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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 13 23 444 2,792 1,107
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 11 12 411 687 578
3 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 209 640 705
4 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 10 15 221 799 452
5 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 294 103 735
6 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 170 519 549
7 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 8 232 236 510
8 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 106 1,091 131
9 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 5 5 242 243 282
10 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 7 11 148 424 531
11 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 5 9 93 382 515
12 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 75 673 197
13 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 7 6 129 112 323
14 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 5 3 179 55 132
15 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 7 7 120 141 184
16 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 6 11 75 430 75
17 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 65 494 54
18 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 7 72 339 162
19 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 129 82 139
20 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 112 38 233
21 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 43 371 215
22 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 141 14 81
23 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 5 3 68 43 343
24 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 126 9 90
25 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 40 353 167
26 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 4 4 58 44 370
27 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 77 14 266
28 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 6 5 73 126 145
29 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 58 241 104
30 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 1 1 52 294 88
31 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 2 78 25 186
32 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 57 199 116
33 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 4 2 82 43 136
34 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 49 297 42
35 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 41 342 15
36 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 1 80 23 132
37 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 60 185 59
38 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 31 248 116
39 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 4 7 55 98 117
40 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 3 6 30 255 86
41 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 54 78 133
42 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 20 296 86
43 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 1 2 28 255 85
44 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 78 44 46
45 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 4 5 33 68 229
46 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 34 260 39
47 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 31 152 148
48 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 28 246 56
49 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 19 279 61
50 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 38 98 131
51 Squire, Richard C. Fordham University 1 1 39 50 174
52 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 48 140 39
53 Knaplund, Kristine Samp Pepperdine University 4 8 35 155 84
54 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 3 7 25 239 53
55 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 4 6 39 115 101
56 Rauterberg, Gabriel University of Michigan 1 1 60 23 94
57 Baron, Jane B. Temple University 3 5 21 155 145
58 Halperin, Daniel I. Harvard University 3 4 20 257 50
59 Gans, Mitchell Hofstra University 4 6 49 118 42
60 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 1 1 37 174 49
61 Madoff, Ray D. Boston College 3 4 31 136 107
62 Tait, Allison Anna University of Richmond 3 2 44 12 163
63 Radford, Mary Frances Georgia State University 3 6 31 143 98
64 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 1 1 12 254 86
65 Schoenblum, Jeffrey A. Vanderbilt University 4 5 36 100 104
66 Brody, Evelyn Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 3 5 18 234 60
67 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 3 6 31 77 147
68 Rao, Radhika D. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 29 152 86
69 Tate, Joshua Christopher Southern Methodist University 4 5 32 145 72
70 Butler, Henry N. George Mason University 1 1 23 251 18
71 Boxx, Karen University of Washington 4 5 32 131 72
72 McCaffery, Edward J. University of Southern California 2 3 28 175 48
73 McLaughlin, Nancy Assaf University of Utah 3 7 20 200 54
74 Vandevelde, Kenneth J. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 16 227 45
75 Storrow, Richard F. City University of New York (CUNY) 4 3 34 80 93
76 Rock, Edward B. New York University 3 2 35 107 57
77 Huntington, Clare Columbia University School of Law 1 1 49 79 14
78 Morley, John Dirk Yale University 2 2 52 12 60
79 Roe, Mark Harvard University 2 2 19 206 31
80 Callister, Paul D. University of Missouri-Kansas City 2 1 6 2 276
81 Wang, William University of California, San Francisco 1 2 25 157 40
82 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1 1 16 155 74
83 Cooper, Jeffrey A. Quinnipiac University 4 5 30 96 58
84 Velasco, Julian University of Notre Dame 2 1 34 66 71
85 Simmons, Tom E. University of South Dakota 4 3 36 37 82
86 Caron, Paul Lawrence Pepperdine University 2 2 26 163 11
87 Atkinson, Robert E. Jr. Florida State University 2 4 20 159 39
88 DiRusso, Alyssa A. Samford University 2 4 29 79 69
89 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 1 1 35 95 28
90 Klick, Jonathan University of Pennsylvania 1 1 13 51 166
91 Lindgren, James Northwestern University 2 2 26 133 24
92 English, David M. University of Missouri 2 5 16 135 67
93 Sherwin, Emily L. Cornell University 3 4 19 113 71
94 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 2 3 17 109 77
95 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 1 1 48 14 16
96 Mann, Bruce H. Harvard University 2 2 25 126 13
97 Mitchell, Thomas W. Boston College 1 1 46 8 27
98 Tabb, Charles J. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1 1 18 125 46
99 Lopez, Albert B. University of Alabama 3 2 29 22 88
100 Miller, Paul B. University of Notre Dame 3 1 34 8 77