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212
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Omri Ben-Shahar 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 Omri Ben-Shahar sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 262+

This scientist: 182 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Omri Ben-Shahar 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 Omri Ben-Shahar 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: 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

Omri Ben-Shahar is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their scholarly work primarily spans the social sciences, with a focus on law as the dominant subfield alongside contributions in economics and econometrics, sociology and political science, political science and international relations, and information systems.

Their research addresses topics including:

  • Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
  • European and International Contract Law
  • Legal principles and applications
  • Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction
  • Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
  • Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
  • Auction Theory and Applications

Ben-Shahar has published in several academic venues. The most frequent outlets are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Legal Analysis
  • The Journal of Legal Studies
  • Russian Journal of Economics and Law
  • Jerusalem Review of Legal Studies

Recent papers by Omri Ben-Shahar include:

  • "Privacy Protection, At What Cost? Exploring the Regulatory Resistance to Data Technology in Auto Insurance," 2023, The Journal of Legal Analysis
  • "Nonparty Interests in Contract Law," 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal

They have also coauthored works with researchers such as Oren Bar-Gill, Florencia Marotta-Wurgler, David A. Hoffman, Cathy Hwang, and Ariel Porat. Oren Bar-Gill has been a particularly frequent collaborator, contributing to multiple publications jointly.

The research of Omri Ben-Shahar engages with intricate intersections between legal frameworks and economic analysis, often considering the practical and theoretical aspects of contract law, regulatory policy, and information management.

Best Publications

  • Outsourcing Regulation: How Insurance Reduces Moral Hazard

    Omri Ben-Shahar;Kyle D. Logue

  • The Failure of Mandated Disclosure

    Omri Ben-Shahar;Carl E. Schneider

  • More Than You Wanted to Know: The Failure of Mandated Disclosure

    Omri Ben-Shahar;Carl E. Schneider

  • Regulatory techniques in consumer protection: A critique of European consumer contract law

    Oren Bar-Gill;Omri Ben-Shahar

  • The Myth of the ‘Opportunity to Read’ in Contract Law

    Omri Ben-Shahar

  • The Secrecy Interest in Contract Law

    Omri Ben-Shahar;Lisa E. Bernstein

  • Blaming the Victim: Optimal Incentives for Private Precautions against Crime

    Omri Ben-Shahar;Alon Harel

  • Regulation Through Boilerplate: An Apologia

    Omri Ben-Shahar

  • The Prisoners’ (Plea Bargain) Dilemma

    Oren Bar-Gill;Omri Ben-Shahar

  • The Economics of the Law of Criminal Attempts: A Victim-Centered Perspective

    Omri Ben-Shahar;Alon Harel

  • Exit from Contract

    Oren Bar-Gill;Omri Ben-Shahar

  • Regulation Through Boilerplate: An Apologia

    Omri Ben-Shahar

  • Exit From Contract

    Oren Bar-Gill;Omri Ben-Shahar

  • The Failure of Mandated Discourse

    Omri Ben-Shahar;Carl E. Schneider

  • The Right to Withdraw in Contract Law

    Omri Ben-Shahar;Eric A. Posner

  • How to Repair Unconscionable Contracts

    Omri Ben-Shahar

  • A Bargaining Power Theory of Gap-Filling

    Omri Ben-Shahar

  • More Than You Wanted to Know

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  • The Myth of the 'Opportunity to Read' in Contract Law

    Omri Ben-Shahar

  • The Futility of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Financial Disclosure Regulation

    Omri Ben-Shahar;Carl E. Schneider

  • Chapter 14 Arbitration and Access to Courts: Economic Analysis

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  • Should Products Liability Be Based on Hindsight

    Omri Ben-Shahar

  • Under the Weather: Government Insurance and the Regulation of Climate Risks

    Omri Ben-Shahar;Kyle D. Logue

  • The Economics of Climate Enforcement

    Omri Ben-Shahar;Anu Bradford

  • An Information Theory of Willful Breach

    Oren Bar-Gill;Omri Ben-Shahar

  • Playing without a rulebook: Optimal enforcement when individuals learn the penalty only by committing the crime

    Omri Ben-Shahar

  • The Law of Duress and the Economics of Credible Threats

    Oren Bar-Gill;Omri Ben-Shahar

  • The Uneasy Case for Comparative Negligence

    Omri Ben-Shahar;Oren Bar-Gill

  • Personalizing Mandatory Rules in Contract Law

    Omri Ben-Shahar;Ariel Porat

  • Contracts without Consent: Exploring a New Basis for Contractual Liability

    Omri Ben-Shahar

  • Boilerplate: The Foundation Of Market Contracts

    Omri Ben-Shahar

  • A Bargaining Power Theory of Default Rules

    Omri Ben-Shahar

  • Threatening an Irrational Breach of Contract

    Omri Ben-Shahar;Oren Bar-Gill

  • Interpreting Contracts via Surveys and Experiments

    Omri Ben-Shahar;Lior Strahilevitz

  • Efficient Enforcement in International Law

    Omri Ben-Shahar;Anu Bradford

Frequent Co-Authors

Ariel Porat
Ariel Porat Tel Aviv University
Lucian Arye Bebchuk
Lucian Arye Bebchuk Harvard University
Alon Harel
Alon Harel Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Adam S. Chilton
Adam S. Chilton University of Chicago
Eric A. Posner
Eric A. Posner University of Chicago
Richard A. Epstein
Richard A. Epstein New York University
Dhammika Dharmapala
Dhammika Dharmapala University of California, Berkeley
Nuno Garoupa
Nuno Garoupa George Mason University
G. Mitu Gulati
G. Mitu Gulati University of Virginia

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