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Last Updated: October 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 22 32 1,314 7,931 2,126
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 23 22 1,896 4,852 1,722
3 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 24 30 1,586 3,744 2,098
4 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 21 23 1,418 3,328 1,326
5 Baude, William University of Chicago 17 12 1,707 616 1,509
6 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 15 35 772 5,613 1,169
7 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 19 33 986 4,130 1,283
8 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 15 30 871 4,491 790
9 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 17 31 899 3,651 1,258
10 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 14 31 1,003 2,866 1,027
11 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 12 30 594 3,739 1,551
12 Eskridge, William Yale University 13 22 654 4,197 639
13 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 15 18 873 2,731 869
14 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 15 19 720 3,054 1,115
15 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 15 23 787 2,543 1,079
16 Manning, John F. Harvard University 11 16 919 2,335 648
17 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 7 24 231 5,875 473
18 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 13 20 762 2,104 1,312
19 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 11 29 513 3,879 574
20 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 13 19 663 2,827 731
21 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 14 8 1,009 376 1,012
22 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 16 20 747 1,566 821
23 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 9 26 406 3,075 890
24 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 9 21 297 3,921 415
25 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 10 16 395 2,939 743
26 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 10 13 777 1,241 514
27 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 16 13 755 704 982
28 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 11 19 479 2,448 601
29 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 5 6 370 3,115 489
30 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 9 8 717 742 1,034
31 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 12 18 627 1,538 684
32 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 14 15 655 595 1,359
33 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 26 317 2,762 670
34 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 12 19 500 2,137 405
35 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 12 11 650 1,212 553
36 Friedman, Barry New York University 10 20 400 2,389 574
37 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 13 21 535 1,607 583
38 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 14 11 715 687 563
39 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 10 26 348 2,573 439
40 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 12 22 410 2,036 556
41 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 9 26 271 2,775 452
42 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 8 22 299 1,991 928
43 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 12 19 515 1,328 545
44 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 11 5 727 171 607
45 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 11 13 461 482 1,464
46 Whittington, Keith E. Yale University 9 14 515 858 752
47 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 9 17 398 1,736 479
48 Brest, Paul Stanford University 5 9 181 2,970 300
49 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 12 15 553 779 505
50 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 10 14 390 1,493 586
51 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 11 26 339 1,945 363
52 Landau, David E. Florida State University 11 10 427 366 1,368
53 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 22 327 1,853 475
54 Levinson, Daryl New York University 10 11 410 1,483 427
55 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 10 11 349 1,689 497
56 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 10 16 372 1,324 504
57 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 6 15 176 2,626 189
58 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 13 9 581 195 530
59 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 14 14 449 842 539
60 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 9 12 360 1,401 436
61 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 5 10 508 384 568
62 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 7 16 195 2,147 347
63 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 12 10 425 345 879
64 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 11 18 274 1,516 483
65 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 12 5 465 135 846
66 Harrison, John University of Virginia 11 13 364 1,031 499
67 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 9 8 350 1,317 284
68 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 10 15 297 1,317 482
69 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 6 18 177 1,891 469
70 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 11 16 305 1,258 404
71 Vladeck, Stephen I. Georgetown University 10 14 398 479 666
72 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 11 366 763 558
73 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 6 5 397 918 288
74 Williams, Robert Rutgers University 8 20 250 1,612 278
75 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 8 8 234 954 894
76 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 9 11 275 1,443 242
77 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 5 14 176 1,884 243
78 Westen, Peter University of Michigan 4 15 112 2,185 254
79 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 8 17 197 1,642 337
80 Stone, Geoffrey R. University of Chicago 6 15 150 1,755 421
81 Maclin, Tracey University of Florida 9 17 261 1,228 343
82 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 10 8 444 146 468
83 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 9 6 482 121 294
84 Jeffries, John C. Jr. University of Virginia 8 11 247 1,439 168
85 Albert, Richard University of Texas at Austin 10 12 321 377 770
86 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 4 7 103 2,171 127
87 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 8 15 309 899 295
88 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 7 5 378 404 412
89 Eagly, Ingrid V. University of California, Los Angeles 7 5 314 324 740
90 Siegel, Neil S. Texas A&M University 11 12 327 564 455
91 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 7 15 132 1,700 317
92 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 9 9 296 363 766
93 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 5 376 542 257
94 Lash, Kurt T. University of Richmond 10 16 275 901 378
95 Berman, Mitchell N. University of Pennsylvania 8 9 309 898 212
96 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 12 10 377 378 350
97 Jolls, Christine Margaret Yale University 1 2 173 1,339 412
98 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 6 13 168 1,564 213
99 Lupu, Ira C. George Washington University 8 18 130 1,768 193
100 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 8 15 212 1,231 283