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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 12 23 380 2,905 977
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 10 12 379 751 540
3 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 305 108 686
4 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 169 693 763
5 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 8 15 181 869 443
6 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 294 1 665
7 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 139 562 617
8 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 8 10 185 309 446
9 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 4 6 234 266 246
10 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 90 1,118 92
11 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 6 11 133 450 453
12 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 5 9 72 411 477
13 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 49 705 170
14 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 6 4 169 92 132
15 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 7 6 111 143 312
16 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 5 5 58 55 528
17 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 8 70 351 178
18 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 6 8 99 175 170
19 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 117 52 189
20 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 54 510 43
21 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 136 40 80
22 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 102 121 165
23 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 5 11 57 447 69
24 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 34 383 216
25 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 125 32 88
26 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 5 3 102 62 126
27 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 4 4 49 66 336
28 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 72 26 223
29 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 53 207 135
30 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 38 360 73
31 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 31 251 171
32 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 50 251 77
33 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 28 248 150
34 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 3 66 44 140
35 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 33 353 23
36 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 40 307 27
37 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 71 40 108
38 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 5 5 48 154 107
39 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 51 197 56
40 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 33 268 50
41 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 20 299 83
42 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 70 61 44
43 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 50 89 100
44 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 2 6 22 266 74
45 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 2 7 24 242 74
46 Reder, Robert S. Vanderbilt University 4 4 58 53 81
47 Callister, Paul D. University of Missouri-Kansas City 1 1 6 3 373
48 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 4 6 42 129 84
49 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 4 7 35 109 130
50 Tait, Allison Anna University of Richmond 4 2 48 17 151
51 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 3 8 39 121 97
52 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 17 284 58
53 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 25 159 129
54 Rao, Radhika D. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 32 157 98
55 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 44 151 42
56 Radford, Mary Frances Georgia State University 2 6 26 161 113
57 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 37 103 103
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 35
62 Baron, Jane B. Temple University 3 5 20 159 111
63 Rauterberg, Gabriel Columbia University School of Law 1 1 51 37 77
64 Tate, Joshua Christopher Southern Methodist University 4 5 31 153 59
65 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 3 5 29 72 139
66 Brody, Evelyn Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 3 5 18 237 42
67 McCaffery, Edward J. University of Southern California 2 3 27 179 48
68 Boxx, Karen University of Washington 3 5 28 137 78
69 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 1 1 13 255 41
70 McLaughlin, Nancy Assaf University of Utah 3 7 16 204 64
71 Madoff, Ray D. Boston College 2 4 24 144 79
72 Vandevelde, Kenneth J. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 14 230 47
73 Schoenblum, Jeffrey A. Vanderbilt University 3 5 28 110 81
74 Glogower, Ari Northwestern University 1 1 54 2 60
75 Storrow, Richard F. City University of New York (CUNY) 3 3 25 91 112
76 Butler, Henry N. George Mason University 1 1 12 264 21
77 Rock, Edward B. New York University 3 3 32 113 53
78 Morley, John Dirk Yale University 2 2 45 24 67
79 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1 1 16 157 78
80 Wang, William University of California, San Francisco 1 2 24 162 31
81 Huntington, Clare Columbia University School of Law 1 1 40 92 15
82 DiRusso, Alyssa A. Samford University 2 4 26 84 80
83 Velasco, Julian University of Notre Dame 2 2 30 73 72
84 Roe, Mark Harvard University 2 2 15 210 14
85 Caron, Paul Lawrence Pepperdine University 2 2 23 168 12
86 Sherwin, Emily L. Cornell University 2 4 15 117 91
87 Atkinson, Robert E. Jr. Florida State University 3 4 18 163 34
88 Simmons, Tom E. University of South Dakota 3 3 29 46 86
89 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 1 1 48 21 23
90 English, David M. University of Missouri 2 5 18 136 52
91 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 1 1 29 102 32
92 Mitchell, Thomas W. Boston College 1 1 47 11 27
93 Lindgren, James Northwestern University 2 2 20 142 31
94 Cooper, Jeffrey A. Quinnipiac University 3 5 25 103 36
95 Miller, Paul B. University of Notre Dame 3 1 37 8 63
96 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 2 1 26 3 115
97 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 1 2 20 107 44
98 Fairfax, Lisa M. University of Pennsylvania 1 2 41 18 25
99 DeMott, Deborah A. Duke University 2 3 16 114 51
100 Mann, Bruce H. Harvard University 2 2 19 134 18