Henry Fradella is a nationally recognized expert on insanity and diminished capacity defenses and on the evolution of constitutional criminal procedure. The impact of his scholarly activity on law and public policy is evidenced by the numerous courts that have relied on his work.

Eight published judicial opinions have cited his work, including those by the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Connecticut Supreme Court and Utah Supreme Court.

Fradella is the author or co-author of eight books and 75 articles, book chapters, reviews, and scholarly commentaries.

In addition, he has delivered more than a dozen invited lectures, 50 conference presentations, and served as the editor of four scholarly journals.