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Kim Lane Scheppele

Kim Lane Scheppele

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Law 29 286 259 203 182 145 5225
Political Science 29 1252 1134 631 550 147 5087

Kim Lane Scheppele publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kim Lane Scheppele between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kim Lane Scheppele published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 3.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2017. 9 of the 168 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2017. 1979: 3 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 4 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 6 publications
1979 2025

168 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kim Lane Scheppele: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 3
1980 0
1981 3
1982 2
1983 1
1984 1
1985 1
1986 3
1987 3
1988 1
1989 2
1990 7
1991 3
1992 2
1993 1
1994 4
1995 1
1996 3
1997 0
1998 3
1999 0
2000 1
2001 1
2002 1
2003 2
2004 5
2005 1
2006 5
2007 3
2008 3
2009 0
2010 5
2011 3
2012 9
2013 9
2014 2
2015 3
2016 6
2017 11
2018 4
2019 9
2020 10
2021 8
2022 11
2023 3
2024 3
2025 6
Total 168
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Kim Lane Scheppele 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 Kim Lane Scheppele 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, 142–146 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: 145 publications — 41st percentile

41% 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 14 145
147–151 8
152–156 14
157–161 5
162–166 9
167–171 15
172–176 6
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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Kim Lane Scheppele 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 Kim Lane Scheppele 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, 29 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: 29 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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
22 11
23 20
24 17
25 23
26 19
27 19
28 22
29 14 29
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1985 - Edward S. Corwin Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)

Overview

Kim Lane Scheppele is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States and specializes in social sciences, with a particular focus on political science, international relations, sociology, law, finance, and economics. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Law, Finance, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their academic work concentrates on topics such as multicultural socio-legal studies, European and international law studies, European Union policy and governance, European criminal justice and data protection, judicial and constitutional studies, American constitutional law and politics, and issues related to torture, ethics, and law.

Frequent coauthors include Arianna Vedaschi, Gábor Mészáros, Dimitry Kochenov, Barbara Grabowska-Moroz, and David E. Pozen.

Kim Lane Scheppele has published extensively in various academic venues. Notable frequent publication platforms include DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), SSRN Electronic Journal, intR2Dok (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin), Journal of European Public Policy, and Yearbook of European Law.

Their recent publications include:

  • EU Values Are Law, after All: Enforcing EU Values through Systemic Infringement Actions by the European Commission and the Member States of the European Union, 2020, Yearbook of European Law
  • How Viktor Orbán Wins, 2022, Journal of Democracy
  • EU Values Are Law, After All: Enforcing EU Values Through Systemic Infringement Actions by the European Commission and the Member States of the European Union, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Executive Underreach, in Pandemics and Otherwise, 2020, American Journal of International Law
  • Compromising the Rule of Law while Compromising on the Rule of Law, 2020, intR2Dok (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin)

In terms of book publications, Kim Lane Scheppele has contributed to academic books published by Cambridge University Press, including the title "9/11 and the Rise of Global Anti-Terrorism Law" published in 2021.

Awards bestowed upon Kim Lane Scheppele include the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016 and the Edward S. Corwin Award from the American Political Science Association in 1985.

Best Publications

  • The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring about Social Change?

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  • Disabling the Constitution

    Miklós Bánkuti;Gábor Halmai;Kim Lane Scheppele

  • The Migration of Constitutional Ideas

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  • Illiberalism within: rule of law backsliding in the EU

    Laurent Pech;Kim Lane Scheppele

  • Crime and Punishment--Changing Attitudes in America.

    Joseph F. Jones;Arthur L. Stinchcombe;Rebecca Adams;Carol A. Heimer

  • Salience of Crime and Support for Harsher Criminal Sanctions.

    D. Garth Taylor;Kim Lane Scheppele;Arthur L. Stinchcombe

  • The Rule of Law and the Frankenstate: Why Governance Checklists Do Not Work

    Kim Lane Scheppele

  • Enforcing the Basic Principles of EU Law through Systemic Infringement Actions

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  • Through Women's Eyes: Defining Danger in the Wake of Sexual Assault

    Kim Lane Scheppele;Pauline B. Bart

  • Aspirational and aversive constitutionalism: The case for studying cross-constitutional influence through negative models

    Kim Lane Scheppele

  • Law in a Time of Emergency: States of Exception and the Temptations of 9/11

    Kim Lane Scheppele

  • EU Values Are Law, after All: Enforcing EU Values through Systemic Infringement Actions by the European Commission and the Member States of the European Union

    Kim Lane Scheppele;Dimitry Vladimirovich Kochenov;Barbara Grabowska-Moroz

  • Constitutional Negotiations Political Contexts of Judicial Activism in Post-Soviet Europe

    Kim Lane Scheppele

  • Legal Secrets: Equality and Efficiency in the Common Law

    Kim Lane Scheppele

  • Guardians of the Constitution: Constitutional Court Presidents and the Struggle for the Rule of Law in Post-Soviet Europe

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  • The fragility of an independent judiciary: Lessons from Hungary and Poland–and the European Union

    Kriszta Kovács;Kim Lane Scheppele

  • LEGAL THEORY AND SOCIAL THEORY

    Kim Lane Scheppele

  • The Migration of Constitutional Ideas: The migration of anti-constitutional ideas: the post-9/11 globalization of public law and the international state of emergency

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  • The opportunism of populists and the defense of constitutional liberalism

    Kim Lane Scheppele

  • Constitutional Coups in EU Law

    Kim Lane Scheppele

  • Rules of Law: The Complexity of Legality in Hungary

    Antal Örkény;Kim Lane Scheppele

  • Constitutional patriotism: An introduction

    Jan-Werner Müller;Kim Lane Scheppele

  • A Constitution Between Past and Future

    Kim Lane Scheppele

  • Facing Facts in Legal Interpretation

    Kim Lane Scheppele

  • North American emergencies: The use of emergency powers in Canada and the United States

    Kim Lane Scheppele

  • Other People's PATRIOT Acts: Europe's Response to September 11

    Kim Lane Scheppele

  • “It’s Just Not Right”: The Ethics of Insider Trading

    Kim Lane Scheppele

  • Manners of Imagining the real

    Kim Lane Scheppele

  • EU Values Are Law, After All: Enforcing EU Values Through Systemic Infringement Actions by the European Commission and the Member States of the European Union

    Kim Lane Scheppele;Dimitry Kochenov;Barbara Grabowska-Moroz

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Daniel Kelemen
R. Daniel Kelemen Georgetown University
Dimitry Kochenov
Dimitry Kochenov Central European University
Judith Resnik
Judith Resnik Yale University
Tom R. Tyler
Tom R. Tyler Yale University
Michael J. Saks
Michael J. Saks Arizona State University
Mark A. Pollack
Mark A. Pollack Temple University
Harold Hongju Koh
Harold Hongju Koh Yale University
Cas Mudde
Cas Mudde University of Georgia
Tracey L. Meares
Tracey L. Meares Yale University

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