Back to Rankings

HeinOnline Logo

HEINONLINE'S SCHOLARLY IMPACT RANKINGS


ABA-Approved Law Schools

Most-Cited Authors by Subject

How is this ranking calculated?
Last Updated: July 2026

Cited 0-5 Years Cited 5+ Years Past 12 Months
Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 16 27 1,110 3,533 1,775
2 Coffee, John C. Jr. Columbia University School of Law 15 34 650 6,153 1,462
3 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 12 25 528 6,823 1,274
4 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 13 24 677 4,228 954
5 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 16 30 878 2,113 1,266
6 Schwarcz, Steven L. Duke University 11 28 525 2,538 2,216
7 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 11 34 412 3,862 1,239
8 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 14 29 542 3,240 871
9 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 12 35 503 3,583 731
10 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 9 15 361 3,397 1,141
11 Gordon, Jeffrey N. Columbia University School of Law 10 16 514 2,516 572
12 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 10 29 380 3,070 694
13 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 11 22 420 3,011 554
14 Kahan, Marcel New York University 13 23 509 2,106 664
15 Choi, Stephen New York University 11 24 422 2,249 650
16 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 9 14 306 2,092 1,205
17 Skeel, David Arthur Jr. University of Pennsylvania 12 23 437 1,792 773
18 Warren, Elizabeth Harvard University 8 30 297 2,610 476
19 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 12 16 438 1,006 1,211
20 Levitin, Adam J. Georgetown University 13 19 462 1,033 1,057
21 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 9 24 274 2,761 360
22 Romano, Roberta Yale University 10 17 305 2,192 356
23 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 18 447 1,206 541
24 Roe, Mark Harvard University 11 19 308 1,873 563
25 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 11 19 350 1,573 572
26 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 11 9 307 1,638 658
27 Rock, Edward B. New York University 11 14 395 1,384 356
28 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 7 25 216 2,246 390
29 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 6 8 350 1,577 346
30 Rasmussen, Robert Kenneth University of Southern California 9 22 297 1,700 423
31 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 11 20 267 1,587 525
32 Thompson, Robert B. Georgetown University 10 20 296 1,580 344
33 Omarova, Saule University of Pennsylvania 12 15 383 580 751
34 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 11 18 278 1,347 560
35 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 20 184 1,974 421
36 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 8 15 230 1,178 879
37 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 18 254 1,563 378
38 Weisbach, David A. University of Chicago 9 15 265 1,083 613
39 Eskridge, William Yale University 4 8 184 2,015 158
40 Thomas, Randall S. Vanderbilt University 8 23 232 1,404 452
41 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 7 15 152 1,830 407
42 Briffault, Richard Columbia University School of Law 7 22 159 1,549 556
43 Fox, Merritt B. Columbia University School of Law 9 18 260 1,084 457
44 Fried, Jesse Harvard University 8 16 222 1,221 480
45 Hemel, Daniel New York University 12 8 365 296 507
46 Graetz, Michael Columbia University School of Law 8 16 200 1,490 219
47 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 2 3 265 1,202 173
48 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 14 139 1,768 222
49 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 7 4 378 137 536
50 Solomon, Steven M. University of California, Berkeley 10 8 370 208 487
51 Waldman, Ari Ezra University of California, Irvine 3 1 71 13 1,988
52 Shaviro, Daniel N. New York University 8 19 188 1,189 358
53 Resnik, Judith Yale University 5 4 205 1,225 195
54 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 3 1 319 1 735
55 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 5 4 326 235 483
56 Carlson, David Gray Yeshiva University 6 22 124 1,250 475
57 Bernstein, Lisa University of Chicago 6 5 167 1,226 270
58 Sale, Hillary A. Georgetown University 9 14 225 856 302
59 Jacoby, Melissa B. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 9 16 257 686 298
60 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 15 238 829 262
61 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 5 5 212 733 474
62 Griffith, Sean J. Fordham University 9 10 266 490 416
63 Partnoy, Frank University of California, Berkeley 9 13 153 796 667
64 Casey, Anthony J. University of Chicago 11 8 298 252 460
65 Levmore, Saul University of Chicago 6 16 125 1,299 349
66 Cox, James D. Duke University 6 21 115 1,466 244
67 Fairfax, Lisa M. University of Pennsylvania 10 12 278 379 427
68 Yadav , Yesha Vanderbilt University 8 7 231 197 812
69 Lubben, Stephen J. Seton Hall University 8 16 215 617 507
70 Allen, Hilary J. American University 9 6 238 120 825
71 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 5 6 275 306 481
72 Seligman, Joel Washington University 6 19 114 1,358 289
73 Hirst, Scott Paul Boston University 7 5 348 135 262
74 Gamage, David University of Missouri 11 9 270 310 455
75 Janger, Edward J. Brooklyn Law School 9 12 241 541 355
76 Mann, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 19 145 1,119 290
77 Zelenak, Lawrence A. Duke University 7 17 178 976 255
78 Brummer, Chris J. Georgetown University 7 6 237 299 572
79 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 7 14 115 1,347 188
80 Wilmarth, Arthur E. Jr. George Washington University 9 13 172 781 402
81 Franck, Susan American University 6 10 169 807 392
82 Curtis, Quinn University of Virginia 6 5 294 127 380
83 Bankman, Joseph Stanford University 8 15 148 1,011 262
84 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 5 9 170 1,021 154
85 Whitford, William University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 17 95 1,418 153
86 Odinet, Christopher K. Texas A&M University 10 6 269 92 479
87 Black, Bernard Northwestern University 7 13 101 1,203 290
88 Awrey, Daniel Cornell University 7 8 180 184 818
89 Tabb, Charles J. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 7 15 148 977 262
90 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 7 20 150 954 270
91 Nili, Yaron G. Duke University 8 5 200 89 788
92 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 6 8 175 756 306
93 Zelinsky, Edward A. Yeshiva University 7 15 149 994 213
94 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 4 7 134 1,201 104
95 Mason, Ruth University of Virginia 10 10 235 281 417
96 Hartzog, Woodrow Boston University 4 4 270 97 420
97 Gadinis, Stavros University of California, Berkeley 7 8 253 218 370
98 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 4 7 161 915 191
99 Hu, Henry T. C. University of Texas at Austin 7 14 128 981 219
100 Mahoney, Paul G. University of Virginia 8 9 166 711 276