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Last Updated: December 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 12 23 442 2,780 1,137
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 11 12 409 685 580
3 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 1 2 285 1,375 253
4 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 207 638 711
5 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 10 15 221 799 464
6 Monaghan, Henry P. 1 2 217 1,173 113
7 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 293 103 738
8 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 8 232 236 537
9 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 168 518 548
10 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 105 1,089 144
11 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 5 5 240 243 301
12 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 7 11 148 424 539
13 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 105 56 955
14 Berle, A. A. Jr. 1 1 158 576 95
15 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 5 9 93 381 533
16 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 75 673 205
17 Waggoner, Lawrence W. 5 14 67 792 89
18 Fuller, L. L. 1 1 79 657 137
19 Scott, Austin Wakeman 2 16 15 881 198
20 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 7 6 129 112 344
21 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 5 3 178 55 129
22 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 7 7 120 141 191
23 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 6 11 75 430 85
24 Farina, Cynthia R. 1 1 56 546 63
25 Perlin, Michael L. 5 6 72 352 159
26 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 65 494 56
27 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 7 71 339 165
28 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 128 82 129
29 Surrey, Stanley S. 4 13 41 588 41
30 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 110 38 239
31 Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 1 3 55 438 102
32 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 43 371 213
33 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 140 14 81
34 Foster, Frances H. 5 8 62 317 104
35 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 39 353 174
36 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 125 9 90
37 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 5 3 68 43 322
38 Dalton, Clare 1 1 38 517 16
39 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 77 14 277
40 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 4 4 54 36 357
41 Friedman, Lawrence M. 4 8 46 273 142
42 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 6 5 72 126 148
43 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 1 1 51 293 96
44 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 58 241 105
45 Smith, Lionel McGill University 3 5 48 123 252
46 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 57 199 119
47 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 2 77 25 181
48 Hart, Walter G. 1 4 3 52 499
49 Mitchell, Lawrence E. 2 5 28 392 51
50 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 49 297 43
51 Stout, Lynn A. 1 1 49 296 40
52 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 4 2 81 43 124
53 Warren, William C. 2 10 15 428 69
54 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 41 342 15
55 Blattmachr, Jonathan G. 4 9 50 206 86
56 Rotman, Leonard I. Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University 2 5 28 72 319
57 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 60 184 58
58 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 1 79 23 118
59 Strand, Palma Joy 3 2 58 43 194
60 Halbach, Edward C. Jr. 2 10 15 342 104
61 Kobi Kastiel 3 2 82 22 89
62 Reder, Robert S. 4 4 73 33 115
63 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 30 248 109
64 Simes, Lewis M. 2 10 15 405 28
65 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 3 6 30 255 88
66 Cotterrell, Roger 1 1 4 2 458
67 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 4 7 55 98 112
68 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 54 78 134
69 Gulliver, Ashbel G. 1 1 41 249 35
70 Tilson, Catherine J. 1 1 41 249 35
71 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 1 2 28 254 86
72 Freedman, Bradley J. 1 2 28 254 86
73 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 4 5 33 68 234
74 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 78 44 43
75 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 19 296 85
76 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 4 7 42 97 155
77 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 31 151 153
78 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 34 260 32
79 Wellman, Richard V. 2 11 14 331 55
80 Jacobs, Jack B. 2 2 41 196 47
81 Fratcher, William F. 2 11 9 346 48
82 Flannigan, Robert University of Saskatchewan 2 8 13 222 149
83 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 28 246 54
84 Evans, Alvin E. 1 12 4 381 31
85 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 19 279 59
86 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 38 98 131
87 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 48 140 42
88 Jackson, Thomas H. University of Rochester 2 3 29 234 45
89 Radford, Mary Frances Georgia State University 3 6 31 154 109
90 Knaplund, Kristine Samp Pepperdine University 4 8 35 155 86
91 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 3 6 39 127 93
92 Scassa, Teresa 1 1 3 1 391
93 Squire, Richard C. Fordham University 1 1 38 50 174
94 Arsht, S. Samuel 1 1 19 258 64
95 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 3 7 24 239 52
96 Gans, Mitchell Hofstra University 4 6 49 118 44
97 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 1 1 12 254 97
98 Casner, A. James 1 12 5 372 12
99 Grbich, Yuri 1 2 1 7 384
100 Halperin, Daniel I. Harvard University 3 4 19 257 54