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Last Updated: May 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 24 819 4,003 1,546
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 22 498 2,370 1,041
3 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 14 398 2,312 685
4 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 10 21 237 2,449 1,154
5 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 241 2,686 399
6 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 14 229 2,252 522
7 Macneil, Ian R. 6 15 157 2,132 963
8 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 7 14 326 1,449 480
9 Fuller, L. L. 3 5 149 2,117 421
10 Farnsworth, E. Allan 7 19 89 2,204 527
11 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 11 16 306 705 670
12 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 23 1 2,473
13 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 5 18 164 1,508 379
14 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 175 1,458 342
15 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 9 8 180 1,255 455
16 Gertner, Robert 3 3 150 1,643 223
17 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 5 3 354 396 217
18 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 13 200 797 587
19 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 234 1,162 111
20 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 11 255 394 614
21 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 169 1,189 257
22 Kessler, Friedrich Yale University 4 8 109 1,689 81
23 Corbin, Arthur L. Yale University 4 20 52 1,567 405
24 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 210 763 327
25 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 203 797 258
26 Goetz, Charles J. 4 5 93 1,478 198
27 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 5 276 291 337
28 Leff, Arthur Allen 4 5 85 1,637 87
29 Perdue, William R. Jr. 2 2 82 1,414 290
30 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 6 13 96 1,271 333
31 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 2 1 260 12 632
32 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 13 103 1,214 327
33 Becher, Shmuel I. 10 6 274 189 370
34 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 9 12 212 520 382
35 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 8 14 193 648 347
36 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 173 605 334
37 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 9 7 231 133 446
38 Strine, Leo E. Jr. Delaware Supreme Court 8 7 200 527 245
39 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 91 554 755
40 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 4 4 254 196 263
41 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 11 138 949 132
42 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 220 140 368
43 Llewellyn, K. N. 3 10 51 1,365 117
44 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 6 14 77 836 441
45 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 7 14 130 672 292
46 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 125 887 111
47 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 145 582 276
48 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 7 7 204 246 213
49 Ribstein, Larry E. 5 15 70 944 258
50 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 6 14 115 745 169
51 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 8 8 177 230 228
52 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 183 163 251
53 Bar-Gill, Oren New York University 7 10 124 425 307
54 Eisenberg, Theodore 6 12 104 733 113
55 Smith, D. Gordon Brigham Young University Law School 5 8 112 492 265
56 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 84 651 259
57 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 3 9 56 914 149
58 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 144 273 261
59 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 71 803 154
60 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 148 328 181
61 Speidel, Richard E. 3 18 32 1,017 138
62 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 95 654 136
63 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 3 7 104 587 145
64 Porat, Ariel Tel-Aviv University 5 9 142 292 204
65 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 1 2 117 528 111
66 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 2 3 122 505 97
67 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 3 8 43 836 162
68 Bishara, Norman D. 7 7 146 204 203
69 Benoliel, Uri 6 4 159 56 257
70 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 151 108 249
71 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 4 5 81 649 104
72 Priest, George L. 2 4 53 835 58
73 Murray, John E. Jr. 3 18 28 874 138
74 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 169 85 141
75 Shanor, Amanda 3 2 169 182 51
76 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 8 9 131 268 153
77 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 84 678 28
78 Slawson, W. David 3 8 57 737 100
79 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 85 530 144
80 Summers, Robert S. 2 4 28 887 94
81 Ferrari, Franco New York University 2 9 17 286 676
82 Patterson, Edwin W. 3 12 25 828 150
83 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 6 7 88 168 415
84 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 6 4 95 78 449
85 Perillo, Joseph M. 4 10 50 572 234
86 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 5 11 69 592 118
87 Choi, Albert University of Michigan 7 6 132 157 189
88 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 60 616 141
89 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 5 8 96 429 114
90 Pound, Roscoe 1 6 26 900 51
91 Gilmore, Grant 4 7 33 802 96
92 Williston, Samuel 2 13 23 800 138
93 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 8 111 167 242
94 Winter, Ralph K. Jr. 1 1 60 683 50
95 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 4 3 135 39 221
96 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 4 7 77 513 87
97 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 1 91 49 423
98 Shiffrin, Seana University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 76 328 246
99 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 64 464 185
100 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 3 4 52 643 82