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Last Updated: December 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 18 23 981 3,799 1,778
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 21 562 2,286 1,278
3 Ayres, Ian Yale University 9 14 451 2,223 729
4 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 11 21 306 2,366 1,256
5 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 8 15 311 2,528 714
6 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 272 2,629 399
7 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 14 372 1,376 501
8 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 12 16 339 641 716
9 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 6 17 196 1,461 502
10 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 207 1,412 419
11 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 8 8 203 1,217 462
12 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 12 231 756 687
13 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 277 1,097 98
14 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 5 3 379 342 241
15 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 8 7 357 319 352
16 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 11 11 281 347 656
17 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 208 1,138 237
18 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 253 705 389
19 Kessler, Friedrich Yale University 3 8 112 1,674 118
20 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 253 740 327
21 Corbin, Arthur L. Yale University 4 20 56 1,553 443
22 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 7 13 123 1,236 369
23 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 13 118 1,189 368
24 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 313 247 322
25 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 10 12 244 472 422
26 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 8 13 211 583 310
27 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 11 166 919 180
28 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 118 524 754
29 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 4 4 290 148 286
30 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 3 1 244 11 633
31 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 8 13 165 631 356
32 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 187 570 280
33 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 9 5 238 98 441
34 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 7 14 158 699 212
35 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 5 13 76 800 500
36 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 135 864 120
37 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 154 554 250
38 Bar-Gill, Oren Harvard University 7 9 142 399 401
39 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 7 8 191 201 330
40 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 3 213 125 294
41 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 9 6 211 82 329
42 Smith, D. Gordon Brigham Young University 5 8 138 455 306
43 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 181 290 235
44 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 64 898 207
45 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 100 632 271
46 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 158 246 311
47 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 116 627 143
48 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 78 792 160
49 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 4 7 118 562 156
50 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 2 2 136 495 134
51 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 3 8 50 825 137
52 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 9 9 160 234 166
53 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 3 5 93 632 114
54 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 1 195 52 155
55 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 95 661 32
56 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 98 510 148
57 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 77 594 153
58 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 5 3 102 60 533
59 Ferrari, Franco New York University 3 9 22 279 697
60 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 5 11 78 573 137
61 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 81 442 243
62 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 6 7 100 143 418
63 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 148 101 233
64 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 4 7 94 494 100
65 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 3 4 59 635 121
66 Shiffrin, Seana University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 101 300 225
67 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 4 5 49 536 237
68 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 4 2 142 4 299
69 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 4 8 66 534 147
70 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 5 6 118 90 323
71 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 7 127 134 230
72 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 2 2 104 409 68
73 Sherwin, Emily L. Cornell University 5 7 69 350 250
74 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 4 3 139 26 224
75 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 3 6 102 146 273
76 Choi, Albert University of Michigan 6 4 130 113 163
77 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 4 4 72 403 164
78 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 4 1 83 42 455
79 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 2 3 71 364 202
80 Knapp, Charles University of California, San Francisco 5 10 67 512 72
81 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 7 5 107 105 257
82 Hwang, Cathy University of Virginia 6 2 116 15 291
83 Stipanowich, Thomas J. Pepperdine University 3 5 54 346 266
84 Stempel, Jeffrey W. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 9 65 437 118
85 Davis, Kevin E. New York University 5 6 107 185 155
86 Katz, Avery Weiner Columbia University School of Law 4 9 48 372 250
87 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 2 1 157 7 80
88 Jennejohn, Matthew Brigham Young University 6 4 124 54 182
89 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 3 5 66 124 396
90 Gordon, Jeffrey N. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 44 543 95
91 Cornell, Nicolas University of Michigan 2 3 130 55 149
92 Barnes, Wayne R. Texas A&M University 5 6 78 132 309
93 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 4 4 117 141 100
94 Sternlight, Jean R. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 6 70 438 36
95 Bernstein, Lisa University of Chicago 4 5 72 379 84
96 Romano, Roberta Yale University 3 6 58 451 77
97 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 2 3 58 411 116
98 Schmitz, Amy J. Ohio State University 5 8 76 239 188
99 Casey, Anthony J. University of Chicago 5 4 116 34 187
100 Hill, Claire A. University of Minnesota 6 6 79 260 143