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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 22 41 1,345 6,844 2,873
2 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 17 17 1,238 2,689 5,242
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 16 15 1,426 967 3,580
4 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 13 26 493 2,998 1,364
5 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 13 8 691 174 2,651
6 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 6 4 697 420 2,350
7 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 9 10 545 511 2,028
8 Hartzog, Woodrow Boston University 12 9 647 586 1,382
9 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 4 4 705 253 1,346
10 Schwartz, Paul M. University of California, Berkeley 12 18 452 1,271 1,282
11 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 12 17 396 1,791 666
12 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 9 9 446 363 1,661
13 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 8 9 457 435 1,292
14 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 13 10 480 484 1,086
15 Ohm, Paul Georgetown University 7 11 454 742 846
16 Sag, Matthew Emory University 8 8 250 209 2,116
17 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 12 268 1,407 872
18 Klonick, Kate E. St. John's University 5 3 493 155 765
19 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 8 8 365 355 1,051
20 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 6 6 250 278 1,697
21 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 7 10 254 1,035 961
22 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 4 4 441 686 257
23 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 11 7 354 225 1,020
24 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 2 2 255 41 1,691
25 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 8 19 180 2,061 251
26 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 2 189 1,826 367
27 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 10 11 315 777 642
28 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 191 1,804 374
29 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 5 3 94 35 2,339
30 Faigman, David L. University of California, San Francisco 6 14 242 1,045 630
31 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 9 11 245 503 897
32 Wu, Timothy Columbia University School of Law 6 12 248 683 657
33 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 3 3 51 23 2,199
34 Schultz, Jason M. New York University 5 6 258 258 933
35 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 1 327 120 677
36 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 10 241 332 902
37 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 210 170 1,199
38 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 6 16 116 1,475 463
39 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 6 11 175 741 770
40 Kang, Jerry University of California, Los Angeles 4 7 196 845 569
41 Shackelford, Scott J. Indiana University Bloomington 7 11 188 327 1,040
42 Ajunwa, Ifeoma Emory University 7 4 240 77 1,001
43 Kim, Pauline T. Washington University 9 6 266 197 743
44 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 7 5 250 101 878
45 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 7 8 168 318 1,067
46 Grimmelmann, James Cornell University 7 10 220 451 632
47 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 288 1 652
48 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 3 2 291 439 234
49 Tokson, Matthew Justin University of Utah 10 4 259 183 611
50 Marchant, Gary Arizona State University 7 12 169 417 850
51 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 8 6 234 204 705
52 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 7 5 293 97 493
53 Yoo, Christopher S. University of Pennsylvania 7 14 165 767 542
54 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 8 14 163 1,083 264
55 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 8 3 294 89 476
56 Joh, Elizabeth E. University of California, Davis 7 6 179 206 953
57 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 6 2 260 15 699
58 Waldman, Ari Ezra University of California, Irvine 8 5 263 57 625
59 Benkler, Yochai Harvard University 4 8 75 1,497 165
60 Goldman, Eric Santa Clara University 8 10 197 412 498
61 Giannelli, Paul C. Case Western Reserve University 4 13 56 1,373 350
62 Froomkin, A. Michael University of Miami 6 11 137 952 308
63 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 6 13 149 943 250
64 Bambauer, Derek University of Florida 7 9 192 323 562
65 Schwarcz, Daniel University of Minnesota 4 1 154 9 1,036
66 Beebe, Barton New York University 4 3 196 651 245
67 Ayres, Ian Yale University 7 8 210 436 308
68 Grimm, Paul W. Duke University 5 4 117 71 1,079
69 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 8 11 169 514 413
70 Kugler, Matthew B. Northwestern University 6 4 110 55 1,117
71 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 6 7 117 358 775
72 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 220 172 405
73 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 4 8 185 446 340
74 Mnookin, Jennifer University of Wisconsin-Madison 3 6 153 374 526
75 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 6 12 102 1,044 175
76 Hu, Margaret William & Mary Law School 6 6 123 128 862
77 Solow-Niederman, Alicia George Washington University 5 2 195 15 599
78 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 8 7 224 172 300
79 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 5 5 169 595 201
80 Reyes, Carla L. Southern Methodist University 10 6 211 115 395
81 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 7 9 139 315 574
82 Andrews, Lori B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 4 11 47 561 823
83 Godsil, Rachel Rutgers University 2 2 148 332 501
84 Lee, Thomas R. Brigham Young University Law School 4 4 252 152 112
85 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 8 9 164 412 318
86 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 218 56 332
87 Saks, Michael Arizona State University 4 14 55 883 407
88 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 5 5 87 208 839
89 Bennett, Mark Drake University 1 2 138 318 459
90 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 1 1 138 313 458
91 Levinson, Justin D. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1 1 138 313 458
92 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 4 6 93 200 775
93 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 6 10 119 368 485
94 Murray, Melissa New York University 6 3 156 82 550
95 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 4 6 172 286 277
96 Odinet, Christopher K. Texas A&M University 9 4 192 38 385
97 Perritt, Henry H. Jr. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 5 17 66 647 483
98 Stucke, Maurice Eitel University of Tennessee, Knoxville 5 5 133 77 646
99 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 4 3 175 97 414
100 Murphy, Erin E. New York University 7 8 124 448 354