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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 24 41 1,522 6,591 3,025
2 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 17 17 1,361 2,468 4,060
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 17 13 1,575 746 3,708
4 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 14 25 559 2,894 1,531
5 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 6 4 804 272 2,257
6 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 13 7 690 122 2,691
7 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 9 10 617 417 2,200
8 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 4 4 793 126 1,375
9 Schwartz, Paul M. University of California, Berkeley 13 18 554 1,147 1,488
10 Hartzog, Woodrow Boston University 12 8 711 489 1,365
11 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 12 17 476 1,699 663
12 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 9 9 476 311 1,938
13 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 9 9 533 335 1,412
14 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 13 10 535 402 1,202
15 Ohm, Paul Georgetown University 7 10 553 634 872
16 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 8 13 316 1,492 970
17 Sag, Matthew Emory University 8 7 252 177 2,237
18 Klonick, Kate E. St. John's University 5 2 553 78 789
19 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 6 5 312 203 1,729
20 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 7 9 293 980 1,071
21 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 9 7 399 292 1,132
22 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 9 18 220 2,009 257
23 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 4 4 492 615 267
24 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 2 226 1,781 298
25 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 227 1,760 310
26 Faigman, David L. University of California, San Francisco 6 14 298 980 696
27 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 2 1 276 2 1,699
28 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 10 6 383 168 1,011
29 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 9 10 331 738 618
30 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 5 3 97 26 2,391
31 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 9 10 285 449 1,028
32 Schultz, Jason M. New York University 5 5 303 200 981
33 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 7 12 196 804 867
34 Wu, Timothy Columbia University School of Law 6 10 281 627 627
35 Kang, Jerry University of California, Los Angeles 4 7 244 787 647
36 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 239 131 1,276
37 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 6 16 141 1,443 484
38 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 8 249 300 1,032
39 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 3 2 59 14 2,202
40 Shackelford, Scott J. Indiana University Bloomington 8 9 233 259 1,120
41 Kim, Pauline T. Washington University 9 5 303 143 847
42 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 1 328 108 711
43 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 8 9 194 369 1,074
44 Ajunwa, Ifeoma Emory University 7 3 257 49 1,041
45 Grimmelmann, James Cornell University 8 8 251 404 704
46 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 9 13 204 1,028 329
47 Marchant, Gary Arizona State University 8 12 199 382 960
48 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 8 6 260 169 767
49 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 3 2 322 391 261
50 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 7 5 265 65 812
51 Joh, Elizabeth E. University of California, Davis 8 5 202 177 995
52 Yoo, Christopher S. University of Pennsylvania 7 14 169 746 577
53 Benkler, Yochai Harvard University 4 8 105 1,464 167
54 Froomkin, A. Michael University of Miami 7 10 170 917 367
55 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 8 6 311 277 309
56 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 6 1 257 3 823
57 Waldman, Ari Ezra University of California, Irvine 9 3 279 22 694
58 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 7 5 307 60 524
59 Giannelli, Paul C. Case Western Reserve University 4 14 76 1,356 379
60 Tokson, Matthew Justin University of Utah 9 3 264 145 629
61 Goldman, Eric Santa Clara University 8 8 223 382 595
62 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 8 3 316 48 461
63 Bambauer, Derek University of Florida 7 9 211 293 672
64 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 6 13 174 905 251
65 Beebe, Barton New York University 4 3 227 611 260
66 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 6 6 138 333 917
67 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 253 131 531
68 Mnookin, Jennifer University of Wisconsin-Madison 4 5 199 324 587
69 Kugler, Matthew B. Northwestern University 6 3 116 43 1,243
70 Ayres, Ian Yale University 7 8 236 398 324
71 Andrews, Lori B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 5 11 59 547 986
72 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 6 12 131 1,009 205
73 Godsil, Rachel Rutgers University 2 2 192 284 587
74 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 8 8 198 407 427
75 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 5 5 209 543 230
76 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 8 6 259 121 363
77 Saks, Michael Arizona State University 5 15 78 929 443
78 Reyes, Carla L. Southern Methodist University 9 4 228 80 531
79 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 4 8 205 415 316
80 Hu, Margaret William & Mary Law School 6 5 133 109 936
81 Bennett, Mark Drake University 1 2 178 274 530
82 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 6 6 143 150 800
83 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 1 1 178 269 529
84 Levinson, Justin D. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1 1 178 269 529
85 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 256 7 409
86 Grimm, Paul W. Duke University 5 4 111 70 1,012
87 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 5 11 136 364 611
88 Lee, Thomas R. Brigham Young University Law School 4 4 290 108 112
89 Solow-Niederman, Alicia George Washington University 5 1 193 1 647
90 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 7 8 144 286 600
91 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 8 8 187 351 320
92 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 5 6 106 182 861
93 Perritt, Henry H. Jr. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 5 17 72 628 586
94 Stucke, Maurice Eitel University of Tennessee, Knoxville 5 4 145 55 747
95 Murphy, Erin E. New York University 8 8 148 418 372
96 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 4 8 115 898 73
97 Imwinkelried, Edward J. University of California, Davis 5 15 89 835 241
98 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 6 5 93 194 831
99 Nunziato, Dawn C. George Washington University 6 8 119 171 726
100 Odinet, Christopher K. Texas A&M University 9 2 210 12 442