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Last Updated: March 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 28 64 2,762 14,458 4,793
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 16 32 786 4,001 2,097
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 15 17 774 2,586 1,095
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 19 655 2,701 1,087
5 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 12 25 562 2,016 1,696
6 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 31 366 3,689 992
7 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 12 25 366 3,927 750
8 Burk, Dan L. 11 25 507 2,937 754
9 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 381 3,058 1,080
10 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 12 23 372 2,385 1,503
11 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 5 12 334 3,196 682
12 Melamed, A. Douglas 4 6 359 3,130 410
13 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 9 20 340 2,815 674
14 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 559 902 1,055
15 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 290 2,862 642
16 Sag, Matthew Emory University 11 15 348 592 2,246
17 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 2 3 287 3,057 347
18 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 10 16 313 2,200 943
19 Parchomovsky, Gideon Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law 11 25 370 1,900 788
20 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 18 427 1,484 750
21 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 9 14 305 1,435 1,437
22 Beebe, Barton New York University 11 10 480 1,092 819
23 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 13 14 468 968 840
24 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 7 24 250 2,110 646
25 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 203 2,655 400
26 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 11 19 327 1,539 635
27 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 12 10 370 1,078 817
28 Sax, Joseph L. 5 17 113 3,144 260
29 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 214 1,951 797
30 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 2 364 41 1,519
31 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 7 12 371 1,239 376
32 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 408 509 772
33 Netanel, Neil Weinstock 8 11 192 1,767 737
34 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 9 20 241 1,806 345
35 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 193 2,085 357
36 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 7 19 189 2,056 242
37 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 7 27 132 2,023 530
38 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 8 15 209 609 1,396
39 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 15 331 881 447
40 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 12 348 602 595
41 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 11 81 2,649 162
42 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 189 1,802 351
43 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 8 15 213 1,397 453
44 Allison, John R. 8 16 184 1,693 283
45 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 7 14 250 1,057 496
46 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 11 13 296 531 684
47 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 10 16 263 991 414
48 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 15 219 1,309 354
49 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 9 16 235 1,166 335
50 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 12 302 551 485
51 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 9 19 222 1,287 224
52 Leval, Pierre N. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 4 7 234 1,235 212
53 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 9 9 283 267 812
54 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 8 14 208 633 846
55 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 9 9 262 290 857
56 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 234 39 1,244
57 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 10 16 237 923 391
58 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 198 1,314 241
59 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 11 152 508 1,204
60 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 239 1,195 130
61 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 207 912 527
62 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 10 13 223 898 449
63 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 9 14 193 803 674
64 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 8 13 237 544 652
65 Elkin-Koren, Niva Tel-Aviv University 8 12 210 692 611
66 Shapiro, Carl 7 10 198 1,033 367
67 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 20 126 1,153 621
68 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 7 21 162 1,079 491
69 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 9 11 224 890 311
70 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 9 13 212 731 511
71 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 7 10 213 723 480
72 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 254 439 505
73 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 10 14 225 800 317
74 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 9 10 261 423 435
75 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 99 644 1,080
76 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 8 13 184 867 409
77 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 9 15 222 768 295
78 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 119 1,326 291
79 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan Temple University 10 11 279 343 317
80 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 225 665 314
81 Moore, Kimberly A. 7 12 112 1,446 161
82 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 8 245 446 354
83 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 8 148 468 836
84 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 6 14 139 1,025 367
85 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 7 17 142 991 376
86 Nimmer, Melville B. 2 14 67 1,633 194
87 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 8 14 173 997 163
88 Abbott, Ryan 4 4 152 87 1,091
89 Kesan, Jay P. 7 16 154 970 265
90 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 215 376 479
91 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 169 527 513
92 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 7 15 134 1,011 255
93 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 7 14 131 1,059 215
94 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 122 859 442
95 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 6 7 187 138 749
96 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 9 13 198 495 353
97 Risch, Michael Villanova University 7 14 167 799 224
98 Perzanowski, Aaron University of Michigan 7 9 205 315 430
99 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 93 1,299 123
100 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 6 10 140 653 430