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Last Updated: March 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 12 23 336 2,905 1,042
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 9 12 354 754 543
3 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 294 108 715
4 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 283 1 678
5 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 156 693 711
6 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 7 15 154 869 408
7 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 128 562 556
8 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 4 6 223 269 252
9 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 8 10 161 309 471
10 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 81 1,119 112
11 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 6 11 122 450 493
12 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 4 9 65 411 493
13 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 43 705 194
14 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 5 4 150 92 136
15 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 6 6 99 143 296
16 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 8 62 351 184
17 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 105 52 212
18 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 5 11 58 447 66
19 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 6 8 87 175 157
20 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 123 40 80
21 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 49 510 44
22 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 91 121 158
23 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 111 32 91
24 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 29 386 191
25 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 5 3 87 62 154
26 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 4 5 48 55 366
27 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 34 360 142
28 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 68 26 256
29 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 4 4 45 66 310
30 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 50 207 125
31 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 49 251 91
32 McCaffery, Edward J. University of Southern California 3 4 40 253 117
33 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 3 61 44 186
34 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 1 1 32 314 81
35 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 29 251 141
36 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 39 307 40
37 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 5 5 45 154 139
38 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 65 40 120
39 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 30 353 16
40 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 48 196 58
41 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 19 299 103
42 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 3 5 29 72 228
43 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 65 61 45
44 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 43 89 123
45 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 26 248 72
46 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 2 6 21 266 76
47 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 1 2 19 264 87
48 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 4 6 38 129 101
49 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 26 268 38
50 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 3 8 35 120 119
51 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 24 159 147
52 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 4 7 31 109 137
53 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 2 7 22 242 53
54 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 34 103 113
55 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 14 284 55
56 Baron, Jane B. Temple University 3 5 18 159 141
57 Tait, Allison Anna University of Richmond 3 2 40 17 153
58 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 38 151 41
59 Gans, Mitchell Hofstra University 4 7 42 127 38
60 Halperin, Daniel I. Harvard University 3 4 18 260 47
61 Squire, Richard C. Fordham University 1 1 27 62 182
62 Radford, Mary Frances Georgia State University 2 6 24 161 104
63 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 1 1 32 180 44
64 Callister, Paul D. University of Missouri-Kansas City 1 1 5 3 343
65 Knaplund, Kristine Samp Pepperdine University 3 8 26 164 78
66 Rauterberg, Gabriel University of Michigan 1 1 47 37 87
67 Brody, Evelyn Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 3 5 17 237 52
68 Rao, Radhika D. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 25 157 86
69 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 1 1 11 255 65
70 Madoff, Ray D. Boston College 2 4 23 144 93
71 Schoenblum, Jeffrey A. Vanderbilt University 3 5 26 110 100
72 Boxx, Karen University of Washington 3 5 26 137 74
73 Tate, Joshua Christopher Southern Methodist University 4 5 25 153 59
74 McLaughlin, Nancy Assaf University of Utah 3 7 16 204 50
75 Vandevelde, Kenneth J. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 13 230 46
76 Rock, Edward B. New York University 2 3 29 113 56
77 Butler, Henry N. George Mason University 1 1 10 264 17
78 Glogower, Ari Northwestern University 1 1 46 2 60
79 Storrow, Richard F. City University of New York (CUNY) 3 3 23 91 96
80 Roe, Mark Harvard University 2 2 15 210 25
81 Huntington, Clare Columbia University School of Law 1 1 38 92 12
82 Morley, John Dirk Yale University 2 2 40 24 60
83 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1 1 15 157 73
84 Wang, William University of California, San Francisco 1 2 20 162 37
85 Miller, Paul B. University of Notre Dame 3 1 36 8 86
86 Velasco, Julian University of Notre Dame 2 2 28 73 69
87 DiRusso, Alyssa A. Samford University 2 4 25 84 69
88 Atkinson, Robert E. Jr. Florida State University 3 4 17 163 38
89 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 1 1 29 102 32
90 Caron, Paul Lawrence Pepperdine University 2 2 20 168 13
91 English, David M. University of Missouri 2 5 15 136 65
92 Cooper, Jeffrey A. Quinnipiac University 3 5 23 103 50
93 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 1 1 43 21 21
94 Mitchell, Thomas W. Boston College 1 1 43 11 27
95 Simmons, Tom E. University of South Dakota 3 3 27 46 68
96 Lindgren, James Northwestern University 2 2 18 142 26
97 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 2 1 24 3 119
98 Sherwin, Emily L. Cornell University 2 4 15 117 61
99 Klick, Jonathan University of Pennsylvania 1 1 11 54 141
100 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 2 3 13 114 72