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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Prosser, William L. 6 25 325 7,972 425
2 Brandeis, Louis D. U.S. Supreme Court 1 2 619 5,239 610
3 Warren, Samuel D. 1 1 619 5,227 606
4 Zipursky, Benjamin C. Fordham University 14 20 521 1,935 824
5 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 8 19 303 3,505 581
6 Goldberg, John C.P. Harvard University 12 19 473 1,784 822
7 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 29 193 3,486 573
8 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 8 3 502 212 1,124
9 Henderson, James A. Jr. 6 29 151 3,058 308
10 Twerski, Aaron D. Brooklyn Law School 8 30 193 2,654 420
11 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 7 14 174 2,837 279
12 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 9 6 558 198 576
13 Schwartz, Gary T. 7 18 151 2,225 795
14 James, Fleming Jr. Connecticut State House of Representitives 4 31 55 3,184 377
15 Rabin, Robert L. Stanford University 7 21 244 1,517 393
16 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 4 4 318 656 752
17 Wade, John W. 3 21 38 2,903 202
18 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 7 14 193 1,677 388
19 Green, Leon 5 28 62 2,469 239
20 Chayes, Abram Harvard University 1 2 128 2,081 235
21 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 23 1 2,525
22 Weinrib, Ernest University of Toronto 7 18 137 1,495 604
23 Schwartz, Victor E. Shook, Hardy & Bacon 5 25 140 1,749 334
24 Owen, David G. University of South Carolina 5 22 123 1,616 535
25 Klonick, Kate E. St. John's University 3 2 360 140 497
26 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 6 7 219 950 395
27 Abraham, Kenneth S. University of Virginia 9 14 229 758 474
28 Eisenberg, Theodore 6 15 137 1,636 183
29 Bohlen, Francis H. 4 21 42 2,019 157
30 Geistfeld, Mark New York University 7 17 214 556 535
31 Coffee, John C. Jr. Columbia University School of Law 4 9 136 1,386 224
32 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 9 12 201 827 315
33 Kalven, Harry Jr. 4 8 81 1,791 45
34 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 3 4 104 1,192 273
35 Simons, Kenneth W. University of California, Irvine 5 16 124 765 500
36 Wright, Richard W. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 5 14 103 1,003 402
37 Priest, George L. 3 12 64 1,500 162
38 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 5 5 219 539 198
39 Keeton, Page 2 18 13 1,767 153
40 Keating, Gregory C. University of Southern California 7 11 152 616 408
41 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 5 16 93 1,045 324
42 Nissenbaum, Helen 3 2 75 232 1,090
43 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 8 10 171 498 344
44 Leflar, Robert A. 3 16 31 1,592 90
45 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 2 254 83 212
46 Green, Michael D. Washington University 5 16 101 912 226
47 Borchard, Edwin M. 3 9 29 1,540 43
48 Baker, Tom University of Pennsylvania 5 10 142 647 225
49 Gilles, Myriam E. Northwestern University 6 6 167 616 86
50 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 5 3 75 43 1,054
51 Morris, Clarence 3 15 22 1,442 102
52 Rosenberg, David Harvard University 5 9 69 1,136 79
53 Scherer, Matthew U. 2 2 99 85 815
54 Burch, Elizabeth University of Georgia 7 9 185 285 190
55 Fletcher, George P. Columbia University School of Law 3 8 66 1,068 123
56 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 5 3 159 45 518
57 Robertson, David W. 5 17 78 975 123
58 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 5 16 99 685 243
59 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 3 12 38 1,076 216
60 Franklin, Marc A. 3 16 31 1,275 74
61 Viscusi, W. Kip Vanderbilt University 4 13 61 651 447
62 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 7 5 191 159 203
63 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 83 805 200
64 Malone, Wex S. 3 13 35 1,172 82
65 Seavey, Warren A. 4 13 27 1,188 107
66 Stapleton, Jane 5 13 66 620 385
67 Schauer, Frederick 5 10 89 652 232
68 Keeton, Robert E. 3 13 26 1,195 76
69 Reinert, Alexander A. Yeshiva University 8 6 182 158 163
70 Arlen, Jennifer H. New York University 4 8 85 738 156
71 McGovern, Francis E. 6 14 78 878 55
72 Hanson, Jon Harvard University 4 9 58 837 175
73 Bloustein, Edward J. 2 4 43 855 211
74 Perry, Ronen University of Haifa 5 8 108 216 419
75 Engstrom, Nora Freeman Stanford University 6 7 157 230 134
76 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 4 4 100 337 337
77 Noel, Dix W. 2 15 7 1,252 16
78 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 3 3 68 665 182
79 Mullenix, Linda S. 5 15 77 691 99
80 Smith, Jeremiah 3 16 33 1,023 31
81 Porat, Ariel Tel-Aviv University 6 10 113 328 220
82 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 6 7 130 132 303
83 Sugarman, Stephen 4 9 69 591 219
84 Anderson, David A. 5 10 65 683 151
85 Hensler, Deborah R. 4 14 52 777 115
86 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 4 3 170 58 134
87 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 4 3 170 58 134
88 King, Joseph H. Jr. 4 12 53 757 106
89 Hyman, David Georgetown University 4 10 64 498 272
90 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 3 5 78 456 224
91 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 4 6 55 729 95
92 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 3 3 51 821 32
93 Cardi, William Jonathan Wake Forest University 7 7 108 246 226
94 Fleming, John G. 2 14 15 855 176
95 Dewey, John 2 3 53 598 207
96 Jeffries, John C. Jr. University of Virginia 4 6 90 554 45
97 Coleman, Jules L. 4 10 41 518 325
98 Lytton, Timothy Daniel Georgia State University 6 10 96 262 253
99 Schuck, Peter H. Yale University 4 9 50 668 127
100 Hylton, Keith N. Boston University 4 13 80 407 194