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Last Updated: September 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 16 27 1,146 3,533 1,705
2 Coffee, John C. Jr. Columbia University School of Law 16 34 678 6,104 1,414
3 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 12 25 549 6,825 1,277
4 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 13 24 708 4,227 922
5 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 16 30 917 2,110 1,276
6 Schwarcz, Steven L. Duke University 11 28 550 2,538 2,161
7 Easterbrook, Frank H. 9 13 417 4,460 950
8 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 11 34 438 3,862 1,196
9 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 14 29 554 3,187 841
10 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 12 35 512 3,535 686
11 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 9 15 377 3,397 1,141
12 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 11 29 395 3,052 707
13 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 11 22 436 3,008 550
14 Stout, Lynn A. 10 20 424 2,687 618
15 Kahan, Marcel New York University 13 23 524 2,106 622
16 Choi, Stephen New York University 11 24 437 2,249 637
17 Jackson, Thomas H. University of Rochester 8 19 285 3,224 462
18 Gordon, Jeffrey N. Columbia University School of Law 10 16 478 1,982 544
19 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 9 14 316 2,084 1,172
20 Skeel, David Arthur Jr. University of Pennsylvania 12 23 441 1,787 729
21 Warren, Elizabeth Harvard University 8 30 304 2,610 494
22 Levitin, Adam J. Georgetown University 13 19 482 1,034 1,060
23 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 12 16 458 1,006 1,158
24 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 9 24 282 2,762 353
25 Schauer, Frederick 12 15 435 1,724 551
26 Romano, Roberta Yale University 10 17 312 2,192 351
27 Arner, Douglas Wayne University of Hong Kong 9 9 218 235 2,512
28 Mather, Lynn 1 1 3 26 3,679
29 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 18 458 1,206 517
30 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 11 19 367 1,573 555
31 Roe, Mark Harvard University 11 19 313 1,873 524
32 Surrey, Stanley S. 8 28 188 2,775 254
33 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 11 9 318 1,638 633
34 Westbrook, Jay Lawrence 8 26 230 2,078 631
35 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 6 8 365 1,577 344
36 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 7 25 223 2,246 379
37 Rock, Edward B. New York University 11 14 404 1,384 314
38 Trautman, Lawrence J. 15 10 476 237 945
39 Rasmussen, Robert Kenneth University of Southern California 9 22 300 1,700 407
40 Buckley, Ross P. 9 9 200 259 2,088
41 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 11 20 273 1,587 497
42 Thompson, Robert B. Georgetown University 11 20 304 1,579 352
43 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 11 18 293 1,347 542
44 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 7 20 198 1,984 364
45 Omarova, Saule University of Pennsylvania 13 15 398 580 697
46 Kagan, Elena U.S. Supreme Court 1 1 388 1,125 257
47 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 15 234 1,178 874
48 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 4 5 238 1,494 534
49 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 18 257 1,563 351
50 Weisbach, David A. University of Chicago 9 14 286 1,047 593
51 Keay, Andrew 5 5 77 115 2,374
52 Eskridge, William Yale University 4 8 191 2,015 147
53 Thomas, Randall S. Vanderbilt University 9 23 240 1,404 445
54 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 7 15 157 1,830 386
55 Zaring, David 11 15 313 706 667
56 Bittker, Boris I. 5 21 112 2,210 198
57 Briffault, Richard Columbia University School of Law 7 22 166 1,544 528
58 Fox, Merritt B. Columbia University School of Law 9 18 264 1,084 422
59 Fried, Jesse Harvard University 8 16 226 1,221 465
60 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 2 3 285 1,202 178
61 Graetz, Michael Columbia University School of Law 9 16 206 1,490 231
62 Hemel, Daniel New York University 12 8 382 296 485
63 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 14 149 1,768 215
64 Solomon, Steven M. University of California, Berkeley 10 8 390 207 470
65 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 7 4 396 137 490
66 Kastiel, Kobi Tel-Aviv University 8 4 342 106 745
67 Hamdani, Assaf Tel-Aviv University 8 6 334 361 503
68 Shaviro, Daniel N. New York University 8 19 195 1,189 361
69 Waldman, Ari Ezra University of California, Irvine 4 1 81 13 1,898
70 Ribstein, Larry E. 7 22 107 1,660 281
71 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 5 4 348 235 450
72 Carlson, David Gray Yeshiva University 6 22 133 1,250 460
73 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 3 1 327 1 695
74 Resnik, Judith Yale University 4 3 209 1,161 192
75 Bernstein, Lisa University of Chicago 6 5 174 1,226 284
76 Griffith, Sean J. Fordham University 9 10 282 490 429
77 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 15 252 829 243
78 Sale, Hillary A. Georgetown University 9 14 239 855 264
79 Cox, James D. Duke University 6 21 121 1,485 235
80 Jacoby, Melissa B. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 9 16 261 686 296
81 Countryman, Vern 4 20 64 1,875 127
82 Harper Ho, Virginia City University of Hong Kong 8 4 281 95 724
83 Yadav , Yesha Vanderbilt University 9 7 244 197 793
84 Strine, Leo E. Jr. Delaware Supreme Court 8 10 261 660 303
85 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 5 5 219 734 430
86 Levmore, Saul University of Chicago 6 16 128 1,299 331
87 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 5 6 288 306 489
88 Partnoy, Frank University of California, Berkeley 9 13 158 796 634
89 Brummer, Chris J. Georgetown University 7 7 255 317 621
90 Gamage, David University of Missouri 11 9 294 310 435
91 Lubben, Stephen J. Seton Hall University 8 16 218 617 502
92 Casey, Anthony J. University of Chicago 11 8 313 199 430
93 Allen, Hilary J. American University 9 6 253 120 765
94 Seligman, Joel Washington University 7 19 117 1,358 274
95 Kalven, Harry Jr. 4 5 110 1,597 89
96 Hirst, Scott Paul Boston University 7 5 362 135 242
97 Klein, Benjamin 4 7 173 1,200 151
98 Enriques, Luca 6 6 115 144 1,326
99 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 7 15 127 1,362 179
100 Zelenak, Lawrence A. Duke University 7 17 185 975 246