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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 16 27 1,124 3,533 1,758
2 Coffee, John C. Jr. Columbia University School of Law 16 34 670 6,145 1,469
3 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 11 24 513 6,264 1,243
4 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 13 24 696 4,228 951
5 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 16 30 891 2,091 1,246
6 Schwarcz, Steven L. Duke University 11 28 538 2,538 2,212
7 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 11 34 429 3,848 1,237
8 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 12 35 515 3,593 713
9 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 14 29 550 3,240 858
10 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 9 15 370 3,397 1,157
11 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 11 22 429 3,011 567
12 Gordon, Jeffrey N. Columbia University School of Law 10 16 525 2,516 563
13 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 11 29 387 3,059 708
14 Kahan, Marcel New York University 13 23 508 2,085 661
15 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 9 14 309 2,092 1,215
16 Choi, Stephen New York University 11 24 396 2,182 657
17 Skeel, David Arthur Jr. University of Pennsylvania 12 23 440 1,792 759
18 Warren, Elizabeth Harvard University 8 30 298 2,602 489
19 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 12 16 444 1,006 1,212
20 Levitin, Adam J. Georgetown University 13 19 468 1,028 1,074
21 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 9 24 281 2,761 361
22 Romano, Roberta Yale University 10 17 308 2,192 363
23 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 18 455 1,206 541
24 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 11 10 322 1,713 668
25 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 11 19 354 1,573 576
26 Roe, Mark Harvard University 11 18 301 1,805 541
27 Rock, Edward B. New York University 11 14 401 1,384 350
28 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 6 8 356 1,577 352
29 Rasmussen, Robert Kenneth University of Southern California 9 22 299 1,700 431
30 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 7 24 209 2,178 396
31 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 11 20 269 1,587 517
32 Thompson, Robert B. Georgetown University 11 20 301 1,579 344
33 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 11 18 288 1,347 551
34 Omarova, Saule University of Pennsylvania 12 15 386 580 745
35 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 8 15 235 1,172 893
36 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 20 190 1,974 382
37 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 18 256 1,563 375
38 Weisbach, David A. University of Chicago 9 15 280 1,083 612
39 Thomas, Randall S. Vanderbilt University 9 23 238 1,404 455
40 Eskridge, William Yale University 4 8 187 2,015 155
41 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 7 15 158 1,830 406
42 Briffault, Richard Columbia University School of Law 7 22 166 1,549 559
43 Fox, Merritt B. Columbia University School of Law 9 18 262 1,084 441
44 Fried, Jesse Harvard University 8 16 224 1,221 487
45 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 2 3 278 1,202 167
46 Hemel, Daniel New York University 12 8 373 296 493
47 Graetz, Michael Columbia University School of Law 8 16 202 1,490 219
48 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 7 4 390 137 540
49 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 14 144 1,768 217
50 Solomon, Steven M. University of California, Berkeley 10 8 383 207 463
51 Shaviro, Daniel N. New York University 8 19 190 1,189 358
52 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 5 4 339 235 488
53 Waldman, Ari Ezra University of California, Irvine 3 1 77 13 1,907
54 Resnik, Judith Yale University 5 4 210 1,225 191
55 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 3 1 323 1 725
56 Carlson, David Gray Yeshiva University 6 22 133 1,250 469
57 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 15 251 829 257
58 Bernstein, Lisa University of Chicago 6 5 169 1,226 277
59 Griffith, Sean J. Fordham University 9 10 273 486 436
60 Jacoby, Melissa B. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 9 16 260 686 310
61 Casey, Anthony J. University of Chicago 11 8 312 252 444
62 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 5 5 216 733 468
63 Sale, Hillary A. Georgetown University 9 14 234 831 284
64 Yadav , Yesha Vanderbilt University 9 7 241 197 821
65 Partnoy, Frank University of California, Berkeley 9 13 157 796 666
66 Levmore, Saul University of Chicago 6 16 127 1,299 349
67 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 7 15 128 1,456 201
68 Cox, James D. Duke University 6 21 114 1,478 238
69 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 5 6 283 306 496
70 Lubben, Stephen J. Seton Hall University 8 16 217 617 509
71 Fairfax, Lisa M. University of Pennsylvania 10 12 282 379 416
72 Allen, Hilary J. American University 9 6 243 120 800
73 Seligman, Joel Washington University 7 19 115 1,358 284
74 Hirst, Scott Paul Boston University 7 5 355 135 264
75 Gamage, David University of Missouri 11 9 276 310 453
76 Brummer, Chris J. Georgetown University 7 6 246 298 609
77 Janger, Edward J. Brooklyn Law School 9 12 245 541 357
78 Mann, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 19 147 1,119 289
79 Wilmarth, Arthur E. Jr. George Washington University 9 13 175 781 454
80 Zelenak, Lawrence A. Duke University 7 17 181 976 244
81 Franck, Susan American University 6 10 173 807 386
82 Whitford, William University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 17 101 1,418 153
83 Curtis, Quinn University of Virginia 6 5 298 127 383
84 Bankman, Joseph Stanford University 8 15 150 1,011 264
85 Mason, Ruth University of Virginia 10 10 246 324 417
86 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 5 9 170 1,021 144
87 Tabb, Charles J. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 7 15 153 977 257
88 Awrey, Daniel Cornell University 7 8 183 184 823
89 Odinet, Christopher K. Texas A&M University 10 6 273 92 480
90 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 6 8 181 756 310
91 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 4 7 140 1,201 106
92 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 7 20 150 954 269
93 Zelinsky, Edward A. Yeshiva University 7 15 153 994 217
94 Hartzog, Woodrow Boston University 5 4 280 97 424
95 Nili, Yaron G. Duke University 8 5 205 88 770
96 Black, Bernard Northwestern University 6 12 95 1,176 289
97 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 4 7 165 915 194
98 Gadinis, Stavros University of California, Berkeley 7 8 259 217 367
99 Hu, Henry T. C. University of Texas at Austin 7 14 132 981 220
100 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 5 3 242 111 484