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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 21 40 1,256 6,707 2,600
2 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 17 17 1,198 2,691 4,086
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 16 15 1,379 969 3,470
4 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 14 26 488 3,036 1,440
5 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 13 8 647 174 2,542
6 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 6 4 669 421 2,126
7 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 9 10 524 511 2,045
8 Hartzog, Woodrow Boston University 13 10 640 619 1,306
9 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 4 4 682 252 1,259
10 Schwartz, Paul M. University of California, Berkeley 11 18 438 1,268 1,382
11 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 9 10 436 382 1,810
12 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 12 17 377 1,800 617
13 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 8 9 444 435 1,311
14 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 12 10 453 486 1,119
15 Ohm, Paul Georgetown University 7 11 438 748 805
16 Sag, Matthew Emory University 8 8 231 209 2,137
17 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 8 12 267 1,408 893
18 Klonick, Kate E. St. John's University 5 3 481 155 736
19 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 8 8 343 355 1,112
20 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 6 6 239 280 1,667
21 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 7 10 244 1,033 982
22 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 4 4 429 686 233
23 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 7 19 170 2,060 229
24 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 10 7 334 225 947
25 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 2 2 242 41 1,585
26 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 2 183 1,829 303
27 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 185 1,807 310
28 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 9 11 297 777 585
29 Faigman, David L. University of California, San Francisco 6 14 234 1,043 640
30 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 8 11 236 507 967
31 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 5 3 89 35 2,092
32 Schultz, Jason M. New York University 5 6 247 259 919
33 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 1 320 120 666
34 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 202 170 1,219
35 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 10 225 331 942
36 Wu, Timothy Columbia University School of Law 6 12 229 682 589
37 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 5 16 112 1,474 458
38 Ajunwa, Ifeoma Emory University 7 4 234 78 1,020
39 Kim, Pauline T. Washington University 8 6 257 197 792
40 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 6 11 161 727 776
41 Shackelford, Scott J. Indiana University Bloomington 7 10 180 307 1,023
42 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 3 3 51 23 1,925
43 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 7 8 164 318 1,016
44 Marchant, Gary Arizona State University 8 12 165 416 884
45 Grimmelmann, James Cornell University 7 10 206 451 644
46 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 281 1 644
47 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 3 2 285 439 234
48 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 6 2 252 15 744
49 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 7 5 234 101 754
50 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 7 6 226 205 704
51 Yoo, Christopher S. University of Pennsylvania 7 14 158 766 548
52 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 8 14 151 1,083 297
53 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 7 5 275 97 493
54 Waldman, Ari Ezra University of California, Irvine 8 5 252 57 644
55 Joh, Elizabeth E. University of California, Davis 7 6 169 206 931
56 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 8 3 284 89 438
57 Tokson, Matthew Justin University of Utah 9 4 232 184 584
58 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 7 7 262 330 294
59 Goldman, Eric Santa Clara University 8 10 195 411 540
60 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 9 212 532 307
61 Bambauer, Derek University of Florida 7 9 185 323 606
62 Froomkin, A. Michael University of Miami 6 11 132 950 319
63 Giannelli, Paul C. Case Western Reserve University 4 14 56 1,376 341
64 Benkler, Yochai Harvard University 4 8 72 1,497 148
65 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 6 7 224 179 495
66 Beebe, Barton New York University 4 3 192 651 249
67 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 6 13 140 943 251
68 Kang, Jerry University of California, Los Angeles 3 6 149 509 545
69 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 7 114 358 841
70 Kugler, Matthew B. Northwestern University 6 4 103 57 1,151
71 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 8 11 166 514 410
72 Schwarcz, Daniel University of Minnesota 4 1 147 9 905
73 Grimm, Paul W. Duke University 5 4 110 74 1,010
74 Andrews, Lori B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 4 11 45 562 910
75 Mnookin, Jennifer University of Wisconsin-Madison 3 6 148 376 541
76 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 6 12 98 1,045 193
77 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 4 8 178 446 294
78 Reyes, Carla L. Southern Methodist University 9 6 200 115 440
79 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 8 7 211 172 328
80 Solow-Niederman, Alicia George Washington University 5 2 187 15 589
81 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 7 9 134 326 582
82 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 5 5 162 595 208
83 Godsil, Rachel Rutgers University 2 2 143 334 534
84 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 3 5 92 955 219
85 Hu, Margaret William & Mary Law School 5 6 115 129 810
86 Lee, Thomas R. Brigham Young University Law School 4 4 249 152 104
87 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 5 5 81 208 901
88 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 7 9 159 412 305
89 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 209 56 356
90 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 5 10 116 368 551
91 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 4 7 171 369 267
92 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 6 7 106 188 741
93 Saks, Michael Arizona State University 4 14 53 880 408
94 Bennett, Mark Drake University 1 2 133 320 486
95 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 1 1 133 315 485
96 Levinson, Justin D. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1 1 133 315 485
97 Stucke, Maurice Eitel University of Tennessee, Knoxville 5 5 129 77 698
98 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 4 6 88 200 798
99 Odinet, Christopher K. Texas A&M University 9 4 189 38 405
100 Strandburg, Katherine Jo New York University 8 6 154 404 255