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Last Updated: December 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 31 62 3,262 13,747 4,943
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 16 32 891 3,851 2,213
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 15 16 865 2,448 1,081
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 14 19 749 2,575 1,086
5 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 14 24 491 3,786 830
6 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 14 24 675 1,876 1,651
7 Burk, Dan L. 13 24 633 2,795 860
8 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 10 30 418 3,624 1,034
9 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 464 2,950 1,128
10 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 13 23 423 2,317 1,579
11 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 6 11 386 3,122 694
12 Melamed, A. Douglas 4 6 448 3,025 401
13 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 10 20 382 2,754 649
14 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 329 2,810 780
15 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 645 798 1,127
16 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 2 3 353 2,979 326
17 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 10 16 367 2,135 1,014
18 Parchomovsky, Gideon Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law 12 25 443 1,800 834
19 Sag, Matthew Emory University 11 14 379 535 2,257
20 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 17 500 1,390 790
21 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 9 13 351 1,370 1,495
22 Beebe, Barton New York University 11 10 541 1,012 912
23 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 14 13 536 874 865
24 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 237 2,607 423
25 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 8 24 289 2,057 670
26 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 12 17 377 1,460 743
27 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 13 10 440 996 863
28 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 266 1,889 816
29 Sax, Joseph L. 5 16 133 3,116 266
30 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 7 12 452 1,141 372
31 Netanel, Neil Weinstock 8 11 224 1,727 897
32 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 459 434 863
33 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 10 19 292 1,746 365
34 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 231 2,036 297
35 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 9 18 245 1,995 237
36 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 1 385 2 1,474
37 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 8 27 172 1,980 540
38 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 12 99 2,661 184
39 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 9 12 242 547 1,472
40 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 225 1,756 281
41 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 11 400 531 596
42 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 14 364 832 464
43 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 9 15 251 1,352 500
44 Allison, John R. 9 16 230 1,642 295
45 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 12 12 354 458 806
46 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 10 16 306 1,082 383
47 Ayres, Ian Yale University 9 15 260 1,265 398
48 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 8 14 294 998 442
49 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 10 19 283 1,222 258
50 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 11 16 314 832 442
51 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 11 364 478 436
52 Leval, Pierre N. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 5 7 267 1,184 229
53 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 11 13 285 832 463
54 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 11 9 307 804 355
55 Shapiro, Carl 8 10 271 954 385
56 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 10 13 245 742 697
57 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 234 1,272 248
58 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 11 16 275 878 406
59 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 10 9 331 207 784
60 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 9 12 256 578 787
61 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 10 8 295 250 899
62 Elkin-Koren, Niva Tel-Aviv University 9 11 270 623 649
63 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 8 20 202 1,036 574
64 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 266 1,162 139
65 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 10 13 290 472 662
66 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 226 877 577
67 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 20 153 1,113 687
68 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 11 13 276 742 389
69 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 259 2 1,194
70 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 10 166 483 1,126
71 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 9 14 229 1,081 229
72 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 10 13 242 691 521
73 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 9 13 207 830 493
74 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 106 633 1,168
75 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 9 9 247 606 480
76 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 7 176 435 984
77 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 7 13 176 984 439
78 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 9 10 299 379 415
79 Moore, Kimberly A. 7 12 139 1,417 169
80 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 10 15 243 736 315
81 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 123 1,316 330
82 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 8 293 391 362
83 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 251 624 323
84 Kesan, Jay P. 9 16 195 927 288
85 Nimmer, Melville B. 2 14 81 1,611 188
86 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 8 17 162 965 404
87 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan Temple University 10 11 296 312 376
88 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 262 410 434
89 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 7 6 234 352 610
90 Abbott, Ryan 4 4 178 58 1,158
91 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 8 15 169 975 273
92 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 8 14 159 1,029 257
93 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 6 194 492 562
94 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 126 1,264 141
95 Risch, Michael Villanova University 8 14 204 752 250
96 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 10 12 229 446 367
97 Carroll, Michael W. American University 6 9 150 531 661
98 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 143 833 396
99 Loren, Lydia Lewis & Clark Law School 9 12 180 678 351
100 Meurer, Michael J. Boston University 7 15 136 900 339