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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 52 1261 1121 763 661 327 11244
Law 52 45 39 39 34 320 11487

Louis Kaplow publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Louis Kaplow between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Louis Kaplow published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2013. 6 of the 348 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2013. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 2 publications
1981 2025

348 publications in total across all disciplines

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Louis Kaplow: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 3
1986 3
1987 3
1988 0
1989 9
1990 4
1991 10
1992 14
1993 13
1994 11
1995 8
1996 9
1997 7
1998 5
1999 7
2000 13
2001 4
2002 12
2003 14
2004 16
2005 6
2006 12
2007 11
2008 15
2009 2
2010 11
2011 19
2012 5
2013 28
2014 4
2015 8
2016 7
2017 11
2018 7
2019 4
2020 11
2021 5
2022 3
2023 5
2024 4
2025 2
Total 348
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Louis Kaplow publications per year - data summary

  • Louis Kaplow, a Law scholar from Harvard University, has 348 publications recorded across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1981 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2013, with 28 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1981, 1982 and 1984, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 45 years in the span carry no publications at all (1983 and 1988).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.1 per year counting only the 43 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 19 publications, 5% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1981-1995: 81 publications (5.4 per year); 1996-2010: 144 publications (9.6 per year); 2011-2025: 123 publications (8.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Louis Kaplow 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 Louis Kaplow 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, 262+ 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: 320 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
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+ 100 320
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Louis Kaplow publication distribution in Law in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 466 Law scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 46 ranges running from 37–41 to 262+ publications.
  • Louis Kaplow, a Law scholar from Harvard University, records 320 publications - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Law scientists score the same or lower than Louis Kaplow, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 167–171 publications range, and Louis Kaplow ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 262+ publications, holding 100 scientists (21% of the field).
  • 14% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 92–96 publications), so the field is spread fairly evenly across the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 262 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (21% of the field).

Louis Kaplow 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 Louis Kaplow 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, 42+ 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: 52 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 52
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Louis Kaplow D-index placement in Law in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 466 Law scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 23 ranges running from 20 to 42+ D-Index.
  • Louis Kaplow, a Law scholar from Harvard University, records 52 D-Index - the 91st percentile of the discipline.
  • 91% of ranked Law scientists score the same or lower than Louis Kaplow, and about 9% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 31 D-Index range, and Louis Kaplow ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42+ D-Index, holding 92 scientists (20% of the field).
  • 24% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 25 D-Index), so the field is spread fairly evenly across the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 42 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (20% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Louis Kaplow is an academic affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, as well as Business, Management and Accounting. A significant portion of their work falls within subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, Accounting, Gender Studies, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Strategy and Management.

The main topics covered in Kaplow's research include:

  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Merger and Competition Analysis
  • Global Trade and Economics
  • Taxation and Compliance Studies
  • Corporate Taxation and Avoidance
  • Politics, Economics, and Education Policy

Kaplow has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • Optimal Income Taxation (2024), published in Journal of Economic Literature
  • Market Power and Income Taxation (2021), published in American Economic Journal Economic Policy
  • A Note on Horizontal Equity (2022), published in Florida Tax Review
  • A Unified Perspective on Efficiency, Redistribution, and Public Policy (2020), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Horizontal Merger Analysis (2021), published in International Journal of Industrial Organization

Frequently, Kaplow publishes in venues such as the SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Journal Economic Policy, The Journal of Economic Perspectives, and Florida Tax Review. Their work often intersects with prominent coauthors, including Scott Duke Kominers, with whom they have collaborated on three publications.

Kaplow's contributions to their field have been recognized by their election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Rules versus Standards: An Economic Analysis

    Louis Kaplow

  • Fairness versus Welfare

    Louis Kaplow;Steven Shavell

  • Optimal Law Enforcement with Self-Reporting of Behavior

    Louis Kaplow;Steven Shavell

  • WHY THE LEGAL SYSTEM IS LESS EFFICIENT THAN THE INCOME TAX IN REDISTRIBUTING INCOME

    Louis Kaplow;Steven M. Shavell

  • Property Rules Versus Liability Rules: An Economic Analysis

    Louis Kaplow;Steven Shavell

  • Any Non‐welfarist Method of Policy Assessment Violates the Pareto Principle: Reply

    Louis Kaplow;Steven Shavell

  • The Theory of Taxation and Public Economics

    Louis Kaplow;Louis Kaplow

  • THE OPTIMAL SUPPLY OF PUBLIC GOODS AND THE DISTORTIONARY COST OF TAXATION

    Louis Kaplow

  • Fairness versus Welfare

    Unknown

  • Optimal Sanctions When Individuals are Imperfectly Informed About the Probability of Apprehension

    Lucian Bebchuk;Louis Kaplow

  • The Value of Accuracy in Adjudication: An Economic Analysis

    Louis Kaplow

  • Accuracy in the Determination of Liability

    Louis Kaplow;Steven M. Shavell

  • Optimal Sanctions When Individuals Are Imperfectly Informed about the Probability of Apprehension

    Lucian Arye Bebchuk;Louis Kaplow

  • An Economic Analysis of Legal Transitions

    Louis Kaplow

  • Accuracy in the Assessment of Damages

    Louis Kaplow;Steven M. Shavell

  • HORIZONTAL EQUITY: MEASURES IN SEARCH OF A PRINCIPLE

    Louis Kaplow

  • On the undesirability of commodity taxation even when income taxation is not optimal

    Louis Kaplow;Louis Kaplow

  • Incentives and Government Relief for Risk

    Louis Kaplow

  • Optimal Taxation with Costly Enforcement and Evasion

    Louis Kaplow

  • On the Superiority of Corrective Taxes to Quantity Regulation

    Louis Kaplow;Steven Shavell

  • A Model of the Optimal Complexity of Legal Rules

    Louis Kaplow

  • The Value of a Statistical Life and the Coefficient of Relative Risk Aversion

    Louis Kaplow

  • Moral Rules, the Moral Sentiments, and Behavior: Toward a Theory of an Optimal Moral System

    Louis Kaplow;Steven Shavell

  • The Patent-Antitrust Intersection: A Reappraisal

    Louis Kaplow

  • On the (Ir)Relevance of Distribution and Labor Supply Distortion to Government Policy

    Louis Kaplow

  • Optimal sanctions and differences in individuals' likelihood of avoiding detection

    Lucian Arye Bebchuk;Louis Kaplow

  • A note on the optimal use of nonmonetary sanctions

    Louis Kaplow

  • Optimal Deterrence, Uninformed Individuals, and Acquiring Information about Whether Acts Are Subject to Sanctions

    Louis Kaplow

  • Extension of Monopoly Power through Leverage

    Louis Kaplow

  • The Theory of Taxation and Public Economics

    Unknown

  • OPTIMAL CONTROL OF EXTERNALITIES IN THE PRESENCE OF INCOME TAXATION*: optimal control of externalities

    Louis Kaplow;Louis Kaplow

  • Accuracy in the Assessment of Damages

    Louis Kaplow;Louis Kaplow;Steven Shavell;Steven Shavell

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven Shavell
Steven Shavell Harvard University
Lucian Arye Bebchuk
Lucian Arye Bebchuk Harvard University
David A. Weisbach
David A. Weisbach University of Chicago
Scott Duke Kominers
Scott Duke Kominers Harvard University
Carl Shapiro
Carl Shapiro University of California, Berkeley
David Kirk
David Kirk University of Strathclyde
W. Kip Viscusi
W. Kip Viscusi Vanderbilt University
Reinier Kraakman
Reinier Kraakman Harvard University
Richard J. Gilbert
Richard J. Gilbert University of California, Berkeley

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