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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Law 44 82 73 65 57 136 19691

Ronald J. Gilson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ronald J. Gilson between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ronald J. Gilson published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2014. 1 of the 150 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

150 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ronald J. Gilson: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 2
1983 0
1984 2
1985 1
1986 0
1987 1
1988 1
1989 2
1990 3
1991 3
1992 3
1993 7
1994 3
1995 2
1996 0
1997 6
1998 6
1999 2
2000 3
2001 3
2002 2
2003 6
2004 8
2005 7
2006 2
2007 4
2008 4
2009 4
2010 5
2011 8
2012 5
2013 5
2014 10
2015 7
2016 6
2017 2
2018 2
2019 3
2020 4
2021 1
2022 2
2023 1
2024 0
2025 1
Total 150
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Ronald J. Gilson 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 Ronald J. Gilson 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, 132–136 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: 136 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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 14 136
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
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Ronald J. Gilson 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 Ronald J. Gilson 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: 44 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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 44
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Ronald J. Gilson is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their academic work primarily spans the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with a focus on several subfields including Accounting, Management Information Systems, and Strategy and Management.

The researcher's recent scholarly output includes six papers centered on Private Equity and Venture Capital, as well as studies on Corporate Insolvency and Governance, FinTech, Crowdfunding, and Digital Finance, and Corporate Governance and Law. Key publication venues for their work are the SSRN Electronic Journal and the Journal of applied corporate finance.

  • Does Venture Capital Require an Active Stock Market? (2023, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • Shifting Influences on Corporate Governance: Capital Market Completeness and Policy Channeling (2020, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • Board 3.0: What the Private-Equity Governance Model Can Offer Public Companies (2020, Journal of applied corporate finance)
  • Corporate Governance versus Real Governance (2022, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • Corporate Governance versus Real Governance (2022, Journal of applied corporate finance)

The scientist has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including Jeffrey N. Gordon, Curtis J. Milhaupt, Bernard S. Black, Kathryn Judge, and Wei Jiang.

Their main topics of study include:

  • Private Equity and Venture Capital
  • Corporate Insolvency and Governance
  • FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
  • Corporate Governance and Law

Ronald J. Gilson is recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1999.

Best Publications

  • Venture capital and the structure of capital markets: banks versus stock markets

    Bernard S Black;Ronald J Gilson;Ronald J Gilson

  • The Mechanisms of Market Efficiency

    Ronald J. Gilson;Reinier H. Kraakman

  • The Legal Infrastructure of High Technology Industrial Districts: Silicon Valley, Route 128, and Covenants Not to Compete

    Ronald J. Gilson

  • Value Creation by Business Lawyers: Legal Skills and Asset Pricing

    Ronald J. Gilson

  • Globalizing Corporate Governance: Convergence of Form or Function

    Ronald J. Gilson

  • Reinventing the Outside Director: An Agenda for Institutional Investors

    Ronald J. Gilson;Reinier Kraakman

  • A Structural Approach to Corporations: The Case against Defensive Tactics in Tender Offers

    Ronald J. Gilson

  • Controlling Controlling Shareholders

    Ronald J. Gilson;Jeffrey N. Gordon

  • Engineering a Venture Capital Market: Lessons from the American Experience

    Ronald J. Gilson

  • Controlling Shareholders and Corporate Governance: Complicating the Comparative Taxonomy

    Ronald J. Gilson

  • Understanding the Japanese Keiretsu: Overlaps between Corporate Governance and Industrial Organization

    Ronald J. Gilson;Mark J. Roe

  • Sharing Among the Human Capitalists: An Economic Inquiry into the Corporate Law Firm and How Partners Split Profits

    Ronald J. Gilson;Robert H. Mnookin

  • Disputing through Agents: Cooperation and Conflict between Lawyers in Litigation

    Ronald J. Gilson;Robert H. Mnookin

  • Contracting for Innovation: Vertical Disintegration and Interfirm Collaboration

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

  • Understanding Venture Capital Structure: A Tax Explanation for Convertible Preferred Stock

    Ronald J. Gilson;David M. Schizer

  • Venture Capital and the Structure of Capital Markets: Banks Versus Stock Markets

    Ronald J. Gilson;Ronald J. Gilson;Bernard S. Black

  • Delaware's Intermediate Standard for Defensive Tactics: Is There Substance to Proportionality Review?

    Ronald J. Gilson;Reinier Kraakman

  • Seeking Competitive Bids Versus Pure Passivity in Tender Offer Defense

    Ronald J. Gilson

  • Coming of Age in a Corporate Law Firm: The Economics of Associate Career Patterns

    Ronald J. Gilson;Robert H. Mnookin

  • Sovereign Wealth Funds and Corporate Governance: A Minimalist Response to the New Mercantilism

    Ronald J. Gilson;Curtis J. Milhaupt

  • The law and finance of corporate acquisitions

    Ronald J. Gilson;Bernard S. Black

  • Regulatory Dualism as a Development Strategy: Corporate Reform in Brazil, the United States, and the European Union

    Ronald J. Gilson;Henry Hansmaan;Mariana Pargendler

  • Evaluating Dual Class Common Stock: The Relevance of Substitutes

    Ronald J. Gilson

  • Constraints on Private Benefits of Control: Ex Ante Control Mechanisms versus Ex Post Transaction Review

    Ronald J. Gilson;Alan Schwartz

  • Unocal Fifteen Years Later (and What We Can Do About It)

    Ronald J. Gilson;Ronald J. Gilson

  • The Devolution of the Legal Profession: A Demand Side Perspective

    Ronald J. Gilson

  • Does Venture Capital Require an Active Stock Market

    Ronald J. Gilson;Ronald J. Gilson;Bernard S. Black

  • The Case Against Shark Repellent Amendments: Structural Limitations on the Enabling Concept

    Ronald J. Gilson

  • Sales and Elections as Methods for Transferring Corporate Control

    Ronald J. Gilson;Alan Schwartz

  • Sovereign Wealth Funds and Corporate Governance: A Minimalist Response to the New Merchantilism

    Ronald J. Gilson;Ronald J. Gilson;Curtis J. Milhaupt

Frequent Co-Authors

Reinier Kraakman
Reinier Kraakman Harvard University
Charles F. Sabel
Charles F. Sabel Columbia University
Robert E. Scott
Robert E. Scott Columbia University
Curtis J. Milhaupt
Curtis J. Milhaupt Stanford University
Alan Schwartz
Alan Schwartz University of Illinois at Chicago
Bernard S. Black
Bernard S. Black Northwestern University
Mark J. Roe
Mark J. Roe Harvard University
Lucian Arye Bebchuk
Lucian Arye Bebchuk Harvard University
Henry Hansmann
Henry Hansmann Yale University
Darius Palia
Darius Palia Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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