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Last Updated: March 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 24 800 4,003 1,642
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 22 481 2,369 1,150
3 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 14 376 2,310 712
4 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 9 21 228 2,450 1,186
5 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 232 2,686 401
6 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 14 222 2,252 533
7 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 7 14 317 1,449 444
8 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 10 16 288 705 709
9 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 5 18 156 1,506 448
10 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 170 1,458 376
11 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 8 8 170 1,254 436
12 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 5 3 342 396 237
13 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 13 197 797 617
14 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 221 1,162 109
15 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 8 8 312 380 318
16 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 11 242 386 617
17 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 161 1,189 246
18 Kessler, Friedrich Yale University 4 8 102 1,689 93
19 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 202 763 371
20 Corbin, Arthur L. Yale University 3 20 48 1,567 414
21 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 198 797 297
22 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 5 272 291 333
23 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 6 13 94 1,271 350
24 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 9 12 205 522 412
25 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 5 13 96 1,213 366
26 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 2 1 254 12 625
27 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 8 14 185 648 317
28 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 11 136 950 160
29 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 4 4 249 196 248
30 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 90 554 731
31 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 161 605 310
32 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 6 14 81 839 485
33 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 209 140 408
34 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 7 14 130 666 318
35 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 119 887 113
36 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 5 5 136 581 265
37 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 8 6 195 112 321
38 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 6 14 113 742 183
39 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 7 8 168 230 322
40 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 179 163 270
41 Bar-Gill, Oren Harvard University 6 10 118 425 345
42 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 82 651 278
43 Smith, D. Gordon Brigham Young University Law School 5 8 107 492 285
44 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 3 9 52 914 182
45 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 139 273 295
46 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 144 328 210
47 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 70 803 144
48 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 91 654 130
49 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 3 7 100 587 143
50 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 1 2 108 527 119
51 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 2 103 124 477
52 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 3 8 42 836 143
53 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 147 108 232
54 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 3 5 78 649 104
55 Murray, John E. Jr. Duquesne University 3 18 28 874 150
56 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 165 85 148
57 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 8 9 127 267 153
58 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 83 530 154
59 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 4 2 147 14 268
60 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 6 4 89 78 510
61 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 79 678 24
62 Ferrari, Franco New York University 2 9 17 286 693
63 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 58 616 153
64 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 4 11 65 592 128
65 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 6 7 83 167 394
66 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 63 464 232
67 Choi, Albert University of Michigan 7 6 127 157 164
68 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 8 105 166 245
69 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 4 7 75 513 90
70 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 2 2 95 425 68
71 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 5 7 113 98 254
72 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 4 3 129 39 225
73 Shiffrin, Seana University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 75 328 241
74 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 3 4 51 642 85
75 Hamermesh, Lawrence A. Widener University Delaware Law School 4 7 97 264 169
76 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 4 5 35 551 237
77 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 3 8 51 550 150
78 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 3 6 94 159 223
79 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 6 5 94 119 240
80 Barnes, Wayne R. Texas A&M University 5 6 73 145 321
81 Knapp, Charles University of California, San Francisco 5 10 53 527 63
82 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 2 2 136 31 78
83 Davis, Kevin E. New York University 5 6 91 202 140
84 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 3 4 49 427 160
85 Stipanowich, Thomas J. Pepperdine University 3 5 43 360 250
86 Stempel, Jeffrey W. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 9 52 451 110
87 Hwang, Cathy University of Virginia 6 3 103 29 223
88 Cornell, Nicolas University of Michigan 2 3 106 81 157
89 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 1 2 59 359 154
90 Katz, Avery Weiner Columbia University School of Law 4 9 42 379 215
91 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 4 5 102 161 97
92 Jennejohn, Matthew Brigham Young University Law School 6 5 100 81 171
93 Markovits, Daniel Stefan Yale University 3 5 68 246 187
94 Bernstein, Lisa University of Chicago 4 5 62 390 87
95 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 2 5 51 140 372
96 Zipursky, Benjamin C. Fordham University 4 3 82 249 102
97 Schmitz, Amy J. Ohio State University 5 8 67 250 173
98 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 2 4 29 511 142
99 Gordon, Jeffrey N. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 35 556 59
100 Casey, Anthony J. University of Chicago 5 4 103 48 154