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Last Updated: December 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 18 23 981 3,799 1,778
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 21 562 2,286 1,278
3 Ayres, Ian Yale University 9 14 451 2,223 729
4 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 11 21 306 2,366 1,256
5 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 8 15 311 2,528 714
6 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 272 2,629 399
7 Macneil, Ian R. 6 14 185 2,096 866
8 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 14 372 1,376 501
9 Fuller, L. L. 3 5 173 2,081 428
10 Farnsworth, E. Allan 6 19 102 2,179 613
11 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 12 16 339 641 716
12 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 6 17 196 1,461 502
13 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 207 1,412 419
14 Gertner, Robert 3 3 182 1,596 209
15 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 8 8 203 1,217 462
16 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 12 231 756 687
17 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 277 1,097 98
18 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 5 3 379 342 241
19 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 8 7 357 319 352
20 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 11 11 281 347 656
21 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 208 1,138 237
22 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 253 705 389
23 Kessler, Friedrich Yale University 3 8 112 1,674 118
24 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 253 740 327
25 Corbin, Arthur L. Yale University 4 20 56 1,553 443
26 Goetz, Charles J. 4 5 120 1,445 221
27 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 7 13 123 1,236 369
28 Leff, Arthur Allen 3 5 100 1,615 87
29 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 13 118 1,189 368
30 Perdue, William R. Jr. 2 2 91 1,397 289
31 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 313 247 322
32 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 10 12 244 472 422
33 Becher, Shmuel I. 10 5 277 161 507
34 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 8 13 211 583 310
35 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 11 166 919 180
36 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 118 524 754
37 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 4 4 290 148 286
38 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 3 1 244 11 633
39 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 8 13 165 631 356
40 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 187 570 280
41 Llewellyn, K. N. 3 10 56 1,354 115
42 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 9 5 238 98 441
43 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 7 14 158 699 212
44 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 5 13 76 800 500
45 Ribstein, Larry E. 7 15 90 915 318
46 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 135 864 120
47 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 154 554 250
48 Eisenberg, Theodore 7 12 145 691 127
49 Bar-Gill, Oren Harvard University 7 9 142 399 401
50 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 7 8 191 201 330
51 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 3 213 125 294
52 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 9 6 211 82 329
53 Strine, Leo E. Jr. Delaware Supreme Court 7 6 172 424 184
54 Smith, D. Gordon Brigham Young University 5 8 138 455 306
55 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 181 290 235
56 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 64 898 207
57 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 100 632 271
58 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 158 246 311
59 Speidel, Richard E. 3 18 38 1,008 152
60 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 116 627 143
61 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 78 792 160
62 Porat, Ariel Tel-Aviv University 6 9 160 262 266
63 Bishara, Norman D. 8 7 182 162 254
64 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 4 7 118 562 156
65 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 2 2 136 495 134
66 Benoliel, Uri 6 4 159 40 367
67 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 3 8 50 825 137
68 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 9 9 160 234 166
69 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 3 5 93 632 114
70 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 1 195 52 155
71 Priest, George L. 2 4 57 822 73
72 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 95 661 32
73 Shanor, Amanda 3 2 195 138 47
74 Pound, Roscoe 2 6 40 885 71
75 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 98 510 148
76 Summers, Robert S. 2 4 34 877 104
77 Patterson, Edwin W. 3 12 31 820 167
78 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 77 594 153
79 Slawson, W. David 4 8 62 723 90
80 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 5 3 102 60 533
81 Murray, John E. Jr. 3 17 31 806 150
82 Ferrari, Franco New York University 3 9 22 279 697
83 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 6 8 117 400 121
84 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 5 11 78 573 137
85 Perillo, Joseph M. 4 10 58 561 246
86 Gilmore, Grant 3 7 36 794 129
87 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 81 442 243
88 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 6 7 100 143 418
89 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 148 101 233
90 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 4 7 94 494 100
91 Williston, Samuel 2 13 21 798 152
92 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 3 4 59 635 121
93 Shiffrin, Seana University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 101 300 225
94 Winter, Ralph K. Jr. 1 1 65 673 43
95 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 4 5 49 536 237
96 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 4 2 142 4 299
97 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 4 8 66 534 147
98 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 5 6 118 90 323
99 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 7 127 134 230
100 Emerson, Robert W. 7 8 111 182 247