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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 31 62 3,282 13,761 4,954
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 16 32 896 3,851 2,182
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 16 16 875 2,448 1,110
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 14 19 756 2,575 1,117
5 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 14 25 501 3,918 842
6 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 14 24 679 1,876 1,670
7 Burk, Dan L. 13 24 638 2,795 832
8 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 10 30 423 3,612 1,020
9 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 467 2,951 1,112
10 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 13 23 428 2,320 1,566
11 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 6 11 395 3,122 692
12 Melamed, A. Douglas 4 6 453 3,025 397
13 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 10 20 390 2,754 624
14 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 650 798 1,112
15 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 332 2,810 687
16 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 2 3 355 2,979 323
17 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 11 16 368 2,135 1,005
18 Parchomovsky, Gideon Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law 12 25 448 1,800 800
19 Sag, Matthew Emory University 11 14 380 535 2,289
20 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 10 13 363 1,370 1,458
21 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 17 501 1,390 772
22 Beebe, Barton New York University 11 10 543 1,012 911
23 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 14 13 538 875 873
24 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 245 2,607 420
25 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 8 24 294 2,057 657
26 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 12 17 378 1,460 731
27 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 13 10 442 996 846
28 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 268 1,889 806
29 Sax, Joseph L. 5 16 135 3,116 251
30 Netanel, Neil Weinstock 8 11 224 1,727 850
31 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 459 434 846
32 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 10 19 294 1,746 364
33 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 234 2,038 320
34 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 1 387 2 1,515
35 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 9 18 247 1,995 235
36 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 8 27 173 1,980 524
37 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 12 102 2,661 176
38 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 7 11 408 967 333
39 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 9 13 247 566 1,442
40 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 228 1,758 308
41 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 11 403 531 604
42 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 14 368 832 468
43 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 9 15 253 1,352 491
44 Allison, John R. 9 16 230 1,642 301
45 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 12 12 359 458 774
46 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 10 16 308 1,082 385
47 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 8 15 299 1,013 444
48 Ayres, Ian Yale University 9 15 261 1,265 381
49 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 10 19 283 1,222 246
50 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 11 16 316 832 434
51 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 11 368 478 452
52 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 9 12 266 578 831
53 Leval, Pierre N. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 5 7 269 1,187 228
54 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 11 13 286 832 459
55 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 10 13 248 742 704
56 Shapiro, Carl 8 10 274 954 384
57 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 11 9 309 804 354
58 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 235 1,282 239
59 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 10 9 333 207 788
60 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 11 16 275 878 416
61 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 10 8 297 250 900
62 Elkin-Koren, Niva Tel-Aviv University 9 11 272 623 633
63 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 10 13 294 484 658
64 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 268 1,162 132
65 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 8 20 202 1,036 541
66 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 229 877 552
67 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 261 2 1,225
68 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 10 168 485 1,177
69 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 20 153 1,113 647
70 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 11 13 277 743 382
71 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 9 14 234 1,080 226
72 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 10 13 247 691 520
73 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 106 633 1,173
74 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 9 13 210 830 464
75 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 9 9 248 606 485
76 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 9 10 300 379 413
77 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 7 13 176 984 420
78 Moore, Kimberly A. 7 12 140 1,417 172
79 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 10 15 247 736 306
80 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 7 178 436 924
81 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 123 1,316 322
82 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 8 296 391 366
83 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 255 625 326
84 Nimmer, Melville B. 2 14 81 1,611 192
85 Kesan, Jay P. 9 16 196 927 286
86 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 8 17 162 965 409
87 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan Temple University 10 11 300 312 375
88 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 264 410 452
89 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 7 6 234 352 611
90 Abbott, Ryan 4 4 179 58 1,141
91 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 8 15 170 972 292
92 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 8 14 159 1,032 245
93 Risch, Michael Villanova University 8 14 211 752 253
94 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 6 200 492 543
95 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 128 1,264 132
96 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 10 12 231 446 362
97 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 143 833 404
98 Carroll, Michael W. American University 6 9 152 540 636
99 Loren, Lydia Lewis & Clark Law School 9 12 180 679 339
100 Meurer, Michael J. Boston University 7 15 137 900 315