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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 28 64 2,723 14,459 4,589
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 16 32 774 4,003 2,028
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 15 17 766 2,586 1,042
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 19 645 2,703 1,060
5 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 12 26 378 4,024 795
6 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 12 25 540 2,016 1,563
7 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 31 362 3,688 927
8 Burk, Dan L. 11 25 497 2,934 730
9 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 374 3,053 1,016
10 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 12 23 361 2,384 1,468
11 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 5 12 329 3,194 656
12 Melamed, A. Douglas 4 6 357 3,128 382
13 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 9 20 335 2,815 551
14 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 557 902 1,029
15 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 285 2,861 640
16 Sag, Matthew Emory University 10 15 337 592 2,177
17 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 10 16 311 2,199 907
18 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 2 3 285 3,055 316
19 Parchomovsky, Gideon Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law 11 25 365 1,900 737
20 Beebe, Barton New York University 10 10 475 1,092 820
21 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 18 415 1,485 721
22 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 9 14 301 1,435 1,327
23 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 13 14 455 968 824
24 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 201 2,655 399
25 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 7 24 244 2,110 626
26 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 12 10 367 1,078 784
27 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 10 19 306 1,539 654
28 Sax, Joseph L. 5 17 111 3,141 244
29 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 209 1,951 741
30 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 8 12 368 1,246 370
31 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 406 509 788
32 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 2 356 41 1,430
33 Netanel, Neil Weinstock 8 11 187 1,767 733
34 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 9 20 240 1,806 343
35 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 190 2,088 325
36 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 8 15 204 611 1,380
37 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 7 19 187 2,055 209
38 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 7 27 131 2,023 493
39 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 15 328 880 436
40 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 11 81 2,646 155
41 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 12 340 602 570
42 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 186 1,805 308
43 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 8 15 211 1,397 440
44 Allison, John R. 8 16 183 1,693 281
45 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 11 13 295 531 700
46 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 15 217 1,310 349
47 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 7 14 247 1,057 412
48 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 10 16 258 991 396
49 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 8 16 233 1,166 352
50 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 9 19 221 1,287 223
51 Leval, Pierre N. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 4 7 229 1,234 211
52 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 12 299 551 416
53 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 9 9 260 290 840
54 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 9 9 278 267 724
55 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 10 16 231 923 393
56 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 8 14 207 633 770
57 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 10 13 223 898 432
58 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 229 39 1,157
59 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 11 149 510 1,143
60 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 200 912 533
61 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 9 14 191 804 669
62 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 235 1,195 120
63 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 196 1,314 205
64 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 8 13 235 544 619
65 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 7 21 161 1,079 495
66 Shapiro, Carl 7 10 197 1,033 348
67 Elkin-Koren, Niva Tel-Aviv University 8 12 206 692 591
68 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 20 124 1,153 601
69 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 9 11 223 891 307
70 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 9 13 210 730 476
71 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 7 10 210 723 480
72 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 10 14 223 800 320
73 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 97 644 1,084
74 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 8 13 182 867 420
75 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 9 248 533 355
76 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 9 15 221 768 281
77 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 9 10 258 423 380
78 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 238 439 446
79 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan Temple University 10 11 272 343 330
80 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 223 665 305
81 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 116 1,308 297
82 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 8 148 468 841
83 Moore, Kimberly A. 7 12 111 1,446 153
84 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 6 14 136 1,025 388
85 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 7 17 138 992 389
86 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 8 14 173 997 172
87 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 6 7 212 376 510
88 Abbott, Ryan 4 4 150 87 1,068
89 Nimmer, Melville B. 2 14 62 1,632 174
90 Kesan, Jay P. 7 16 154 970 264
91 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 7 15 134 1,012 266
92 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 167 527 508
93 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 7 14 131 1,060 227
94 Risch, Michael Villanova University 7 14 165 799 229
95 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 9 13 194 495 321
96 Lim, Daryl Pennsylvania State University 6 6 142 90 934
97 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 6 7 181 138 689
98 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 118 859 382
99 Perzanowski, Aaron University of Michigan 7 9 202 315 415
100 Carroll, Michael W. American University 6 9 127 557 576