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Last Updated: November 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 24 37 1,939 5,736 3,424
2 Coffee, John C. Jr. Columbia University School of Law 15 32 681 6,138 1,722
3 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 13 24 703 6,166 1,286
4 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 18 26 927 3,471 2,123
5 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 18 28 1,052 2,617 2,133
6 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 13 27 629 5,190 1,295
7 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 11 20 734 3,909 1,742
8 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 12 20 471 5,684 1,270
9 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 12 20 714 3,089 2,051
10 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 19 19 976 1,302 1,738
11 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 11 29 487 3,057 1,899
12 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 13 24 681 2,995 942
13 Stout, Lynn A. 12 20 721 2,533 980
14 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 12 17 595 3,133 784
15 Strine, Leo E. Jr. Delaware Supreme Court 16 18 889 1,322 1,035
16 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 14 21 565 2,655 1,234
17 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 12 6 719 225 2,718
18 Black, Bernard Northwestern University 11 24 417 3,118 919
19 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 12 23 437 2,644 977
20 Ribstein, Larry E. 9 34 273 3,358 1,072
21 Roe, Mark Harvard University 13 23 469 2,587 759
22 Thompson, Robert B. Georgetown University 11 25 448 2,224 1,200
23 Rock, Edward B. New York University 14 20 606 1,774 776
24 Goodrich, Leland M. 1 1 595 2,465 40
25 Kahan, Marcel New York University 15 21 598 1,511 885
26 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 6 4 783 123 1,246
27 Romano, Roberta Yale University 12 19 380 2,862 548
28 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 3 8 254 2,733 1,196
29 Lande, Robert H. 12 22 470 1,755 788
30 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 9 13 493 1,638 700
31 Gordon, Jeffrey N. Columbia University School of Law 9 15 507 1,568 666
32 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 9 21 263 2,551 846
33 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 9 13 395 2,443 290
34 Salop, Steven C. Georgetown University 12 15 440 1,504 805
35 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 10 16 338 2,037 565
36 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 12 507 756 965
37 Baker, Jonathan B. American University 12 18 429 861 1,040
38 Kovacic, William E. George Washington University 10 20 390 1,255 774
39 Handler, Milton 4 30 119 3,278 127
40 Fuller, L. L. 2 2 278 2,185 378
41 Thomas, Randall S. Vanderbilt University 12 21 402 1,174 722
42 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 10 23 272 2,172 318
43 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 10 10 369 1,641 350
44 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 10 20 254 2,070 433
45 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 8 1 431 1 1,507
46 Crane, Daniel A. University of Michigan 13 13 409 668 942
47 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 10 20 303 1,544 600
48 Schauer, Frederick 8 11 320 1,524 532
49 Kobi Kastiel Tel-Aviv University 11 5 434 76 1,346
50 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 8 8 396 1,374 269
51 Hamdani, Assaf Tel-Aviv University 10 9 455 568 709
52 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 7 9 229 1,726 679
53 Turner, Donald F. 6 15 132 2,664 159
54 Lund, Dorothy Shapiro Columbia University School of Law 8 3 466 41 965
55 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 11 13 403 578 626
56 Fairfax, Lisa M. University of Pennsylvania 12 14 348 684 780
57 Bundy, Harvey H. 1 1 257 1,956 8
58 Armour, John 9 12 263 525 1,346
59 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 9 17 195 1,563 657
60 Sokol, D. Daniel University of Southern California 10 14 309 432 1,182
61 Elhauge, Einer Richard Harvard University 8 10 393 793 405
62 Leslie, Christopher R. University of California, Irvine 11 13 290 638 1,052
63 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 8 17 229 1,571 423
64 Griffith, Sean J. Fordham University 11 11 334 620 784
65 Solomon, Steven M. University of California, Berkeley 11 5 435 172 684
66 Nili, Yaron G. Duke University 12 6 360 75 1,133
67 Brudney, Victor 7 17 107 2,246 266
68 Schwarcz, Steven L. Duke University 8 16 232 944 914
69 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 5 14 217 1,556 385
70 Bork, Robert H. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 6 10 181 1,816 162
71 Millon, David 10 18 208 1,112 696
72 Johnson, Lyman P.Q. University of St. Thomas 9 22 220 1,325 408
73 Fox, Eleanor M. New York University 6 20 169 1,569 418
74 Stewart, Richard B. 5 9 192 1,609 266
75 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 7 9 283 1,070 274
76 Keay, Andrew 6 7 106 146 2,032
77 Cary, William L. 2 13 116 2,055 97
78 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 11 10 286 286 950
79 Harper Ho, Virginia City University of Hong Kong 8 6 298 143 1,033
80 Skeel, David Arthur Jr. University of Pennsylvania 9 16 206 975 656
81 Stucke, Maurice Eitel University of Tennessee, Knoxville 8 13 274 498 782
82 Trautman, Lawrence J. 12 8 332 175 802
83 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 2 2 265 1,165 171
84 Choi, Stephen New York University 11 15 254 837 469
85 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 8 16 166 1,125 606
86 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 7 8 222 956 476
87 Wachter, Michael L. University of Pennsylvania 10 15 273 851 316
88 Dodd, E. Merrick Jr. 3 8 212 1,146 335
89 Scalia, Antonin U.S. Supreme Court 2 4 238 1,216 120
90 Shapiro, Carl 10 13 280 556 530
91 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 9 8 373 235 378
92 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 8 16 243 845 408
93 Arlen, Jennifer H. New York University 8 11 215 1,029 361
94 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 7 16 181 1,252 299
95 Wright, Joshua 9 14 255 527 628
96 Werden, Gregory J. 9 16 221 800 519
97 Pitofsky, Robert 4 19 137 1,629 128
98 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 8 10 261 626 485
99 Goshen, Zohar Columbia University School of Law 8 7 329 214 541
100 Pargendler, Mariana Harvard University 10 6 208 122 1,211