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Last Updated: March 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 28 64 2,762 14,458 4,793
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 16 32 786 4,001 2,097
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 15 17 774 2,586 1,095
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 19 655 2,701 1,087
5 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 12 25 562 2,016 1,696
6 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 31 366 3,689 992
7 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 12 25 366 3,927 750
8 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 381 3,058 1,080
9 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 12 23 372 2,385 1,503
10 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 9 20 340 2,815 674
11 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 559 902 1,055
12 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 290 2,862 642
13 Sag, Matthew Emory University 11 15 348 592 2,246
14 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 2 3 287 3,057 347
15 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 10 16 313 2,200 943
16 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 18 427 1,484 750
17 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 9 14 305 1,435 1,437
18 Beebe, Barton New York University 11 10 480 1,092 819
19 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 13 14 468 968 840
20 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 7 24 250 2,110 646
21 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 203 2,655 400
22 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 11 19 327 1,539 635
23 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 12 10 370 1,078 817
24 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 214 1,951 797
25 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 2 364 41 1,519
26 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 7 12 371 1,239 376
27 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 408 509 772
28 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 9 20 241 1,806 345
29 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 193 2,085 357
30 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 7 19 189 2,056 242
31 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 7 27 132 2,023 530
32 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 8 15 209 609 1,396
33 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 15 331 881 447
34 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 12 348 602 595
35 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 11 81 2,649 162
36 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 189 1,802 351
37 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 8 15 213 1,397 453
38 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 7 14 250 1,057 496
39 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 11 13 296 531 684
40 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 10 16 263 991 414
41 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 15 219 1,309 354
42 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 9 16 235 1,166 335
43 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 12 302 551 485
44 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 9 19 222 1,287 224
45 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 9 9 283 267 812
46 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 8 14 208 633 846
47 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 9 9 262 290 857
48 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 234 39 1,244
49 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 10 16 237 923 391
50 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 198 1,314 241
51 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 11 152 508 1,204
52 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 239 1,195 130
53 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 207 912 527
54 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 10 13 223 898 449
55 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 9 14 193 803 674
56 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 8 13 237 544 652
57 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 20 126 1,153 621
58 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 7 21 162 1,079 491
59 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 9 11 224 890 311
60 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 9 13 212 731 511
61 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 7 10 213 723 480
62 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 254 439 505
63 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 10 14 225 800 317
64 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 9 10 261 423 435
65 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 99 644 1,080
66 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 8 13 184 867 409
67 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 9 15 222 768 295
68 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 119 1,326 291
69 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan Temple University 10 11 279 343 317
70 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 225 665 314
71 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 8 245 446 354
72 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 8 148 468 836
73 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 6 14 139 1,025 367
74 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 7 17 142 991 376
75 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 8 14 173 997 163
76 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 215 376 479
77 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 169 527 513
78 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 7 15 134 1,011 255
79 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 7 14 131 1,059 215
80 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 122 859 442
81 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 6 7 187 138 749
82 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 9 13 198 495 353
83 Risch, Michael Villanova University 7 14 167 799 224
84 Perzanowski, Aaron University of Michigan 7 9 205 315 430
85 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 93 1,299 123
86 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 6 10 140 653 430
87 Lim, Daryl Pennsylvania State University 6 6 142 90 927
88 Kwall, Roberta DePaul University 7 14 106 1,043 247
89 Carroll, Michael W. American University 6 9 129 557 553
90 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 5 7 123 1,069 122
91 Penalver, Eduardo M. Seattle University 8 11 178 604 233
92 Carpenter, Kristen Ann University of Colorado Boulder 7 8 201 305 358
93 Loren, Lydia Lewis & Clark Law School 7 12 138 724 308
94 Bracha, Oren University of Texas at Austin 8 8 185 407 344
95 Seaman, Christopher B. Washington and Lee University 8 10 182 333 419
96 Meurer, Michael J. Boston University 6 15 103 937 287
97 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 3 3 222 155 360
98 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 5 7 108 1,031 142
99 Yen, Alfred Chueh-Chin Boston College 6 13 92 966 257
100 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 6 7 113 814 274