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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 12 23 333 2,905 1,034
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 9 12 350 754 551
3 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 292 108 687
4 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 281 1 644
5 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 155 693 666
6 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 7 15 153 869 421
7 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 127 562 521
8 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 4 6 220 269 266
9 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 8 10 161 309 469
10 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 6 11 122 450 491
11 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 81 1,119 115
12 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 4 9 64 411 476
13 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 43 705 190
14 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 5 4 148 92 124
15 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 6 6 98 143 289
16 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 8 62 351 151
17 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 101 52 207
18 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 6 8 87 175 163
19 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 5 11 58 447 69
20 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 49 510 48
21 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 121 40 75
22 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 90 121 137
23 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 28 386 207
24 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 109 32 85
25 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 5 3 87 62 155
26 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 4 5 47 55 343
27 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 33 360 147
28 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 68 26 243
29 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 4 4 45 66 317
30 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 48 251 95
31 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 50 207 103
32 McCaffery, Edward J. University of Southern California 3 4 40 253 111
33 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 3 61 44 169
34 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 1 1 32 314 78
35 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 39 307 40
36 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 5 5 45 154 132
37 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 65 40 124
38 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 30 353 14
39 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 48 197 54
40 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 29 251 100
41 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 3 5 29 72 219
42 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 17 299 85
43 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 2 6 21 266 83
44 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 43 89 119
45 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 62 61 41
46 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 4 6 38 129 96
47 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 1 2 19 264 79
48 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 26 268 38
49 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 24 159 139
50 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 26 248 50
51 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 4 7 30 109 139
52 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 3 8 34 120 109
53 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 33 103 118
54 Tait, Allison Anna University of Richmond 3 2 40 17 155
55 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 2 7 22 242 50
56 Baron, Jane B. Temple University 3 5 18 159 141
57 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 14 284 55
58 Gans, Mitchell Hofstra University 4 7 42 127 39
59 Halperin, Daniel I. Harvard University 3 4 18 260 48
60 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 38 151 39
61 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 1 1 32 180 46
62 Radford, Mary Frances Georgia State University 2 6 24 161 98
63 Rauterberg, Gabriel University of Michigan 1 1 47 37 90
64 Squire, Richard C. Fordham University 1 1 27 62 168
65 Knaplund, Kristine Samp Pepperdine University 3 8 26 164 78
66 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 1 1 11 255 73
67 Rao, Radhika D. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 24 157 81
68 Brody, Evelyn Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 3 5 15 237 53
69 Tate, Joshua Christopher Southern Methodist University 4 5 25 153 70
70 Madoff, Ray D. Boston College 2 4 23 144 90
71 Schoenblum, Jeffrey A. Vanderbilt University 3 5 26 110 98
72 Boxx, Karen University of Washington 3 5 26 137 68
73 McLaughlin, Nancy Assaf University of Utah 3 7 16 204 50
74 Vandevelde, Kenneth J. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 13 230 41
75 Callister, Paul D. University of Missouri-Kansas City 1 1 5 3 277
76 Rock, Edward B. New York University 2 3 29 113 56
77 Butler, Henry N. George Mason University 1 1 10 264 16
78 Roe, Mark Harvard University 2 2 15 210 29
79 Glogower, Ari Northwestern University 1 1 43 2 67
80 Storrow, Richard F. City University of New York (CUNY) 3 3 23 91 87
81 Huntington, Clare Columbia University School of Law 1 1 37 92 14
82 Wang, William University of California, San Francisco 1 2 20 162 40
83 Morley, John Dirk Yale University 2 2 40 24 51
84 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1 1 14 157 65
85 Velasco, Julian University of Notre Dame 2 2 28 73 63
86 DiRusso, Alyssa A. Samford University 2 4 25 84 67
87 Cooper, Jeffrey A. Quinnipiac University 3 5 23 103 55
88 Miller, Paul B. University of Notre Dame 3 1 36 8 72
89 Atkinson, Robert E. Jr. Florida State University 2 4 16 163 37
90 English, David M. University of Missouri 2 5 15 136 64
91 Caron, Paul Lawrence Pepperdine University 2 2 20 168 11
92 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 1 1 28 102 27
93 Simmons, Tom E. University of South Dakota 3 3 27 46 74
94 Mitchell, Thomas W. Boston College 1 1 43 11 25
95 Sherwin, Emily L. Cornell University 2 4 15 117 69
96 Klick, Jonathan University of Pennsylvania 1 1 10 54 148
97 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 1 1 41 21 17
98 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 2 1 24 3 111
99 Lindgren, James Northwestern University 2 2 17 142 23
100 Fairfax, Lisa M. University of Pennsylvania 1 2 36 18 33