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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 22 40 1,334 6,709 2,627
2 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 18 17 1,301 2,692 5,844
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 16 15 1,453 969 3,735
4 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 14 26 517 3,040 1,354
5 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 6 4 709 421 2,423
6 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 13 8 715 174 2,571
7 Hartzog, Woodrow Boston University 13 10 675 619 1,488
8 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 9 10 548 511 2,064
9 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 4 4 719 253 1,348
10 Schwartz, Paul M. University of California, Berkeley 12 18 461 1,272 1,214
11 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 13 17 398 1,800 712
12 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 9 10 462 382 1,581
13 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 13 10 488 486 1,125
14 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 8 9 464 436 1,281
15 Ohm, Paul Georgetown University 8 11 461 748 845
16 Sag, Matthew Emory University 8 8 257 209 2,050
17 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 12 274 1,408 852
18 Klonick, Kate E. St. John's University 5 3 495 155 773
19 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 8 8 375 355 1,042
20 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 6 6 262 279 1,642
21 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 7 10 260 1,035 935
22 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 2 2 261 41 1,803
23 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 4 4 453 686 267
24 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 11 7 363 225 1,030
25 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 8 19 184 2,061 252
26 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 10 11 332 777 651
27 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 2 193 1,829 355
28 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 195 1,807 360
29 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 5 3 94 35 2,331
30 Faigman, David L. University of California, San Francisco 6 14 249 1,043 612
31 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 9 11 249 503 881
32 Wu, Timothy Columbia University School of Law 6 12 251 683 686
33 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 3 3 52 23 2,201
34 Schultz, Jason M. New York University 5 6 259 259 936
35 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 1 329 120 687
36 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 10 245 332 895
37 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 214 170 1,158
38 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 6 16 117 1,475 469
39 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 7 5 257 101 896
40 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 6 11 177 727 738
41 Ajunwa, Ifeoma Emory University 7 4 243 78 973
42 Kim, Pauline T. Washington University 9 6 267 197 685
43 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 7 8 169 318 1,061
44 Shackelford, Scott J. Indiana University Bloomington 7 10 186 313 968
45 Grimmelmann, James Cornell University 7 10 224 451 654
46 Marchant, Gary Arizona State University 8 12 184 417 848
47 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 3 2 298 439 234
48 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 289 1 666
49 Yoo, Christopher S. University of Pennsylvania 7 14 166 767 571
50 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 8 3 300 89 504
51 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 8 6 235 205 712
52 Tokson, Matthew Justin University of Utah 10 4 260 184 596
53 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 8 14 168 1,083 250
54 Joh, Elizabeth E. University of California, Davis 8 6 181 206 958
55 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 7 5 292 97 486
56 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 6 2 265 15 666
57 Waldman, Ari Ezra University of California, Irvine 8 5 265 57 609
58 Schwarcz, Daniel University of Minnesota 4 1 163 9 1,065
59 Benkler, Yochai Harvard University 4 8 76 1,497 175
60 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 6 13 152 943 267
61 Froomkin, A. Michael University of Miami 6 11 138 952 312
62 Goldman, Eric Santa Clara University 8 10 198 412 482
63 Beebe, Barton New York University 4 3 197 651 245
64 Giannelli, Paul C. Case Western Reserve University 4 13 53 1,350 335
65 Bambauer, Derek University of Florida 7 9 196 323 520
66 Ayres, Ian Yale University 7 8 216 436 292
67 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 6 7 121 358 806
68 Kang, Jerry University of California, Los Angeles 3 6 157 508 496
69 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 8 11 171 514 412
70 Kugler, Matthew B. Northwestern University 6 4 113 57 1,078
71 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 6 7 227 179 396
72 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 4 8 187 446 340
73 Hu, Margaret William & Mary Law School 6 6 124 129 879
74 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 5 5 96 208 947
75 Mnookin, Jennifer University of Wisconsin-Madison 3 6 155 375 508
76 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 6 12 103 1,044 166
77 Solow-Niederman, Alicia George Washington University 5 2 199 15 593
78 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 5 5 170 595 195
79 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 8 7 230 172 256
80 Reyes, Carla L. Southern Methodist University 10 6 213 116 384
81 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 7 9 143 315 543
82 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 5 7 185 369 287
83 Andrews, Lori B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 4 11 47 561 799
84 Godsil, Rachel Rutgers University 2 2 150 333 482
85 Lee, Thomas R. Brigham Young University Law School 4 4 255 152 109
86 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 8 9 164 412 311
87 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 222 56 332
88 Saks, Michael Arizona State University 4 14 56 883 396
89 Strandburg, Katherine Jo New York University 8 6 163 404 258
90 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 6 10 123 368 481
91 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 4 6 96 200 757
92 Bennett, Mark Drake University 1 2 140 319 436
93 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 4 3 179 97 430
94 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 1 1 140 314 435
95 Levinson, Justin D. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1 1 140 314 435
96 Perritt, Henry H. Jr. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 5 17 70 647 464
97 Stucke, Maurice Eitel University of Tennessee, Knoxville 5 5 136 77 645
98 Murphy, Erin E. New York University 7 8 126 449 361
99 Odinet, Christopher K. Texas A&M University 9 4 196 38 368
100 Murray, Melissa New York University 6 3 162 82 489