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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 28 63 2,816 14,371 4,645
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 16 32 803 4,005 1,989
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 15 17 790 2,587 1,113
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 19 673 2,703 1,125
5 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 12 25 567 2,016 1,720
6 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 31 373 3,691 953
7 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 12 25 375 3,926 713
8 Burk, Dan L. 11 25 534 2,937 760
9 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 389 3,057 985
10 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 12 23 379 2,383 1,446
11 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 5 12 342 3,197 730
12 Melamed, A. Douglas 4 6 367 3,128 392
13 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 9 20 344 2,816 698
14 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 573 901 999
15 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 296 2,863 615
16 Sag, Matthew Emory University 11 15 361 592 2,168
17 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 2 3 294 3,056 335
18 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 10 16 318 2,201 885
19 Parchomovsky, Gideon Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law 11 25 376 1,899 761
20 Beebe, Barton New York University 11 10 486 1,092 816
21 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 18 434 1,485 700
22 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 9 14 307 1,435 1,385
23 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 13 14 471 968 804
24 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 7 24 251 2,110 628
25 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 209 2,655 345
26 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 12 10 379 1,078 813
27 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 11 19 331 1,539 615
28 Sax, Joseph L. 5 17 115 3,144 250
29 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 220 1,951 731
30 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 8 12 392 1,239 413
31 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 2 370 41 1,493
32 Netanel, Neil Weinstock 8 11 196 1,767 724
33 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 408 502 706
34 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 9 20 251 1,806 334
35 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 196 2,085 378
36 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 7 19 196 2,056 231
37 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 7 27 135 2,023 496
38 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 15 341 881 450
39 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 8 15 214 609 1,329
40 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 192 1,802 374
41 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 12 358 602 569
42 Michelman, Frank I. arvard University 3 11 83 2,649 149
43 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 8 15 214 1,397 447
44 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 7 14 256 1,053 502
45 Allison, John R. 8 16 185 1,693 269
46 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 11 13 302 531 651
47 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 15 225 1,310 328
48 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 12 309 551 529
49 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 9 9 298 267 793
50 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 9 16 239 1,166 282
51 Leval, Pierre N. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 4 7 241 1,235 215
52 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 8 14 214 633 870
53 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 9 19 225 1,287 221
54 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 10 16 255 903 401
55 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 242 39 1,243
56 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 10 16 255 923 364
57 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 9 9 265 290 826
58 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 204 1,313 231
59 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 246 1,194 121
60 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 11 156 507 1,148
61 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 10 13 225 898 439
62 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 211 912 495
63 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 9 14 197 804 647
64 Elkin-Koren, Niva Tel-Aviv University 8 12 212 692 600
65 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 7 13 235 533 619
66 Shapiro, Carl 7 10 201 1,033 349
67 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 20 128 1,153 594
68 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 9 11 232 891 289
69 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 9 13 218 731 499
70 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 7 21 165 1,079 455
71 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 267 439 495
72 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 8 14 194 1,125 214
73 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 10 14 227 800 293
74 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 9 10 268 423 415
75 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 9 15 228 768 289
76 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 18 123 1,330 303
77 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 8 13 185 866 378
78 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 210 654 439
79 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 99 644 988
80 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 228 665 308
81 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan Temple University 10 11 280 343 326
82 Moore, Kimberly A. 7 12 117 1,446 156
83 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 8 254 446 330
84 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 7 17 145 992 374
85 Nimmer, Melville B. 2 14 69 1,633 194
86 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 8 152 468 794
87 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 6 14 140 1,025 351
88 Abbott, Ryan 4 4 158 87 1,055
89 Kesan, Jay P. 7 16 157 971 247
90 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 219 376 453
91 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 175 527 502
92 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 9 13 205 495 366
93 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 6 7 195 138 736
94 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 8 15 142 1,007 221
95 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 7 14 135 1,059 203
96 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 126 859 417
97 Risch, Michael Villanova University 7 14 173 799 205
98 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 95 1,299 119
99 Perzanowski, Aaron University of Michigan 7 9 210 315 387
100 Carroll, Michael W. American University 6 10 130 567 554