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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 18 24 882 4,003 1,546
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 22 534 2,370 1,018
3 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 14 419 2,319 674
4 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 10 21 258 2,449 1,163
5 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 251 2,686 407
6 Macneil, Ian R. 6 15 173 2,132 1,039
7 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 14 243 2,252 526
8 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 7 14 358 1,449 494
9 Fuller, L. L. 3 5 160 2,117 455
10 Farnsworth, E. Allan 7 19 99 2,202 535
11 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 11 16 328 705 664
12 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 26 1 2,504
13 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 188 1,458 353
14 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 6 18 171 1,508 369
15 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 9 8 194 1,255 470
16 Gertner, Robert 3 3 156 1,644 228
17 Solum, Lawrence B. 5 3 384 396 226
18 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 245 1,162 120
19 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 13 212 797 569
20 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 11 275 394 576
21 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 177 1,189 262
22 Kessler, Friedrich 4 8 112 1,690 112
23 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 7 6 322 309 276
24 Corbin, Arthur L. 4 20 54 1,567 389
25 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 221 797 282
26 Goetz, Charles J. 4 5 103 1,478 208
27 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 3 1 288 12 654
28 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 214 763 321
29 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 7 13 105 1,271 338
30 Perdue, William R. Jr. 2 2 86 1,414 306
31 Leff, Arthur Allen 4 5 89 1,637 80
32 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 5 288 291 340
33 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 13 109 1,213 314
34 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 10 12 223 520 388
35 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 8 14 201 648 358
36 Becher, Shmuel I. 10 6 279 189 379
37 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 10 7 265 133 456
38 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 182 605 341
39 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 94 554 760
40 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 11 145 949 142
41 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 5 4 264 196 261
42 Llewellyn, K. N. 3 10 55 1,365 122
43 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 7 14 140 672 276
44 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 8 7 219 140 377
45 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 129 887 122
46 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 5 5 155 582 270
47 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 6 13 74 806 434
48 Ribstein, Larry E. 5 15 73 944 250
49 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 6 14 116 718 166
50 Strine, Leo E. Jr. Delaware Supreme Court 7 6 160 456 179
51 Bar-Gill, Oren New York University 7 10 130 425 323
52 Smith, D. Gordon Brigham Young University Law School 5 8 120 492 269
53 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 187 163 229
54 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 163 328 191
55 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 86 651 258
56 Klein, Benjamin 3 9 59 914 146
57 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 76 803 159
58 Eisenberg, Theodore 6 11 104 706 109
59 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 8 7 179 176 221
60 Speidel, Richard E. 3 18 35 1,017 132
61 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 152 273 250
62 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 3 7 110 587 158
63 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 103 654 124
64 Porat, Ariel Tel-Aviv University 5 9 149 292 205
65 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 1 2 121 528 115
66 Bishara, Norman D. 7 7 157 204 210
67 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 168 108 253
68 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 3 8 45 836 167
69 Murray, John E. Jr. 3 18 31 874 151
70 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 4 5 83 649 112
71 Benoliel, Uri 6 4 161 56 264
72 Priest, George L. 2 4 54 835 61
73 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 90 678 31
74 Slawson, W. David 3 8 61 737 105
75 Shanor, Amanda 3 2 180 181 48
76 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 4 2 174 14 222
77 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 8 9 137 268 154
78 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 7 7 97 168 432
79 Perillo, Joseph M. 4 10 56 572 264
80 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 88 530 146
81 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 175 85 141
82 Summers, Robert S. 2 4 29 887 100
83 Patterson, Edwin W. 3 12 26 828 156
84 Choi, Albert University of Michigan 7 6 139 157 218
85 Ferrari, Franco New York University 2 9 18 286 661
86 Williston, Samuel 3 13 25 814 144
87 Pound, Roscoe 2 6 28 900 48
88 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 5 8 101 429 123
89 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 61 616 141
90 Gilmore, Grant 4 7 33 802 97
91 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 5 11 70 592 108
92 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 6 4 99 78 424
93 Winter, Ralph K. Jr. 1 1 62 683 57
94 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 8 113 167 264
95 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 2 2 106 425 69
96 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 1 105 49 402
97 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 3 4 57 643 91
98 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 4 3 145 39 218
99 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 67 464 188
100 Shiffrin, Seana University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 80 328 246