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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 23 38 1,686 6,089 3,125
2 Coffee, John C. Jr. Columbia University School of Law 14 32 538 6,195 1,449
3 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 13 24 576 6,307 1,089
4 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 17 29 784 3,682 1,906
5 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 17 29 939 2,813 1,830
6 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 11 27 537 5,333 1,180
7 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 11 20 599 4,076 1,934
8 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 12 21 385 5,830 1,000
9 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 11 20 596 3,244 2,198
10 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 17 21 882 1,454 1,449
11 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 14 21 576 2,758 1,335
12 Strine, Leo E. Jr. Delaware Supreme Court 17 19 829 1,559 950
13 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 13 8 734 300 2,549
14 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 11 29 427 3,151 1,464
15 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 13 24 542 3,166 819
16 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 12 18 522 3,269 694
17 Stout, Lynn A. 10 21 578 2,727 822
18 Black, Bernard Northwestern University 10 24 335 3,217 786
19 Roe, Mark Harvard University 12 23 403 2,686 667
20 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 11 24 347 2,752 852
21 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 6 5 717 247 1,193
22 Goodrich, Leland M. 1 1 532 2,600 42
23 Ribstein, Larry E. 8 34 218 3,444 819
24 Romano, Roberta Yale University 11 20 351 3,073 470
25 Thompson, Robert B. Georgetown University 10 25 367 2,305 1,018
26 Rock, Edward B. New York University 14 19 508 1,802 682
27 Kahan, Marcel New York University 14 22 497 1,620 764
28 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 3 8 212 2,794 1,086
29 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 7 13 430 1,730 669
30 Lande, Robert H. 11 22 401 1,843 652
31 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 9 13 343 2,520 293
32 Gordon, Jeffrey N. Columbia University School of Law 8 15 426 1,675 537
33 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 12 14 468 847 1,030
34 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 9 21 206 2,629 717
35 Salop, Steven C. 11 16 359 1,594 692
36 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 9 17 276 2,114 519
37 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 9 24 252 2,340 286
38 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 8 1 450 3 1,354
39 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 9 11 346 1,695 303
40 Fuller, L. L. 2 2 231 2,246 407
41 Handler, Milton 4 30 95 3,282 113
42 Kovacic, William E. George Washington University 9 20 318 1,369 658
43 Kastiel, Kobi Tel-Aviv University 12 6 403 140 1,233
44 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 9 21 267 1,668 561
45 Crane, Daniel A. University of Michigan 13 15 382 739 757
46 Thomas, Randall S. Vanderbilt University 10 22 310 1,271 643
47 Baker, Jonathan B. American University 12 19 337 966 762
48 Hamdani, Assaf Tel-Aviv University 11 10 403 655 623
49 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 8 8 335 1,451 258
50 Lund, Dorothy Shapiro Columbia University School of Law 8 3 457 82 811
51 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 8 20 192 2,078 372
52 Schauer, Frederick 6 11 277 1,455 428
53 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 9 189 1,772 581
54 Turner, Donald F. 5 15 101 2,707 137
55 Armour, John 9 12 231 572 1,344
56 Bundy, Harvey H. 1 1 235 2,019 19
57 Leslie, Christopher R. University of California, Irvine 10 13 273 685 965
58 Fairfax, Lisa M. University of Pennsylvania 12 14 342 719 551
59 Nili, Yaron G. Duke University 12 6 335 120 1,066
60 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 10 12 325 637 626
61 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 8 17 206 1,617 360
62 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 8 17 172 1,600 525
63 Elhauge, Einer Richard Harvard University 8 11 331 878 341
64 Keay, Andrew 5 8 92 165 2,183
65 Solomon, Steven M. University of California, Berkeley 11 7 387 246 591
66 Brudney, Victor 6 17 94 2,265 234
67 Stewart, Richard B. 4 8 185 1,710 265
68 Griffith, Sean J. Fordham University 11 11 275 697 636
69 Sokol, D. Daniel University of Southern California 9 15 255 515 895
70 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 5 13 185 1,581 277
71 Schwarcz, Steven L. Duke University 7 16 187 1,013 726
72 Fox, Eleanor M. New York University 6 20 140 1,603 416
73 Bork, Robert H. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 4 10 145 1,865 158
74 Trautman, Lawrence J. 12 9 312 217 724
75 Skeel, David Arthur Jr. University of Pennsylvania 8 16 195 1,009 602
76 Johnson, Lyman P.Q. University of St. Thomas 7 22 173 1,382 371
77 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 2 2 249 1,197 150
78 Millon, David 9 18 172 1,156 554
79 Cary, William L. 2 13 104 2,074 93
80 Harper Ho, Virginia City University of Hong Kong 8 6 285 171 821
81 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 9 10 244 342 863
82 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 7 9 232 1,132 213
83 Goshen, Zohar Columbia University School of Law 8 8 304 280 599
84 Scalia, Antonin U.S. Supreme Court 2 4 217 1,253 124
85 Arlen, Jennifer H. New York University 8 11 194 1,071 384
86 Choi, Stephen New York University 9 16 214 892 430
87 Stucke, Maurice Eitel University of Tennessee, Knoxville 8 13 229 565 627
88 Dodd, E. Merrick Jr. 3 8 187 1,185 280
89 Shapiro, Carl 9 14 248 612 452
90 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 7 17 143 1,161 487
91 Harris, Cheryl I. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 277 607 314
92 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 7 8 186 1,005 397
93 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 7 16 212 888 363
94 Priest, George L. 4 12 161 1,380 153
95 Wachter, Michael L. University of Pennsylvania 9 15 211 924 281
96 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 6 14 177 1,185 223
97 Werden, Gregory J. 8 16 190 846 449
98 Pargendler, Mariana Harvard University 10 7 197 144 1,030
99 Pitofsky, Robert 4 19 109 1,660 123
100 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 8 8 309 283 326