2026 William M. Landes: Law Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Law	59	31	30	28	27	133	30642

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

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Law

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30642

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award
2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

William M. Landes is a researcher affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States.

In 2008, they were recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Best Publications

An Economic Analysis of Copyright Law

William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

2635
Citations
The Independent Judiciary in an Interest-Group Perspective

William Landes;Richard Posner

2570
Citations
The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law

William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

2536
Citations
An Economic Analysis of the Courts

William Landes

1756
Citations
An Economic Analysis of the Courts

William M. Landes

1704
Citations
Market Power in Antitrust Cases

Richard A. Posner;William M. Landes

1481
Citations
Trademark Law: An Economic Perspective

William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

1473
Citations
Adjudication as a Private Good

William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

1002
Citations
The Economic Structure of Tort Law

William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

990
Citations
Indefinitely Renewable Copyright

William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

792
Citations
Optimal Sanctions for Antitrust Violations

William M. Landes

658
Citations
The Behavior of Federal Judges: A Theoretical and Empirical Study of Rational Choice

Lee Epstein;William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

617
Citations
The Independent Judiciary in an Interest-Group Perspective

William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

615
Citations
Some Economics of Trade Secret Law

David D. Friedman;William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

512
Citations
Sequential versus Unitary Trials: An Economic Analysis

William M. Landes

460
Citations
The Economic Structure of Tort Law

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454
Citations
The Positive Economic Theory of Tort Law

Richard A. Posner;William M. Landes

417
Citations
Essays in the economics of crime and punishment

Gary S Becker;William M Landes

397
Citations
Judicial Influence: A Citation Analysis of Federal Courts of Appeals Judges

William M. Landes;Lawrence Lessig;Michael E. Solimine

391
Citations
Copyright Protection of Letters, Diaries, and Other Unpublished Works: An Economic Approach

William M. Landes

382
Citations
Joint and Multiple Tortfeasors: An Economic Analysis

William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

372
Citations
An Economic Study of U. S. Aircraft Hijacking, 1961-1976

William M. Landes

325
Citations
The Economics of Legal Disputes Over the Ownership of Works of Art and Other Collectibles

Richard A. Posner;William M. Landes

267
Citations
The Influence of Economics on Law: A Quantitative Study

William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

222
Citations
The Independent Judiciary in an Interest-Group Perspective

William M. Landes;William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner;Richard A. Posner

173
Citations
What Has the Visual Arts Rights Act of 1990 Accomplished

William M. Landes;William M. Landes

168
Citations
Causation in Tort Law: An Economic Approach

William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

164
Citations
A Positive Economic Analysis of Products Liability

William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

119
Citations
An economic analysis of copyright law

William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

53
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Posner University of Chicago

Lee Epstein Washington University in St. Louis

Frank H. Easterbrook University of Chicago

Lawrence Lessig Harvard University

External Links

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