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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 16 27 1,124 3,533 1,758
2 Coffee, John C. Jr. Columbia University School of Law 16 34 670 6,145 1,469
3 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 11 24 513 6,264 1,243
4 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 13 24 696 4,228 951
5 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 16 30 891 2,091 1,246
6 Schwarcz, Steven L. Duke University 11 28 538 2,538 2,212
7 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 11 34 429 3,848 1,237
8 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 12 35 515 3,593 713
9 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 14 29 550 3,240 858
10 Easterbrook, Frank H. 8 12 383 3,899 929
11 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 9 15 370 3,397 1,157
12 Scott, Robert E. Columbia University School of Law 11 22 429 3,011 567
13 Gordon, Jeffrey N. Columbia University School of Law 10 16 525 2,516 563
14 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 11 29 387 3,059 708
15 Stout, Lynn A. 10 20 416 2,687 658
16 Kahan, Marcel New York University 13 23 508 2,085 661
17 Jackson, Thomas H. University of Rochester 8 19 281 3,229 461
18 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 9 14 309 2,092 1,215
19 Choi, Stephen New York University 11 24 396 2,182 657
20 Skeel, David Arthur Jr. University of Pennsylvania 12 23 440 1,792 759
21 Warren, Elizabeth Harvard University 8 30 298 2,602 489
22 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 12 16 444 1,006 1,212
23 Levitin, Adam J. Georgetown University 13 19 468 1,028 1,074
24 Schwartz, Alan Yale University 9 24 281 2,761 361
25 Schauer, Frederick 12 15 429 1,724 580
26 Arner, Douglas Wayne University of Hong Kong 9 9 216 235 2,685
27 Romano, Roberta Yale University 10 17 308 2,192 363
28 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 18 455 1,206 541
29 Mather, Lynn 1 1 3 26 3,683
30 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 11 10 322 1,713 668
31 Gulati, Mitu University of Virginia 11 19 354 1,573 576
32 Surrey, Stanley S. 8 28 185 2,781 257
33 Westbrook, Jay Lawrence 8 26 225 2,078 654
34 Roe, Mark Harvard University 11 18 301 1,805 541
35 Rock, Edward B. New York University 11 14 401 1,384 350
36 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 6 8 356 1,577 352
37 Trautman, Lawrence J. 15 10 473 237 987
38 Buckley, Ross P. 9 9 198 259 2,215
39 Rasmussen, Robert Kenneth University of Southern California 9 22 299 1,700 431
40 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 7 24 209 2,178 396
41 Bratton, William Wilson University of Pennsylvania 11 20 269 1,587 517
42 Thompson, Robert B. Georgetown University 11 20 301 1,579 344
43 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 11 18 288 1,347 551
44 Omarova, Saule University of Pennsylvania 12 15 386 580 745
45 Kagan, Elena U.S. Supreme Court 1 1 380 1,125 280
46 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 8 15 235 1,172 893
47 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 20 190 1,974 382
48 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 18 256 1,563 375
49 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 4 5 236 1,494 517
50 Weisbach, David A. University of Chicago 9 15 280 1,083 612
51 Keay, Andrew 5 5 75 115 2,408
52 Thomas, Randall S. Vanderbilt University 9 23 238 1,404 455
53 Eskridge, William Yale University 4 8 187 2,015 155
54 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 7 15 158 1,830 406
55 Zaring, David 11 15 303 707 676
56 Briffault, Richard Columbia University School of Law 7 22 166 1,549 559
57 Bittker, Boris I. 5 21 109 2,209 211
58 Fox, Merritt B. Columbia University School of Law 9 18 262 1,084 441
59 Fried, Jesse Harvard University 8 16 224 1,221 487
60 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 2 3 278 1,202 167
61 Hemel, Daniel New York University 12 8 373 296 493
62 Graetz, Michael Columbia University School of Law 8 16 202 1,490 219
63 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 7 4 390 137 540
64 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 14 144 1,768 217
65 Solomon, Steven M. University of California, Berkeley 10 8 383 207 463
66 Kastiel, Kobi Tel-Aviv University 8 4 329 106 807
67 Hamdani, Assaf Tel-Aviv University 8 6 326 361 557
68 Shaviro, Daniel N. New York University 8 19 190 1,189 358
69 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 5 4 339 235 488
70 Ribstein, Larry E. 7 22 106 1,660 288
71 Waldman, Ari Ezra University of California, Irvine 3 1 77 13 1,907
72 Monaghan, Henry P. 2 4 234 1,226 84
73 Resnik, Judith Yale University 5 4 210 1,225 191
74 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 3 1 323 1 725
75 Carlson, David Gray Yeshiva University 6 22 133 1,250 469
76 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 15 251 829 257
77 Bernstein, Lisa University of Chicago 6 5 169 1,226 277
78 Griffith, Sean J. Fordham University 9 10 273 486 436
79 Jacoby, Melissa B. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 9 16 260 686 310
80 Harper Ho, Virginia City University of Hong Kong 8 4 279 95 753
81 Casey, Anthony J. University of Chicago 11 8 312 252 444
82 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 5 5 216 733 468
83 Sale, Hillary A. Georgetown University 9 14 234 831 284
84 Yadav , Yesha Vanderbilt University 9 7 241 197 821
85 Partnoy, Frank University of California, Berkeley 9 13 157 796 666
86 Levmore, Saul University of Chicago 6 16 127 1,299 349
87 Countryman, Vern 4 20 64 1,875 127
88 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 7 15 128 1,456 201
89 Cox, James D. Duke University 6 21 114 1,478 238
90 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 5 6 283 306 496
91 Lubben, Stephen J. Seton Hall University 8 16 217 617 509
92 Fairfax, Lisa M. University of Pennsylvania 10 12 282 379 416
93 Strine, Leo E. Jr. Delaware Supreme Court 8 10 251 660 302
94 Allen, Hilary J. American University 9 6 243 120 800
95 Seligman, Joel Washington University 7 19 115 1,358 284
96 Hirst, Scott Paul Boston University 7 5 355 135 264
97 Kalven, Harry Jr. 4 5 109 1,597 95
98 Klein, Benjamin 4 7 173 1,200 148
99 Gamage, David University of Missouri 11 9 276 310 453
100 Brummer, Chris J. Georgetown University 7 6 246 298 609