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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 29 63 2,973 14,386 4,650
2 Samuelson, Pamela University of California, Berkeley 17 32 849 4,006 1,948
3 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 16 17 854 2,589 1,100
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 14 19 735 2,704 1,112
5 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 12 25 585 2,016 1,736
6 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 10 31 398 3,692 969
7 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 12 25 389 3,927 680
8 Burk, Dan L. 11 25 557 2,937 717
9 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 10 18 422 3,055 1,001
10 Ginsburg, Jane C. Columbia University School of Law 12 23 414 2,384 1,388
11 Radin, Margaret Jane University of Toronto 5 12 361 3,198 754
12 Melamed, A. Douglas 4 6 385 3,131 398
13 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 9 20 364 2,816 714
14 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 17 13 630 902 955
15 Litman, Jessica D. University of Michigan 9 22 315 2,863 595
16 Sag, Matthew Emory University 11 15 402 592 2,192
17 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 3 3 312 3,058 346
18 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 10 16 332 2,201 763
19 Parchomovsky, Gideon Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law 12 25 393 1,900 722
20 Beebe, Barton New York University 11 10 518 1,092 756
21 Tushnet, Rebecca Harvard University 12 18 464 1,485 642
22 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 9 14 324 1,435 1,336
23 McKenna, Mark University of California, Los Angeles 13 14 501 968 795
24 Gordon, Wendy Jane Boston University 6 19 220 2,655 351
25 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 8 24 273 2,110 570
26 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 2 407 41 1,710
27 Sprigman, Christopher Jon New York University 12 10 404 1,078 785
28 Landes, William M. University of Chicago 6 10 244 1,951 756
29 Sax, Joseph L. 5 17 119 3,145 280
30 Menell, Peter S. University of California, Berkeley 12 19 348 1,539 603
31 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 7 12 402 1,243 422
32 Netanel, Neil Weinstock University of California, Los Angeles 8 11 206 1,767 692
33 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 9 20 267 1,806 338
34 Kornhauser, Lewis A. New York University 2 3 206 2,088 384
35 Katyal, Sonia K. University of California, Berkeley 10 11 431 502 629
36 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 8 19 207 2,056 219
37 Reichman, Jerome H. Duke University 7 27 144 2,023 482
38 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna Columbia University School of Law 11 12 382 602 590
39 Mnookin, Robert Harvard University 2 3 200 1,805 379
40 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 11 87 2,649 141
41 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 10 15 351 881 429
42 Gervais, Daniel J. Vanderbilt University 8 15 230 609 1,220
43 Lunney, Glynn S. Jr. Texas A&M University 9 15 229 1,397 424
44 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 262 39 1,463
45 Allison, John R. 9 16 197 1,693 271
46 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 7 14 260 1,053 537
47 Buccafusco, Christopher J. Duke University 13 13 324 531 604
48 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 9 9 325 267 830
49 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 11 12 331 551 545
50 Ayres, Ian Yale University 8 15 243 1,310 291
51 Leval, Pierre N. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 4 7 252 1,235 214
52 Golden, John M. University of Texas at Austin 9 16 249 1,166 257
53 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 9 19 235 1,287 211
54 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 10 16 261 903 419
55 Lee, Edward Santa Clara University 8 11 176 507 1,179
56 Holbrook, Timothy Richard University of Denver 10 16 270 923 323
57 Heller, Michael Adam Columbia University School of Law 6 8 215 1,315 243
58 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 261 1,195 134
59 Mossoff, Adam George Mason University 10 13 243 898 426
60 Contreras, Jorge L. University of Utah 9 9 273 290 803
61 Chien, Colleen University of California, Berkeley 10 14 210 804 632
62 Dogan, Stacey Lorraine Boston University 7 12 226 912 463
63 Rothman, Jennifer E. University of Pennsylvania 9 7 308 439 465
64 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 8 13 257 534 580
65 Elkin-Koren, Niva Tel-Aviv University 8 12 230 692 566
66 Shapiro, Carl 7 10 208 1,033 367
67 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 9 13 231 731 520
68 Dinwoodie, Graeme B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 20 137 1,153 557
69 Sichelman, Ted Martin University of San Diego 9 11 240 891 285
70 Cotter, Thomas F. University of Minnesota 7 21 166 1,079 461
71 Fennell, Lee University of Chicago 9 15 251 769 291
72 Sterk, Stewart E. Yeshiva University 8 14 201 1,125 205
73 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 10 10 286 423 396
74 Nimmer, David University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 133 1,326 308
75 Schwartz, David L. Northwestern University 11 14 236 800 276
76 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 8 10 247 658 322
77 Gugliuzza, Paul Ryan University of Texas at Austin 10 11 299 343 311
78 Lee, Peter Yun-Hyoung University of California, Davis 9 14 224 631 408
79 Bell, Abraham University of San Diego 8 13 193 867 347
80 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 224 654 384
81 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 9 104 644 965
82 Nimmer, Melville B. 3 14 80 1,633 187
83 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 8 8 274 446 312
84 Moore, Kimberly A. 7 12 122 1,446 141
85 Janis, Mark David Indiana University Bloomington 7 17 149 992 353
86 Reese, R. Anthony University of California, Irvine 6 14 149 1,025 326
87 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 7 7 219 138 747
88 Abbott, Ryan 4 4 172 87 1,014
89 Kesan, Jay P. 8 16 162 971 256
90 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 6 8 163 468 678
91 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 235 376 409
92 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 187 527 489
93 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 10 13 217 495 355
94 Frischmann, Brett Villanova University 5 10 137 859 419
95 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 7 14 142 1,060 195
96 Langevoort, Donald C. Georgetown University 8 15 149 1,000 209
97 Kwall, Roberta DePaul University 8 14 116 1,043 266
98 Risch, Michael Villanova University 7 14 174 799 206
99 Kitch, Edmund W. University of Virginia 4 11 100 1,299 111
100 Penalver, Eduardo M. Georgetown University 8 11 190 604 267