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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 13 23 444 2,792 1,107
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 11 12 411 687 578
3 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 1 2 286 1,375 260
4 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 209 640 705
5 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 10 15 221 799 452
6 Monaghan, Henry P. 1 2 218 1,173 107
7 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 294 103 735
8 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 170 519 549
9 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 8 232 236 510
10 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 106 1,091 131
11 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 5 5 242 243 282
12 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 7 11 148 424 531
13 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 106 56 880
14 Berle, A. A. Jr. 1 1 158 576 94
15 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 5 9 93 382 515
16 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 75 673 197
17 Waggoner, Lawrence W. 5 14 67 792 88
18 Fuller, L. L. 1 1 80 658 138
19 Scott, Austin Wakeman 2 16 15 881 199
20 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 7 6 129 112 323
21 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 5 3 179 55 132
22 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 7 7 120 141 184
23 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 6 11 75 430 75
24 Farina, Cynthia R. 1 1 57 546 58
25 Perlin, Michael L. 5 6 72 352 159
26 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 65 494 54
27 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 7 72 339 162
28 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 129 82 139
29 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 112 38 233
30 Surrey, Stanley S. 4 13 41 588 37
31 Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 1 3 55 439 101
32 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 43 371 215
33 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 141 14 81
34 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 5 3 68 43 343
35 Foster, Frances H. 5 8 62 317 104
36 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 126 9 90
37 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 40 353 167
38 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 4 4 58 44 370
39 Dalton, Clare 1 1 38 517 14
40 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 77 14 266
41 Friedman, Lawrence M. 4 8 46 273 151
42 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 6 5 73 126 145
43 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 58 241 104
44 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 1 1 52 294 88
45 Smith, Lionel McGill University 3 5 50 123 245
46 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 2 78 25 186
47 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 57 199 116
48 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 4 2 82 43 136
49 Hart, Walter G. 1 4 3 52 502
50 Mitchell, Lawrence E. 2 5 28 392 49
51 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 49 297 42
52 Stout, Lynn A. 1 1 49 296 39
53 Warren, William C. 2 10 15 428 63
54 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 41 342 15
55 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 1 80 23 132
56 Rotman, Leonard I. Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University 2 5 28 72 322
57 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 60 185 59
58 Blattmachr, Jonathan G. 4 9 50 206 78
59 Halbach, Edward C. Jr. 2 10 15 342 108
60 Strand, Palma Joy 3 2 58 43 188
61 Kastiel, Kobi Tel-Aviv University 3 2 83 22 87
62 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 31 248 116
63 Simes, Lewis M. 2 10 16 405 29
64 Cotterrell, Roger 1 1 4 2 463
65 Reder, Robert S. 4 4 70 33 112
66 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 4 7 55 98 117
67 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 3 6 30 255 86
68 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 54 78 133
69 Gulliver, Ashbel G. 1 1 41 249 36
70 Tilson, Catherine J. 1 1 41 249 36
71 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 20 296 86
72 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 1 2 28 255 85
73 Freedman, Bradley J. 1 2 28 255 85
74 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 78 44 46
75 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 4 5 33 68 229
76 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 34 260 39
77 Wellman, Richard V. 2 11 14 331 58
78 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 31 152 148
79 Jacobs, Jack B. 2 2 41 196 46
80 Fratcher, William F. 2 11 9 346 47
81 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 28 246 56
82 Flannigan, Robert University of Saskatchewan 2 8 13 222 141
83 Evans, Alvin E. 1 12 4 381 32
84 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 19 279 61
85 Jackson, Thomas H. University of Rochester 2 3 29 234 53
86 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 38 98 131
87 Arsht, S. Samuel 1 1 20 258 67
88 Squire, Richard C. Fordham University 1 1 39 50 174
89 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 48 140 39
90 Knaplund, Kristine Samp Pepperdine University 4 8 35 155 84
91 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 3 7 25 239 53
92 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 4 6 39 115 101
93 Rauterberg, Gabriel University of Michigan 1 1 60 23 94
94 Grbich, Yuri 1 2 1 7 387
95 Casner, A. James 1 12 5 373 16
96 Baron, Jane B. Temple University 3 5 21 155 145
97 Halperin, Daniel I. Harvard University 3 4 20 257 50
98 Gans, Mitchell Hofstra University 4 6 49 118 42
99 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 1 1 37 174 49
100 Madoff, Ray D. Boston College 3 4 31 136 107