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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 29 64 3,040 14,462 4,667
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 17 32 857 4,005 1,926
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 16 17 867 2,588 1,103
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 14 19 749 2,703 1,131
5 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 12 25 592 2,016 1,737
6 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 10 31 402 3,692 887
7 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 12 25 397 3,927 687
8 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 429 3,055 1,025
9 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 12 23 421 2,384 1,358
10 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 9 20 369 2,815 735
11 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 637 902 943
12 Sag, Matthew Emory University 11 15 410 592 2,215
13 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 320 2,862 589
14 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 3 3 322 3,058 344
15 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 10 16 335 2,200 760
16 Beebe, Barton New York University 11 10 528 1,092 776
17 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 18 470 1,485 637
18 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 9 14 330 1,435 1,330
19 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 13 14 506 968 843
20 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 226 2,655 348
21 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 2 419 41 1,755
22 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 8 24 275 2,111 546
23 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 249 1,951 785
24 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 12 10 406 1,078 780
25 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 12 19 350 1,539 606
26 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 7 12 422 1,243 445
27 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 9 20 273 1,806 356
28 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 207 2,088 398
29 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 439 502 613
30 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 8 19 214 2,056 233
31 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 7 27 145 2,023 486
32 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 12 385 602 610
33 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 201 1,805 394
34 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 11 87 2,649 141
35 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 15 358 881 440
36 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 8 15 232 609 1,180
37 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 270 39 1,504
38 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 9 15 232 1,397 427
39 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 7 14 264 1,053 540
40 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 10 9 338 267 823
41 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 15 248 1,310 286
42 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 13 13 327 531 603
43 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 12 334 551 554
44 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 9 19 241 1,287 225
45 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 10 16 271 903 413
46 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 9 14 231 633 834
47 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 11 182 507 1,176
48 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 9 16 251 1,167 255
49 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 274 1,195 130
50 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 217 1,315 240
51 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 10 16 275 923 289
52 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 10 13 247 898 426
53 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 10 14 217 805 637
54 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 232 912 470
55 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 317 439 459
56 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 9 9 268 294 809
57 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 8 13 271 534 562
58 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 9 13 236 730 514
59 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 9 11 247 890 291
60 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 20 137 1,153 561
61 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 7 21 168 1,081 457
62 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 9 15 254 769 287
63 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 8 14 201 1,125 208
64 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 10 10 291 423 399
65 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 134 1,326 310
66 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan University of Texas at Austin 11 11 310 343 348
67 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 11 14 236 796 275
68 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 253 658 321
69 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 108 644 968
70 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 8 277 446 350
71 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 8 13 195 867 353
72 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 228 654 381
73 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 7 17 153 992 352
74 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 7 7 228 138 744
75 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 6 14 149 1,025 317
76 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 238 376 403
77 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 8 163 468 670
78 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 190 527 487
79 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 140 859 421
80 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 7 14 147 1,060 193
81 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 10 13 219 496 357
82 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 8 15 152 1,010 192
83 Risch, Michael Villanova University 7 14 180 799 213
84 Kwall, Roberta DePaul University 8 14 120 1,043 268
85 Penalver, Eduardo M. Georgetown University 8 11 193 604 302
86 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 101 1,299 113
87 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 3 3 256 155 387
88 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 5 7 139 1,069 109
89 Perzanowski, Aaron University of Michigan 8 9 222 315 346
90 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 143 814 268
91 Dagan, Hanoch University of California, Berkeley 6 10 149 653 376
92 Meurer, Michael J. Boston University 6 15 109 937 302
93 Seaman, Christopher B. Washington and Lee University 8 10 201 333 399
94 Lim, Daryl Pennsylvania State University 7 6 159 90 814
95 Bracha, Oren University of Texas at Austin 9 8 204 407 313
96 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 5 7 117 1,031 164
97 Loren, Lydia Lewis & Clark Law School 8 12 152 724 267
98 Carpenter, Kristen Ann University of Colorado Boulder 7 8 221 305 299
99 Carroll, Michael W. American University 6 10 134 567 467
100 Wagner, R. Polk University of Pennsylvania 6 10 132 955 129