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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 14 9 982 481 946
2 Tyler, Tom Richard Yale University 11 18 449 1,194 2,378
3 Leo, Richard A. University of San Francisco 9 17 235 1,555 1,918
4 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 13 10 461 430 1,050
5 Simonson, Jocelyn Brooklyn Law School 7 6 604 219 513
6 McLeod, Allegra Georgetown University 5 4 511 180 993
7 Meares, Tracey Louise Yale University 12 15 279 1,052 887
8 Rushin, Stephen Michael Loyola University Chicago 11 9 382 303 1,064
9 Fagan, Jeffrey Columbia University School of Law 11 11 300 501 1,193
10 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 9 9 310 883 731
11 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 10 13 281 1,134 506
12 Friedman, Barry New York University 9 3 359 128 977
13 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 7 10 184 1,436 523
14 Harmon, Rachel University of Virginia 8 7 321 496 681
15 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 10 10 305 774 437
16 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 3 4 153 260 1,434
17 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 8 8 327 279 577
18 Butler, Paul Georgetown University 6 6 345 277 464
19 Joh, Elizabeth E. University of California, Davis 9 9 218 346 977
20 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 8 6 311 258 594
21 Richardson, L. Song University of California, Irvine 11 11 290 443 521
22 Bell, Monica Clarice Yale University 5 4 387 122 348
23 Harris, David A. University of Pittsburgh 8 15 172 1,052 531
24 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 4 3 363 78 373
25 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 2 2 85 1,846 104
26 Drizin, Steven A. Northwestern University 4 7 110 557 983
27 Nance, Jason P. Southern Methodist University 8 7 165 174 1,042
28 Stoughton, Seth Wayne University of South Carolina 8 6 245 180 653
29 Schlanger, Margo University of Michigan 6 7 255 567 212
30 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 4 5 218 480 368
31 Simon, Jonathan S. University of California, Berkeley 4 6 69 324 1,057
32 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 7 12 145 718 284
33 Levin, Benjamin Washington University 7 6 189 71 650
34 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 2 1 244 56 332
35 Rappaport, John University of Chicago 5 4 245 109 248
36 Bellin, Jeffrey Vanderbilt University 6 5 212 151 346
37 Maclin, Tracey University of Florida 5 10 139 695 203
38 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 1 102 226 743
39 Obasogie, Osagie K. University of California, Berkeley 8 6 165 82 519
40 Corbin, Caroline Mala University of Miami 1 1 22 23 1,261
41 Logan, Wayne A. Wake Forest University 7 10 130 338 442
42 Dolovich, Sharon University of California, Los Angeles 6 5 166 378 202
43 Garcia Hernandez, Cesar Cuauhtemoc Ohio State University 5 6 125 188 566
44 Feeley, Malcolm University of California, Berkeley 2 2 49 216 897
45 Harcourt, Bernard Columbia University School of Law 5 8 96 357 532
46 Woods, Jordan Blair University of Arizona 5 5 178 87 378
47 Levine, Kate Yeshiva University 6 4 198 128 231
48 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 1 1 154 194 384
49 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 45 329 774
50 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 247 2 97
51 Cooper, Frank Rudy University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 10 106 405 397
52 Cassell, Paul G. University of Utah 6 9 81 834 107
53 Tonry, Michael H. University of Minnesota 3 6 34 147 932
54 Starr, Sonja B. University of Chicago 4 5 146 199 348
55 Chin, Gabriel J. University of California, Davis 5 6 114 447 270
56 Simmons, Ric Ohio State University 6 9 131 236 357
57 Rudovsky, David University of Pennsylvania 5 7 90 486 329
58 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 6 9 125 262 351
59 Ohm, Paul Georgetown University 3 5 182 114 206
60 Jain, Eisha University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4 2 179 119 208
61 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 7 5 137 226 295
62 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 5 3 194 74 156
63 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 2 2 42 1,013 31
64 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 7 116 388 212
65 Fan, Mary D. University of Washington 6 8 100 231 406
66 Price, Zachary S. University of California, San Francisco 5 4 142 195 215
67 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 2 1 114 289 269
68 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 4 3 167 108 174
69 Eagly, Ingrid V. University of California, Los Angeles 7 6 129 234 219
70 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 4 3 139 92 296
71 Gray, David C. University of Maryland 6 6 123 266 207
72 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 2 3 109 424 138
73 Murphy, Erin E. New York University 6 7 103 342 229
74 Hasbrouck, Brandon Washington and Lee University 6 1 142 4 333
75 Lee, Cynthia George Washington University 7 6 146 116 208
76 Braman, Donald George Washington University 3 3 69 418 302
77 Livingston, Debra Columbia University School of Law 4 6 61 606 161
78 Reinert, Alexander A. Yeshiva University 6 5 148 82 207
79 Schulhofer, Stephen J. New York University 5 12 52 664 143
80 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 4 2 162 42 151
81 Ristroph, Alice Brooklyn Law School 5 3 150 63 176
82 Feld, Barry C. University of Minnesota 3 10 44 371 400
83 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 6 4 113 254 166
84 Steiker, Carol Susan Harvard University 5 10 52 265 438
85 Gross, Samuel R. University of Michigan 4 5 55 536 184
86 Mayeux, Sara Vanderbilt University 1 1 26 10 786
87 Moran, Rachel University of St. Thomas 6 3 121 34 291
88 Binder, Guyora University at Buffalo 5 3 102 30 365
89 Su, Rick University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4 4 130 56 189
90 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 3 4 66 503 92
91 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 4 5 78 247 245
92 Kalhan, Anil Drexel University 3 4 85 177 269
93 Steiker, Jordan M. University of Texas at Austin 6 9 58 341 241
94 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 1 1 35 116 537
95 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 3 6 43 613 52
96 Medwed, Daniel S. Northeastern University 4 5 67 344 165
97 Robinson, Paul H. University of Pennsylvania 4 6 64 274 223
98 Davis, Angela American University 5 5 85 230 160
99 Chazaro, Angelica University of Washington 2 1 89 45 296
100 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 2 2 139 19 73