[Ads-l] Mention in New York Times

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Congratulations to Fred for conducting an important legal study that
the New York Times acknowledged:

Date: Nov. 11, 2026
Article: Judge Richard A. Posner Has Died. His Influence in Law Was
Beyond Compare.
Author: Adam Liptak

[Begin excerpt]
Judge Posner was the most-cited legal scholar in the second half of
the 20th century, according to a 2000 study conducted by Fred R.
Shapiro, beating the runner-up, Ronald Dworkin, by a factor of almost
two.
[End excerpt]

Garson

On Thu, Nov 12, 2026 at 9:39 AM Shapiro, Fred
<00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
>
> I was mentioned in yesterday's New York Times, in their obituary for Judge Richard Posner.  The main thing they spotlight in the obit is my finding that Posner was the most-cited legal scholar.  (My principal field of scholarship other than antedating words and compiling quotations is bibliometric studies of law.)
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> Fred Shapiro
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