Several UChicago Law faculty have been recognized among the most influential voices in legal scholarship, according to recent scholarly impact lists compiled by SSRN (the Social Science Research Network) and HeinOnline. 

These two platforms are the most widely used online databases for academic research, with SSRN being one of the largest repositories in the world for working and published papers across social science disciplines, including law and medicine. The legally focused HeinOnline offers a curated database of scholarship across thousands of academic publications from ABA-approved law schools.

SSRN’s 2025 rankings list among the Top 50 downloads for legal scholarship Professors Eric Posner (#25), William Baude (#41), and Samuel Bray (#49). 

HeinOnline’s year-end list, published in December 2025, features multiple UChicago Law faculty in the Top 50 most cited scholars across different legal subject areas, all featured below. 

Administrative Law: Eric Posner (#11)

Business and Corporations: Frank Easterbrook (#3), Richard Posner (#6), Daniel Fischer (#8), Eric Posner (#29), William Landes (#42), Douglas Baird (#50)

Constitutional Law: William Baude (#9), Curtis Bradley (#14), Aziz Huq (#27), David Strauss (#45), Tom Ginsburg (#48)

Contracts: Richard Posner (#5), Omri Ben-Shahar (#8), Eric Posner (#12)

Courts and Jurisprudence: John Rappaport (#35), Sonja Starr (#45)

Criminal Law and Justice: Albert Alschuler (#10), Richard Posner (#36)

Economics and Taxation: Daniel Fischel (#3), Frank Easterbrook (#7), Douglas Baird (#10), Eric Posner (#24), David Weisbach (#41), Richard Posner (#49)

Education: Richard Posner (#7)

Environmental Law: William Baude (#37)

Human Rights: Curtis Bradley (#9), Martha C. Nussbaum (#15), Eric Posner (#18)

Insurance: John Rappaport (#25), Omri Ben-Shahar (#26)

International & Comparative Law: Curtis Bradley (#3), Eric Posner (#5), Tom Ginsburg (#29)

Labor Law and Employment: Eric Posner (#12), Richard Posner (#27)

Legal Education: Richard Posner (#6), William Baude (#10), Eric Posner (#18), Curtis Bradley (#37), Frank Easterbrook (#42)

Legal History: William Baude (#7), Curtis Bradley (#14), Richard Posner (#30), Frank Easterbrook (#50)

Property: Richard Posner (#8), William Landes (#24)

Social Justice: Mary Anne Case (#33), Martha C. Nussbaum (#50)

Torts: Richard Posner (#2), William Baude (#30)