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Last Updated: December 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 31 62 3,262 13,747 4,943
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 16 32 891 3,851 2,213
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 15 16 865 2,448 1,081
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 14 19 749 2,575 1,086
5 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 14 24 491 3,786 830
6 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 14 24 675 1,876 1,651
7 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 10 30 418 3,624 1,034
8 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 464 2,950 1,128
9 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 13 23 423 2,317 1,579
10 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 10 20 382 2,754 649
11 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 329 2,810 780
12 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 645 798 1,127
13 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 2 3 353 2,979 326
14 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 10 16 367 2,135 1,014
15 Sag, Matthew Emory University 11 14 379 535 2,257
16 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 17 500 1,390 790
17 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 9 13 351 1,370 1,495
18 Beebe, Barton New York University 11 10 541 1,012 912
19 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 14 13 536 874 865
20 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 237 2,607 423
21 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 8 24 289 2,057 670
22 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 12 17 377 1,460 743
23 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 13 10 440 996 863
24 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 266 1,889 816
25 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 7 12 452 1,141 372
26 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 459 434 863
27 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 10 19 292 1,746 365
28 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 231 2,036 297
29 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 9 18 245 1,995 237
30 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 1 385 2 1,474
31 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 8 27 172 1,980 540
32 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 12 99 2,661 184
33 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 9 12 242 547 1,472
34 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 225 1,756 281
35 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 11 400 531 596
36 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 14 364 832 464
37 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 9 15 251 1,352 500
38 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 12 12 354 458 806
39 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 10 16 306 1,082 383
40 Ayres, Ian Yale University 9 15 260 1,265 398
41 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 8 14 294 998 442
42 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 10 19 283 1,222 258
43 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 11 16 314 832 442
44 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 11 364 478 436
45 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 11 13 285 832 463
46 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 11 9 307 804 355
47 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 10 13 245 742 697
48 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 234 1,272 248
49 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 11 16 275 878 406
50 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 10 9 331 207 784
51 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 9 12 256 578 787
52 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 10 8 295 250 899
53 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 8 20 202 1,036 574
54 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 266 1,162 139
55 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 10 13 290 472 662
56 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 226 877 577
57 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 20 153 1,113 687
58 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 11 13 276 742 389
59 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 259 2 1,194
60 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 10 166 483 1,126
61 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 9 14 229 1,081 229
62 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 10 13 242 691 521
63 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 9 13 207 830 493
64 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 106 633 1,168
65 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 9 9 247 606 480
66 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 7 176 435 984
67 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 7 13 176 984 439
68 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 9 10 299 379 415
69 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 10 15 243 736 315
70 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 123 1,316 330
71 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 8 293 391 362
72 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 251 624 323
73 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 8 17 162 965 404
74 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan Temple University 10 11 296 312 376
75 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 262 410 434
76 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 7 6 234 352 610
77 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 8 15 169 975 273
78 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 8 14 159 1,029 257
79 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 6 194 492 562
80 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 126 1,264 141
81 Risch, Michael Villanova University 8 14 204 752 250
82 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 10 12 229 446 367
83 Carroll, Michael W. American University 6 9 150 531 661
84 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 143 833 396
85 Loren, Lydia Lewis & Clark Law School 9 12 180 678 351
86 Meurer, Michael J. Boston University 7 15 136 900 339
87 Kwall, Roberta DePaul University 7 14 116 1,024 301
88 Perzanowski, Aaron University of Michigan 8 9 223 293 473
89 Lim, Daryl Pennsylvania State University 6 6 147 77 1,030
90 Bracha, Oren University of Texas at Austin 8 8 219 361 408
91 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 6 7 186 128 774
92 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 7 10 155 632 431
93 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 5 7 136 1,043 132
94 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 159 779 270
95 Seaman, Christopher B. Washington and Lee University 9 10 217 287 448
96 Wagner, R. Polk University of Pennsylvania 6 10 156 910 142
97 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 8 130 1,043 135
98 Cotropia, Christopher A. George Washington University 8 13 179 631 279
99 Penalver, Eduardo M. Seattle University 8 11 210 566 189
100 Carpenter, Kristen Ann University of Colorado Boulder 7 7 218 284 399