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Last Updated: March 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 16 24 800 4,003 1,642
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 22 481 2,369 1,150
3 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 14 376 2,310 712
4 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 9 21 228 2,450 1,186
5 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 232 2,686 401
6 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 14 222 2,252 533
7 Macneil, Ian R. 6 15 153 2,132 891
8 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 7 14 317 1,449 444
9 Fuller, L. L. 3 5 145 2,117 423
10 Farnsworth, E. Allan 6 19 83 2,202 595
11 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 10 16 288 705 709
12 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 23 1 2,607
13 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 5 18 156 1,506 448
14 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 170 1,458 376
15 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 8 8 170 1,254 436
16 Gertner, Robert 3 3 143 1,643 232
17 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 5 3 342 396 237
18 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 13 197 797 617
19 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 221 1,162 109
20 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 8 8 312 380 318
21 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 11 242 386 617
22 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 161 1,189 246
23 Kessler, Friedrich Yale University 4 8 102 1,689 93
24 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 202 763 371
25 Corbin, Arthur L. Yale University 3 20 48 1,567 414
26 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 198 797 297
27 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 5 272 291 333
28 Goetz, Charles J. 4 5 92 1,478 203
29 Leff, Arthur Allen 4 5 82 1,637 90
30 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 6 13 94 1,271 350
31 Becher, Shmuel I. 10 6 255 189 461
32 Perdue, William R. Jr. 2 2 79 1,414 285
33 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 9 12 205 522 412
34 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 5 13 96 1,213 366
35 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 2 1 254 12 625
36 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 8 14 185 648 317
37 Strine, Leo E. Jr. Delaware Supreme Court 8 7 196 526 252
38 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 11 136 950 160
39 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 4 4 249 196 248
40 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 90 554 731
41 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 161 605 310
42 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 6 14 81 839 485
43 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 209 140 408
44 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 7 14 130 666 318
45 Llewellyn, K. N. 2 10 49 1,365 112
46 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 119 887 113
47 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 5 5 136 581 265
48 Ribstein, Larry E. 5 15 64 944 276
49 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 8 6 195 112 321
50 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 6 14 113 742 183
51 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 7 8 168 230 322
52 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 179 163 270
53 Bar-Gill, Oren Harvard University 6 10 118 425 345
54 Eisenberg, Theodore 6 12 104 730 124
55 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 82 651 278
56 Smith, D. Gordon Brigham Young University Law School 5 8 107 492 285
57 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 3 9 52 914 182
58 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 139 273 295
59 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 144 328 210
60 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 70 803 144
61 Speidel, Richard E. 3 18 31 1,017 145
62 Porat, Ariel Tel-Aviv University 5 9 132 285 246
63 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 91 654 130
64 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 3 7 100 587 143
65 Bishara, Norman D. 7 7 144 204 226
66 Benoliel, Uri 6 4 148 56 336
67 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 1 2 108 527 119
68 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 2 103 124 477
69 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 3 8 42 836 143
70 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 147 108 232
71 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 3 5 78 649 104
72 Murray, John E. Jr. Duquesne University 3 18 28 874 150
73 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 165 85 148
74 Priest, George L. 2 4 51 835 64
75 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 8 9 127 267 153
76 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 83 530 154
77 Shanor, Amanda 3 2 161 181 50
78 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 4 2 147 14 268
79 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 6 4 89 78 510
80 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 79 678 24
81 Slawson, W. David 3 8 55 737 93
82 Patterson, Edwin W. 3 12 24 828 167
83 Summers, Robert S. 2 4 27 887 99
84 Ferrari, Franco New York University 2 9 17 286 693
85 Pound, Roscoe 1 6 26 901 68
86 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 58 616 153
87 Perillo, Joseph M. 4 10 48 572 240
88 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 5 8 95 429 120
89 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 4 11 65 592 128
90 Gilmore, Grant 3 7 29 807 111
91 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 6 7 83 167 394
92 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 63 464 232
93 Williston, Samuel 2 13 19 804 154
94 Choi, Albert University of Michigan 7 6 127 157 164
95 Winter, Ralph K. Jr. 1 1 59 683 49
96 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 8 105 166 245
97 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 4 7 75 513 90
98 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 2 2 95 425 68
99 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 5 7 113 98 254
100 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 4 3 129 39 225