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Last Updated: November 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 12 23 441 2,780 1,233
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 11 12 409 685 588
3 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 1 2 282 1,375 252
4 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 10 15 221 799 481
5 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 207 638 705
6 Monaghan, Henry P. 1 2 210 1,173 120
7 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 291 103 747
8 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 8 232 236 576
9 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 168 518 544
10 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 5 5 240 243 303
11 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 7 11 147 424 567
12 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 102 1,089 141
13 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 104 56 1,088
14 Berle, A. A. Jr. 1 1 156 576 94
15 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 5 9 92 381 555
16 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 75 673 218
17 Waggoner, Lawrence W. 5 14 67 792 97
18 Fuller, L. L. 1 1 77 657 128
19 Scott, Austin Wakeman 2 16 15 881 202
20 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 7 6 128 112 376
21 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 5 3 177 55 133
22 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 7 7 120 141 192
23 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 6 11 75 430 92
24 Farina, Cynthia R. 1 1 56 546 66
25 Perlin, Michael L. 5 6 71 352 164
26 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 65 494 58
27 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 7 71 339 170
28 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 110 38 246
29 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 127 82 120
30 Surrey, Stanley S. 4 13 41 588 42
31 Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 1 3 55 438 101
32 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 43 371 216
33 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 139 14 82
34 Foster, Frances H. 5 8 62 317 115
35 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 39 353 191
36 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 124 9 91
37 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 5 3 68 43 329
38 Dalton, Clare 1 1 37 517 14
39 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 77 14 284
40 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 4 4 54 36 364
41 Friedman, Lawrence M. Stanford University 4 8 46 273 157
42 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 6 5 71 126 160
43 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 1 1 51 293 97
44 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 58 241 103
45 Smith, Lionel McGill University 3 5 48 123 242
46 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 2 77 25 189
47 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 57 199 117
48 Mitchell, Lawrence E. 2 5 28 392 53
49 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 48 297 47
50 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 4 2 80 43 128
51 Stout, Lynn A. 1 1 48 296 44
52 Warren, William C. 2 10 15 428 68
53 Hart, Walter G. 1 4 3 52 496
54 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 41 342 15
55 Strand, Palma Joy 3 2 58 43 214
56 Rotman, Leonard I. Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University 2 5 28 72 331
57 Blattmachr, Jonathan G. 4 9 49 206 87
58 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 59 184 59
59 Scassa, Teresa 1 1 3 1 509
60 Kobi Kastiel Tel-Aviv University 3 2 82 22 93
61 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 1 78 23 112
62 Halbach, Edward C. Jr. 2 10 14 342 107
63 Simes, Lewis M. 2 10 15 405 34
64 Reder, Robert S. 4 4 72 33 112
65 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 3 6 30 255 97
66 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 30 248 99
67 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 54 78 140
68 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 4 7 55 98 115
69 Gulliver, Ashbel G. 1 1 41 249 38
70 Tilson, Catherine J. 1 1 41 249 38
71 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 77 44 53
72 Cotterrell, Roger 1 1 4 2 451
73 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 1 2 27 254 90
74 Freedman, Bradley J. 1 2 27 254 90
75 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 19 296 87
76 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 4 5 33 68 232
77 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 4 7 42 97 154
78 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 34 260 33
79 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 31 151 153
80 Wellman, Richard V. 2 11 14 331 46
81 Madoff, Ray D. Boston College 3 4 31 136 151
82 Fratcher, William F. 2 11 9 346 50
83 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 38 98 147
84 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 28 246 57
85 Flannigan, Robert University of Saskatchewan 2 8 13 222 150
86 Jacobs, Jack B. 2 2 39 196 43
87 Knaplund, Kristine Samp Pepperdine University 4 8 35 155 96
88 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 19 279 58
89 Evans, Alvin E. 1 12 4 381 27
90 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 47 140 48
91 Radford, Mary Frances Georgia State University 3 6 31 154 110
92 Jackson, Thomas H. University of Rochester 2 3 29 234 43
93 Arsht, S. Samuel 1 1 19 258 70
94 Squire, Richard C. Fordham University 1 1 38 50 169
95 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 3 7 24 239 47
96 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 1 1 12 254 97
97 Halperin, Daniel I. Harvard University 3 4 19 257 53
98 Casner, A. James 1 12 5 372 9
99 Gans, Mitchell Hofstra University 4 6 47 118 45
100 Grbich, Yuri 1 2 1 7 386