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Last Updated: December 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 12 23 442 2,780 1,137
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 11 12 409 685 580
3 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 207 638 711
4 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 10 15 221 799 464
5 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 293 103 738
6 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 8 232 236 537
7 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 168 518 548
8 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 105 1,089 144
9 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 5 5 240 243 301
10 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 7 11 148 424 539
11 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 5 9 93 381 533
12 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 75 673 205
13 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 7 6 129 112 344
14 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 5 3 178 55 129
15 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 7 7 120 141 191
16 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 6 11 75 430 85
17 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 65 494 56
18 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 7 71 339 165
19 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 128 82 129
20 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 110 38 239
21 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 43 371 213
22 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 140 14 81
23 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 39 353 174
24 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 125 9 90
25 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 5 3 68 43 322
26 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 77 14 277
27 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 4 4 54 36 357
28 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 6 5 72 126 148
29 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 1 1 51 293 96
30 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 58 241 105
31 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 57 199 119
32 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 2 77 25 181
33 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 49 297 43
34 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 4 2 81 43 124
35 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 41 342 15
36 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 60 184 58
37 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 1 79 23 118
38 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 30 248 109
39 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 3 6 30 255 88
40 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 4 7 55 98 112
41 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 54 78 134
42 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 1 2 28 254 86
43 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 4 5 33 68 234
44 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 78 44 43
45 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 19 296 85
46 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 4 7 42 97 155
47 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 31 151 153
48 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 34 260 32
49 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 28 246 54
50 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 19 279 59
51 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 38 98 131
52 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 48 140 42
53 Radford, Mary Frances Georgia State University 3 6 31 154 109
54 Knaplund, Kristine Samp Pepperdine University 4 8 35 155 86
55 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 3 6 39 127 93
56 Squire, Richard C. Fordham University 1 1 38 50 174
57 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 3 7 24 239 52
58 Gans, Mitchell Hofstra University 4 6 49 118 44
59 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 1 1 12 254 97
60 Halperin, Daniel I. Harvard University 3 4 19 257 54
61 Madoff, Ray D. Boston College 3 4 31 136 112
62 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 1 1 37 174 44
63 Rauterberg, Gabriel University of Michigan 1 1 59 23 82
64 Tait, Allison Anna University of Richmond 3 2 43 12 166
65 Baron, Jane B. Temple University 3 5 20 155 135
66 Brody, Evelyn Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 3 5 18 234 61
67 Tate, Joshua Christopher Southern Methodist University 4 5 32 145 77
68 Schoenblum, Jeffrey A. Vanderbilt University 4 5 36 100 100
69 Butler, Henry N. George Mason University 1 1 23 251 17
70 Rao, Radhika D. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 28 152 85
71 Boxx, Karen University of Washington 4 5 31 130 72
72 McLaughlin, Nancy Assaf University of Utah 3 7 20 200 57
73 Vandevelde, Kenneth J. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 16 227 51
74 McCaffery, Edward J. University of Southern California 2 3 28 175 38
75 Storrow, Richard F. City University of New York (CUNY) 4 3 34 80 90
76 Rock, Edward B. New York University 3 2 35 106 62
77 Roe, Mark Harvard University 2 2 19 206 33
78 Huntington, Clare Columbia University School of Law 1 1 48 79 15
79 Morley, John Dirk Yale University 2 2 51 12 60
80 Wang, William University of California, San Francisco 1 2 25 157 37
81 Simmons, Tom E. University of South Dakota 4 3 36 37 87
82 Cooper, Jeffrey A. Quinnipiac University 4 5 30 96 54
83 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1 1 16 155 70
84 Atkinson, Robert E. Jr. Florida State University 2 4 20 159 44
85 Caron, Paul Lawrence Pepperdine University 2 2 26 163 12
86 Velasco, Julian University of Notre Dame 2 1 33 66 71
87 DiRusso, Alyssa A. Samford University 2 4 29 79 68
88 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 1 1 35 95 26
89 Lindgren, James Northwestern University 2 2 26 133 25
90 Sherwin, Emily L. Cornell University 3 4 19 113 74
91 Callister, Paul D. University of Missouri-Kansas City 2 1 6 2 240
92 English, David M. University of Missouri 2 5 15 135 64
93 Klick, Jonathan University of Pennsylvania 1 1 13 51 157
94 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 2 3 17 109 75
95 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 1 1 48 14 18
96 Mitchell, Thomas W. Boston College 1 1 46 8 30
97 Mann, Bruce H. Harvard University 2 2 25 126 13
98 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 1 2 23 102 44
99 Miller, Paul B. University of Notre Dame 3 1 34 8 79
100 Gordon, Deborah S. Drexel University 4 5 30 44 60