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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Langbein, John H. Yale University 12 23 367 2,905 949
2 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 10 12 379 754 534
3 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 1 2 253 1,436 257
4 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 3 2 303 108 698
5 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 6 167 693 762
6 Monaghan, Henry P. 1 2 212 1,200 68
7 Tallarita, Roberto Harvard University 2 1 292 1 677
8 Hirsch, Adam J. University of San Diego 8 15 173 869 447
9 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 4 137 562 618
10 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 4 6 234 269 248
11 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 8 10 180 309 451
12 Gary, Susan University of Oregon 6 11 131 450 470
13 Fischel, Daniel R. University of Chicago 4 4 87 1,118 89
14 Berle, A. A. Jr. 1 1 147 597 81
15 Leslie, Melanie B. Yeshiva University 5 9 72 411 481
16 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 99 78 578
17 Waggoner, Lawrence W. 4 14 59 807 84
18 Fuller, L. L. 1 1 70 675 151
19 Scott, Austin Wakeman 2 16 12 886 220
20 Frankel, Tamar Boston University 3 5 48 705 171
21 Leib, Ethan J. Fordham University 6 4 163 92 129
22 Weisbord, Reid Kress Rutgers University 7 6 110 143 305
23 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 5 5 57 55 537
24 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 5 8 70 351 179
25 Glover, Mark University of South Carolina 6 8 99 175 171
26 Bray, Samuel L. University of Chicago 2 1 115 52 185
27 Surrey, Stanley S. 4 13 38 594 45
28 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 102 121 166
29 Farina, Cynthia R. 1 1 46 562 40
30 Fellows, Mary Louise University of Minnesota 5 11 57 447 70
31 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 2 2 132 40 77
32 Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 2 3 51 448 96
33 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 2 3 50 510 42
34 Perlin, Michael L. 5 5 61 352 118
35 Beyer, Gerry W. Texas Tech University 3 11 33 387 218
36 Kent, James A. Fordham University 2 1 121 32 83
37 Martinez, Rex 1 1 4 1 668
38 Dalton, Clare 1 1 39 519 29
39 Lynner, Natalie Margaret Banta Drake University 4 4 49 66 339
40 Smith, Lionel McGill University 3 6 44 133 299
41 Foster, Frances H. 4 8 54 328 74
42 Rhee, Robert J. University of Florida 3 1 72 26 222
43 Liew, Ying Khai 2 1 11 2 530
44 LoPucki, Lynn M. University of Florida 1 2 38 360 79
45 Gallanis, Thomas P. George Mason University 5 8 53 207 135
46 Shoemaker, Jessica A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 4 2 86 52 115
47 Spitko, E. Gary Santa Clara University 4 6 50 251 84
48 Friedman, Lawrence M. Stanford University 4 8 36 287 106
49 Chused, Richard New York Law School 3 3 30 251 167
50 Hart, Walter G. 1 4 3 52 464
51 Mitchell, Lawrence E. 2 5 25 396 49
52 Wright, Danaya C. University of Florida 6 3 66 44 158
53 Warren, William C. 2 10 15 430 59
54 Easterbrook, Frank H. 1 1 36 314 62
55 Purser, Kelly 1 1 6 4 471
56 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 1 2 28 248 143
57 Blair, Margaret M. Vanderbilt University 1 1 40 307 29
58 Stout, Lynn A. 1 1 40 306 27
59 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 1 1 31 353 24
60 Kastiel, Kobi Tel-Aviv University 3 2 77 31 86
61 Blattmachr, Jonathan G. 3 9 45 212 73
62 Tritt, Lee-ford University of Florida 5 5 47 154 111
63 Talley, Eric L. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 70 40 105
64 Rubenstein, William Harvard University 1 2 51 197 54
65 Halbach, Edward C. Jr. 2 10 12 347 100
66 Simes, Lewis M. 2 10 14 407 32
67 Manning, Bayless 2 2 20 363 21
68 Wellman, Richard V. 2 11 16 333 61
69 Shultz, Marjorie University of California, Berkeley 1 1 19 299 81
70 Reder, Robert S. Vanderbilt University 4 4 57 53 112
71 Callister, Paul D. University of Missouri-Kansas City 1 1 6 3 402
72 Baird, Douglas G. University of Chicago 2 2 30 268 47
73 Spivack, Carla Albany Law School 5 4 50 89 106
74 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 2 2 69 61 41
75 Brashier, Ralph C. University of Memphis 2 6 22 266 74
76 Gulliver, Ashbel G. 1 1 33 262 25
77 Tilson, Catherine J. 1 1 33 262 25
78 Cooter, Robert D. 1 2 21 264 73
79 Freedman, Bradley J. 1 2 21 264 73
80 McCouch, Grayson M. P. University of Florida 4 6 42 129 84
81 Sneddon, Karen Mercer University 4 7 35 109 133
82 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 2 7 23 242 73
83 Strand, Palma Joy 3 2 55 49 92
84 Jacobs, Jack B. 2 2 34 208 51
85 Cotterrell, Roger 1 1 4 2 378
86 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 3 8 39 120 101
87 Tait, Allison Anna University of Richmond 4 2 47 17 152
88 Birks, Peter 2 3 9 65 290
89 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 4 4 44 151 43
90 Trubek, David University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 17 284 58
91 Fratcher, William F. 2 11 7 348 41
92 Mattei, Ugo A. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 25 159 129
93 Jackson, Thomas H. University of Rochester 2 3 23 243 61
94 Rotman, Leonard I. Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University 2 5 23 79 202
95 Flannigan, Robert University of Saskatchewan 2 8 8 227 140
96 Evans, Alvin E. 2 12 5 370 22
97 Radford, Mary Frances Georgia State University 2 6 26 161 109
98 Casner, A. James 1 12 5 375 17
99 Rao, Radhika D. University of California, San Francisco 1 1 30 157 95
100 Scalise, Ronald Joseph Jr. Tulane University 4 5 37 103 100