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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 28 64 2,723 14,459 4,589
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 16 32 774 4,003 2,028
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 15 17 766 2,586 1,042
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 19 645 2,703 1,060
5 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 12 26 378 4,024 795
6 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 12 25 540 2,016 1,563
7 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 31 362 3,688 927
8 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 374 3,053 1,016
9 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 12 23 361 2,384 1,468
10 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 9 20 335 2,815 551
11 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 557 902 1,029
12 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 285 2,861 640
13 Sag, Matthew Emory University 10 15 337 592 2,177
14 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 10 16 311 2,199 907
15 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 2 3 285 3,055 316
16 Beebe, Barton New York University 10 10 475 1,092 820
17 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 18 415 1,485 721
18 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 9 14 301 1,435 1,327
19 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 13 14 455 968 824
20 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 201 2,655 399
21 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 7 24 244 2,110 626
22 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 12 10 367 1,078 784
23 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 10 19 306 1,539 654
24 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 209 1,951 741
25 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 8 12 368 1,246 370
26 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 406 509 788
27 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 2 356 41 1,430
28 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 9 20 240 1,806 343
29 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 190 2,088 325
30 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 8 15 204 611 1,380
31 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 7 19 187 2,055 209
32 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 7 27 131 2,023 493
33 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 15 328 880 436
34 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 11 81 2,646 155
35 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 12 340 602 570
36 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 186 1,805 308
37 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 8 15 211 1,397 440
38 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 11 13 295 531 700
39 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 15 217 1,310 349
40 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 7 14 247 1,057 412
41 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 10 16 258 991 396
42 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 8 16 233 1,166 352
43 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 9 19 221 1,287 223
44 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 12 299 551 416
45 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 9 9 260 290 840
46 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 9 9 278 267 724
47 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 10 16 231 923 393
48 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 8 14 207 633 770
49 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 10 13 223 898 432
50 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 229 39 1,157
51 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 11 149 510 1,143
52 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 200 912 533
53 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 9 14 191 804 669
54 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 235 1,195 120
55 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 196 1,314 205
56 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 8 13 235 544 619
57 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 7 21 161 1,079 495
58 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 20 124 1,153 601
59 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 9 11 223 891 307
60 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 9 13 210 730 476
61 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 7 10 210 723 480
62 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 10 14 223 800 320
63 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 97 644 1,084
64 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 8 13 182 867 420
65 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 9 248 533 355
66 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 9 15 221 768 281
67 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 9 10 258 423 380
68 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 238 439 446
69 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan Temple University 10 11 272 343 330
70 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 223 665 305
71 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 116 1,308 297
72 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 8 148 468 841
73 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 6 14 136 1,025 388
74 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 7 17 138 992 389
75 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 8 14 173 997 172
76 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 6 7 212 376 510
77 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 7 15 134 1,012 266
78 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 167 527 508
79 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 7 14 131 1,060 227
80 Risch, Michael Villanova University 7 14 165 799 229
81 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 9 13 194 495 321
82 Lim, Daryl Pennsylvania State University 6 6 142 90 934
83 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 6 7 181 138 689
84 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 118 859 382
85 Perzanowski, Aaron University of Michigan 7 9 202 315 415
86 Carroll, Michael W. American University 6 9 127 557 576
87 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 93 1,299 107
88 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 6 10 139 653 402
89 Kwall, Roberta DePaul University 6 14 101 1,043 244
90 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 5 7 119 1,069 120
91 Carpenter, Kristen Ann University of Colorado Boulder 7 8 199 305 365
92 Bracha, Oren University of Texas at Austin 8 8 184 407 350
93 Loren, Lydia Lewis & Clark Law School 7 12 138 724 303
94 Penalver, Eduardo M. Seattle University 8 11 178 604 184
95 Meurer, Michael J. Boston University 6 15 102 937 280
96 Seaman, Christopher B. Washington and Lee University 8 10 178 333 400
97 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 5 7 106 1,031 132
98 Wagner, R. Polk University of Pennsylvania 5 10 114 955 137
99 Cotropia, Christopher A. George Washington University 7 14 133 680 258
100 Frye, Brian L. University of Kentucky 6 4 131 63 807