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Last Updated: April 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 24 808 4,003 1,593
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 22 487 2,370 1,097
3 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 14 385 2,311 721
4 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 9 21 230 2,450 1,159
5 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 237 2,686 393
6 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 14 227 2,252 527
7 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 7 14 321 1,449 431
8 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 11 16 300 705 693
9 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 5 18 159 1,506 415
10 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 173 1,458 352
11 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 9 8 177 1,253 436
12 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 13 199 797 618
13 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 5 3 347 396 221
14 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 229 1,162 112
15 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 11 244 386 613
16 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 165 1,189 250
17 Kessler, Friedrich Yale University 4 8 107 1,689 82
18 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 205 763 357
19 Corbin, Arthur L. Yale University 3 20 49 1,567 396
20 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 201 797 277
21 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 5 275 290 339
22 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 6 13 95 1,271 338
23 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 13 101 1,214 336
24 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 9 12 205 520 414
25 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 2 1 255 12 597
26 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 8 14 187 648 333
27 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 91 554 767
28 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 166 605 321
29 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 4 4 250 196 247
30 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 11 136 950 147
31 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 214 140 410
32 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 7 14 130 666 295
33 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 6 13 71 806 450
34 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 121 887 111
35 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 140 582 266
36 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 8 6 202 112 319
37 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 7 7 198 246 212
38 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 6 14 114 741 172
39 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 8 8 174 230 295
40 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 182 163 249
41 Bar-Gill, Oren Harvard University 7 10 121 425 317
42 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 82 651 271
43 Smith, D. Gordon Brigham Young University Law School 5 8 109 492 270
44 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 140 273 301
45 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 3 9 54 914 168
46 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 146 328 198
47 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 70 803 153
48 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 93 654 137
49 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 3 7 101 587 146
50 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 1 2 111 527 115
51 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 3 8 43 836 160
52 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 4 5 81 649 103
53 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 166 85 152
54 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 148 107 219
55 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 4 2 156 15 249
56 Murray, John E. Jr. Duquesne University 3 18 28 872 131
57 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 8 9 130 268 146
58 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 85 530 149
59 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 82 678 23
60 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 6 7 89 170 409
61 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 6 4 90 78 481
62 Ferrari, Franco New York University 2 9 17 286 665
63 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 60 616 152
64 Casey, Anthony J. University of Chicago 6 4 144 48 223
65 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 4 11 67 591 120
66 Choi, Albert University of Michigan 7 6 128 157 175
67 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 4 7 77 513 90
68 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 8 107 167 234
69 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 63 464 202
70 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 4 3 131 39 229
71 Shiffrin, Seana University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 76 328 250
72 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 2 2 96 425 63
73 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 4 1 85 49 438
74 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 3 4 51 643 82
75 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 5 7 115 98 226
76 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 3 8 52 550 135
77 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 4 5 35 551 211
78 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 3 6 97 159 212
79 Stempel, Jeffrey W. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 9 55 490 115
80 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 2 3 65 374 166
81 Barnes, Wayne R. Texas A&M University 5 6 75 145 304
82 Knapp, Charles University of California, San Francisco 5 10 54 527 61
83 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 2 2 137 32 75
84 Cornell, Nicolas University of Michigan 2 3 110 79 163
85 Davis, Kevin E. New York University 5 6 93 202 130
86 Markovits, Daniel Stefan Yale University 4 5 72 246 190
87 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 6 4 89 104 226
88 Hwang, Cathy University of Virginia 7 3 105 29 208
89 Zipursky, Benjamin C. Fordham University 4 3 86 249 110
90 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 3 4 49 427 140
91 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 4 5 103 161 93
92 Stipanowich, Thomas J. Pepperdine University 3 5 43 360 221
93 Jennejohn, Matthew Brigham Young University Law School 6 5 100 81 175
94 Katz, Avery Weiner Columbia University School of Law 4 9 44 379 189
95 Bernstein, Lisa University of Chicago 4 5 63 390 79
96 Gordon, Jeffrey N. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 35 556 63
97 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 2 5 51 140 349
98 Schmitz, Amy J. Ohio State University 5 8 68 250 158
99 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 2 1 104 6 194
100 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 2 4 30 511 115