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Last Updated: February 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 24 772 4,003 1,617
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 22 475 2,370 1,156
3 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 14 368 2,311 679
4 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 9 21 224 2,450 1,190
5 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 224 2,686 391
6 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 14 219 2,252 533
7 Macneil, Ian R. 6 15 153 2,132 834
8 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 14 307 1,448 444
9 Fuller, L. L. 3 5 144 2,116 405
10 Farnsworth, E. Allan 6 19 81 2,202 564
11 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 10 16 279 705 702
12 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 23 1 2,525
13 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 5 18 149 1,508 459
14 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 165 1,458 371
15 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 8 8 169 1,254 428
16 Gertner, Robert 3 3 141 1,643 208
17 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 13 193 797 609
18 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 5 3 335 396 228
19 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 7 8 301 380 340
20 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 217 1,162 97
21 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 11 238 388 590
22 Kessler, Friedrich Yale University 4 8 100 1,689 101
23 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 158 1,189 227
24 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 201 763 362
25 Corbin, Arthur L. Yale University 3 20 47 1,567 404
26 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 198 797 282
27 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 5 271 291 320
28 Goetz, Charles J. 4 5 91 1,478 205
29 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 6 13 92 1,269 350
30 Leff, Arthur Allen 4 5 80 1,637 86
31 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 5 13 96 1,212 363
32 Perdue, William R. Jr. 2 2 79 1,413 268
33 Becher, Shmuel I. 10 6 250 189 435
34 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 8 12 196 520 406
35 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 2 1 247 12 596
36 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 8 14 178 648 295
37 Strine, Leo E. Jr. Delaware Supreme Court 8 7 194 526 250
38 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 4 4 246 196 255
39 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 11 136 950 160
40 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 90 554 718
41 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 6 14 78 839 481
42 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 156 605 266
43 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 199 140 413
44 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 7 14 125 672 317
45 Llewellyn, K. N. 2 10 46 1,365 106
46 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 118 887 113
47 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 6 14 113 745 204
48 Ribstein, Larry E. 5 15 62 944 288
49 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 130 582 238
50 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 7 8 163 230 326
51 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 8 6 188 112 298
52 Bar-Gill, Oren Harvard University 6 10 117 425 359
53 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 175 163 263
54 Eisenberg, Theodore 6 12 104 733 120
55 Smith, D. Gordon Brigham Young University Law School 5 8 105 492 282
56 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 3 9 51 914 181
57 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 82 651 248
58 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 144 328 206
59 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 131 273 299
60 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 70 803 151
61 Speidel, Richard E. 3 18 30 1,017 145
62 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 89 654 126
63 Porat, Ariel Tel-Aviv University 5 9 126 285 251
64 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 3 7 95 586 147
65 Bishara, Norman D. 7 7 140 204 232
66 Benoliel, Uri 6 4 144 56 335
67 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 1 2 108 527 114
68 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 2 101 124 468
69 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 3 8 42 834 119
70 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 164 85 143
71 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 143 108 223
72 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 8 9 127 268 150
73 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 3 5 78 649 78
74 Murray, John E. Jr. Duquesne University 3 18 27 874 136
75 Priest, George L. 2 4 48 835 58
76 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 6 4 89 78 492
77 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 82 530 137
78 Shanor, Amanda 3 2 158 181 47
79 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 78 678 22
80 Summers, Robert S. 2 4 27 885 95
81 Patterson, Edwin W. 2 12 23 827 154
82 Slawson, W. David 3 8 50 735 90
83 Pound, Roscoe 1 6 25 900 67
84 Ferrari, Franco New York University 2 9 16 286 641
85 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 57 616 144
86 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 4 8 93 428 113
87 Perillo, Joseph M. 4 10 47 572 219
88 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 4 11 62 591 125
89 Williston, Samuel 2 13 19 817 149
90 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 6 7 80 168 390
91 Gilmore, Grant 3 7 29 802 107
92 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 62 464 225
93 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 5 7 111 98 269
94 Winter, Ralph K. Jr. 1 1 58 683 40
95 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 4 7 75 513 90
96 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 8 102 167 243
97 Choi, Albert University of Michigan 6 6 120 157 155
98 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 2 2 93 424 69
99 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 3 4 51 643 91
100 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 4 3 128 39 216