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Last Updated: March 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 22 40 1,271 6,708 2,696
2 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 17 17 1,234 2,691 5,374
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 16 15 1,408 968 3,648
4 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 14 26 495 3,034 1,467
5 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 13 8 663 174 2,724
6 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 6 4 679 421 2,346
7 Hartzog, Woodrow Boston University 13 10 650 619 1,427
8 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 9 10 536 511 2,121
9 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 4 4 687 252 1,339
10 Schwartz, Paul M. University of California, Berkeley 11 18 441 1,272 1,350
11 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 9 10 442 382 1,807
12 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 12 17 384 1,797 665
13 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 8 9 453 435 1,350
14 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 13 10 465 486 1,125
15 Ohm, Paul Georgetown University 7 11 446 743 864
16 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 8 12 274 1,408 933
17 Sag, Matthew Emory University 8 8 238 209 2,206
18 Klonick, Kate E. St. John's University 5 3 487 155 780
19 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 6 6 243 278 1,754
20 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 8 8 352 355 1,088
21 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 7 10 248 1,033 1,005
22 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 4 4 435 686 255
23 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 7 19 172 2,061 260
24 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 10 7 340 224 1,032
25 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 2 2 247 41 1,693
26 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 10 11 305 777 654
27 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 188 1,804 353
28 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 2 186 1,826 343
29 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 5 3 91 35 2,400
30 Faigman, David L. University of California, San Francisco 6 14 239 1,041 675
31 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 8 11 237 507 971
32 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 3 3 51 23 2,231
33 Schultz, Jason M. New York University 5 6 253 259 945
34 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 1 322 120 703
35 Wu, Timothy Columbia University School of Law 6 12 235 682 638
36 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 204 170 1,256
37 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 10 228 332 952
38 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 5 16 114 1,475 469
39 Shackelford, Scott J. Indiana University Bloomington 7 11 187 328 1,112
40 Kim, Pauline T. Washington University 8 6 264 197 806
41 Ajunwa, Ifeoma Emory University 7 4 237 77 1,042
42 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 6 11 168 726 785
43 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 7 8 166 318 1,082
44 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 7 5 239 101 874
45 Grimmelmann, James Cornell University 7 10 211 451 671
46 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 283 1 678
47 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 3 2 288 439 239
48 Marchant, Gary Arizona State University 8 12 167 417 867
49 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 7 6 230 204 728
50 Yoo, Christopher S. University of Pennsylvania 7 14 159 767 590
51 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 8 14 161 1,083 288
52 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 6 2 254 15 757
53 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 7 5 283 97 507
54 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 8 3 290 89 469
55 Waldman, Ari Ezra University of California, Irvine 8 5 257 57 659
56 Joh, Elizabeth E. University of California, Davis 7 6 174 206 963
57 Tokson, Matthew Justin University of Utah 9 4 240 184 612
58 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 7 7 268 330 268
59 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 9 215 531 329
60 Goldman, Eric Santa Clara University 8 10 196 412 532
61 Benkler, Yochai Harvard University 4 8 75 1,497 163
62 Froomkin, A. Michael University of Miami 6 11 134 952 324
63 Bambauer, Derek University of Florida 7 9 186 323 597
64 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 6 13 141 943 262
65 Giannelli, Paul C. Case Western Reserve University 4 13 53 1,354 342
66 Beebe, Barton New York University 4 3 193 651 239
67 Kang, Jerry University of California, Los Angeles 3 6 153 507 560
68 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 6 7 223 179 471
69 Schwarcz, Daniel University of Minnesota 5 1 154 9 977
70 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 8 11 167 514 429
71 Kugler, Matthew B. Northwestern University 6 4 107 55 1,155
72 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 7 114 357 837
73 Grimm, Paul W. Duke University 5 4 112 73 1,053
74 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 4 8 182 446 345
75 Mnookin, Jennifer University of Wisconsin-Madison 3 6 151 374 559
76 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 6 12 100 1,044 186
77 Andrews, Lori B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 4 11 45 562 909
78 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 7 9 141 326 601
79 Solow-Niederman, Alicia George Washington University 5 2 190 15 600
80 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 8 7 216 172 313
81 Hu, Margaret William & Mary Law School 6 6 118 129 871
82 Godsil, Rachel Rutgers University 2 2 146 332 546
83 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 5 5 163 595 212
84 Reyes, Carla L. Southern Methodist University 9 6 200 116 433
85 Lee, Thomas R. Brigham Young University Law School 4 4 252 151 114
86 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 3 5 93 955 222
87 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 6 5 93 208 884
88 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 7 9 162 411 324
89 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 214 56 362
90 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 5 7 174 367 271
91 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 5 10 117 368 550
92 Bennett, Mark Drake University 1 2 136 318 498
93 Saks, Michael Arizona State University 4 14 53 883 414
94 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 4 6 92 200 828
95 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 1 1 136 313 497
96 Levinson, Justin D. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1 1 136 313 497
97 Stucke, Maurice Eitel University of Tennessee, Knoxville 5 5 132 77 707
98 Strandburg, Katherine Jo New York University 8 6 156 404 279
99 Murray, Melissa New York University 6 3 151 82 582
100 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 6 7 108 188 708