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Last Updated: March 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 22 38 1,653 6,089 3,276
2 Coffee, John C. Jr. Columbia University School of Law 13 33 529 6,313 1,535
3 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 13 24 556 6,309 1,132
4 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 16 29 768 3,673 1,959
5 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 16 29 901 2,814 1,900
6 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 11 27 527 5,332 1,217
7 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 11 20 582 4,080 1,908
8 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 12 21 378 5,830 1,088
9 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 11 20 575 3,245 2,157
10 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 17 21 859 1,453 1,560
11 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 14 21 545 2,686 1,363
12 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 11 29 420 3,153 1,553
13 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 13 8 697 298 2,659
14 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 13 24 529 3,166 852
15 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 12 18 509 3,269 723
16 Black, Bernard Northwestern University 10 24 328 3,217 797
17 Roe, Mark Harvard University 12 23 396 2,686 680
18 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 11 24 341 2,752 905
19 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 6 5 699 244 1,206
20 Thompson, Robert B. Georgetown University 10 25 368 2,322 1,057
21 Romano, Roberta Yale University 11 20 347 3,075 483
22 Rock, Edward B. New York University 14 19 497 1,803 705
23 Kahan, Marcel New York University 14 22 486 1,622 789
24 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 3 8 208 2,793 1,113
25 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 7 13 416 1,730 704
26 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 9 13 337 2,520 304
27 Gordon, Jeffrey N. Columbia University School of Law 8 15 420 1,680 573
28 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 12 14 464 848 1,074
29 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 8 21 202 2,629 733
30 Salop, Steven C. Georgetown University 11 16 367 1,600 724
31 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 9 17 274 2,114 530
32 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 8 1 440 3 1,435
33 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 9 24 249 2,340 293
34 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 9 11 340 1,696 304
35 Kovacic, William E. George Washington University 9 20 317 1,370 715
36 Baker, Jonathan B. American University 11 19 342 972 841
37 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 9 21 264 1,673 594
38 Thomas, Randall S. Vanderbilt University 10 22 309 1,272 679
39 Crane, Daniel A. University of Michigan 13 15 368 739 808
40 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 8 20 201 2,116 389
41 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 8 8 331 1,451 246
42 Lund, Dorothy Shapiro Columbia University School of Law 8 3 441 82 847
43 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 9 188 1,772 631
44 Leslie, Christopher R. University of California, Irvine 11 14 291 741 997
45 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 10 13 332 725 652
46 Fairfax, Lisa M. University of Pennsylvania 12 14 328 719 629
47 Nili, Yaron G. Duke University 12 6 334 119 1,047
48 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 8 17 165 1,600 577
49 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 8 17 196 1,617 368
50 Elhauge, Einer Richard Harvard University 8 11 321 878 362
51 Solomon, Steven M. University of California, Berkeley 11 7 376 246 626
52 Griffith, Sean J. Fordham University 11 11 270 699 693
53 Sokol, D. Daniel University of Southern California 9 15 245 516 988
54 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 5 13 185 1,581 311
55 Schwarcz, Steven L. Duke University 7 16 184 1,013 779
56 Fox, Eleanor M. New York University 6 20 138 1,602 419
57 Skeel, David Arthur Jr. University of Pennsylvania 8 16 183 1,009 713
58 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 2 2 242 1,198 161
59 Johnson, Lyman P.Q. University of St. Thomas 7 22 167 1,382 374
60 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 9 10 236 341 921
61 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 7 9 230 1,132 216
62 Goshen, Zohar Columbia University School of Law 8 8 294 280 601
63 Stucke, Maurice Eitel University of Tennessee, Knoxville 8 13 226 562 670
64 Choi, Stephen New York University 9 16 210 892 441
65 Arlen, Jennifer H. New York University 8 11 186 1,073 390
66 Harris, Cheryl I. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 274 607 338
67 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 7 17 140 1,162 527
68 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 7 16 209 888 376
69 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 7 8 179 1,005 408
70 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 6 14 177 1,185 233
71 Pargendler, Mariana Harvard University 10 7 191 143 1,083
72 Wachter, Michael L. University of Pennsylvania 9 15 208 924 282
73 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 8 8 306 283 324
74 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 9 9 251 537 368
75 Hamermesh, Lawrence A. Widener University Delaware Law School 7 14 208 810 340
76 Hirst, Scott Paul Boston University 8 6 340 158 228
77 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 7 15 148 1,249 247
78 Rasmussen, Robert Kenneth University of Southern California 8 10 188 1,016 247
79 Hemphill, Christopher New York University 7 8 274 444 310
80 McDonnell, Brett H. University of Minnesota 9 17 202 708 420
81 Fried, Jesse Harvard University 7 15 152 1,078 352
82 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 7 10 211 683 391
83 Smith, D. Gordon Brigham Young University Law School 5 12 149 897 470
84 Bernstein, Lisa University of Chicago 5 5 137 1,222 242
85 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 6 7 157 1,104 232
86 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 4 7 225 461 409
87 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 5 10 137 1,239 151
88 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 7 10 207 715 235
89 Coates, John IV Harvard University 7 14 143 1,014 265
90 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 8 10 226 561 233
91 Hill, Claire A. University of Minnesota 7 12 178 594 453
92 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 4 6 137 630 583
93 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 3 5 172 819 225
94 Hwang, Cathy University of Virginia 10 4 233 57 576
95 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 8 8 197 421 372
96 Barzuza, Michal University of Virginia 6 6 248 129 340
97 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 4 2 173 709 215
98 Waller, Spencer Weber Loyola University Chicago 7 15 137 798 309
99 O'Connell, Anne Joseph Stanford University 7 7 208 533 174
100 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 7 13 176 468 398