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D-Index
59
Citations
30642
World Ranking
31
National Ranking
28

William M. Landes 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 William M. Landes sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 262+

This scientist: 133 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William M. Landes 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 William M. Landes 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: 59 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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

  • 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

  • The Independent Judiciary in an Interest-Group Perspective

    William Landes;Richard Posner

  • The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law

    William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

  • An Economic Analysis of the Courts

    William Landes

  • An Economic Analysis of the Courts

    William M. Landes

  • Market Power in Antitrust Cases

    Richard A. Posner;William M. Landes

  • Trademark Law: An Economic Perspective

    William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

  • Adjudication as a Private Good

    William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

  • The Economic Structure of Tort Law

    William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

  • Indefinitely Renewable Copyright

    William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

  • Optimal Sanctions for Antitrust Violations

    William M. Landes

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

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

  • The Independent Judiciary in an Interest-Group Perspective

    William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

  • Some Economics of Trade Secret Law

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

  • Sequential versus Unitary Trials: An Economic Analysis

    William M. Landes

  • The Economic Structure of Tort Law

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  • The Positive Economic Theory of Tort Law

    Richard A. Posner;William M. Landes

  • Essays in the economics of crime and punishment

    Gary S Becker;William M Landes

  • Judicial Influence: A Citation Analysis of Federal Courts of Appeals Judges

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

  • Copyright Protection of Letters, Diaries, and Other Unpublished Works: An Economic Approach

    William M. Landes

  • Joint and Multiple Tortfeasors: An Economic Analysis

    William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

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

    William M. Landes

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

    Richard A. Posner;William M. Landes

  • The Influence of Economics on Law: A Quantitative Study

    William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

  • The Independent Judiciary in an Interest-Group Perspective

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

  • What Has the Visual Arts Rights Act of 1990 Accomplished

    William M. Landes;William M. Landes

  • Causation in Tort Law: An Economic Approach

    William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

  • A Positive Economic Analysis of Products Liability

    William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

  • An economic analysis of copyright law

    William M. Landes;Richard A. Posner

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Posner
Richard A. Posner University of Chicago
Lee Epstein
Lee Epstein Washington University in St. Louis
Frank H. Easterbrook
Frank H. Easterbrook University of Chicago
Gary S. Becker
Gary S. Becker University of Chicago
Douglas Lichtman
Douglas Lichtman University of California, Los Angeles
Dennis W. Carlton
Dennis W. Carlton University of Chicago
John R. Lott
John R. Lott University of Chicago
Lawrence Lessig
Lawrence Lessig Harvard University

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