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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 23 40 1,379 6,709 2,622
2 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 18 17 1,329 2,692 5,747
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 16 15 1,533 969 3,906
4 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 6 4 765 421 2,496
5 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 14 26 525 2,999 1,316
6 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 13 8 766 174 2,527
7 Hartzog, Woodrow Boston University 13 9 686 588 1,533
8 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 9 10 578 511 2,073
9 Khan, Lina Columbia University School of Law 5 4 742 253 1,395
10 Schwartz, Paul M. University of California, Berkeley 12 18 477 1,271 1,196
11 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 13 17 411 1,802 715
12 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 9 9 475 363 1,495
13 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 8 9 509 436 1,242
14 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 13 10 509 486 1,017
15 Ohm, Paul Georgetown University 8 11 494 748 826
16 Sag, Matthew Emory University 8 8 287 209 2,130
17 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 8 12 307 1,408 812
18 Klonick, Kate E. St. John's University 5 3 502 155 781
19 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 2 2 275 41 1,954
20 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 8 8 399 355 1,016
21 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 6 6 280 279 1,614
22 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 7 10 275 1,035 949
23 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 11 7 390 225 1,044
24 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 4 4 460 686 266
25 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 10 11 350 781 656
26 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 8 19 192 2,061 243
27 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 2 198 1,829 369
28 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 199 1,807 377
29 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 5 3 100 35 2,350
30 Faigman, David L. University of California, San Francisco 6 14 257 1,043 614
31 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 9 11 265 503 888
32 Wu, Timothy Columbia University School of Law 6 12 260 683 723
33 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 3 3 56 23 2,222
34 Schultz, Jason M. New York University 5 6 274 259 954
35 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 1 332 120 698
36 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 10 253 332 875
37 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 226 170 1,147
38 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 6 16 122 1,475 468
39 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 6 11 194 742 765
40 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 7 5 272 101 902
41 Kang, Jerry University of California, Los Angeles 4 7 208 846 537
42 Ajunwa, Ifeoma Emory University 7 4 252 78 969
43 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 7 8 179 318 1,065
44 Kim, Pauline T. Washington University 9 6 281 197 667
45 Grimmelmann, James Cornell University 8 10 230 451 641
46 Shackelford, Scott J. Indiana University Bloomington 7 10 191 313 949
47 Marchant, Gary Arizona State University 8 12 188 418 858
48 Yoo, Christopher S. University of Pennsylvania 7 14 171 767 586
49 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 7 5 314 97 504
50 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 8 3 314 89 510
51 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 3 2 306 439 224
52 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 8 6 246 205 706
53 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 292 1 677
54 Tokson, Matthew Justin University of Utah 11 4 273 184 588
55 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 9 14 173 1,083 250
56 Joh, Elizabeth E. University of California, Davis 8 6 189 211 931
57 Waldman, Ari Ezra University of California, Irvine 8 5 280 57 596
58 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 6 2 278 15 634
59 Schwarcz, Daniel University of Minnesota 5 1 176 9 1,108
60 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 7 7 291 330 232
61 Benkler, Yochai Harvard University 4 8 78 1,497 182
62 Giannelli, Paul C. Case Western Reserve University 5 14 63 1,377 337
63 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 6 13 161 943 245
64 Froomkin, A. Michael University of Miami 6 11 145 952 312
65 Goldman, Eric Santa Clara University 8 10 206 411 500
66 Bambauer, Derek University of Florida 8 9 205 323 530
67 Beebe, Barton New York University 4 3 202 651 236
68 Ayres, Ian Yale University 7 8 223 436 299
69 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 8 11 182 514 421
70 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 6 7 130 358 784
71 Kugler, Matthew B. Northwestern University 6 4 118 57 1,081
72 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 228 172 382
73 Hu, Margaret William & Mary Law School 7 6 129 129 877
74 Solow-Niederman, Alicia George Washington University 5 2 214 15 575
75 Mnookin, Jennifer University of Wisconsin-Madison 3 6 159 375 513
76 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 6 12 104 1,044 165
77 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 5 5 180 595 179
78 Reyes, Carla L. Southern Methodist University 10 6 220 115 394
79 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 7 9 151 316 532
80 Andrews, Lori B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 4 11 48 561 800
81 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 8 7 234 172 255
82 Godsil, Rachel Rutgers University 2 2 155 333 492
83 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 5 5 101 208 847
84 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 8 9 173 412 302
85 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 234 56 327
86 Saks, Michael Arizona State University 5 14 59 883 385
87 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 5 6 186 288 290
88 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 4 3 191 97 435
89 Odinet, Christopher K. Texas A&M University 9 4 204 38 407
90 Murray, Melissa New York University 6 3 180 82 480
91 Bennett, Mark Drake University 1 2 144 319 442
92 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 6 10 130 368 452
93 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 1 1 144 314 441
94 Levinson, Justin D. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1 1 144 314 441
95 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 4 6 102 200 731
96 Murphy, Erin E. New York University 7 8 133 449 353
97 Imwinkelried, Edward J. University of California, Davis 5 15 81 852 235
98 Perritt, Henry H. Jr. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 5 17 72 647 450
99 Stucke, Maurice Eitel University of Tennessee, Knoxville 6 5 140 77 628
100 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 4 8 97 923 65