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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 21 36 1,514 6,510 1,460
2 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 19 16 1,171 669 912
3 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 12 15 708 2,580 557
4 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 12 13 915 1,418 589
5 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 16 18 744 1,511 627
6 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 10 9 618 1,961 700
7 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 15 12 690 1,466 464
8 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 10 19 411 2,820 343
9 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 12 14 581 895 1,212
10 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 11 12 519 1,327 588
11 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 14 488 1,097 504
12 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 7 6 642 428 374
13 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 8 406 1,732 196
14 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 10 468 1,074 352
15 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 11 11 370 1,568 323
16 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 9 20 291 1,909 296
17 Manning, John F. Harvard University 7 8 408 1,293 237
18 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 13 9 539 184 564
19 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 9 15 307 1,267 342
20 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 6 16 211 1,668 258
21 Barnett, Kent Ohio State University 11 11 456 321 207
22 Levin, Ronald Mark Washington University 10 16 267 1,071 383
23 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 8 6 283 933 421
24 O'Connell, Anne Joseph Stanford University 9 8 368 629 270
25 Mortenson, Julian Davis University of Michigan 5 4 481 71 230
26 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 9 15 287 900 358
27 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 9 18 230 1,266 270
28 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 3 1 249 18 1,242
29 Seidenfeld, Mark B. Florida State University 7 16 191 1,501 152
30 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 5 6 289 868 247
31 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 4 334 315 515
32 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 7 12 269 847 279
33 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 5 6 274 716 321
34 Stack, Kevin M. Vanderbilt University 9 9 322 401 334
35 Stephenson, Matthew C. Harvard University 9 10 249 786 240
36 Beermann, Jack Michael Boston University 8 11 264 631 260
37 Mendelson, Nina A. University of Michigan 8 10 234 824 225
38 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 8 15 180 1,023 291
39 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 248 729 226
40 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 7 5 350 72 276
41 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 7 10 163 1,022 289
42 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 13 230 627 307
43 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 7 14 166 941 188
44 Gersen, Jacob Harvard University 9 9 212 578 166
45 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 5 2 235 15 559
46 Bamzai, Aditya University of Virginia 6 4 245 96 352
47 Parrillo, Nicholas Richard Yale University 7 3 271 60 254
48 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 5 248 264 163
49 Deacon, Daniel T. University of Michigan 4 3 264 87 243
50 Bremer, Emily University of Notre Dame 9 5 230 87 372
51 Michaels, Jon D. University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 193 381 281
52 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 5 8 167 629 119
53 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 6 178 295 269
54 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 5 10 150 454 236
55 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 4 3 216 110 235
56 Bruff, Harold H. University of Colorado Boulder 5 11 59 1,011 156
57 Livermore, Michael A. University of Virginia 6 8 161 361 224
58 Levy, Richard E. University of Kansas 7 6 139 536 149
59 Robinson, Glen O. University of Virginia 3 8 46 1,024 139
60 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 2 1 238 11 142
61 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 4 3 166 136 340
62 Bamberger, Kenneth A. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 147 420 170
63 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 8 8 172 295 152
64 Noah, Lars University of Florida 7 13 127 580 88
65 Krishnakumar, Anita Georgetown University 5 3 216 72 129
66 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 100 567 210
67 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 9 73 326 549
68 Hammond, Emily George Washington University 7 8 154 265 213
69 Herz, Michael E. Yeshiva University 6 10 123 471 170
70 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 4 2 185 78 231
71 Walters, Daniel E. Texas A&M University 7 5 189 55 227
72 Wurman, Ilan University of Minnesota 4 2 220 12 119
73 Ferejohn, John A. New York University 3 3 153 349 124
74 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 4 3 191 108 135
75 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 7 9 120 437 163
76 Tiller, Emerson H. Northwestern University 4 8 76 627 200
77 Schrag, Philip G. Georgetown University 3 3 124 409 165
78 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 4 6 116 553 65
79 Shane, Peter M. New York University 6 9 117 397 196
80 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 5 5 101 529 146
81 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 6 8 155 171 205
82 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 3 3 126 419 111
83 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 4 3 126 353 167
84 Davidson, Nestor M. Harvard University 4 5 159 146 193
85 Shah, Bijal Boston College 7 3 174 55 195
86 Emerson, Blake University of California, Los Angeles 6 2 181 29 177
87 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 4 2 192 31 123
88 Staszewski, Glen Allen Michigan State University 4 5 145 212 166
89 Noveck, Beth Simone Northeastern University 5 4 66 679 99
90 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 3 2 156 35 248
91 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 6 77 429 254
92 Ramji-Nogales, Jaya Temple University 2 1 120 314 152
93 Schoenholtz, Andrew I. Georgetown University 2 1 120 314 151
94 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 5 9 81 495 157
95 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 4 13 65 651 91
96 Friedman, Barry New York University 3 4 134 189 185
97 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 4 100 194 319
98 Wasserman, Melissa Feeney University of Texas at Austin 6 6 138 214 112
99 Nou, Jennifer University of Chicago 6 6 129 185 163
100 Lemos, Margaret H. Duke University 5 5 126 280 90