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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 28 63 2,816 14,371 4,645
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 16 32 803 4,005 1,989
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 15 17 790 2,587 1,113
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 19 673 2,703 1,125
5 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 12 25 567 2,016 1,720
6 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 31 373 3,691 953
7 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 12 25 375 3,926 713
8 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 389 3,057 985
9 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 12 23 379 2,383 1,446
10 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 9 20 344 2,816 698
11 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 573 901 999
12 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 296 2,863 615
13 Sag, Matthew Emory University 11 15 361 592 2,168
14 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 2 3 294 3,056 335
15 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 10 16 318 2,201 885
16 Beebe, Barton New York University 11 10 486 1,092 816
17 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 18 434 1,485 700
18 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 9 14 307 1,435 1,385
19 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 13 14 471 968 804
20 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 7 24 251 2,110 628
21 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 209 2,655 345
22 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 12 10 379 1,078 813
23 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 11 19 331 1,539 615
24 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 220 1,951 731
25 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 8 12 392 1,239 413
26 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 2 370 41 1,493
27 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 408 502 706
28 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 9 20 251 1,806 334
29 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 196 2,085 378
30 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 7 19 196 2,056 231
31 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 7 27 135 2,023 496
32 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 15 341 881 450
33 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 8 15 214 609 1,329
34 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 192 1,802 374
35 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 12 358 602 569
36 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 8 15 214 1,397 447
37 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 7 14 256 1,053 502
38 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 11 13 302 531 651
39 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 15 225 1,310 328
40 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 12 309 551 529
41 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 9 9 298 267 793
42 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 9 16 239 1,166 282
43 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 8 14 214 633 870
44 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 9 19 225 1,287 221
45 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 10 16 255 903 401
46 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 242 39 1,243
47 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 10 16 255 923 364
48 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 9 9 265 290 826
49 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 204 1,313 231
50 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 246 1,194 121
51 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 11 156 507 1,148
52 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 10 13 225 898 439
53 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 211 912 495
54 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 9 14 197 804 647
55 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 7 13 235 533 619
56 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 20 128 1,153 594
57 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 9 11 232 891 289
58 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 9 13 218 731 499
59 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 7 21 165 1,079 455
60 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 267 439 495
61 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 8 14 194 1,125 214
62 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 10 14 227 800 293
63 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 9 10 268 423 415
64 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 9 15 228 768 289
65 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 18 123 1,330 303
66 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 8 13 185 866 378
67 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 210 654 439
68 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 99 644 988
69 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 228 665 308
70 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan Temple University 10 11 280 343 326
71 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 8 254 446 330
72 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 7 17 145 992 374
73 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 8 152 468 794
74 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 6 14 140 1,025 351
75 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 219 376 453
76 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 175 527 502
77 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 9 13 205 495 366
78 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 6 7 195 138 736
79 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 8 15 142 1,007 221
80 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 7 14 135 1,059 203
81 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 126 859 417
82 Risch, Michael Villanova University 7 14 173 799 205
83 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 95 1,299 119
84 Perzanowski, Aaron University of Michigan 7 9 210 315 387
85 Carroll, Michael W. American University 6 10 130 567 554
86 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 5 7 126 1,069 129
87 Kwall, Roberta DePaul University 7 14 106 1,043 243
88 Penalver, Eduardo M. Seattle University 8 11 183 604 242
89 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 6 10 143 653 398
90 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 131 814 284
91 Seaman, Christopher B. Washington and Lee University 8 10 188 333 416
92 Loren, Lydia Lewis & Clark Law School 7 12 143 724 297
93 Lim, Daryl Pennsylvania State University 6 6 143 89 853
94 Meurer, Michael J. Boston University 6 15 104 937 291
95 Carpenter, Kristen Ann University of Colorado Boulder 7 8 204 305 345
96 Bracha, Oren University of Texas at Austin 8 8 189 407 328
97 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 3 3 224 155 375
98 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 5 7 110 1,031 171
99 Yen, Alfred Chueh-Chin Boston College 6 13 98 966 232
100 Wagner, R. Polk University of Pennsylvania 5 10 117 955 125