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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 29 63 2,870 14,374 4,645
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 16 32 815 4,006 1,987
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 16 17 823 2,587 1,078
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 19 703 2,704 1,112
5 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 12 25 572 2,016 1,733
6 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 13 26 403 4,023 719
7 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 10 31 386 3,691 955
8 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 404 3,057 979
9 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 12 23 386 2,384 1,416
10 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 9 20 353 2,816 718
11 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 593 902 952
12 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 299 2,863 625
13 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 3 3 300 3,059 324
14 Sag, Matthew Emory University 11 15 370 592 2,114
15 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 10 16 318 2,201 805
16 Beebe, Barton New York University 11 10 498 1,092 798
17 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 18 443 1,485 675
18 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 9 14 312 1,435 1,354
19 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 13 14 485 968 811
20 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 8 24 262 2,110 593
21 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 213 2,655 346
22 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 12 10 387 1,078 800
23 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 11 19 338 1,539 605
24 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 229 1,951 737
25 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 2 380 41 1,599
26 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 8 12 396 1,246 439
27 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 9 20 258 1,806 355
28 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 418 509 671
29 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 201 2,088 366
30 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 7 19 199 2,056 232
31 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 7 27 140 2,023 489
32 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 12 367 602 580
33 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 15 342 881 449
34 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 196 1,805 361
35 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 8 15 220 609 1,280
36 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 11 85 2,649 138
37 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 8 15 217 1,397 435
38 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 7 14 257 1,057 527
39 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 11 13 306 531 646
40 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 15 234 1,310 298
41 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 12 317 551 535
42 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 248 39 1,340
43 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 9 9 305 267 818
44 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 9 16 244 1,166 277
45 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 8 14 216 633 875
46 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 10 16 258 903 412
47 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 9 19 229 1,287 214
48 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 10 16 259 923 343
49 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 11 168 507 1,155
50 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 207 1,315 237
51 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 250 1,195 130
52 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 10 13 234 898 436
53 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 9 9 266 290 808
54 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 215 912 485
55 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 10 14 205 804 610
56 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 7 13 242 533 606
57 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 9 13 223 731 516
58 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 276 439 504
59 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 9 11 237 891 283
60 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 20 130 1,153 570
61 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 7 21 165 1,079 459
62 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 7 10 219 723 434
63 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 11 14 232 800 290
64 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 9 15 236 769 295
65 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 9 10 272 423 397
66 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 124 1,326 313
67 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan Temple University 10 11 290 343 354
68 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 8 13 189 867 365
69 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 236 665 309
70 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 101 644 964
71 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 8 262 446 332
72 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 7 17 147 992 359
73 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 6 14 143 1,025 334
74 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 8 14 178 997 145
75 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 8 153 468 713
76 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 7 7 203 138 748
77 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 225 376 419
78 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 9 13 209 495 367
79 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 178 527 484
80 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 8 15 145 1,010 213
81 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 7 14 140 1,060 188
82 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 129 859 422
83 Risch, Michael Villanova University 7 14 173 799 203
84 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 97 1,299 106
85 Kwall, Roberta DePaul University 7 14 109 1,043 250
86 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 5 7 131 1,069 114
87 Penalver, Eduardo M. Seattle University 8 11 185 604 245
88 Perzanowski, Aaron University of Michigan 7 9 211 315 364
89 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 6 10 145 653 385
90 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 134 814 269
91 Loren, Lydia Lewis & Clark Law School 7 12 146 724 280
92 Meurer, Michael J. Boston University 6 15 105 937 290
93 Seaman, Christopher B. Washington and Lee University 8 10 190 333 399
94 Bracha, Oren University of Texas at Austin 8 8 193 407 319
95 Lim, Daryl Pennsylvania State University 6 6 143 90 848
96 Carpenter, Kristen Ann University of Colorado Boulder 7 8 209 305 326
97 Carroll, Michael W. American University 6 9 130 557 494
98 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 3 3 227 155 365
99 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 5 7 109 1,031 137
100 Yen, Alfred Chueh-Chin Boston College 6 13 99 966 232