistocracy

    Ilya Somin

  • Richard Posner's democratic pragmatism and the problem of ignorance

    Ilya Somin

  • Overcoming Poletown: County of Wayne v. Hathcock, Economic Development Takings, and the Future of Public Use

    Ilya Somin

  • Why Political Ignorance Undermines the Wisdom of the Many

    Ilya Somin

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Jack M. Balkin
Jack M. Balkin Yale University
Sanford Levinson
Sanford Levinson The University of Texas at Austin

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