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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 32 1,321 8,110 2,180
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 23 22 1,841 4,852 1,756
3 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 23 30 1,537 3,764 2,247
4 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 21 23 1,379 3,342 1,336
5 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 14 35 752 5,614 1,223
6 Baude, William University of Chicago 16 11 1,635 583 1,538
7 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 15 30 856 4,491 799
8 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 17 31 866 3,652 1,351
9 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 14 31 978 2,921 1,063
10 Eskridge, William Yale University 13 22 635 4,315 741
11 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 12 30 565 3,720 1,590
12 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 15 18 851 2,731 967
13 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 15 19 687 3,054 1,089
14 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 15 23 761 2,543 1,084
15 Manning, John F. Harvard University 11 16 892 2,348 649
16 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 7 24 224 5,878 496
17 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 13 20 735 2,108 1,401
18 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 11 30 506 3,973 661
19 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 13 19 647 2,827 737
20 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 14 8 971 376 997
21 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 16 20 724 1,566 839
22 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 9 27 395 3,137 938
23 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 13 24 528 2,553 828
24 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 8 21 283 3,920 448
25 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 9 16 383 2,949 846
26 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 10 13 753 1,249 530
27 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 16 13 730 704 1,058
28 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 11 19 463 2,449 648
29 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 9 8 698 743 1,068
30 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 5 6 357 3,117 522
31 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 14 15 645 593 1,401
32 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 12 18 595 1,538 698
33 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 12 19 482 2,137 427
34 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 12 11 628 1,212 555
35 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 26 301 2,748 691
36 Friedman, Barry New York University 10 20 384 2,389 598
37 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 14 11 702 688 626
38 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 12 22 400 2,036 749
39 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 12 21 516 1,607 530
40 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 10 26 343 2,573 451
41 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 9 26 260 2,670 500
42 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 11 13 455 482 1,543
43 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 8 23 290 2,005 942
44 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 11 5 708 171 614
45 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 11 19 499 1,328 496
46 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 9 17 391 1,736 533
47 Whittington, Keith E. Yale University 9 14 505 858 749
48 Brest, Paul Stanford University 5 9 180 2,970 302
49 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 12 15 541 779 512
50 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 22 319 1,853 534
51 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 9 14 374 1,502 579
52 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 11 25 337 1,853 392
53 Landau, David E. Florida State University 11 10 411 366 1,373
54 Levinson, Daryl New York University 10 11 388 1,483 475
55 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 10 11 334 1,689 533
56 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 10 16 360 1,324 526
57 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 6 15 173 2,625 212
58 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 9 12 350 1,401 477
59 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 14 14 433 842 569
60 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 13 9 562 195 544
61 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 5 10 500 384 626
62 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 7 16 192 2,147 374
63 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 10 16 293 1,410 546
64 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 11 18 270 1,516 498
65 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 12 10 412 348 865
66 Harrison, John University of Virginia 11 13 352 1,031 512
67 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 11 5 440 135 867
68 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 9 8 339 1,317 275
69 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 6 18 175 1,892 517
70 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 7 5 406 918 291
71 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 11 357 763 621
72 Vladeck, Stephen I. Georgetown University 10 14 388 479 670
73 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 11 16 287 1,261 423
74 Williams, Robert Rutgers University 8 20 242 1,612 297
75 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 8 8 231 954 913
76 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 9 11 268 1,443 238
77 Westen, Peter University of Michigan 4 15 106 2,185 254
78 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 4 14 169 1,884 228
79 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 8 17 188 1,643 335
80 Stone, Geoffrey R. University of Chicago 6 15 143 1,755 438
81 Maclin, Tracey University of Florida 9 17 258 1,228 350
82 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 10 8 431 146 465
83 Jeffries, John C. Jr. University of Virginia 8 11 242 1,439 185
84 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 9 6 468 115 315
85 Albert, Richard University of Texas at Austin 10 12 303 377 842
86 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 4 7 101 2,171 127
87 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 8 15 300 899 306
88 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 7 15 130 1,716 361
89 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 9 9 293 363 779
90 Lash, Kurt T. University of Richmond 10 16 263 901 419
91 Eagly, Ingrid V. University of California, Los Angeles 7 5 306 324 737
92 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 6 365 549 253
93 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 5 364 404 385
94 Siegel, Neil S. Texas A&M University 11 12 316 564 456
95 Jolls, Christine Margaret Yale University 1 2 171 1,340 413
96 Berman, Mitchell N. University of Pennsylvania 8 9 293 898 222
97 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 6 13 166 1,564 216
98 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 12 10 364 378 343
99 Lupu, Ira C. George Washington University 8 18 127 1,768 195
100 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 8 15 206 1,231 302