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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 17 24 865 4,003 1,536
2 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 12 22 517 2,370 1,008
3 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 14 411 2,319 673
4 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 10 21 247 2,449 1,156
5 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 4 3 246 2,686 404
6 Macneil, Ian R. 6 15 163 2,132 998
7 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 14 236 2,252 528
8 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 7 14 345 1,449 497
9 Fuller, L. L. 3 5 157 2,117 447
10 Farnsworth, E. Allan 7 19 98 2,204 535
11 Ben-Shahar, Omri University of Chicago 11 16 324 705 665
12 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 24 1 2,487
13 Korobkin, Russell B. University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 186 1,458 349
14 Hillman, Robert A. Cornell University 5 18 168 1,508 376
15 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 9 8 188 1,255 463
16 Gertner, Robert 3 3 154 1,644 223
17 Solum, Lawrence B. 5 3 371 396 233
18 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 1 1 240 1,162 109
19 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 13 207 797 570
20 Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia New York University 8 8 335 380 287
21 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 10 11 262 394 578
22 Klausner, Michael Stanford University 5 5 174 1,189 259
23 Kessler, Friedrich 4 8 110 1,690 102
24 Corbin, Arthur L. 4 20 53 1,567 390
25 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 213 763 328
26 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 7 9 213 797 277
27 Goetz, Charles J. 4 5 102 1,478 204
28 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 3 1 279 12 648
29 Craswell, Richard Stanford University 6 13 102 1,271 342
30 Perdue, William R. Jr. 2 2 85 1,414 301
31 Leff, Arthur Allen 4 5 88 1,637 79
32 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 5 283 291 348
33 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 13 106 1,214 333
34 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 9 12 221 520 366
35 Becher, Shmuel I. 10 6 277 189 373
36 Coyle, John F. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 10 7 259 133 428
37 Triantis, George Gregory Stanford University 7 13 186 627 303
38 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 5 4 178 605 338
39 DiMatteo, Larry A. University of Florida 5 13 93 554 762
40 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 7 11 144 949 144
41 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 4 4 258 196 266
42 Llewellyn, K. N. 3 10 55 1,365 122
43 Hoffman, David A. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 225 140 368
44 Drahozal, Christopher R. University of Kansas 7 14 135 672 279
45 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 3 5 127 887 118
46 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 5 5 151 582 267
47 Feinman, Jay Rutgers University 6 13 74 806 424
48 Ribstein, Larry E. 5 15 70 944 266
49 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 6 14 118 731 142
50 Strine, Leo E. Jr. Delaware Supreme Court 7 6 156 457 179
51 Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess University of Pennsylvania 8 8 188 230 224
52 Bar-Gill, Oren New York University 7 10 129 425 328
53 Eisenberg, Theodore 6 12 107 733 114
54 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 7 4 186 163 236
55 Smith, D. Gordon Brigham Young University Law School 5 8 117 492 263
56 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 4 8 85 651 256
57 Sabel, Charles F. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 158 328 191
58 Klein, Benjamin 3 9 58 914 143
59 Macaulay, Stewart University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 14 75 803 152
60 Choi, Stephen New York University 8 7 151 273 246
61 Rakoff, Todd D. Harvard University 3 7 110 587 160
62 Speidel, Richard E. 3 18 34 1,017 133
63 Kahan, Marcel New York University 4 5 102 654 126
64 Porat, Ariel Tel-Aviv University 5 9 149 292 205
65 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 1 2 118 528 112
66 Burton, Steven J. University of Iowa 3 8 45 836 168
67 Calo, Ryan University of Washington 2 1 164 108 248
68 Bishara, Norman D. 7 7 150 204 204
69 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 4 5 82 649 113
70 Murray, John E. Jr. 3 18 29 874 150
71 Benoliel, Uri 6 4 160 56 255
72 Priest, George L. 2 4 54 835 59
73 Slawson, W. David 3 8 61 737 107
74 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 88 678 32
75 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 4 2 167 15 235
76 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 173 85 141
77 Scott, Elizabeth S. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 88 530 141
78 Shanor, Amanda 3 2 172 182 53
79 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 8 9 134 268 147
80 Summers, Robert S. 2 4 29 887 98
81 Perillo, Joseph M. 4 10 55 572 249
82 Klass, Gregory M. Georgetown University 7 7 95 168 415
83 Ferrari, Franco New York University 2 9 18 286 678
84 Patterson, Edwin W. 3 12 25 828 151
85 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 6 4 98 78 444
86 Williston, Samuel 3 13 25 800 149
87 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 5 8 99 429 123
88 Gillette, Clayton P. New York University 5 11 70 592 111
89 Pound, Roscoe 1 6 27 900 47
90 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 60 616 138
91 Gilmore, Grant 4 7 33 802 94
92 Winter, Ralph K. Jr. 1 1 61 683 51
93 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 3 4 56 643 88
94 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 1 99 49 407
95 Kim, Nancy S. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 8 8 110 163 246
96 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 2 2 102 425 61
97 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 4 7 79 513 85
98 Shiffrin, Seana University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 79 328 243
99 Langbein, John H. Yale University 3 4 65 464 185
100 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 4 3 142 39 194