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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 31 62 3,282 13,761 4,954
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 16 32 896 3,851 2,182
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 16 16 875 2,448 1,110
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 14 19 756 2,575 1,117
5 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 14 25 501 3,918 842
6 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 14 24 679 1,876 1,670
7 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 10 30 423 3,612 1,020
8 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 467 2,951 1,112
9 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 13 23 428 2,320 1,566
10 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 10 20 390 2,754 624
11 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 650 798 1,112
12 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 332 2,810 687
13 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 2 3 355 2,979 323
14 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 11 16 368 2,135 1,005
15 Sag, Matthew Emory University 11 14 380 535 2,289
16 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 10 13 363 1,370 1,458
17 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 17 501 1,390 772
18 Beebe, Barton New York University 11 10 543 1,012 911
19 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 14 13 538 875 873
20 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 245 2,607 420
21 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 8 24 294 2,057 657
22 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 12 17 378 1,460 731
23 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 13 10 442 996 846
24 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 268 1,889 806
25 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 459 434 846
26 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 10 19 294 1,746 364
27 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 234 2,038 320
28 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 1 387 2 1,515
29 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 9 18 247 1,995 235
30 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 8 27 173 1,980 524
31 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 12 102 2,661 176
32 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 7 11 408 967 333
33 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 9 13 247 566 1,442
34 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 228 1,758 308
35 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 11 403 531 604
36 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 14 368 832 468
37 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 9 15 253 1,352 491
38 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 12 12 359 458 774
39 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 10 16 308 1,082 385
40 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 8 15 299 1,013 444
41 Ayres, Ian Yale University 9 15 261 1,265 381
42 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 10 19 283 1,222 246
43 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 11 16 316 832 434
44 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 11 368 478 452
45 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 9 12 266 578 831
46 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 11 13 286 832 459
47 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 10 13 248 742 704
48 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 11 9 309 804 354
49 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 235 1,282 239
50 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 10 9 333 207 788
51 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 11 16 275 878 416
52 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 10 8 297 250 900
53 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 10 13 294 484 658
54 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 268 1,162 132
55 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 8 20 202 1,036 541
56 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 229 877 552
57 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 261 2 1,225
58 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 10 168 485 1,177
59 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 20 153 1,113 647
60 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 11 13 277 743 382
61 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 9 14 234 1,080 226
62 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 10 13 247 691 520
63 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 106 633 1,173
64 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 9 13 210 830 464
65 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 9 9 248 606 485
66 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 9 10 300 379 413
67 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 7 13 176 984 420
68 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 10 15 247 736 306
69 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 7 178 436 924
70 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 123 1,316 322
71 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 8 296 391 366
72 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 255 625 326
73 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 8 17 162 965 409
74 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan Temple University 10 11 300 312 375
75 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 264 410 452
76 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 7 6 234 352 611
77 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 8 15 170 972 292
78 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 8 14 159 1,032 245
79 Risch, Michael Villanova University 8 14 211 752 253
80 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 6 200 492 543
81 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 128 1,264 132
82 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 10 12 231 446 362
83 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 143 833 404
84 Carroll, Michael W. American University 6 9 152 540 636
85 Loren, Lydia Lewis & Clark Law School 9 12 180 679 339
86 Meurer, Michael J. Boston University 7 15 137 900 315
87 Kwall, Roberta DePaul University 7 14 118 1,025 280
88 Bracha, Oren University of Texas at Austin 8 8 227 361 392
89 Lim, Daryl Pennsylvania State University 6 6 150 77 1,016
90 Perzanowski, Aaron University of Michigan 8 9 223 293 460
91 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 5 7 143 1,043 127
92 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 6 7 188 128 765
93 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 7 10 157 631 424
94 Seaman, Christopher B. Washington and Lee University 9 10 220 287 441
95 Wagner, R. Polk University of Pennsylvania 6 10 158 910 145
96 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 8 131 1,043 143
97 Penalver, Eduardo M. Seattle University 8 11 212 566 196
98 Cotropia, Christopher A. George Washington University 8 13 180 632 277
99 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 4 3 265 103 387
100 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 154 779 256