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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 12 23 349 2,905 916
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 10 12 365 754 532
3 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 300 108 693
4 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 165 693 713
5 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 289 1 666
6 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 7 15 167 869 456
7 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 137 562 578
8 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 4 6 229 269 243
9 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 8 10 171 309 449
10 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 6 11 127 450 493
11 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 86 1,118 87
12 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 4 9 69 411 458
13 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 48 705 163
14 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 5 4 156 92 123
15 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 7 6 105 143 311
16 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 4 5 53 55 564
17 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 8 66 351 188
18 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 6 8 92 175 172
19 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 106 52 188
20 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 5 11 57 447 74
21 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 96 121 171
22 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 127 40 72
23 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 49 510 35
24 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 29 386 219
25 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 115 32 79
26 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 5 3 97 62 128
27 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 4 4 48 66 335
28 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 37 360 96
29 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 68 26 230
30 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 51 207 130
31 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 49 251 81
32 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 29 251 163
33 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 3 62 44 164
34 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 1 1 35 314 58
35 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 40 307 33
36 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 27 248 145
37 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 5 5 47 154 117
38 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 30 353 18
39 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 50 197 49
40 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 67 40 101
41 Callister, Paul D. University of Missouri-Kansas City 1 1 6 3 426
42 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 69 61 46
43 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 19 299 79
44 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 29 268 45
45 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 2 6 21 266 74
46 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 44 89 107
47 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 2 7 23 242 76
48 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 4 7 34 109 131
49 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 4 6 39 129 87
50 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 1 2 19 264 67
51 Tait, Allison Anna University of Richmond 4 2 44 17 154
52 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 25 159 125
53 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 3 8 35 120 104
54 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 16 284 58
55 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 3 5 29 72 176
56 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 37 103 100
57 Radford, Mary Frances Georgia State University 2 6 26 161 105
58 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 40 151 40
59 Halperin, Daniel I. Harvard University 3 4 20 260 38
60 Squire, Richard C. Fordham University 1 1 28 62 176
61 Rao, Radhika D. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 28 157 87
62 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 1 1 33 180 41
63 Gans, Mitchell Hofstra University 4 7 42 126 34
64 Knaplund, Kristine Samp Pepperdine University 3 8 27 164 75
65 Baron, Jane B. Temple University 3 5 18 159 121
66 Brody, Evelyn Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 3 5 18 237 52
67 Rauterberg, Gabriel University of Michigan 1 1 47 37 73
68 Boxx, Karen University of Washington 3 5 27 137 73
69 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 1 1 12 255 47
70 Tate, Joshua Christopher Southern Methodist University 4 5 27 153 56
71 McCaffery, Edward J. University of Southern California 2 3 25 179 44
72 Madoff, Ray D. Boston College 2 4 24 144 79
73 McLaughlin, Nancy Assaf University of Utah 3 7 16 204 59
74 Schoenblum, Jeffrey A. Vanderbilt University 3 5 27 110 86
75 Rock, Edward B. New York University 3 3 31 113 58
76 Storrow, Richard F. City University of New York (CUNY) 3 3 24 91 112
77 Glogower, Ari Northwestern University 1 1 50 2 59
78 Vandevelde, Kenneth J. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 13 230 40
79 Morley, John Dirk Yale University 2 2 43 24 67
80 Butler, Henry N. George Mason University 1 1 10 264 19
81 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1 1 16 157 74
82 Huntington, Clare Columbia University School of Law 1 1 39 92 13
83 DiRusso, Alyssa A. Samford University 2 4 26 84 80
84 Wang, William University of California, San Francisco 1 2 22 162 31
85 Roe, Mark Harvard University 2 2 15 210 21
86 Velasco, Julian University of Notre Dame 2 2 28 73 71
87 Caron, Paul Lawrence Pepperdine University 2 2 22 168 15
88 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 1 1 29 102 35
89 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 1 1 46 21 21
90 Cooper, Jeffrey A. Quinnipiac University 3 5 25 103 48
91 Atkinson, Robert E. Jr. Florida State University 3 4 17 163 35
92 Mitchell, Thomas W. Boston College 1 1 46 11 27
93 Simmons, Tom E. University of South Dakota 3 3 28 46 81
94 English, David M. University of Missouri 2 5 16 136 57
95 Miller, Paul B. University of Notre Dame 3 1 37 8 66
96 Sherwin, Emily L. Cornell University 2 4 15 117 75
97 Lindgren, James Northwestern University 2 2 18 142 34
98 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 1 2 20 107 52
99 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 2 1 25 3 111
100 Scholz, Lauren H. Florida State University 1 1 37 6 45