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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 18 23 986 3,801 1,762
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 21 562 2,268 1,252
3 Ayres, Ian Yale University 9 14 454 2,223 725
4 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 11 21 306 2,366 1,256
5 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 277 2,629 413
6 Macneil, Ian R. 6 14 187 2,096 883
7 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 8 14 272 2,003 524
8 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 14 375 1,376 491
9 Fuller, L. L. 3 5 175 2,082 415
10 Farnsworth, E. Allan 6 19 105 2,177 609
11 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 12 16 341 641 739
12 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 6 17 196 1,461 488
13 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 209 1,412 399
14 Gertner, Robert 3 3 184 1,596 220
15 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 8 8 204 1,217 455
16 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 277 1,097 104
17 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 12 221 746 643
18 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 5 3 380 342 256
19 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 8 7 358 319 356
20 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 11 11 285 347 653
21 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 209 1,138 239
22 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 254 705 393
23 Kessler, Friedrich Yale University 3 8 112 1,674 112
24 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 253 740 320
25 Corbin, Arthur L. Yale University 4 20 59 1,553 433
26 Goetz, Charles J. 4 5 122 1,445 225
27 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 7 13 125 1,236 359
28 Leff, Arthur Allen 3 5 100 1,615 89
29 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 13 120 1,182 381
30 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 10 12 244 472 430
31 Perdue, William R. Jr. 2 2 92 1,397 276
32 Becher, Shmuel I. 10 5 277 161 493
33 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 3 305 161 326
34 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 8 13 212 583 314
35 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 118 524 760
36 Eisenberg, Theodore 7 13 178 865 135
37 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 4 4 292 148 282
38 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 3 1 244 11 639
39 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 188 570 282
40 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 10 153 858 167
41 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 9 5 239 98 441
42 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 8 12 161 608 316
43 Llewellyn, K. N. 3 10 56 1,355 110
44 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 5 13 80 798 505
45 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 140 864 124
46 Ribstein, Larry E. 7 15 90 915 300
47 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 7 14 156 686 179
48 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 155 554 251
49 Bar-Gill, Oren Harvard University 7 9 143 399 390
50 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 7 8 192 201 343
51 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 9 6 214 82 323
52 Strine, Leo E. Jr. Delaware Supreme Court 7 6 174 424 188
53 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 3 213 125 270
54 Smith, D. Gordon Brigham Young University Law School 5 8 138 455 297
55 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 65 898 200
56 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 181 290 223
57 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 100 632 279
58 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 158 246 319
59 Speidel, Richard E. 3 18 38 1,008 150
60 Porat, Ariel Tel-Aviv University 6 9 161 262 274
61 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 78 792 156
62 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 116 627 136
63 Bishara, Norman D. 8 7 182 162 259
64 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 4 7 118 562 155
65 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 2 2 137 496 127
66 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 3 5 95 632 116
67 Benoliel, Uri 6 4 159 40 372
68 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 9 9 160 234 159
69 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 3 8 50 825 124
70 Murray, John E. Jr. 3 18 33 868 143
71 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 1 195 52 152
72 Priest, George L. 2 4 57 824 65
73 Shanor, Amanda 3 2 197 138 49
74 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 100 510 148
75 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 95 661 30
76 Pound, Roscoe 2 6 40 885 75
77 Patterson, Edwin W. 3 12 31 820 165
78 Summers, Robert S. 2 4 34 877 101
79 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 77 594 154
80 Slawson, W. David 4 8 62 723 97
81 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 6 3 104 60 526
82 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 6 8 119 400 126
83 Ferrari, Franco New York University 3 9 22 279 700
84 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 6 7 107 146 414
85 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 83 443 243
86 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 5 11 78 573 136
87 Perillo, Joseph M. 4 10 58 561 240
88 Gilmore, Grant 3 7 36 794 108
89 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 148 101 235
90 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 4 7 94 494 101
91 Williston, Samuel 2 13 21 798 156
92 Winter, Ralph K. Jr. 1 1 67 673 43
93 Shiffrin, Seana University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 102 300 218
94 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 3 4 59 635 104
95 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 4 8 67 534 157
96 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 7 127 134 245
97 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 4 5 49 537 229
98 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 4 2 145 4 282
99 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 5 6 118 90 317
100 Casey, Anthony J. University of Chicago 6 4 145 34 240