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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 32 1,282 8,104 2,156
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 23 22 1,776 4,852 1,769
3 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 23 30 1,481 3,746 2,228
4 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 21 23 1,300 3,342 1,351
5 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 14 35 732 5,614 1,214
6 Baude, William University of Chicago 16 11 1,540 586 1,514
7 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 15 30 820 4,491 802
8 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 17 31 852 3,651 1,350
9 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 14 31 927 2,921 1,059
10 Eskridge, William Yale University 13 22 625 4,315 736
11 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 12 30 552 3,720 1,567
12 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 14 18 809 2,731 979
13 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 15 19 647 3,054 1,073
14 Manning, John F. Harvard University 11 16 868 2,348 642
15 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 15 23 739 2,543 1,063
16 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 6 24 217 5,876 491
17 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 13 20 700 2,104 1,397
18 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 11 29 486 3,879 667
19 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 13 19 622 2,827 748
20 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 14 8 902 377 989
21 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 16 20 708 1,566 841
22 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 9 27 384 3,132 921
23 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 13 24 510 2,553 816
24 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 8 21 274 3,920 502
25 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 9 16 373 2,949 846
26 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 10 13 732 1,249 533
27 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 16 13 704 706 1,086
28 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 11 19 453 2,450 654
29 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 8 8 678 743 1,046
30 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 5 6 344 3,117 516
31 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 14 15 620 595 1,399
32 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 12 18 563 1,538 700
33 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 26 294 2,748 773
34 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 12 19 471 2,137 425
35 Friedman, Barry New York University 10 20 374 2,389 588
36 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 13 11 686 688 614
37 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 12 11 599 1,212 558
38 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 12 22 385 2,036 758
39 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 12 21 489 1,607 553
40 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 10 25 331 2,438 461
41 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 9 26 258 2,670 498
42 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 8 23 279 2,044 940
43 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 11 5 693 171 626
44 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 11 13 444 482 1,521
45 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 11 19 473 1,328 512
46 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 9 17 378 1,736 541
47 Whittington, Keith E. Yale University 9 14 488 858 754
48 Brest, Paul Stanford University 5 9 171 2,970 314
49 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 12 15 527 779 503
50 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 9 14 365 1,493 576
51 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 22 303 1,853 540
52 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 10 25 332 1,853 391
53 Landau, David E. Florida State University 11 10 400 366 1,378
54 Levinson, Daryl New York University 10 11 378 1,483 480
55 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 10 11 315 1,689 535
56 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 10 16 350 1,324 526
57 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 6 15 169 2,625 227
58 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 13 14 423 842 577
59 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 8 12 336 1,401 486
60 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 13 9 545 195 543
61 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 5 10 485 384 644
62 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 7 16 188 2,147 359
63 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 11 18 270 1,530 496
64 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 12 10 405 352 884
65 Harrison, John University of Virginia 11 13 336 1,037 529
66 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 10 15 280 1,317 525
67 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 6 18 173 1,892 514
68 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 9 8 335 1,317 255
69 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 7 5 399 918 296
70 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 11 346 763 634
71 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 11 5 407 137 863
72 Vladeck, Stephen I. Georgetown University 10 14 378 479 680
73 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 10 16 281 1,261 412
74 Williams, Robert Rutgers University 8 20 233 1,612 295
75 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 8 8 224 954 893
76 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 9 11 263 1,443 227
77 Westen, Peter University of Michigan 4 15 104 2,185 270
78 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 4 14 163 1,884 243
79 Stone, Geoffrey R. University of Chicago 6 15 139 1,754 452
80 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 17 180 1,643 345
81 Maclin, Tracey University of Florida 9 17 256 1,228 336
82 Albert, Richard University of Texas at Austin 10 12 300 377 837
83 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 10 8 423 146 459
84 Jeffries, John C. Jr. University of Virginia 8 11 234 1,439 187
85 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 9 6 453 121 301
86 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 4 7 99 2,171 128
87 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 8 15 294 899 309
88 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 7 15 127 1,717 358
89 Lash, Kurt T. University of Richmond 10 16 256 901 412
90 Siegel, Neil S. Texas A&M University 11 12 309 564 451
91 Eagly, Ingrid V. University of California, Los Angeles 7 5 296 324 731
92 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 6 354 549 252
93 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 5 354 404 367
94 Jolls, Christine Margaret Yale University 1 2 170 1,340 413
95 Lupu, Ira C. George Washington University 8 18 124 1,768 212
96 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 9 9 291 363 664
97 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 6 13 164 1,564 202
98 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 12 10 354 378 340
99 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 8 15 199 1,231 302
100 Berman, Mitchell N. University of Pennsylvania 8 9 279 898 215