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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 23 40 1,399 6,708 2,643
2 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 18 17 1,346 2,691 5,802
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 16 15 1,569 969 3,980
4 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 6 4 788 421 2,521
5 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 14 26 535 2,997 1,307
6 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 13 8 796 174 2,507
7 Hartzog, Woodrow Boston University 13 9 695 588 1,541
8 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 9 10 588 511 2,083
9 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 5 4 756 252 1,420
10 Schwartz, Paul M. University of California, Berkeley 12 18 492 1,271 1,190
11 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 13 17 430 1,802 729
12 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 9 9 485 355 1,470
13 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 7 9 503 436 1,232
14 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 13 10 525 486 1,043
15 Ohm, Paul Georgetown University 8 11 503 748 830
16 Sag, Matthew Emory University 8 8 292 209 2,145
17 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 9 12 319 1,408 799
18 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 2 2 283 41 1,998
19 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 8 8 410 355 1,069
20 Klonick, Kate E. St. John's University 5 3 509 155 775
21 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 6 6 294 280 1,592
22 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 7 10 284 1,035 956
23 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 11 7 406 225 1,034
24 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 4 4 469 686 269
25 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 10 11 363 781 656
26 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 8 19 199 2,061 248
27 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 2 199 1,829 383
28 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 200 1,807 392
29 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 5 3 103 35 2,347
30 Faigman, David L. University of California, San Francisco 6 14 261 1,043 611
31 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 9 11 269 503 902
32 Wu, Timothy Columbia University School of Law 6 12 268 682 726
33 Schultz, Jason M. New York University 5 6 276 259 979
34 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 3 3 57 23 2,216
35 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 10 260 331 870
36 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 6 16 124 1,475 470
37 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 1 335 120 684
38 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 228 170 1,129
39 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 6 11 197 742 744
40 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 7 5 282 101 893
41 Kang, Jerry University of California, Los Angeles 4 7 216 845 538
42 Ajunwa, Ifeoma Emory University 7 4 257 78 967
43 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 7 8 182 318 1,075
44 Kim, Pauline T. Washington University 9 6 294 197 639
45 Grimmelmann, James Cornell University 8 10 235 451 651
46 Marchant, Gary Arizona State University 8 12 196 417 849
47 Shackelford, Scott J. Indiana University Bloomington 7 10 196 313 937
48 Yoo, Christopher S. University of Pennsylvania 7 15 179 785 580
49 Tokson, Matthew Justin University of Utah 11 4 288 184 570
50 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 7 5 320 97 492
51 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 3 2 314 439 218
52 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 8 6 250 205 710
53 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 8 3 316 89 498
54 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 9 14 172 1,083 254
55 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 294 1 665
56 Joh, Elizabeth E. University of California, Davis 8 6 189 211 943
57 Schwarcz, Daniel University of Minnesota 5 1 187 9 1,123
58 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 7 2 285 15 639
59 Waldman, Ari Ezra University of California, Irvine 8 5 284 57 582
60 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 9 240 532 306
61 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 7 13 168 943 259
62 Benkler, Yochai Harvard University 4 8 78 1,497 184
63 Giannelli, Paul C. Case Western Reserve University 5 14 63 1,377 342
64 Goldman, Eric Santa Clara University 8 10 207 411 505
65 Froomkin, A. Michael University of Miami 6 11 148 952 288
66 Bambauer, Derek University of Florida 8 9 210 323 538
67 Beebe, Barton New York University 4 3 206 651 244
68 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 8 11 186 514 413
69 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 6 5 277 259 220
70 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 6 7 132 358 761
71 Kugler, Matthew B. Northwestern University 6 4 117 53 1,083
72 Mnookin, Jennifer University of Wisconsin-Madison 3 6 163 375 518
73 Solow-Niederman, Alicia George Washington University 5 2 221 15 566
74 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 232 172 370
75 Reyes, Carla L. Southern Methodist University 10 6 229 115 418
76 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 6 12 105 1,044 163
77 Hu, Margaret William & Mary Law School 7 6 131 129 851
78 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 5 5 185 595 177
79 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 7 9 161 316 522
80 Andrews, Lori B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 4 11 51 561 810
81 Godsil, Rachel Rutgers University 2 2 159 333 496
82 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 5 5 103 208 847
83 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 8 9 176 412 301
84 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 242 56 316
85 Saks, Michael Arizona State University 5 14 59 883 389
86 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 7 11 138 384 444
87 Murray, Melissa New York University 6 3 189 82 480
88 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 7 6 220 161 259
89 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 5 6 190 288 283
90 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 4 3 195 97 432
91 Perritt, Henry H. Jr. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 5 17 82 647 448
92 Bennett, Mark Drake University 1 2 148 319 444
93 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 1 1 148 314 443
94 Levinson, Justin D. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1 1 148 314 443
95 Odinet, Christopher K. Texas A&M University 9 4 206 38 406
96 Murphy, Erin E. New York University 7 8 136 449 354
97 Imwinkelried, Edward J. University of California, Davis 5 15 80 849 238
98 Stucke, Maurice Eitel University of Tennessee, Knoxville 6 5 142 77 640
99 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 4 6 104 200 703
100 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 4 8 100 923 60