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Last Updated: September 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 29 63 3,118 14,353 4,499
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 17 32 885 3,929 1,830
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 16 17 892 2,588 1,095
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 14 19 771 2,703 1,113
5 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 12 25 598 2,016 1,716
6 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 10 31 408 3,692 868
7 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 12 25 403 3,915 665
8 Burk, Dan L. 11 25 574 2,937 706
9 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 437 3,055 1,023
10 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 12 23 426 2,384 1,322
11 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 5 12 370 3,197 769
12 Melamed, A. Douglas 4 6 401 3,131 390
13 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 9 20 371 2,815 771
14 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 647 902 897
15 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 321 2,862 564
16 Sag, Matthew Emory University 11 15 413 592 2,150
17 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 3 3 325 3,058 336
18 Parchomovsky, Gideon Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law 12 25 404 1,901 718
19 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 10 16 340 2,190 723
20 Beebe, Barton New York University 11 10 539 1,092 776
21 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 18 477 1,485 622
22 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 9 14 331 1,435 1,294
23 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 13 14 514 968 805
24 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 228 2,655 353
25 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 8 24 282 2,110 531
26 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 255 1,951 792
27 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 2 431 41 1,697
28 Sax, Joseph L. 5 17 121 3,146 260
29 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 12 19 355 1,539 583
30 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 12 10 410 1,071 743
31 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 7 12 430 1,243 434
32 Netanel, Neil Weinstock University of California, Los Angeles 8 11 209 1,767 698
33 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 9 20 275 1,806 356
34 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 209 2,088 410
35 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 11 11 448 502 591
36 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 8 19 218 2,056 222
37 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 7 27 147 2,023 460
38 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 203 1,805 403
39 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 11 91 2,649 130
40 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 12 389 601 582
41 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 15 366 881 428
42 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 278 39 1,460
43 Allison, John R. 9 16 211 1,693 266
44 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 8 15 232 609 1,136
45 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 9 15 235 1,397 415
46 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 7 14 271 1,053 518
47 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 10 9 349 267 829
48 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 12 345 551 545
49 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 15 248 1,310 277
50 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 12 13 333 524 564
51 Leval, Pierre N. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 4 7 256 1,235 221
52 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 10 16 274 900 421
53 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 281 1,195 142
54 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 9 19 242 1,287 217
55 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 11 187 507 1,165
56 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 9 16 256 1,166 259
57 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 9 14 241 631 785
58 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 220 1,315 236
59 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 10 14 223 804 646
60 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 10 16 277 923 293
61 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 11 13 250 898 429
62 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 10 9 286 290 780
63 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 10 7 326 439 453
64 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 230 904 428
65 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 8 13 271 533 558
66 Shapiro, Carl 7 10 213 1,033 357
67 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 9 13 242 730 490
68 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 9 11 252 891 275
69 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 20 139 1,149 539
70 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 7 21 169 1,079 449
71 Elkin-Koren, Niva Tel-Aviv University 8 12 235 692 493
72 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 9 15 258 769 312
73 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan University of Texas at Austin 11 11 317 343 377
74 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 139 1,326 298
75 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 11 14 249 800 262
76 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 10 10 294 423 396
77 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 255 665 306
78 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 8 287 445 353
79 Nimmer, Melville B. 3 14 86 1,634 191
80 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 9 13 199 868 348
81 Moore, Kimberly A. 7 12 131 1,446 136
82 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 231 654 361
83 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 108 644 912
84 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 7 7 238 138 735
85 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 7 17 152 988 340
86 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 6 14 149 1,025 300
87 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 8 14 183 997 152
88 Abbott, Ryan 4 4 180 87 980
89 Kesan, Jay P. 8 16 166 971 225
90 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 146 859 407
91 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 7 8 167 467 653
92 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 10 13 227 495 348
93 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 238 376 408
94 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 8 14 151 1,060 184
95 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 191 527 467
96 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 8 15 152 1,010 186
97 Kwall, Roberta DePaul University 8 14 126 1,043 269
98 Risch, Michael Villanova University 7 14 183 799 199
99 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 102 1,299 108
100 Penalver, Eduardo M. Georgetown University 8 11 198 604 282