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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 12 23 349 2,905 916
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 10 12 365 754 532
3 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 1 2 250 1,436 254
4 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 300 108 693
5 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 165 693 713
6 Monaghan, Henry P. 1 2 205 1,200 70
7 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 289 1 666
8 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 7 15 167 869 456
9 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 137 562 578
10 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 4 6 229 269 243
11 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 8 10 171 309 449
12 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 6 11 127 450 493
13 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 86 1,118 87
14 Berle, A. A. Jr. 1 1 145 597 82
15 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 4 9 69 411 458
16 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 92 78 613
17 Waggoner, Lawrence W. 4 14 57 807 85
18 Scott, Austin Wakeman 2 16 11 886 209
19 Fuller, L. L. 1 1 65 675 134
20 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 48 705 163
21 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 5 4 156 92 123
22 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 7 6 105 143 311
23 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 4 5 53 55 564
24 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 8 66 351 188
25 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 6 8 92 175 172
26 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 106 52 188
27 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 5 11 57 447 74
28 Surrey, Stanley S. 4 13 36 594 42
29 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 96 121 171
30 Farina, Cynthia R. 1 1 42 562 45
31 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 127 40 72
32 Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 2 3 48 448 99
33 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 49 510 35
34 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 29 386 219
35 Martinez, Rex 1 1 4 1 674
36 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 115 32 79
37 Dalton, Clare 1 1 38 519 29
38 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 5 3 97 62 128
39 Perlin, Michael L. 4 6 51 366 87
40 Foster, Frances H. 4 8 53 328 78
41 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 4 4 48 66 335
42 Smith, Lionel McGill University 3 6 43 133 287
43 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 37 360 96
44 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 68 26 230
45 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 51 207 130
46 Liew, Ying Khai 2 1 11 2 500
47 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 49 251 81
48 Hart, Walter G. 1 4 3 52 474
49 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 29 251 163
50 Friedman, Lawrence M. 4 8 33 287 107
51 Mitchell, Lawrence E. 2 5 25 396 48
52 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 3 62 44 164
53 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 1 1 35 314 58
54 Warren, William C. 2 10 13 430 56
55 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 40 307 33
56 Stout, Lynn A. 1 1 40 306 31
57 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 27 248 145
58 Purser, Kelly 1 1 5 4 469
59 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 5 5 47 154 117
60 Blattmachr, Jonathan G. 3 9 45 208 75
61 Kastiel, Kobi Tel-Aviv University 3 2 76 31 76
62 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 30 353 18
63 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 50 197 49
64 Halbach, Edward C. Jr. 2 10 11 347 105
65 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 67 40 101
66 Simes, Lewis M. 2 10 14 407 30
67 Callister, Paul D. University of Missouri-Kansas City 1 1 6 3 426
68 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 69 61 46
69 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 19 299 79
70 Manning, Bayless 2 2 20 363 14
71 Reder, Robert S. 4 4 53 53 116
72 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 29 268 45
73 Wellman, Richard V. 2 11 13 333 61
74 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 2 6 21 266 74
75 Strand, Palma Joy 3 2 55 49 94
76 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 44 89 107
77 Gulliver, Ashbel G. 1 1 30 262 28
78 Tilson, Catherine J. 1 1 30 262 28
79 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 2 7 23 242 76
80 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 4 7 34 109 131
81 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 4 6 39 129 87
82 Cotterrell, Roger 1 1 4 2 376
83 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 1 2 19 264 67
84 Freedman, Bradley J. 1 2 19 264 67
85 Tait, Allison Anna University of Richmond 4 2 44 17 154
86 Fratcher, William F. 2 11 7 348 43
87 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 25 159 125
88 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 3 8 35 120 104
89 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 16 284 58
90 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 3 5 29 72 176
91 Evans, Alvin E. 2 12 5 381 20
92 Jackson, Thomas H. University of Rochester 2 3 22 243 59
93 Rotman, Leonard I. Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University 2 5 22 79 200
94 Jacobs, Jack B. 2 2 31 208 42
95 Flannigan, Robert University of Saskatchewan 2 8 8 227 136
96 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 37 103 100
97 Radford, Mary Frances Georgia State University 2 6 26 161 105
98 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 40 151 40
99 Halperin, Daniel I. Harvard University 3 4 20 260 38
100 Casner, A. James 1 12 4 375 15