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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 17 24 865 4,003 1,536
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 22 517 2,370 1,008
3 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 14 411 2,319 673
4 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 10 21 247 2,449 1,156
5 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 246 2,686 404
6 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 14 236 2,252 528
7 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 7 14 345 1,449 497
8 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 11 16 324 705 665
9 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 186 1,458 349
10 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 5 18 168 1,508 376
11 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 9 8 188 1,255 463
12 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 240 1,162 109
13 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 13 207 797 570
14 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 8 8 335 380 287
15 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 11 262 394 578
16 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 174 1,189 259
17 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 213 763 328
18 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 213 797 277
19 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 3 1 279 12 648
20 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 6 13 102 1,271 342
21 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 5 283 291 348
22 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 13 106 1,214 333
23 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 9 12 221 520 366
24 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 10 7 259 133 428
25 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 7 13 186 627 303
26 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 178 605 338
27 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 93 554 762
28 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 11 144 949 144
29 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 4 4 258 196 266
30 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 225 140 368
31 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 7 14 135 672 279
32 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 127 887 118
33 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 5 5 151 582 267
34 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 6 13 74 806 424
35 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 6 14 118 731 142
36 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 8 8 188 230 224
37 Bar-Gill, Oren New York University 7 10 129 425 328
38 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 186 163 236
39 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 85 651 256
40 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 158 328 191
41 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 75 803 152
42 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 151 273 246
43 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 3 7 110 587 160
44 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 102 654 126
45 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 1 2 118 528 112
46 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 3 8 45 836 168
47 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 164 108 248
48 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 4 5 82 649 113
49 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 88 678 32
50 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 4 2 167 15 235
51 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 173 85 141
52 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 88 530 141
53 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 8 9 134 268 147
54 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 7 7 95 168 415
55 Ferrari, Franco New York University 2 9 18 286 678
56 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 6 4 98 78 444
57 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 5 11 70 592 111
58 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 60 616 138
59 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 3 4 56 643 88
60 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 1 99 49 407
61 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 8 110 163 246
62 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 2 2 102 425 61
63 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 4 7 79 513 85
64 Shiffrin, Seana University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 79 328 243
65 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 65 464 185
66 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 4 3 142 39 194
67 Choi, Albert University of Michigan 6 5 122 136 157
68 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 3 8 53 550 114
69 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 7 5 105 119 243
70 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 3 6 105 159 209
71 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 5 7 118 98 193
72 Knapp, Charles University of California, San Francisco 5 10 57 527 66
73 Barnes, Wayne R. Texas A&M University 5 6 78 145 307
74 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 2 3 71 376 133
75 Stipanowich, Thomas J. Pepperdine University 3 5 49 360 235
76 Markovits, Daniel Stefan Yale University 4 5 77 246 200
77 Stempel, Jeffrey W. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 9 56 453 110
78 Hwang, Cathy University of Virginia 7 3 115 29 202
79 Davis, Kevin E. New York University 5 6 97 203 134
80 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 4 5 111 161 84
81 Cornell, Nicolas University of Michigan 2 3 113 81 149
82 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 2 2 138 32 72
83 Bernstein, Lisa University of Chicago 4 5 68 390 80
84 Gordon, Jeffrey N. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 38 556 75
85 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 3 1 119 6 177
86 Katz, Avery Weiner Columbia University School of Law 5 9 49 379 172
87 Zipursky, Benjamin C. Fordham University 4 3 89 249 98
88 Sherwin, Emily L. Cornell University 3 7 50 372 164
89 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 2 4 31 511 125
90 Hill, Claire A. University of Minnesota 5 6 71 279 136
91 Casey, Anthony J. University of Chicago 5 4 111 48 135
92 Romano, Roberta Yale University 3 6 48 464 61
93 Schmitz, Amy J. Ohio State University 5 8 72 250 133
94 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 2 5 53 140 325
95 Hamermesh, Lawrence A. Widener University Delaware Law School 4 7 73 265 109
96 Levmore, Saul University of Chicago 4 8 51 413 79
97 Sternlight, Jean R. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 6 53 458 25
98 Rushin, Stephen Michael Loyola University Chicago 3 2 117 39 92
99 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 2 3 43 433 85
100 Ware, Stephen J. University of Kansas 5 6 53 351 91