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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 29 63 2,870 14,374 4,645
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 16 32 815 4,006 1,987
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 16 17 823 2,587 1,078
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 19 703 2,704 1,112
5 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 12 25 572 2,016 1,733
6 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 13 26 403 4,023 719
7 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 10 31 386 3,691 955
8 Burk, Dan L. 11 25 540 2,937 758
9 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 404 3,057 979
10 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 12 23 386 2,384 1,416
11 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 5 12 350 3,198 744
12 Melamed, A. Douglas 4 6 372 3,132 371
13 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 9 20 353 2,816 718
14 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 593 902 952
15 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 299 2,863 625
16 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 3 3 300 3,059 324
17 Sag, Matthew Emory University 11 15 370 592 2,114
18 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 10 16 318 2,201 805
19 Parchomovsky, Gideon Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law 12 25 382 1,900 740
20 Beebe, Barton New York University 11 10 498 1,092 798
21 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 18 443 1,485 675
22 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 9 14 312 1,435 1,354
23 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 13 14 485 968 811
24 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 8 24 262 2,110 593
25 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 213 2,655 346
26 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 12 10 387 1,078 800
27 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 11 19 338 1,539 605
28 Sax, Joseph L. 5 17 118 3,145 260
29 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 229 1,951 737
30 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 2 380 41 1,599
31 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 8 12 396 1,246 439
32 Netanel, Neil Weinstock 8 11 201 1,767 707
33 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 9 20 258 1,806 355
34 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 418 509 671
35 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 201 2,088 366
36 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 7 19 199 2,056 232
37 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 7 27 140 2,023 489
38 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 12 367 602 580
39 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 15 342 881 449
40 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 196 1,805 361
41 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 8 15 220 609 1,280
42 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 11 85 2,649 138
43 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 8 15 217 1,397 435
44 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 7 14 257 1,057 527
45 Allison, John R. 8 16 189 1,693 270
46 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 11 13 306 531 646
47 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 15 234 1,310 298
48 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 12 317 551 535
49 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 248 39 1,340
50 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 9 9 305 267 818
51 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 9 16 244 1,166 277
52 Leval, Pierre N. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 4 7 244 1,235 219
53 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 8 14 216 633 875
54 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 10 16 258 903 412
55 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 9 19 229 1,287 214
56 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 10 16 259 923 343
57 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 11 168 507 1,155
58 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 207 1,315 237
59 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 250 1,195 130
60 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 10 13 234 898 436
61 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 9 9 266 290 808
62 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 215 912 485
63 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 10 14 205 804 610
64 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 7 13 242 533 606
65 Shapiro, Carl 7 10 204 1,033 353
66 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 9 13 223 731 516
67 Elkin-Koren, Niva Tel-Aviv University 8 12 215 692 586
68 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 276 439 504
69 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 9 11 237 891 283
70 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 20 130 1,153 570
71 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 7 21 165 1,079 459
72 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 7 10 219 723 434
73 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 11 14 232 800 290
74 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 9 15 236 769 295
75 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 9 10 272 423 397
76 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 124 1,326 313
77 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan Temple University 10 11 290 343 354
78 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 8 13 189 867 365
79 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 236 665 309
80 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 101 644 964
81 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 8 262 446 332
82 Moore, Kimberly A. 7 12 119 1,446 155
83 Nimmer, Melville B. 2 14 72 1,633 186
84 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 7 17 147 992 359
85 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 6 14 143 1,025 334
86 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 8 14 178 997 145
87 Abbott, Ryan 4 4 163 87 1,029
88 Kesan, Jay P. 7 16 159 971 253
89 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 8 153 468 713
90 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 7 7 203 138 748
91 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 225 376 419
92 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 9 13 209 495 367
93 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 178 527 484
94 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 8 15 145 1,010 213
95 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 7 14 140 1,060 188
96 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 129 859 422
97 Risch, Michael Villanova University 7 14 173 799 203
98 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 97 1,299 106
99 Kwall, Roberta DePaul University 7 14 109 1,043 250
100 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 5 7 131 1,069 114