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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 21 36 1,481 6,510 1,458
2 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 19 16 1,149 672 899
3 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 12 15 681 2,580 570
4 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 12 13 892 1,418 584
5 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 16 18 731 1,511 621
6 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 10 9 612 1,960 694
7 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 14 12 666 1,466 451
8 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 10 19 404 2,820 352
9 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 12 14 570 895 1,148
10 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 11 12 513 1,327 586
11 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 14 481 1,097 506
12 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 7 6 624 428 372
13 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 8 399 1,732 197
14 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 10 453 1,074 366
15 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 11 11 364 1,568 324
16 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 9 19 280 1,886 303
17 Manning, John F. Harvard University 7 8 399 1,293 236
18 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 13 9 529 184 557
19 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 9 15 298 1,267 331
20 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 6 16 208 1,668 260
21 Barnett, Kent Ohio State University 11 11 452 324 203
22 Levin, Ronald Mark Washington University 10 16 259 1,071 389
23 O'Connell, Anne Joseph Stanford University 9 8 360 629 278
24 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 7 6 273 933 404
25 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 9 15 286 900 351
26 Mortenson, Julian Davis University of Michigan 5 4 465 71 234
27 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 9 18 223 1,266 272
28 Seidenfeld, Mark B. Florida State University 7 16 189 1,501 154
29 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 3 1 238 18 1,247
30 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 5 6 282 868 240
31 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 4 329 315 503
32 Stephenson, Matthew C. Harvard University 10 11 267 894 273
33 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 7 12 267 847 277
34 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 5 6 262 716 325
35 Stack, Kevin M. Vanderbilt University 9 9 319 401 327
36 Mendelson, Nina A. University of Michigan 8 10 232 824 227
37 Beermann, Jack Michael Boston University 8 11 256 631 256
38 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 8 15 176 1,023 286
39 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 244 729 214
40 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 6 10 161 1,022 292
41 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 7 5 337 72 287
42 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 13 227 627 305
43 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 7 14 166 941 188
44 Gersen, Jacob Harvard University 9 9 208 578 165
45 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 5 2 229 15 554
46 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 5 246 264 175
47 Bamzai, Aditya University of Virginia 6 4 237 96 347
48 Parrillo, Nicholas Richard Yale University 6 3 261 60 253
49 Deacon, Daniel T. University of Michigan 4 3 257 87 247
50 Bremer, Emily University of Notre Dame 8 5 224 87 375
51 Michaels, Jon D. University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 191 381 273
52 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 5 8 167 629 119
53 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 6 176 295 279
54 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 5 10 148 454 232
55 Bruff, Harold H. University of Colorado Boulder 5 11 59 1,011 155
56 Livermore, Michael A. University of Virginia 6 8 158 361 225
57 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 4 3 206 110 204
58 Robinson, Glen O. University of Virginia 3 8 46 1,024 145
59 Levy, Richard E. University of Kansas 7 6 134 536 145
60 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 2 1 231 11 140
61 Bamberger, Kenneth A. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 146 420 162
62 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 4 3 161 136 344
63 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 8 8 169 295 157
64 Noah, Lars University of Florida 7 13 127 580 89
65 Hammond, Emily George Washington University 7 8 153 265 221
66 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 9 72 326 549
67 Krishnakumar, Anita Georgetown University 5 3 208 72 128
68 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 98 567 204
69 Herz, Michael E. Yeshiva University 6 10 119 471 177
70 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 4 2 181 78 233
71 Walters, Daniel E. Texas A&M University 7 5 184 55 224
72 Wurman, Ilan University of Minnesota 4 2 210 12 127
73 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 4 3 190 108 135
74 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 7 9 118 437 167
75 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 4 6 116 553 67
76 Tiller, Emerson H. Northwestern University 4 8 74 627 192
77 Schrag, Philip G. Georgetown University 3 3 121 409 164
78 Shane, Peter M. New York University 6 9 115 397 187
79 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 4 2 191 32 131
80 Davidson, Nestor M. Harvard University 4 5 155 146 197
81 Shah, Bijal Boston College 7 3 170 55 199
82 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 3 3 119 419 114
83 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 5 8 149 171 185
84 Emerson, Blake University of California, Los Angeles 6 2 178 29 174
85 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 4 2 156 35 261
86 Ferejohn, John A. New York University 2 2 146 295 78
87 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 4 3 114 353 172
88 Staszewski, Glen Allen Michigan State University 4 5 144 212 153
89 Noveck, Beth Simone Northeastern University 5 4 66 679 102
90 Schoenholtz, Andrew I. Georgetown University 2 2 117 336 168
91 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 6 76 429 248
92 Friedman, Barry New York University 3 4 133 189 184
93 Ramji-Nogales, Jaya Temple University 2 1 117 314 149
94 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 5 9 78 495 163
95 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 4 13 63 651 88
96 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 4 97 194 329
97 Wasserman, Melissa Feeney University of Texas at Austin 6 6 137 214 114
98 Nou, Jennifer University of Chicago 6 6 127 185 162
99 Funk, William Lewis & Clark Law School 5 12 62 593 104
100 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 5 5 104 107 338