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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 12 23 380 2,905 977
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 10 12 379 751 540
3 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 1 2 262 1,436 277
4 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 305 108 686
5 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 169 693 763
6 Monaghan, Henry P. 1 2 218 1,200 70
7 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 8 15 181 869 443
8 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 294 1 665
9 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 139 562 617
10 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 8 10 185 309 446
11 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 4 6 234 266 246
12 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 90 1,118 92
13 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 6 11 133 450 453
14 Berle, A. A. Jr. 1 1 150 597 80
15 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 5 9 72 411 477
16 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 100 78 561
17 Waggoner, Lawrence W. 4 14 60 807 83
18 Fuller, L. L. 1 1 72 675 153
19 Scott, Austin Wakeman 2 16 12 886 216
20 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 49 705 170
21 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 6 4 169 92 132
22 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 7 6 111 143 312
23 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 5 5 58 55 528
24 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 8 70 351 178
25 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 6 8 99 175 170
26 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 117 52 189
27 Surrey, Stanley S. 4 13 38 594 44
28 Farina, Cynthia R. 1 1 47 562 39
29 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 54 510 43
30 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 136 40 80
31 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 102 121 165
32 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 5 11 57 447 69
33 Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 2 3 52 448 91
34 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 34 383 216
35 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 125 32 88
36 Martinez, Rex 1 1 4 1 665
37 Dalton, Clare 1 1 39 519 33
38 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 5 3 102 62 126
39 Foster, Frances H. 4 8 57 328 73
40 Smith, Lionel McGill University 3 6 44 133 308
41 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 4 4 49 66 336
42 Liew, Ying Khai 2 1 11 2 556
43 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 72 26 223
44 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 53 207 135
45 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 38 360 73
46 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 31 251 171
47 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 50 251 77
48 Friedman, Lawrence M. Stanford University 4 8 36 287 106
49 Hart, Walter G. 1 4 3 52 468
50 Mitchell, Lawrence E. 2 5 25 396 51
51 Easterbrook, Frank H. 1 1 38 314 61
52 Warren, William C. 2 10 15 430 59
53 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 28 248 150
54 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 3 66 44 140
55 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 33 353 23
56 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 40 307 27
57 Purser, Kelly 1 1 6 4 456
58 Stout, Lynn A. 1 1 40 306 25
59 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 71 40 108
60 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 5 5 48 154 107
61 Kastiel, Kobi Tel-Aviv University 3 2 77 31 85
62 Blattmachr, Jonathan G. 3 9 45 212 66
63 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 51 197 56
64 Halbach, Edward C. Jr. 2 10 12 347 99
65 Simes, Lewis M. 2 10 14 407 30
66 Perlin, Michael L. 4 5 38 223 78
67 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 33 268 50
68 Manning, Bayless 2 2 20 363 25
69 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 20 299 83
70 Wellman, Richard V. 2 11 17 333 49
71 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 70 61 44
72 Gulliver, Ashbel G. 1 1 34 262 28
73 Tilson, Catherine J. 1 1 34 262 28
74 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 50 89 100
75 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 2 6 22 266 74
76 Cooter, Robert D. 1 2 22 264 71
77 Freedman, Bradley J. 1 2 22 264 71
78 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 2 7 24 242 74
79 Jacobs, Jack B. 2 2 35 208 54
80 Reder, Robert S. Vanderbilt University 4 4 58 53 81
81 Callister, Paul D. University of Missouri-Kansas City 1 1 6 3 373
82 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 4 6 42 129 84
83 Strand, Palma Joy 3 2 55 49 94
84 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 4 7 35 109 130
85 Tait, Allison Anna University of Richmond 4 2 48 17 151
86 Fratcher, William F. 2 11 8 348 40
87 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 3 8 39 121 97
88 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 17 284 58
89 Evans, Alvin E. 2 12 5 381 21
90 Jackson, Thomas H. University of Rochester 2 3 24 243 58
91 Birks, Peter 2 3 10 65 281
92 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 25 159 129
93 Rao, Radhika D. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 32 157 98
94 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 44 151 42
95 Rotman, Leonard I. Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University 2 5 23 79 205
96 Flannigan, Robert University of Saskatchewan 2 8 8 227 141
97 Radford, Mary Frances Georgia State University 2 6 26 161 113
98 Casner, A. James 1 12 5 375 17
99 Halperin, Daniel I. 3 4 21 260 39
100 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 37 103 103