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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 16 24 819 4,003 1,546
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 22 498 2,370 1,041
3 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 14 398 2,312 685
4 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 10 21 237 2,449 1,154
5 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 241 2,686 399
6 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 14 229 2,252 522
7 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 7 14 326 1,449 480
8 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 11 16 306 705 670
9 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 5 18 164 1,508 379
10 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 175 1,458 342
11 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 9 8 180 1,255 455
12 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 5 3 354 396 217
13 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 13 200 797 587
14 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 234 1,162 111
15 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 11 255 394 614
16 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 169 1,189 257
17 Kessler, Friedrich Yale University 4 8 109 1,689 81
18 Corbin, Arthur L. Yale University 4 20 52 1,567 405
19 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 210 763 327
20 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 203 797 258
21 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 5 276 291 337
22 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 6 13 96 1,271 333
23 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 2 1 260 12 632
24 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 13 103 1,214 327
25 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 9 12 212 520 382
26 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 8 14 193 648 347
27 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 173 605 334
28 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 9 7 231 133 446
29 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 91 554 755
30 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 4 4 254 196 263
31 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 11 138 949 132
32 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 220 140 368
33 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 6 14 77 836 441
34 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 7 14 130 672 292
35 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 125 887 111
36 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 145 582 276
37 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 7 7 204 246 213
38 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 6 14 115 745 169
39 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 8 8 177 230 228
40 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 183 163 251
41 Bar-Gill, Oren New York University 7 10 124 425 307
42 Smith, D. Gordon Brigham Young University Law School 5 8 112 492 265
43 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 84 651 259
44 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 3 9 56 914 149
45 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 144 273 261
46 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 71 803 154
47 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 148 328 181
48 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 95 654 136
49 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 3 7 104 587 145
50 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 1 2 117 528 111
51 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 2 3 122 505 97
52 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 3 8 43 836 162
53 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 151 108 249
54 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 4 5 81 649 104
55 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 169 85 141
56 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 8 9 131 268 153
57 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 84 678 28
58 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 85 530 144
59 Ferrari, Franco New York University 2 9 17 286 676
60 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 6 7 88 168 415
61 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 6 4 95 78 449
62 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 5 11 69 592 118
63 Choi, Albert University of Michigan 7 6 132 157 189
64 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 60 616 141
65 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 8 111 167 242
66 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 4 3 135 39 221
67 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 4 7 77 513 87
68 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 1 91 49 423
69 Shiffrin, Seana University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 76 328 246
70 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 64 464 185
71 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 3 4 52 643 82
72 Hamermesh, Lawrence A. Widener University Delaware Law School 4 7 101 265 155
73 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 5 7 116 98 212
74 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 3 8 52 550 130
75 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 4 5 35 551 209
76 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 3 6 99 159 217
77 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 6 5 95 119 248
78 Stempel, Jeffrey W. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 9 55 490 111
79 Barnes, Wayne R. Texas A&M University 5 6 77 145 300
80 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 2 3 69 376 140
81 Knapp, Charles University of California, San Francisco 5 10 55 527 61
82 Davis, Kevin E. New York University 5 6 94 203 131
83 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 2 2 137 32 71
84 Cornell, Nicolas University of Michigan 2 3 110 81 161
85 Markovits, Daniel Stefan Yale University 4 5 73 246 193
86 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 3 4 53 428 129
87 Stipanowich, Thomas J. Pepperdine University 3 5 44 360 230
88 Zipursky, Benjamin C. Fordham University 4 3 88 249 98
89 Katz, Avery Weiner Columbia University School of Law 5 9 46 379 185
90 Hwang, Cathy Georgetown University 7 3 105 29 197
91 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 4 5 104 161 84
92 Gordon, Jeffrey N. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 37 556 63
93 Jennejohn, Matthew Brigham Young University Law School 6 5 101 81 160
94 Bernstein, Lisa University of Chicago 4 5 64 390 73
95 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 2 112 15 167
96 Casey, Anthony J. University of Chicago 5 4 108 48 144
97 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 2 4 30 511 122
98 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 2 1 107 6 187
99 Sherwin, Emily L. Cornell University 3 7 48 372 143
100 Schmitz, Amy J. Ohio State University 5 8 69 250 142