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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 18 23 986 3,801 1,762
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 21 562 2,268 1,252
3 Ayres, Ian Yale University 9 14 454 2,223 725
4 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 11 21 306 2,366 1,256
5 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 277 2,629 413
6 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 8 14 272 2,003 524
7 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 14 375 1,376 491
8 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 12 16 341 641 739
9 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 6 17 196 1,461 488
10 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 209 1,412 399
11 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 8 8 204 1,217 455
12 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 277 1,097 104
13 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 12 221 746 643
14 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 5 3 380 342 256
15 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 8 7 358 319 356
16 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 11 11 285 347 653
17 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 209 1,138 239
18 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 254 705 393
19 Kessler, Friedrich Yale University 3 8 112 1,674 112
20 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 253 740 320
21 Corbin, Arthur L. Yale University 4 20 59 1,553 433
22 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 7 13 125 1,236 359
23 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 13 120 1,182 381
24 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 10 12 244 472 430
25 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 3 305 161 326
26 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 8 13 212 583 314
27 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 118 524 760
28 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 4 4 292 148 282
29 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 3 1 244 11 639
30 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 188 570 282
31 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 10 153 858 167
32 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 9 5 239 98 441
33 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 8 12 161 608 316
34 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 5 13 80 798 505
35 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 140 864 124
36 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 7 14 156 686 179
37 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 155 554 251
38 Bar-Gill, Oren Harvard University 7 9 143 399 390
39 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 7 8 192 201 343
40 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 9 6 214 82 323
41 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 3 213 125 270
42 Smith, D. Gordon Brigham Young University Law School 5 8 138 455 297
43 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 65 898 200
44 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 181 290 223
45 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 100 632 279
46 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 158 246 319
47 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 78 792 156
48 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 116 627 136
49 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 4 7 118 562 155
50 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 2 2 137 496 127
51 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 3 5 95 632 116
52 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 9 9 160 234 159
53 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 3 8 50 825 124
54 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 1 195 52 152
55 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 100 510 148
56 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 95 661 30
57 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 77 594 154
58 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 6 3 104 60 526
59 Ferrari, Franco New York University 3 9 22 279 700
60 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 6 7 107 146 414
61 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 83 443 243
62 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 5 11 78 573 136
63 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 148 101 235
64 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 4 7 94 494 101
65 Shiffrin, Seana University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 102 300 218
66 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 3 4 59 635 104
67 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 4 8 67 534 157
68 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 7 127 134 245
69 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 4 5 49 537 229
70 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 4 2 145 4 282
71 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 5 6 118 90 317
72 Casey, Anthony J. University of Chicago 6 4 145 34 240
73 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 2 2 106 409 69
74 Choi, Albert University of Michigan 6 4 131 113 191
75 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 4 1 84 42 469
76 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 4 3 139 26 220
77 Stempel, Jeffrey W. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 9 68 475 119
78 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 3 6 103 146 268
79 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 4 4 73 404 160
80 Stipanowich, Thomas J. Pepperdine University 3 5 58 346 282
81 Knapp, Charles University of California, San Francisco 5 10 67 512 71
82 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 2 3 71 364 194
83 Hwang, Cathy University of Virginia 6 2 116 15 287
84 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 7 5 108 105 235
85 Davis, Kevin E. New York University 5 6 108 185 158
86 Katz, Avery Weiner Columbia University School of Law 4 9 49 372 243
87 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 2 1 157 7 78
88 Sherwin, Emily L. Cornell University 5 7 69 350 156
89 Jennejohn, Matthew Brigham Young University Law School 6 4 124 54 175
90 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 3 5 66 124 384
91 Cornell, Nicolas University of Michigan 2 3 130 55 147
92 Barnes, Wayne R. Texas A&M University 5 6 78 132 307
93 Gordon, Jeffrey N. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 45 545 63
94 Bernstein, Lisa University of Chicago 4 5 72 379 90
95 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 4 4 117 141 103
96 Sternlight, Jean R. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 6 70 438 40
97 Schmitz, Amy J. Ohio State University 5 8 77 239 184
98 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 2 3 59 412 109
99 Romano, Roberta Yale University 3 6 58 451 71
100 Markovits, Daniel Stefan Yale University 3 5 77 235 183