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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 12 23 333 2,905 1,034
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 9 12 350 754 551
3 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 1 2 231 1,436 245
4 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 292 108 687
5 Monaghan, Henry P. 1 2 194 1,200 94
6 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 281 1 644
7 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 155 693 666
8 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 7 15 153 869 421
9 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 127 562 521
10 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 4 6 220 269 266
11 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 8 10 161 309 469
12 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 6 11 122 450 491
13 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 81 1,119 115
14 Berle, A. A. Jr. 1 1 140 597 87
15 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 84 78 798
16 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 4 9 64 411 476
17 Waggoner, Lawrence W. 4 14 53 807 82
18 Fuller, L. L. 1 1 63 675 136
19 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 43 705 190
20 Scott, Austin Wakeman 1 16 10 886 189
21 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 5 4 148 92 124
22 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 6 6 98 143 289
23 Martinez, Rex 1 1 4 1 790
24 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 8 62 351 151
25 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 101 52 207
26 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 6 8 87 175 163
27 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 5 11 58 447 69
28 Farina, Cynthia R. 1 1 42 562 52
29 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 49 510 48
30 Surrey, Stanley S. 4 13 35 594 34
31 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 121 40 75
32 Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 1 3 47 448 88
33 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 90 121 137
34 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 28 386 207
35 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 109 32 85
36 Perlin, Michael L. 4 6 51 366 88
37 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 5 3 87 62 155
38 Dalton, Clare 1 1 38 519 12
39 Foster, Frances H. 4 8 52 328 95
40 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 4 5 47 55 343
41 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 33 360 147
42 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 68 26 243
43 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 4 4 45 66 317
44 Liew, Ying Khai 2 1 11 2 532
45 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 48 251 95
46 Friedman, Lawrence M. 4 8 33 286 139
47 Smith, Lionel McGill University 3 6 41 133 229
48 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 50 207 103
49 Hart, Walter G. 1 4 3 52 480
50 McCaffery, Edward J. University of Southern California 3 4 40 253 111
51 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 3 61 44 169
52 Mitchell, Lawrence E. 2 5 25 396 47
53 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 1 1 32 314 78
54 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 39 307 40
55 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 5 5 45 154 132
56 Stout, Lynn A. 1 1 39 306 37
57 Warren, William C. 2 10 13 430 55
58 Strand, Palma Joy 3 2 53 49 179
59 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 65 40 124
60 Kastiel, Kobi Tel-Aviv University 3 2 74 31 81
61 Blattmachr, Jonathan G. 3 9 44 212 71
62 Rotman, Leonard I. Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University 2 5 21 79 307
63 Cotterrell, Roger 1 1 4 2 456
64 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 30 353 14
65 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 48 197 54
66 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 29 251 100
67 Halbach, Edward C. Jr. 2 10 10 347 105
68 Simes, Lewis M. 2 10 14 407 26
69 Manning, Bayless 2 2 20 363 17
70 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 3 5 29 72 219
71 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 17 299 85
72 Reder, Robert S. 4 4 53 53 107
73 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 2 6 21 266 83
74 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 43 89 119
75 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 62 61 41
76 Wellman, Richard V. 2 11 12 333 57
77 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 4 6 38 129 96
78 Gulliver, Ashbel G. 1 1 28 262 35
79 Tilson, Catherine J. 1 1 28 262 35
80 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 1 2 19 264 79
81 Freedman, Bradley J. 1 2 19 264 79
82 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 26 268 38
83 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 24 159 139
84 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 26 248 50
85 Grbich, Yuri 1 2 1 7 385
86 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 4 7 30 109 139
87 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 3 8 34 120 109
88 Fratcher, William F. 2 11 7 348 43
89 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 33 103 118
90 Evans, Alvin E. 1 12 4 381 25
91 Tait, Allison Anna University of Richmond 3 2 40 17 155
92 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 2 7 22 242 50
93 Baron, Jane B. Temple University 3 5 18 159 141
94 Flannigan, Robert University of Saskatchewan 2 8 8 227 133
95 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 14 284 55
96 Jacobs, Jack B. 2 2 29 208 42
97 Gans, Mitchell Hofstra University 4 7 42 127 39
98 Halperin, Daniel I. Harvard University 3 4 18 260 48
99 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 38 151 39
100 Jackson, Thomas H. University of Rochester 2 3 20 243 52