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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 29 64 3,040 14,462 4,667
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 17 32 857 4,005 1,926
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 16 17 867 2,588 1,103
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 14 19 749 2,703 1,131
5 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 12 25 592 2,016 1,737
6 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 10 31 402 3,692 887
7 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 12 25 397 3,927 687
8 Burk, Dan L. 11 25 569 2,937 718
9 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 429 3,055 1,025
10 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 12 23 421 2,384 1,358
11 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 5 12 366 3,197 757
12 Melamed, A. Douglas 4 6 396 3,131 396
13 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 9 20 369 2,815 735
14 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 637 902 943
15 Sag, Matthew Emory University 11 15 410 592 2,215
16 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 320 2,862 589
17 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 3 3 322 3,058 344
18 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 10 16 335 2,200 760
19 Parchomovsky, Gideon Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law 12 25 397 1,900 730
20 Beebe, Barton New York University 11 10 528 1,092 776
21 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 18 470 1,485 637
22 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 9 14 330 1,435 1,330
23 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 13 14 506 968 843
24 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 226 2,655 348
25 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 2 419 41 1,755
26 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 8 24 275 2,111 546
27 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 249 1,951 785
28 Sax, Joseph L. 5 17 121 3,145 275
29 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 12 10 406 1,078 780
30 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 12 19 350 1,539 606
31 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 7 12 422 1,243 445
32 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 9 20 273 1,806 356
33 Netanel, Neil Weinstock University of California, Los Angeles 8 11 207 1,767 693
34 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 207 2,088 398
35 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 439 502 613
36 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 8 19 214 2,056 233
37 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 7 27 145 2,023 486
38 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 12 385 602 610
39 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 201 1,805 394
40 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 11 87 2,649 141
41 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 15 358 881 440
42 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 8 15 232 609 1,180
43 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 270 39 1,504
44 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 9 15 232 1,397 427
45 Allison, John R. 9 16 203 1,693 276
46 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 7 14 264 1,053 540
47 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 10 9 338 267 823
48 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 15 248 1,310 286
49 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 13 13 327 531 603
50 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 12 334 551 554
51 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 9 19 241 1,287 225
52 Leval, Pierre N. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 4 7 255 1,235 217
53 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 10 16 271 903 413
54 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 9 14 231 633 834
55 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 11 182 507 1,176
56 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 9 16 251 1,167 255
57 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 274 1,195 130
58 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 217 1,315 240
59 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 10 16 275 923 289
60 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 10 13 247 898 426
61 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 10 14 217 805 637
62 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 232 912 470
63 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 317 439 459
64 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 9 9 268 294 809
65 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 8 13 271 534 562
66 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 9 13 236 730 514
67 Shapiro, Carl 7 10 209 1,036 368
68 Elkin-Koren, Niva Tel-Aviv University 8 12 234 692 550
69 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 9 11 247 890 291
70 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 20 137 1,153 561
71 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 7 21 168 1,081 457
72 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 9 15 254 769 287
73 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 8 14 201 1,125 208
74 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 10 10 291 423 399
75 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 134 1,326 310
76 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan University of Texas at Austin 11 11 310 343 348
77 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 11 14 236 796 275
78 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 253 658 321
79 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 108 644 968
80 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 8 277 446 350
81 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 8 13 195 867 353
82 Moore, Kimberly A. 7 12 128 1,446 145
83 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 228 654 381
84 Nimmer, Melville B. 3 14 80 1,633 193
85 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 7 17 153 992 352
86 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 7 7 228 138 744
87 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 6 14 149 1,025 317
88 Abbott, Ryan 4 4 175 87 1,017
89 Kesan, Jay P. 8 16 157 967 252
90 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 238 376 403
91 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 8 163 468 670
92 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 190 527 487
93 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 140 859 421
94 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 7 14 147 1,060 193
95 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 10 13 219 496 357
96 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 8 15 152 1,010 192
97 Risch, Michael Villanova University 7 14 180 799 213
98 Kwall, Roberta DePaul University 8 14 120 1,043 268
99 Penalver, Eduardo M. Georgetown University 8 11 193 604 302
100 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 101 1,299 113