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Last Updated: November 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 12 23 441 2,780 1,233
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 11 12 409 685 588
3 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 10 15 221 799 481
4 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 207 638 705
5 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 291 103 747
6 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 8 232 236 576
7 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 168 518 544
8 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 5 5 240 243 303
9 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 7 11 147 424 567
10 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 102 1,089 141
11 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 5 9 92 381 555
12 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 75 673 218
13 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 7 6 128 112 376
14 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 5 3 177 55 133
15 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 7 7 120 141 192
16 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 6 11 75 430 92
17 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 65 494 58
18 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 7 71 339 170
19 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 110 38 246
20 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 127 82 120
21 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 43 371 216
22 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 139 14 82
23 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 39 353 191
24 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 124 9 91
25 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 5 3 68 43 329
26 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 77 14 284
27 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 4 4 54 36 364
28 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 6 5 71 126 160
29 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 1 1 51 293 97
30 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 58 241 103
31 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 2 77 25 189
32 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 57 199 117
33 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 48 297 47
34 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 4 2 80 43 128
35 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 41 342 15
36 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 59 184 59
37 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 1 78 23 112
38 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 3 6 30 255 97
39 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 30 248 99
40 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 54 78 140
41 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 4 7 55 98 115
42 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 77 44 53
43 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 1 2 27 254 90
44 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 19 296 87
45 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 4 5 33 68 232
46 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 4 7 42 97 154
47 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 34 260 33
48 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 31 151 153
49 Madoff, Ray D. Boston College 3 4 31 136 151
50 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 38 98 147
51 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 28 246 57
52 Knaplund, Kristine Samp Pepperdine University 4 8 35 155 96
53 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 19 279 58
54 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 47 140 48
55 Radford, Mary Frances Georgia State University 3 6 31 154 110
56 Squire, Richard C. Fordham University 1 1 38 50 169
57 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 3 7 24 239 47
58 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 1 1 12 254 97
59 Halperin, Daniel I. Harvard University 3 4 19 257 53
60 Gans, Mitchell Hofstra University 4 6 47 118 45
61 Rauterberg, Gabriel University of Michigan 1 1 59 23 82
62 Baron, Jane B. Temple University 3 5 20 155 140
63 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 3 6 37 115 92
64 Tait, Allison Anna University of Richmond 3 2 43 12 163
65 Tate, Joshua Christopher Southern Methodist University 4 5 32 145 83
66 Brody, Evelyn Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 3 5 18 234 64
67 Schoenblum, Jeffrey A. Vanderbilt University 4 5 35 100 102
68 Butler, Henry N. George Mason University 1 1 23 251 12
69 Boxx, Karen University of Washington 4 5 31 130 81
70 Rao, Radhika D. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 28 152 79
71 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 1 1 30 174 46
72 McLaughlin, Nancy Assaf University of Utah 3 7 19 198 57
73 Vandevelde, Kenneth J. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 16 227 49
74 Rock, Edward B. New York University 3 2 35 106 67
75 McCaffery, Edward J. University of Southern California 2 3 27 175 39
76 Storrow, Richard F. City University of New York (CUNY) 4 3 34 80 87
77 Roe, Mark Harvard University 2 2 18 206 38
78 Huntington, Clare Columbia University School of Law 1 1 48 79 14
79 Morley, John Dirk Yale University 2 2 51 12 59
80 Wang, William University of California, San Francisco 1 2 25 157 39
81 Simmons, Tom E. University of South Dakota 4 3 36 37 92
82 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1 1 16 155 76
83 Cooper, Jeffrey A. Quinnipiac University 4 5 30 96 57
84 Velasco, Julian University of Notre Dame 2 1 33 66 72
85 DiRusso, Alyssa A. Samford University 2 4 29 79 77
86 Caron, Paul Lawrence Pepperdine University 2 2 25 163 11
87 Atkinson, Robert E. Jr. Florida State University 2 4 19 159 42
88 Lindgren, James Northwestern University 2 2 26 133 24
89 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 1 1 32 95 26
90 Klick, Jonathan University of Pennsylvania 1 1 13 51 162
91 Gordon, Deborah S. Drexel University 4 5 30 44 76
92 Sherwin, Emily L. Cornell University 2 4 16 113 79
93 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 1 1 48 14 17
94 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 2 3 17 109 74
95 Mitchell, Thomas W. Boston College 1 1 46 8 28
96 Mann, Bruce H. Harvard University 2 2 25 126 15
97 Miller, Paul B. University of Notre Dame 3 1 33 8 82
98 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 1 2 21 102 50
99 Kearney, Joseph D. Marquette University 2 2 27 100 19
100 Tabb, Charles J. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1 1 17 125 45