2026 Robert E. Scott: Law Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Law	32	229	204	168	149	130	4387

Robert E. Scott 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 Robert E. Scott sits on this spectrum.

37 publications 262+

This scientist: 130 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert E. Scott 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 Robert E. Scott sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index 42+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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

1999 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Robert E. Scott is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to child nutrition and water access, urban and rural development challenges, wastewater treatment and reuse, water governance and infrastructure, fecal contamination and water quality, food waste reduction and sustainability, and global maternal and child health.

Their body of work is reflected across several main fields and subfields of study. The principal field is Nursing, with contributions also spanning Nutrition and Dietetics, Urban Studies, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Political Science and International Relations, and Food Science.

Scott's recent papers include the following publications:

"Estimating Safely Managed Sanitation in Urban Areas; Lessons Learned From a Global Implementation of Excreta-Flow Diagrams," 2020, Frontiers in Environmental Science
"Access to and factors influencing drinking water and sanitation service levels in informal settlements: Evidence from Kampala, Uganda," 2023, Habitat International
"Regulating sanitation services in sub-saharan africa: An overview of the regulation of emptying and transport of faecal sludge in 20 cities and its implementation," 2021, Utilities Policy
"Private emptiers' perspectives on the regulation of faecal sludge emptying services in Sub-Saharan Africa," 2021, Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
"Barriers and Enablers to the Regulation of Sanitation Services: A Framework for Emptying and Transport Services in Sub-Saharan African Cities," 2022, Frontiers in Environmental Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Scott include:

Sam Kayaga
Alix Lerebours
Kevin Sansom
David Galibourg
Katherine V. Gough

Their work has appeared in several publication venues, notably:

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
Frontiers in Environmental Science
Habitat International
Utilities Policy
International Development Planning Review

Robert E. Scott was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1999.

Best Publications

Contracting for Innovation: Vertical Disintegration and Interfirm Collaboration

Ronald J. Gilson;Charles F. Sabel;Robert E. Scott

530
Citations
Contract Theory and the Limits of Contract Law

Alan Schwartz;Robert E. Scott

379
Citations
Braiding: the Interaction of Formal and Informal Contracting in Theory, Practice, and Doctrine

Ronald J. Gilson;Charles F. Sabel;Robert E. Scott

253
Citations
Principles of Relational Contracts

Charles J. Goetz;Robert E. Scott

251
Citations
Liquidated Damages, Penalties and the Just Compensation Principle: Some Notes on an Enforcement Model and a Theory of Efficient Breach

Charles J. Goetz;Robert E. Scott

180
Citations
Anticipating Litigation in Contract Design

Robert E Scott;George G Triantis

130
Citations
Text and Context: Contract Interpretation as Contract Design

Ronald J. Gilson;Charles F. Sabel;Robert E. Scott

123
Citations
Enforcing Promises: An Examination of the Basis of Contract

Charles J Goetz;Robert E Scott

115
Citations
The Limits of Expanded Choice: An Analysis of the Interactions between Express and Implied Contract Terms

Charles J. Goetz;Robert E. Scott

113
Citations
A Theory of Self-Enforcing Indefinite Agreements

Robert E. Scott

112
Citations
Plea Bargaining as Contract

Robert E. Scott;William J. Stuntz

110
Citations
Contract and Innovation: The Limited Role of Generalist Courts in the Evolution of Novel Contractual Forms

Ronald J. Gilson;Charles F. Sabel;Robert E. Scott

106
Citations
Self-Enforcing International Agreements and the Limits of Coercion

Robert E. Scott;Paul B. Stephan

101
Citations
Origin Myths, Contracts, and the Hunt for Pari Passu

Mark C. Weidemaier;Robert E. Scott;G. Mitu Gulati

101
Citations
The Limits of Leviathan: Contract Theory and the Enforcement of International Law

Robert E. Scott;Paul B. Iii. Stephan

100
Citations
A Relational Theory of Secured Financing

Robert E. Scott

97
Citations
The Political Economy of Private Legislatures

Alan Schwartz;Robert E. Scott

91
Citations
The Case for Formalism in Relational Contract

Robert E. Scott

85
Citations
The Three and a Half Minute Transaction: Boilerplate and the Limits of Contract Design

G. Mitu Gulati;Robert E. Scott

73
Citations
Marriage as Relational Contract

Elizabeth S. Scott;Robert E. Scott

67
Citations
Conflict and Cooperation in Long-Term Contracts

Robert E. Scott

64
Citations
Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of Contract Design

Robert E. Scott;George G. Triantis

57
Citations
Corporate bankruptcy: On the nature of bankruptcy: An essay on bankruptcy sharing and the creditors' bargain

Thomas H. Jackson;Robert E. Scott

55
Citations
Precontractual liability and preliminary agreements

Alan Schwartz;Robert E. Scott

38
Citations
A Relational Theory of Default Rules for Commercial Contracts

Robert E. Scott

36
Citations
Parents as Fiduciaries

Elizabeth S. Scott;Robert E. Scott

32
Citations
The Law and Economics of Incomplete Contracts

Robert E. Scott

26
Citations
Rules for Growth: Promoting Innovation and Growth Through Legal Reform

Robert E. Litan;Yochai Benkler;Henry N. Butler;John Henry Clippinger

6
Citations
Contract and Innovation: The Limited Role of Generalist Courts in the Evolution of Novel Contractual Terms

Ronald J. Gilson;Ronald J. Gilson;Charles F. Sabel;Robert E. Scott

4
Citations
The Limits of Leviathan: States, Firms, and the Enforcement of International Law

Robert E. Scott;Paul B. Stephan

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald J. Gilson Columbia University

Alan Schwartz University of Illinois at Chicago

G. Mitu Gulati University of Virginia

Charles F. Sabel Columbia University

Stephen J. Choi New York University

Alan L. Schwartz Washington University in St. Louis

Ariel Porat Tel Aviv University

Robert D. Cooter University of California, Berkeley

Peter H. Schuck Yale University

Roberta Romano Yale University

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