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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 12 23 367 2,905 949
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 10 12 379 754 534
3 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 303 108 698
4 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 167 693 762
5 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 292 1 677
6 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 8 15 173 869 447
7 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 137 562 618
8 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 4 6 234 269 248
9 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 8 10 180 309 451
10 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 6 11 131 450 470
11 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 87 1,118 89
12 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 5 9 72 411 481
13 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 48 705 171
14 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 6 4 163 92 129
15 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 7 6 110 143 305
16 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 5 5 57 55 537
17 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 8 70 351 179
18 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 6 8 99 175 171
19 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 115 52 185
20 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 102 121 166
21 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 5 11 57 447 70
22 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 132 40 77
23 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 50 510 42
24 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 33 387 218
25 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 121 32 83
26 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 4 4 49 66 339
27 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 72 26 222
28 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 38 360 79
29 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 53 207 135
30 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 4 2 86 52 115
31 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 50 251 84
32 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 30 251 167
33 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 3 66 44 158
34 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 28 248 143
35 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 40 307 29
36 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 31 353 24
37 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 5 5 47 154 111
38 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 70 40 105
39 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 51 197 54
40 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 19 299 81
41 Reder, Robert S. Vanderbilt University 4 4 57 53 112
42 Callister, Paul D. University of Missouri-Kansas City 1 1 6 3 402
43 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 30 268 47
44 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 50 89 106
45 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 69 61 41
46 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 2 6 22 266 74
47 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 4 6 42 129 84
48 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 4 7 35 109 133
49 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 2 7 23 242 73
50 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 3 8 39 120 101
51 Tait, Allison Anna University of Richmond 4 2 47 17 152
52 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 44 151 43
53 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 17 284 58
54 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 25 159 129
55 Radford, Mary Frances Georgia State University 2 6 26 161 109
56 Rao, Radhika D. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 30 157 95
57 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 37 103 100
58 Knaplund, Kristine Samp Pepperdine University 4 8 30 164 73
59 Squire, Richard C. Fordham University 1 1 28 62 177
60 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 1 1 34 180 39
61 Gans, Mitchell Hofstra University 4 7 42 127 38
62 Baron, Jane B. Temple University 3 5 20 159 116
63 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 3 5 29 72 143
64 Rauterberg, Gabriel Columbia University School of Law 1 1 50 37 77
65 Tate, Joshua Christopher Southern Methodist University 4 5 30 153 60
66 Brody, Evelyn Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 3 5 18 237 40
67 Boxx, Karen University of Washington 3 5 28 137 77
68 McCaffery, Edward J. University of Southern California 2 3 27 179 44
69 Madoff, Ray D. Boston College 2 4 24 144 84
70 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 1 1 12 255 44
71 McLaughlin, Nancy Assaf University of Utah 3 7 16 204 61
72 Glogower, Ari Northwestern University 1 1 54 2 61
73 Storrow, Richard F. City University of New York (CUNY) 3 3 25 91 115
74 Vandevelde, Kenneth J. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 14 230 45
75 Schoenblum, Jeffrey A. Vanderbilt University 3 5 28 110 80
76 Rock, Edward B. New York University 3 3 32 113 55
77 Morley, John Dirk Yale University 2 2 45 24 71
78 Butler, Henry N. George Mason University 1 1 10 264 20
79 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1 1 16 157 75
80 Wang, William University of California, San Francisco 1 2 24 162 30
81 Huntington, Clare Columbia University School of Law 1 1 40 92 15
82 DiRusso, Alyssa A. Samford University 2 4 26 84 83
83 Velasco, Julian University of Notre Dame 2 2 29 73 76
84 Caron, Paul Lawrence Pepperdine University 2 2 23 168 14
85 Roe, Mark Harvard University 2 2 15 210 14
86 Atkinson, Robert E. Jr. Florida State University 3 4 18 163 36
87 Sherwin, Emily L. Cornell University 2 4 15 117 92
88 English, David M. University of Missouri 2 5 18 136 54
89 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 1 1 47 21 20
90 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 1 1 29 102 33
91 Mitchell, Thomas W. Boston College 1 1 47 11 28
92 Simmons, Tom E. University of South Dakota 3 3 28 46 81
93 Lindgren, James Northwestern University 2 2 20 142 32
94 Cooper, Jeffrey A. Quinnipiac University 3 5 25 103 39
95 Miller, Paul B. University of Notre Dame 3 1 37 8 61
96 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 2 1 26 3 114
97 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 1 2 20 107 47
98 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 2 3 16 114 54
99 Fairfax, Lisa M. University of Pennsylvania 1 2 40 18 24
100 Graetz, Michael Columbia University School of Law 1 1 9 189 17