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John Armour 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 John Armour sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 262+

This scientist: 147 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Armour 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 John Armour 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: 35 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Law in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

John Armour is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and contributes extensively to research at the intersection of law, economics, and technology. Their work spans a variety of fields within social sciences, business management, and economics, with a strong focus on legal innovation involving artificial intelligence.

The main fields of study covered in Armour's publications include:

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

Armour's research delves into subfields such as:

  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Law
  • Accounting
  • Marketing

The research topics most frequently addressed include:

  • Artificial Intelligence in Law
  • Legal Education and Practice Innovations
  • Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
  • Securities Regulation and Market Practices
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
  • Law, AI, and Intellectual Property

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on technological and regulatory aspects of law:

  • AI-enabled business models in legal services: from traditional law firms to next-generation law companies? (2020, Journal of Professions and Organization)
  • Taking Compliance Seriously (2020, Yale Law School Legal Scholarship Repository)
  • Shareholder rights (2020, Oxford Review of Economic Policy)
  • Unlocking the potential of AI for English law (2020, International Journal of the Legal Profession)
  • How Technology Is (or Is Not) Transforming Law Firms (2023, Annual Review of Law and Social Science)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Armour include:

  • Mari Sako
  • Thom Wetzer
  • Luca Enriques
  • Alina Petrova
  • Richard Parnham

The venues where Armour's work is commonly published reflect a focus on law and economics, featuring contributions to:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Professions and Organization
  • Yale Law School Legal Scholarship Repository
  • Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Best Publications

  • The Anatomy of Corporate Law: A Comparative and Functional Approach

    Reinier Kraakman;John Armour;Paul Davies;Luca Enriques

  • Bankruptcy Law and Entrepreneurship

    John Armour;Douglas J Cumming

  • The Anatomy of Corporate Law: A Comparative and Functional Approach

    Reinier Kraakman;John Armour;Paul Davies;Luca Enriques

  • The legislative road to Silicon Valley

    John Armour;Douglas Cumming

  • Principles of Financial Regulation

    John Armour;Dan Awrey;Paul Davies;Luca Enriques

  • Shareholder Protection and Stock Market Development: An Empirical Test of the Legal Origins Hypothesis

    John Armour;Simon Deakin;Prabirjit Sarkar;Mathias M. Siems

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

    Brian R. Cheffins;John Armour

  • Shareholder Primacy and the Trajectory of UK Corporate Governance

    John Armour;Simon Deakin;Suzanne J. Konzelmann

  • Regulatory Sanctions and Reputational Damage in Financial Markets

    John Armour;Colin Mayer;Andrea Polo

  • Share Capital and Creditor Protection: Efficient Rules for a Modern Company Law

    John Armour

  • Systemic Harms and Shareholder Value

    John Armour;Jeffrey N. Gordon

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

    John Armour;Bernard Black;Brian Cheffins;Richard Nolan

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

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

  • Who Writes the Rules for Hostile Takeovers, and Why? The Peculiar Divergence of US and UK Takeover Regulation

    John Armour;David A. Skeel Jr.

  • Law, Finance, and Politics: The Case of India

    John Armour;Priya Lele

  • The evolution of hostile takeover regimes in developed and emerging markets: an analytical framework

    John Armour;Jack B. Jacobs;Curtis J. Milhaupt

  • Delaware's Balancing Act

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

  • What is corporate law

    J Armour;H Hansmann;RH Kraakman;M Pargendler

  • AI-enabled business models in legal services: from traditional law firms to next-generation law companies?

    John Armour;Mari Sako

  • Norms in Private Insolvency: The “London Approach” to the Resolution of Financial Distress

    John Armour;Simon Deakin

  • The Anatomy of Corporate Law

    R. Kraakman;J. Armour;P. Davies;Luca Enriques

  • Norms In Private Insolvency Procedures: The 'London Approach' To The Resolution Of Financial Distress

    John Armour;Simon Deakin

  • Self-Driving Corporations?

    John Armour;Horst Eidenmueller

  • The Legal Road To Replicating Silicon Valley

    John Armour;Douglas Cumming

  • After Enron : Improving Corporate Law and Modernising Securities Regulation in Europe and the US

    J.A. McCahery;J. Armour

  • Insolvency and employment protection: the mixed effects of the Acquired Rights Directive

    John Armour;Simon Deakin

  • The Law and Economics of Corporate Insolvency: A Review

    John Armour

  • The Essential Elements of Corporate Law: What is Corporate Law?

    Reinier Kraakman;John Armour;Henry Hansmann

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

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

  • Mark J. Roe, Political Determinants of Corporate Governance (Oxford: Oxford University Press 2003) xii + 206 pp. + 25 pp. index and bibliography. £24.99. ISBN 0-19-924074-4.

    John Armour

  • The promise and perils of crowdfunding: Between corporate finance and consumer contracts

    John Armour;Luca Enriques

  • The Chequered History of the Floating Charge

    John Armour

  • Agency Problems, Legal Strategies, and Enforcement

    Reinier Kraakman;John Armour;Henry Hansmann

  • The Basic Governance Structure: The Interests of Shareholders as a Class

    John Armour;Luca Enriques;Henry Hansmann;Reinier Kraakman

  • Norms in Private Bankruptcy: The 'London Approach' to the Resolution of Financial Distress

    John Armour;Simon Deakin

Frequent Co-Authors

Luca Enriques
Luca Enriques Bocconi University
Brian R. Cheffins
Brian R. Cheffins University of Cambridge
Simon Deakin
Simon Deakin University of Cambridge
Henry Hansmann
Henry Hansmann Yale University
Reinier Kraakman
Reinier Kraakman Harvard University
Mathias M. Siems
Mathias M. Siems European University Institute
Bernard S. Black
Bernard S. Black Northwestern University
Curtis J. Milhaupt
Curtis J. Milhaupt Stanford University
Thomas Lukasiewicz
Thomas Lukasiewicz University of Oxford
Klaus J. Hopt
Klaus J. Hopt Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law

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