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Last Updated: November 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 23 973 3,799 1,861
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 21 547 2,268 1,361
3 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 11 21 298 2,366 1,337
4 Ayres, Ian Yale University 9 14 440 2,223 769
5 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 9 14 310 2,508 680
6 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 266 2,629 425
7 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 14 360 1,376 522
8 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 12 16 333 641 755
9 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 6 17 190 1,461 524
10 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 205 1,412 469
11 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 8 8 199 1,217 442
12 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 274 1,097 104
13 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 5 3 373 342 242
14 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 8 7 346 319 376
15 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 11 278 347 671
16 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 204 1,138 241
17 Kessler, Friedrich Yale University 3 8 110 1,675 128
18 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 252 740 326
19 Corbin, Arthur L. Yale University 4 20 55 1,553 468
20 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 4 4 236 680 378
21 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 7 13 121 1,236 372
22 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 11 194 734 453
23 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 13 118 1,189 387
24 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 307 247 335
25 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 10 12 241 472 414
26 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 8 13 209 583 324
27 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 117 524 826
28 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 11 165 919 196
29 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 3 1 238 11 661
30 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 4 4 285 148 286
31 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 8 13 163 631 361
32 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 183 570 271
33 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 9 5 234 98 455
34 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 7 14 156 699 225
35 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 5 13 74 800 501
36 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 133 864 122
37 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 150 554 253
38 Bar-Gill, Oren Harvard University 7 9 139 399 421
39 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 3 213 125 304
40 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 7 8 183 201 352
41 Smith, D. Gordon Brigham Young University 5 8 137 455 317
42 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 63 898 226
43 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 181 290 232
44 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 8 6 192 82 361
45 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 100 632 271
46 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 78 792 167
47 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 156 246 303
48 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 113 627 147
49 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 2 2 135 495 144
50 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 4 7 111 562 152
51 Resnik, Judith Yale University 2 3 170 279 112
52 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 9 9 159 234 178
53 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 3 5 92 632 117
54 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 3 8 50 826 105
55 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 1 193 52 153
56 Ferrari, Franco New York University 3 9 22 279 774
57 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 98 510 153
58 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 93 661 34
59 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 77 594 155
60 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 5 3 100 60 554
61 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 5 11 75 573 151
62 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 81 442 249
63 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 147 101 253
64 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 6 7 98 143 440
65 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 4 7 91 494 113
66 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 3 4 59 635 127
67 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 5 6 115 90 363
68 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 4 5 47 536 256
69 Shiffrin, Seana University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 98 300 228
70 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 4 2 140 4 303
71 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 4 8 66 534 145
72 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 2 2 102 409 70
73 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 7 120 134 233
74 Choi, Albert University of Michigan 6 4 130 113 198
75 Sherwin, Emily L. Cornell University 5 7 68 350 257
76 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 4 3 135 26 228
77 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 3 6 101 146 279
78 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 2 3 70 364 220
79 Stempel, Jeffrey W. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 9 66 475 117
80 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 4 4 71 403 165
81 Knapp, Charles University of California, San Francisco 5 10 63 512 74
82 Hwang, Cathy University of Virginia 6 2 115 15 303
83 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 7 5 104 105 266
84 Katz, Avery Weiner Columbia University School of Law 4 9 48 372 281
85 Davis, Kevin E. New York University 5 6 105 185 174
86 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 3 5 66 124 427
87 Stipanowich, Thomas J. Pepperdine University 3 5 53 346 273
88 Gordon, Jeffrey N. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 44 543 108
89 Jennejohn, Matthew Brigham Young University 6 4 122 54 185
90 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 2 1 155 7 73
91 Cornell, Nicolas University of Michigan 2 3 129 55 148
92 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 4 4 116 141 122
93 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 4 1 73 42 426
94 Bernstein, Lisa University of Chicago 4 5 72 379 90
95 Sternlight, Jean R. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 6 70 438 40
96 Schmitz, Amy J. Ohio State University 5 8 75 239 208
97 Casey, Anthony J. University of Chicago 5 4 116 34 198
98 Hill, Claire A. University of Minnesota 6 6 79 260 157
99 Barnes, Wayne R. Texas A&M University 5 6 74 132 307
100 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 2 3 58 411 116