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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Abraham, Kenneth S. University of Virginia 7 14 244 1,129 672
2 Schwarcz, Daniel University of Minnesota 10 11 343 383 780
3 Baker, Tom University of Pennsylvania 8 11 197 785 417
4 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 1 2 67 1,868 50
5 Logue, Kyle University of Michigan 8 12 174 629 312
6 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 1 1 80 1,257 137
7 Kessler, Friedrich Yale University 1 3 89 1,124 45
8 Prince, Anya University of Iowa 4 4 142 46 350
9 Dan-Cohen, Meir University of California, Berkeley 1 3 88 538 75
10 Hall, Mark A. Wake Forest University 4 13 38 747 104
11 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 4 13 33 749 79
12 Siegelman, Peter University of Connecticut 3 4 42 527 227
13 Sage, William M. Texas A&M University 5 11 63 507 115
14 Hyman, David Georgetown University 4 10 52 434 176
15 Stempel, Jeffrey W. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 10 72 300 174
16 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 4 4 65 364 150
17 Huberfeld, Nicole Boston University 5 7 73 233 208
18 Silver, Charles University of Texas at Austin 4 10 46 448 126
19 Romano, Roberta Yale University 3 3 55 434 62
20 Griffith, Sean J. Fordham University 4 4 59 245 205
21 Rabin, Robert L. Stanford University 3 9 71 277 74
22 Geistfeld, Mark New York University 3 5 76 123 139
23 Wright, Richard W. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 1 1 44 288 155
24 Kinney, Eleanor D. Indiana University Indianapolis 2 15 11 555 59
25 Hanson, Jon Harvard University 3 4 32 465 27
26 Rappaport, John University of Chicago 3 2 87 60 112
27 Schwarcz, Steven L. Duke University 4 4 47 132 237
28 Wiley, Lindsay University of California, Los Angeles 5 4 85 55 107
29 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 3 4 74 119 92
30 Boardman, Michelle E. George Mason University 5 5 60 184 100
31 Sebok, Anthony J. Yeshiva University 3 5 57 182 59
32 Viscusi, W. Kip Vanderbilt University 2 8 8 217 260
33 Engstrom, Nora Freeman Stanford University 3 4 54 119 107
34 Monahan, Amy B. University of Minnesota 4 7 46 133 129
35 Syverud, Kent D. Syracuse University 2 4 27 339 31
36 Coffee, John C. Jr. Columbia University School of Law 1 3 16 311 102
37 Engel, Kathleen C. Suffolk University 2 2 32 299 30
38 Wilmarth, Arthur E. Jr. George Washington University 2 3 31 154 159
39 Vazquez, Carlos M. Georgetown University 2 2 27 341 12
40 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 3 1 31 5 287
41 Rice, Willy E. St. Mary's University 4 7 38 169 95
42 McCoy, Patricia A. Boston College 2 2 35 256 35
43 Fox, Dov University of San Diego 2 1 61 47 89
44 Fahey, Bridget A. University of Chicago 2 1 55 4 152
45 Spade, Dean Seattle University 2 2 43 172 62
46 Donohue, John J. III Stanford University 1 1 13 384 25
47 Kritzer, Herbert M. University of Minnesota 2 3 57 102 50
48 Sachs, Rachel Eva Washington University 4 2 58 26 109
49 Maher, Brendan S. Texas A&M University 3 7 45 110 93
50 Pryor, Ellen University of North Texas at Dallas 3 11 16 287 38
51 Burbank, Stephen B. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 54 77 40
52 Farhang, Sean University of California, Berkeley 1 1 54 77 40
53 Blumstein, James F. Vanderbilt University 2 5 12 322 28
54 Krause, Joan H. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 3 7 26 194 68
55 Jacobi, John V. Seton Hall University 2 9 12 246 82
56 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University Law School 2 3 9 206 132
57 White, G. Edward University of Virginia 3 2 52 12 84
58 Linder, Marc University of Iowa 2 2 34 114 82
59 Hazen, Thomas Lee University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2 4 16 190 101
60 Hoffman, Allison K. University of Pennsylvania 3 4 37 100 72
61 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 1 1 29 173 50
62 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 1 1 29 173 50
63 Watson, Sidney D. Saint Louis University 3 7 20 200 63
64 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 2 1 40 43 106
65 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 2 6 20 208 47
66 Rothstein, Mark University of Louisville 3 8 23 195 36
67 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 4 4 39 65 69
68 Swedloff, Rick Rutgers University 2 3 36 68 78
69 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 1 1 56 19 22
70 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 2 5 20 163 70
71 Mehlman, Maxwell J. Case Western Reserve University 2 7 17 195 52
72 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 2 5 15 228 33
73 Tovino, Stacey A. University of Oklahoma 3 4 40 50 58
74 Jerry, Robert H. II University of Missouri 2 7 20 152 67
75 Wiener, Jonathan B. Duke University 1 1 6 299 10
76 Blake, Valarie University of Tennessee, Knoxville 3 4 36 38 87
77 Weeks, Elizabeth University of Georgia 2 6 22 145 59
78 Hoffman, Sharona Case Western Reserve University 2 7 16 187 47
79 Lemann, Alexander B. Marquette University 4 3 40 22 72
80 Talesh, Shauhin A. University of California, Irvine 5 4 41 25 62
81 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 3 3 12 219 37
82 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 2 5 12 232 25
83 Buck, Isaac Daniel University of Tennessee, Knoxville 3 3 27 29 129
84 Pappas, Michael University of Colorado Boulder 3 1 27 8 148
85 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 2 3 36 38 77
86 Mariner, Wendy Boston University 3 9 16 168 42
87 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 1 1 7 259 6
88 Fischer, James M. Southwestern Law School 2 6 15 161 49
89 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 6 11 189 44
90 Garrison, Marsha Brooklyn Law School 1 1 18 177 22
91 Orentlicher, David University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2 6 12 187 39
92 Peterson, Mark A. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 17 187 11
93 Richards, Edward P. III Louisiana State University 2 5 15 154 46
94 Brooks, John R. Fordham University 3 4 35 41 42
95 Gifford, Donald G. University of Maryland 1 4 19 163 15
96 Ayres, Ian Yale University 2 3 23 119 32
97 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 1 1 43 36 8
98 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 2 2 23 42 98
99 Brown, Dorothy A. Georgetown University 1 1 29 42 69
100 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 1 1 6 50 176