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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 29 63 2,973 14,386 4,650
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 17 32 849 4,006 1,948
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 16 17 854 2,589 1,100
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 14 19 735 2,704 1,112
5 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 12 25 585 2,016 1,736
6 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 10 31 398 3,692 969
7 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 12 25 389 3,927 680
8 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 422 3,055 1,001
9 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 12 23 414 2,384 1,388
10 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 9 20 364 2,816 714
11 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 630 902 955
12 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 315 2,863 595
13 Sag, Matthew Emory University 11 15 402 592 2,192
14 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 3 3 312 3,058 346
15 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 10 16 332 2,201 763
16 Beebe, Barton New York University 11 10 518 1,092 756
17 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 18 464 1,485 642
18 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 9 14 324 1,435 1,336
19 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 13 14 501 968 795
20 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 220 2,655 351
21 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 8 24 273 2,110 570
22 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 2 407 41 1,710
23 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 12 10 404 1,078 785
24 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 244 1,951 756
25 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 12 19 348 1,539 603
26 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 7 12 402 1,243 422
27 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 9 20 267 1,806 338
28 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 206 2,088 384
29 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 431 502 629
30 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 8 19 207 2,056 219
31 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 7 27 144 2,023 482
32 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 12 382 602 590
33 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 200 1,805 379
34 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 11 87 2,649 141
35 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 15 351 881 429
36 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 8 15 230 609 1,220
37 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 9 15 229 1,397 424
38 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 262 39 1,463
39 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 7 14 260 1,053 537
40 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 13 13 324 531 604
41 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 9 9 325 267 830
42 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 12 331 551 545
43 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 15 243 1,310 291
44 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 9 16 249 1,166 257
45 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 9 19 235 1,287 211
46 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 10 16 261 903 419
47 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 11 176 507 1,179
48 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 10 16 270 923 323
49 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 215 1,315 243
50 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 261 1,195 134
51 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 10 13 243 898 426
52 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 9 9 273 290 803
53 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 10 14 210 804 632
54 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 226 912 463
55 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 308 439 465
56 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 8 13 257 534 580
57 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 9 13 231 731 520
58 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 20 137 1,153 557
59 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 9 11 240 891 285
60 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 7 21 166 1,079 461
61 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 9 15 251 769 291
62 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 8 14 201 1,125 205
63 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 10 10 286 423 396
64 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 133 1,326 308
65 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 11 14 236 800 276
66 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 247 658 322
67 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan University of Texas at Austin 10 11 299 343 311
68 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 9 14 224 631 408
69 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 8 13 193 867 347
70 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 224 654 384
71 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 104 644 965
72 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 8 274 446 312
73 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 7 17 149 992 353
74 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 6 14 149 1,025 326
75 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 7 7 219 138 747
76 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 8 163 468 678
77 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 235 376 409
78 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 187 527 489
79 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 10 13 217 495 355
80 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 137 859 419
81 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 7 14 142 1,060 195
82 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 8 15 149 1,000 209
83 Kwall, Roberta DePaul University 8 14 116 1,043 266
84 Risch, Michael Villanova University 7 14 174 799 206
85 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 100 1,299 111
86 Penalver, Eduardo M. Georgetown University 8 11 190 604 267
87 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 5 7 136 1,069 104
88 Perzanowski, Aaron University of Michigan 8 9 222 315 343
89 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 3 3 245 155 374
90 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 6 10 149 653 377
91 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 140 814 267
92 Meurer, Michael J. Boston University 6 15 109 937 300
93 Bracha, Oren University of Texas at Austin 9 8 201 407 321
94 Loren, Lydia Lewis & Clark Law School 8 12 152 724 269
95 Seaman, Christopher B. Washington and Lee University 8 10 197 333 393
96 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 5 7 114 1,031 163
97 Lim, Daryl Pennsylvania State University 7 6 153 90 807
98 Carpenter, Kristen Ann University of Colorado Boulder 7 8 217 305 308
99 Carroll, Michael W. American University 6 10 133 567 474
100 Hrdy, Camilla Rutgers University 7 6 172 114 687