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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 9 26 310 3,320 715
2 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 3 5 321 2,076 473
3 Harris, Cheryl I. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 409 748 828
4 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 7 20 148 1,640 686
5 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 6 14 226 1,793 187
6 Hamilton, Neil University of St. Thomas 10 14 260 478 1,151
7 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 14 155 1,951 229
8 Black, Derek Wayne University of South Carolina 10 13 299 394 762
9 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 8 16 177 1,336 426
10 Ryan, James E. University of Virginia 8 15 160 1,400 365
11 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 2 2 28 10 2,206
12 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 1 1 24 7 2,161
13 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 2 7 75 2,031 90
14 Nance, Jason P. Southern Methodist University 9 8 177 215 1,054
15 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 5 14 97 925 782
16 Wilkins, David Brian Harvard University 6 14 165 1,214 179
17 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 4 3 262 742 137
18 Heise, Michael Cornell University 7 15 118 846 687
19 Gordon, Robert W. Stanford University 5 9 142 1,193 268
20 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 6 16 156 821 515
21 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 5 5 157 240 954
22 Deo, Meera Southwestern Law School 10 8 250 169 533
23 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 4 12 176 934 191
24 Krieger, Lawrence S. Florida State University 6 6 168 569 545
25 Edwards, Harry T. New York University 3 11 79 1,433 52
26 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 6 13 126 750 383
27 Leong, Nancy University of Denver 5 4 171 150 701
28 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 6 4 214 36 547
29 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 8 174 515 302
30 Joy, Peter A. Washington University 5 15 110 816 303
31 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 5 14 89 768 417
32 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 6 88 1,153 81
33 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 3 7 106 612 467
34 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 117 817 171
35 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 133 279 499
36 Shapiro, Fred R. Yale University 5 7 134 539 229
37 Moran, Rachel F. Texas A&M University 6 12 111 609 257
38 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 4 10 94 787 108
39 Driver, Justin Yale University 4 1 198 51 276
40 Klare, Karl E. Northeastern University 3 4 84 782 153
41 Archer, Deborah N. New York University 5 3 146 66 494
42 Sander, Richard H. University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 86 687 214
43 Lopez, Gerald University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 84 767 136
44 Davis, Timothy X. Wake Forest University 4 11 59 355 615
45 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 3 5 70 894 70
46 Wilson, Erika K. New York University 7 5 170 97 291
47 Organ, Jerome University of St. Thomas 5 8 176 164 203
48 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 3 5 87 694 141
49 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 4 5 94 662 131
50 Abel, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 5 8 61 659 282
51 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 2 1 224 15 104
52 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 2 7 44 920 106
53 Chang, Robert S. University of California, Irvine 4 9 84 489 280
54 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 3 112 484 137
55 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 7 68 548 263
56 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 6 8 95 550 132
57 Merritt, Deborah Jones Ohio State University 5 11 82 553 180
58 Schuck, Peter H. Yale University 3 7 50 568 317
59 Curcio, Andrea Anne Georgia State University 7 10 130 309 159
60 Wizner, Stephen Yale University 5 10 85 476 218
61 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 7 90 508 164
62 Brooks, Susan L. Drexel University 8 8 114 213 292
63 Brown, Kevin D. University of South Carolina 5 12 71 502 230
64 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 5 3 126 141 267
65 Feingold, Jonathan Boston University 5 2 115 24 418
66 McCann, Michael A. University of New Hampshire 5 4 84 97 496
67 Robinson, Kimberly Jenkins University of Virginia 8 7 138 210 134
68 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 5 11 66 584 124
69 Ashar, Sameer M. University of California, Irvine 5 4 114 272 182
70 Strossen, Nadine New York Law School 3 10 48 650 151
71 Jewel, Lucille Anne University of Tennessee, Knoxville 6 8 127 185 194
72 Eskridge, William Yale University 5 7 75 489 152
73 Cantalupo, Nancy C. Wayne State University 6 6 95 190 315
74 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 3 3 71 474 171
75 Rothstein, Laura University of Louisville 4 10 65 281 353
76 Parks, Gregory S. Wake Forest University 5 5 57 70 577
77 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 5 5 120 176 187
78 Kruse, Katherine R. Mitchell Hamline School of Law 5 8 85 315 222
79 Woodhouse, Barbara Bennett Emory University 2 5 77 493 105
80 Valdes, Francisco Seattle University 4 13 58 545 140
81 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 4 12 51 519 188
82 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 6 6 88 204 296
83 Weber, Mark Charles DePaul University 4 11 51 406 288
84 Pruitt, Lisa R. University of California, Davis 4 7 95 146 308
85 Harpalani, Vinay University of New Mexico 6 4 111 31 333
86 Montoya, Margaret University of New Mexico 3 8 66 374 224
87 Russo, Charles J. University of Dayton 3 8 50 184 457
88 Berry, William W. III University of Mississippi 4 5 32 40 669
89 Galanter, Marc University of Wisconsin-Madison 4 5 44 561 145
90 Davis, Peggy Cooper New York University 4 8 38 483 239
91 Gonzalez, Thalia University of California, San Francisco 4 4 59 51 526
92 Bowman, Kristine L. Michigan State University 4 8 65 191 362
93 Friedman, Barry New York University 3 3 88 71 361
94 Wald, Eli University of Denver 5 7 98 202 192
95 Lupu, Ira C. George Washington University 3 10 36 643 84
96 Kuehn, Robert Richard Washington University 5 9 77 301 194
97 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 3 12 43 542 137
98 Johnson, Alex University of Virginia 3 7 26 591 174
99 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 4 4 44 606 71
100 Brake, Deborah L. University of Pittsburgh 5 10 72 270 234