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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 31 62 3,233 13,747 5,076
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 16 32 883 3,851 2,327
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 15 16 853 2,448 1,127
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 19 739 2,575 1,118
5 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 14 24 491 3,786 844
6 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 14 24 672 1,876 1,644
7 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 10 30 409 3,542 1,036
8 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 461 2,950 1,124
9 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 12 23 419 2,320 1,619
10 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 10 20 377 2,754 700
11 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 324 2,810 843
12 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 642 798 1,175
13 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 10 16 364 2,135 1,060
14 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 2 3 344 2,979 338
15 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 9 13 350 1,370 1,600
16 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 17 496 1,390 821
17 Beebe, Barton New York University 11 10 539 1,012 978
18 Sag, Matthew Emory University 11 14 372 535 2,235
19 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 13 13 527 874 876
20 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 8 24 286 2,057 710
21 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 235 2,607 408
22 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 13 10 439 996 921
23 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 12 17 373 1,460 782
24 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 265 1,889 801
25 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 7 12 444 1,141 386
26 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 457 434 911
27 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 10 19 290 1,746 386
28 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 229 2,035 300
29 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 9 18 242 1,995 258
30 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 1 373 2 1,515
31 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 8 27 172 1,980 565
32 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 8 13 240 566 1,563
33 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 12 96 2,661 187
34 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 11 399 531 634
35 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 9 15 247 1,352 549
36 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 223 1,755 283
37 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 14 359 832 491
38 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 12 12 351 458 836
39 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 10 16 303 1,082 401
40 Ayres, Ian Yale University 9 15 254 1,265 419
41 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 8 15 293 1,013 472
42 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 9 19 282 1,222 257
43 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 11 16 309 832 462
44 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 11 13 285 831 485
45 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 11 9 307 804 376
46 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 11 357 478 431
47 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 11 16 274 878 434
48 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 9 12 263 578 785
49 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 8 20 202 1,036 625
50 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 10 13 242 742 713
51 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 233 1,281 239
52 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 10 8 294 250 932
53 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 10 9 327 207 783
54 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 9 13 290 484 686
55 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 225 877 604
56 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 20 153 1,113 724
57 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 262 1,162 143
58 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 11 13 274 742 399
59 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 250 2 1,216
60 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 9 14 228 1,081 237
61 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 104 633 1,260
62 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 9 13 206 830 505
63 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 10 159 481 1,079
64 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 9 9 245 606 508
65 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 7 176 435 1,008
66 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 7 13 175 984 471
67 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 9 10 298 379 412
68 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 10 15 241 736 316
69 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 123 1,316 324
70 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 8 288 391 366
71 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 245 624 336
72 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 261 410 447
73 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan Temple University 10 11 294 312 372
74 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 8 17 158 965 401
75 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 7 6 228 352 656
76 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 9 12 214 548 516
77 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 8 15 169 975 278
78 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 6 194 492 619
79 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 8 14 158 1,029 263
80 Risch, Michael Villanova University 8 14 204 752 268
81 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 126 1,264 159
82 Carroll, Michael W. American University 6 9 150 540 710
83 Loren, Lydia Lewis & Clark Law School 9 12 180 678 383
84 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 10 12 226 446 371
85 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 143 833 385
86 Meurer, Michael J. Boston University 7 15 134 900 347
87 Kwall, Roberta DePaul University 7 14 116 1,024 305
88 Lim, Daryl Pennsylvania State University 6 6 147 77 1,062
89 Bracha, Oren University of Texas at Austin 8 8 219 361 414
90 Perzanowski, Aaron University of Michigan 8 9 215 293 496
91 Seaman, Christopher B. Washington and Lee University 9 10 215 287 494
92 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 6 10 150 631 469
93 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 158 779 284
94 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 5 7 134 1,043 145
95 Wagner, R. Polk University of Pennsylvania 6 10 156 910 153
96 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 6 7 181 128 786
97 Cotropia, Christopher A. University of Richmond 8 13 179 631 292
98 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 8 127 1,042 138
99 Penalver, Eduardo M. Seattle University 8 11 206 566 195
100 Carpenter, Kristen Ann University of Colorado Boulder 7 7 213 284 437