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Last Updated: April 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 24 808 4,003 1,593
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 22 487 2,370 1,097
3 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 14 385 2,311 721
4 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 9 21 230 2,450 1,159
5 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 237 2,686 393
6 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 14 227 2,252 527
7 Macneil, Ian R. 6 15 156 2,132 928
8 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 7 14 321 1,449 431
9 Fuller, L. L. 3 5 148 2,117 407
10 Farnsworth, E. Allan 6 19 85 2,199 544
11 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 11 16 300 705 693
12 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 23 1 2,534
13 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 5 18 159 1,506 415
14 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 173 1,458 352
15 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 9 8 177 1,253 436
16 Gertner, Robert 3 3 146 1,643 233
17 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 13 199 797 618
18 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 5 3 347 396 221
19 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 229 1,162 112
20 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 11 244 386 613
21 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 165 1,189 250
22 Kessler, Friedrich Yale University 4 8 107 1,689 82
23 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 205 763 357
24 Corbin, Arthur L. Yale University 3 20 49 1,567 396
25 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 201 797 277
26 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 5 275 290 339
27 Goetz, Charles J. 4 5 93 1,478 200
28 Leff, Arthur Allen 4 5 84 1,637 92
29 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 6 13 95 1,271 338
30 Perdue, William R. Jr. 2 2 82 1,414 276
31 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 13 101 1,214 336
32 Becher, Shmuel I. 10 6 264 189 416
33 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 9 12 205 520 414
34 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 2 1 255 12 597
35 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 8 14 187 648 333
36 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 91 554 767
37 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 166 605 321
38 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 4 4 250 196 247
39 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 11 136 950 147
40 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 214 140 410
41 Llewellyn, K. N. 3 10 50 1,369 121
42 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 7 14 130 666 295
43 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 6 13 71 806 450
44 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 121 887 111
45 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 140 582 266
46 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 8 6 202 112 319
47 Ribstein, Larry E. 5 15 67 944 264
48 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 7 7 198 246 212
49 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 6 14 114 741 172
50 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 8 8 174 230 295
51 Strine, Leo E. Jr. Delaware Supreme Court 7 6 146 457 182
52 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 182 163 249
53 Bar-Gill, Oren Harvard University 7 10 121 425 317
54 Eisenberg, Theodore 6 12 104 730 113
55 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 82 651 271
56 Smith, D. Gordon Brigham Young University Law School 5 8 109 492 270
57 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 140 273 301
58 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 3 9 54 914 168
59 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 146 328 198
60 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 70 803 153
61 Porat, Ariel Tel-Aviv University 5 9 139 292 235
62 Speidel, Richard E. 3 18 31 1,017 135
63 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 93 654 137
64 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 3 7 101 587 146
65 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 1 2 111 527 115
66 Bishara, Norman D. 7 7 145 204 215
67 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 3 8 43 836 160
68 Benoliel, Uri 6 4 154 56 278
69 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 4 5 81 649 103
70 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 166 85 152
71 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 148 107 219
72 Priest, George L. 2 4 51 835 61
73 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 4 2 156 15 249
74 Murray, John E. Jr. Duquesne University 3 18 28 872 131
75 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 8 9 130 268 146
76 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 85 530 149
77 Shanor, Amanda 3 2 165 182 48
78 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 82 678 23
79 Slawson, W. David 3 8 55 737 94
80 Patterson, Edwin W. 3 12 25 828 158
81 Summers, Robert S. 2 4 28 887 94
82 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 6 7 89 170 409
83 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 6 4 90 78 481
84 Ferrari, Franco New York University 2 9 17 286 665
85 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 60 616 152
86 Casey, Anthony J. University of Chicago 6 4 144 48 223
87 Gilmore, Grant 4 7 33 807 107
88 Perillo, Joseph M. 4 10 48 572 235
89 Pound, Roscoe 1 6 26 900 61
90 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 4 11 67 591 120
91 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 5 8 95 428 110
92 Choi, Albert University of Michigan 7 6 128 157 175
93 Winter, Ralph K. Jr. 1 1 59 683 50
94 Williston, Samuel 2 13 19 800 142
95 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 4 7 77 513 90
96 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 8 107 167 234
97 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 63 464 202
98 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 4 3 131 39 229
99 Shiffrin, Seana University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 76 328 250
100 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 2 2 96 425 63