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Last Updated: September 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 12 23 393 2,829 1,375
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 10 12 391 754 518
3 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 1 2 269 1,437 291
4 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 308 108 656
5 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 171 693 744
6 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 8 15 183 869 449
7 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 297 1 637
8 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 141 562 606
9 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 8 10 189 309 448
10 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 4 6 243 269 229
11 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 96 1,118 91
12 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 7 11 135 450 471
13 Berle, A. A. Jr. 1 1 152 597 77
14 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 5 9 75 411 462
15 Fuller, L. L. 1 1 74 674 157
16 Scott, Austin Wakeman 2 16 13 886 225
17 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 103 78 541
18 Liew, Ying Khai 2 1 11 2 1,002
19 Waggoner, Lawrence W. 4 14 59 768 93
20 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 49 702 158
21 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 6 4 172 92 128
22 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 7 6 115 143 315
23 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 5 5 59 55 513
24 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 8 71 351 183
25 Monaghan, Henry P. 1 2 82 434 66
26 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 6 8 101 175 155
27 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 118 52 176
28 Farina, Cynthia R. 1 1 47 562 45
29 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 5 11 59 447 74
30 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 54 510 45
31 Surrey, Stanley S. 4 13 38 588 39
32 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 138 40 79
33 Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 2 3 55 449 87
34 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 105 121 154
35 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 36 387 219
36 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 127 32 86
37 Dalton, Clare 1 1 40 519 34
38 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 5 3 104 62 117
39 Perlin, Michael L. 4 5 56 352 77
40 Martinez, Rex 1 1 4 1 626
41 Smith, Lionel McGill University 3 6 44 133 306
42 Foster, Frances H. 4 8 57 328 69
43 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 4 4 49 66 329
44 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 6 8 59 207 131
45 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 41 360 66
46 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 72 26 212
47 Hart, Walter G. 1 4 3 52 484
48 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 5 6 52 251 75
49 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 31 251 167
50 Friedman, Lawrence M. Stanford University 4 8 36 287 106
51 Mitchell, Lawrence E. 2 5 25 396 60
52 Easterbrook, Frank H. 1 1 41 314 59
53 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 29 248 161
54 Warren, William C. 2 10 17 427 48
55 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 3 69 44 141
56 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 33 353 28
57 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 41 307 26
58 Stout, Lynn A. 1 1 41 306 26
59 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 5 5 51 154 109
60 Purser, Kelly 1 1 6 4 453
61 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 73 40 105
62 Blattmachr, Jonathan G. 3 9 46 208 69
63 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 51 197 60
64 Kastiel, Kobi Tel-Aviv University 3 2 77 31 85
65 Simes, Lewis M. 2 10 14 407 29
66 Manning, Bayless 2 2 21 363 30
67 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 34 268 53
68 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 21 299 82
69 Wellman, Richard V. 2 11 20 333 45
70 Halbach, Edward C. Jr. 2 9 11 323 81
71 Gulliver, Ashbel G. 1 1 34 262 28
72 Tilson, Catherine J. 1 1 34 262 28
73 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 51 89 98
74 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 2 7 27 242 73
75 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 2 6 22 266 73
76 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 70 61 37
77 Cooter, Robert D. 1 2 23 264 67
78 Freedman, Bradley J. 1 2 23 264 67
79 Jacobs, Jack B. 2 2 35 208 55
80 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 4 6 44 129 78
81 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 3 8 40 121 100
82 Reder, Robert S. Vanderbilt University 4 4 58 53 78
83 Fratcher, William F. 2 11 8 348 41
84 Strand, Palma Joy 3 2 56 49 91
85 Jackson, Thomas H. University of Rochester 2 3 25 243 59
86 Evans, Alvin E. 2 12 5 381 22
87 Tait, Allison Anna University of Richmond 4 2 51 17 138
88 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 4 7 37 109 117
89 Birks, Peter 2 3 10 65 283
90 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 17 284 58
91 Callister, Paul D. University of Missouri-Kansas City 1 1 6 3 355
92 Rotman, Leonard I. Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University 2 5 24 79 202
93 Flannigan, Robert University of Saskatchewan 2 8 9 227 136
94 Radford, Mary Frances Georgia State University 2 6 27 161 110
95 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 44 151 40
96 Rao, Radhika D. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 32 157 93
97 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 25 159 121
98 Halperin, Daniel I. 3 4 22 260 36
99 Knaplund, Kristine Samp Pepperdine University 4 8 31 164 75
100 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 37 103 102