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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 18 24 882 4,003 1,546
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 22 534 2,370 1,018
3 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 14 419 2,319 674
4 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 10 21 258 2,449 1,163
5 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 251 2,686 407
6 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 14 243 2,252 526
7 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 7 14 358 1,449 494
8 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 11 16 328 705 664
9 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 188 1,458 353
10 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 6 18 171 1,508 369
11 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 9 8 194 1,255 470
12 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 245 1,162 120
13 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 13 212 797 569
14 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 11 275 394 576
15 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 177 1,189 262
16 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 7 6 322 309 276
17 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 221 797 282
18 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 3 1 288 12 654
19 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 214 763 321
20 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 7 13 105 1,271 338
21 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 5 288 291 340
22 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 13 109 1,213 314
23 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 10 12 223 520 388
24 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 8 14 201 648 358
25 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 10 7 265 133 456
26 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 182 605 341
27 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 94 554 760
28 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 11 145 949 142
29 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 5 4 264 196 261
30 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 7 14 140 672 276
31 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 8 7 219 140 377
32 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 129 887 122
33 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 5 5 155 582 270
34 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 6 13 74 806 434
35 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 6 14 116 718 166
36 Bar-Gill, Oren New York University 7 10 130 425 323
37 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 187 163 229
38 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 163 328 191
39 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 86 651 258
40 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 76 803 159
41 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 8 7 179 176 221
42 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 152 273 250
43 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 3 7 110 587 158
44 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 103 654 124
45 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 1 2 121 528 115
46 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 168 108 253
47 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 3 8 45 836 167
48 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 4 5 83 649 112
49 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 90 678 31
50 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 4 2 174 14 222
51 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 8 9 137 268 154
52 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 7 7 97 168 432
53 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 88 530 146
54 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 175 85 141
55 Choi, Albert University of Michigan 7 6 139 157 218
56 Ferrari, Franco New York University 2 9 18 286 661
57 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 61 616 141
58 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 5 11 70 592 108
59 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 6 4 99 78 424
60 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 8 113 167 264
61 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 2 2 106 425 69
62 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 1 105 49 402
63 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 3 4 57 643 91
64 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 4 3 145 39 218
65 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 67 464 188
66 Shiffrin, Seana University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 80 328 246
67 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 4 7 79 513 84
68 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 3 8 54 550 112
69 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 7 5 106 119 242
70 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 3 6 106 159 209
71 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 5 7 121 98 186
72 Barnes, Wayne R. Texas A&M University 5 6 82 145 321
73 Knapp, Charles University of California, San Francisco 5 10 60 527 67
74 Hwang, Cathy University of Virginia 7 3 118 29 228
75 Markovits, Daniel Stefan Yale University 4 5 81 246 207
76 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 2 3 72 376 129
77 Stempel, Jeffrey W. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 9 60 452 109
78 Stipanowich, Thomas J. Pepperdine University 3 5 50 360 238
79 Davis, Kevin E. New York University 5 6 97 203 132
80 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 4 5 113 161 91
81 Cornell, Nicolas University of Michigan 2 3 115 81 146
82 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 2 2 140 31 73
83 Gordon, Jeffrey N. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 38 556 77
84 Katz, Avery Weiner Columbia University School of Law 5 9 50 379 172
85 Bernstein, Lisa University of Chicago 4 5 68 390 81
86 Sherwin, Emily L. Cornell University 3 7 51 372 166
87 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 3 1 120 6 174
88 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 2 4 32 511 126
89 Hill, Claire A. University of Minnesota 5 6 73 278 132
90 Sternlight, Jean R. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 6 56 458 26
91 Hamermesh, Lawrence A. Widener University Delaware Law School 4 7 74 264 111
92 Schmitz, Amy J. Ohio State University 5 8 72 250 130
93 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 2 5 53 140 321
94 Casey, Anthony J. University of Chicago 5 4 111 48 126
95 Levmore, Saul University of Chicago 4 8 52 413 74
96 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 2 3 45 433 83
97 Rushin, Stephen Michael Loyola University Chicago 3 2 117 39 92
98 Ware, Stephen J. University of Kansas 5 6 54 351 97
99 Thomas, Randall S. Vanderbilt University 4 5 66 180 184
100 Johnston, Jason University of Virginia 3 8 41 441 55