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Last Updated: March 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 12 23 336 2,905 1,042
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 9 12 354 754 543
3 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 1 2 232 1,435 232
4 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 294 108 715
5 Monaghan, Henry P. 1 2 196 1,200 88
6 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 283 1 678
7 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 156 693 711
8 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 7 15 154 869 408
9 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 128 562 556
10 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 4 6 223 269 252
11 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 8 10 161 309 471
12 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 81 1,119 112
13 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 6 11 122 450 493
14 Berle, A. A. Jr. 1 1 142 597 88
15 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 87 78 748
16 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 4 9 65 411 493
17 Waggoner, Lawrence W. 4 14 54 807 89
18 Fuller, L. L. 1 1 64 675 141
19 Scott, Austin Wakeman 1 16 10 886 210
20 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 43 705 194
21 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 5 4 150 92 136
22 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 6 6 99 143 296
23 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 8 62 351 184
24 Martinez, Rex 1 1 4 1 794
25 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 105 52 212
26 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 5 11 58 447 66
27 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 6 8 87 175 157
28 Farina, Cynthia R. 1 1 42 562 52
29 Surrey, Stanley S. 4 13 35 594 41
30 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 123 40 80
31 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 49 510 44
32 Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 1 3 47 448 98
33 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 91 121 158
34 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 111 32 91
35 Perlin, Michael L. 4 6 51 366 95
36 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 29 386 191
37 Dalton, Clare 1 1 38 520 27
38 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 5 3 87 62 154
39 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 4 5 48 55 366
40 Foster, Frances H. 4 8 52 328 93
41 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 34 360 142
42 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 68 26 256
43 Smith, Lionel McGill University 3 6 42 133 279
44 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 4 4 45 66 310
45 Liew, Ying Khai 2 1 11 2 539
46 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 50 207 125
47 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 49 251 91
48 Hart, Walter G. 1 4 3 52 507
49 Friedman, Lawrence M. 4 8 33 287 123
50 McCaffery, Edward J. University of Southern California 3 4 40 253 117
51 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 3 61 44 186
52 Mitchell, Lawrence E. 2 5 25 396 49
53 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 1 1 32 314 81
54 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 29 251 141
55 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 39 307 40
56 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 5 5 45 154 139
57 Warren, William C. 2 10 13 430 60
58 Stout, Lynn A. 1 1 39 306 37
59 Strand, Palma Joy 3 2 54 49 180
60 Kastiel, Kobi Tel-Aviv University 3 2 75 31 83
61 Rotman, Leonard I. Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University 2 5 22 79 319
62 Blattmachr, Jonathan G. 3 9 44 212 73
63 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 65 40 120
64 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 30 353 16
65 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 48 196 58
66 Halbach, Edward C. Jr. 2 10 10 347 112
67 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 19 299 103
68 Simes, Lewis M. 2 10 14 407 26
69 Manning, Bayless 2 2 20 363 19
70 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 3 5 29 72 228
71 Reder, Robert S. 4 4 53 53 113
72 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 65 61 45
73 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 43 89 123
74 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 26 248 72
75 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 2 6 21 266 76
76 Wellman, Richard V. 2 11 13 333 55
77 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 1 2 19 264 87
78 Freedman, Bradley J. 1 2 19 264 87
79 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 4 6 38 129 101
80 Flannigan, Robert University of Saskatchewan 2 8 8 227 172
81 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 26 268 38
82 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 3 8 35 120 119
83 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 24 159 147
84 Cotterrell, Roger 1 1 4 2 393
85 Gulliver, Ashbel G. 1 1 28 262 29
86 Tilson, Catherine J. 1 1 28 262 29
87 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 4 7 31 109 137
88 Grbich, Yuri 1 2 1 7 390
89 Fratcher, William F. 2 11 7 348 44
90 Evans, Alvin E. 1 12 4 381 23
91 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 2 7 22 242 53
92 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 34 103 113
93 Jacobs, Jack B. 2 2 30 208 42
94 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 14 284 55
95 Baron, Jane B. Temple University 3 5 18 159 141
96 Tait, Allison Anna University of Richmond 3 2 40 17 153
97 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 38 151 41
98 Gans, Mitchell Hofstra University 4 7 42 127 38
99 Halperin, Daniel I. Harvard University 3 4 18 260 47
100 Squire, Richard C. Fordham University 1 1 27 62 182