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Last Updated: September 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 24 904 4,000 1,452
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 22 541 2,371 955
3 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 14 429 2,328 672
4 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 10 21 259 2,448 1,135
5 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 255 2,686 406
6 Macneil, Ian R. 7 15 180 2,132 1,051
7 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 14 247 2,252 517
8 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 7 14 359 1,449 485
9 Fuller, L. L. 3 5 164 2,116 423
10 Farnsworth, E. Allan 7 19 100 2,157 541
11 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 11 16 331 709 637
12 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 26 1 2,442
13 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 188 1,442 349
14 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 9 8 197 1,252 469
15 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 6 18 174 1,467 351
16 Gertner, Robert 3 3 162 1,644 245
17 Solum, Lawrence B. 5 3 390 396 235
18 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 249 1,162 151
19 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 13 214 797 513
20 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 8 8 344 380 292
21 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 11 11 282 387 543
22 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 179 1,189 263
23 Kessler, Friedrich 4 8 114 1,689 110
24 Corbin, Arthur L. 4 20 56 1,566 383
25 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 225 796 277
26 Goetz, Charles J. 4 5 105 1,477 199
27 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 217 763 322
28 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 3 1 294 12 626
29 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 7 13 109 1,271 321
30 Leff, Arthur Allen 4 5 90 1,637 78
31 Perdue, William R. Jr. 2 2 88 1,414 273
32 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 13 111 1,217 321
33 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 5 293 291 317
34 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 10 7 282 133 464
35 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 8 14 205 648 352
36 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 10 12 224 520 377
37 Becher, Shmuel I. 10 6 283 189 363
38 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 191 605 341
39 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 99 554 717
40 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 11 146 949 144
41 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 5 4 267 196 248
42 Llewellyn, K. N. 3 10 55 1,363 111
43 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 236 140 356
44 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 5 5 163 582 265
45 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 8 14 146 672 250
46 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 130 887 130
47 Strine, Leo E. Jr. Delaware Supreme Court 8 7 183 526 198
48 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 6 13 74 806 420
49 Ribstein, Larry E. 6 15 76 944 235
50 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 6 14 124 745 164
51 Bar-Gill, Oren New York University 7 10 131 425 321
52 Eisenberg, Theodore 6 12 113 733 115
53 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 8 8 188 230 210
54 Smith, D. Gordon Brigham Young University Law School 5 8 122 492 265
55 Klein, Benjamin 3 9 59 914 160
56 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 166 327 193
57 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 88 651 252
58 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 76 803 153
59 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 187 163 214
60 Speidel, Richard E. 3 18 35 1,016 135
61 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 3 7 111 587 164
62 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 153 273 241
63 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 106 654 119
64 Porat, Ariel Tel-Aviv University 5 9 152 292 205
65 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 1 2 127 527 108
66 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 4 8 46 836 168
67 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 171 108 247
68 Bishara, Norman D. 7 7 157 204 195
69 Murray, John E. Jr. 3 18 33 874 158
70 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 4 5 85 649 110
71 Priest, George L. 2 4 56 835 56
72 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 91 678 34
73 Shanor, Amanda 3 2 183 181 51
74 Benoliel, Uri 6 4 164 56 243
75 Slawson, W. David 3 8 61 737 99
76 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 7 7 102 168 413
77 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 91 530 140
78 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 8 9 138 268 148
79 Perillo, Joseph M. 4 10 56 572 253
80 Summers, Robert S. 2 4 29 887 96
81 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 178 85 132
82 Patterson, Edwin W. 3 11 26 823 154
83 Choi, Albert University of Michigan 7 6 140 157 223
84 Pound, Roscoe 2 6 29 900 47
85 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 5 8 101 429 123
86 Gilmore, Grant 4 7 33 802 93
87 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 63 616 125
88 Williston, Samuel 3 13 25 796 132
89 Ferrari, Franco New York University 2 9 18 286 615
90 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 5 11 70 592 100
91 Winter, Ralph K. Jr. 1 1 62 683 59
92 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 2 2 109 425 68
93 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 3 4 59 643 91
94 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 6 4 102 78 390
95 Shiffrin, Seana University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 84 328 247
96 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 70 464 191
97 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 8 114 163 250
98 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 4 7 81 513 85
99 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 4 3 148 39 194
100 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 1 106 49 375