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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 12 23 339 2,905 957
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 10 12 359 754 539
3 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 1 2 239 1,435 236
4 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 299 108 682
5 Monaghan, Henry P. 1 2 199 1,200 76
6 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 162 693 701
7 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 288 1 652
8 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 7 15 164 869 410
9 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 135 561 556
10 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 4 6 225 269 250
11 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 8 10 163 309 456
12 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 6 11 122 450 482
13 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 82 1,119 93
14 Berle, A. A. Jr. 1 1 144 597 86
15 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 91 77 681
16 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 4 9 67 411 460
17 Waggoner, Lawrence W. 4 14 57 807 87
18 Fuller, L. L. 1 1 64 675 134
19 Scott, Austin Wakeman 2 16 11 886 197
20 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 46 705 180
21 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 5 4 152 92 127
22 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 7 6 100 143 291
23 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 8 63 351 187
24 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 6 8 92 175 158
25 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 105 52 203
26 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 5 11 57 447 77
27 Farina, Cynthia R. 1 1 42 562 54
28 Perlin, Michael L. 5 6 58 366 135
29 Surrey, Stanley S. 4 13 36 594 41
30 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 4 5 51 55 441
31 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 125 40 74
32 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 49 510 40
33 Martinez, Rex 1 1 4 1 719
34 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 93 121 159
35 Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 1 3 47 448 100
36 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 29 387 210
37 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 5 3 96 62 143
38 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 113 32 81
39 Dalton, Clare 1 1 38 519 28
40 Foster, Frances H. 4 8 53 328 82
41 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 4 4 47 66 324
42 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 68 26 255
43 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 35 360 117
44 Smith, Lionel McGill University 3 6 42 133 278
45 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 51 207 126
46 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 49 251 88
47 Liew, Ying Khai 2 1 11 2 505
48 Friedman, Lawrence M. 4 8 33 287 111
49 Hart, Walter G. 1 4 3 52 474
50 Mitchell, Lawrence E. 2 5 25 396 46
51 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 3 61 44 166
52 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 29 251 143
53 Warren, William C. 2 10 13 430 58
54 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 5 5 47 154 125
55 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 39 307 35
56 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 1 1 32 314 64
57 Stout, Lynn A. 1 1 39 306 33
58 Kastiel, Kobi Tel-Aviv University 3 2 75 31 79
59 Blattmachr, Jonathan G. 3 9 45 208 70
60 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 67 40 107
61 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 30 353 18
62 Halbach, Edward C. Jr. 2 10 10 347 110
63 Simes, Lewis M. 2 10 14 407 28
64 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 27 248 90
65 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 68 61 44
66 Manning, Bayless 2 2 20 363 17
67 Rotman, Leonard I. Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University 2 5 22 79 253
68 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 19 299 73
69 Callister, Paul D. University of Missouri-Kansas City 1 1 6 3 398
70 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 3 5 29 72 215
71 Strand, Palma Joy 3 2 54 49 109
72 Reder, Robert S. 4 4 53 53 107
73 Wellman, Richard V. 2 11 13 333 59
74 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 44 89 115
75 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 27 268 43
76 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 2 6 21 266 71
77 Cotterrell, Roger 1 1 4 2 386
78 Gulliver, Ashbel G. 1 1 29 262 28
79 Tilson, Catherine J. 1 1 29 262 28
80 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 1 2 19 264 73
81 Freedman, Bradley J. 1 2 19 264 73
82 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 24 159 140
83 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 4 6 38 129 86
84 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 3 8 35 119 108
85 Fratcher, William F. 2 11 7 348 47
86 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 37 103 109
87 Flannigan, Robert University of Saskatchewan 2 8 8 227 144
88 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 16 284 57
89 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 4 7 33 109 119
90 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 2 7 22 242 57
91 Evans, Alvin E. 1 12 4 381 21
92 Radford, Mary Frances Georgia State University 2 6 26 161 101
93 Jacobs, Jack B. 2 2 30 208 40
94 Tait, Allison Anna University of Richmond 3 2 41 17 150
95 Jackson, Thomas H. University of Rochester 2 3 20 243 57
96 Squire, Richard C. Fordham University 1 1 28 62 178
97 Halperin, Daniel I. Harvard University 3 4 18 260 45
98 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 38 151 40
99 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 1 1 33 180 43
100 Casner, A. James 1 12 3 375 17