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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 14 28 672 2,569 1,227
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 12 23 444 2,555 1,253
3 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 10 27 456 2,124 1,026
4 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 10 20 409 2,171 1,091
5 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 9 16 419 1,113 956
6 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 10 10 318 1,594 682
7 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 6 26 171 2,378 580
8 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 314 1,120 947
9 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 7 22 200 1,624 910
10 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 8 9 231 1,823 366
11 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 12 15 375 752 544
12 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 5 12 236 1,830 235
13 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 10 14 313 1,275 364
14 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 12 11 321 582 676
15 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 8 82 2,442 96
16 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 4 401 225 556
17 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 9 12 255 844 513
18 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 7 15 227 822 592
19 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 6 14 194 1,432 178
20 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 17 171 1,283 361
21 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 8 147 185 1,298
22 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 12 176 1,199 251
23 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 7 20 124 1,284 379
24 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 9 17 211 827 352
25 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 116 60 1,461
26 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 16 121 1,108 309
27 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 11 183 836 219
28 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 289 141 268
29 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 9 12 195 338 515
30 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 6 13 163 603 406
31 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 153 934 153
32 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 9 178 318 575
33 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 10 9 198 215 558
34 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 7 12 146 542 485
35 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 169 811 109
36 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 11 103 951 235
37 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 200 556 125
38 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 7 15 139 543 396
39 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 12 137 549 345
40 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 6 10 110 802 242
41 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 5 16 84 948 223
42 Dana, David Northwestern University 6 14 118 640 333
43 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 161 453 286
44 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 85 478 589
45 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 169 135 466
46 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 6 14 123 526 316
47 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 2 207 12 379
48 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 110 722 172
49 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 9 11 159 356 243
50 Nolon, John R. Pace University 6 13 126 510 262
51 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 145 511 164
52 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 13 77 654 347
53 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 57 335 719
54 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 6 9 117 518 257
55 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 6 11 109 444 356
56 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 7 11 114 416 335
57 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 6 12 88 654 243
58 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 174 307 158
59 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 6 12 102 536 269
60 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 121 514 197
61 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 6 12 87 552 282
62 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 8 92 487 304
63 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 131 21 534
64 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 14 99 543 202
65 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 4 16 63 870 77
66 Garnett, Nicole Stelle University of Notre Dame 5 11 84 491 284
67 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 124 212 343
68 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 43 911 99
69 Stein, Amy L. University of Florida 6 6 90 88 606
70 Boyd, William University of California, Los Angeles 6 5 151 186 221
71 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 7 9 131 256 245
72 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 66 718 144
73 Ferrey, Steven Suffolk University 5 13 99 499 173
74 Schleicher, David Yale University 6 4 152 160 227
75 Infranca, John J. Suffolk University 5 5 132 79 392
76 Archer, Deborah N. New York University 2 2 160 6 328
77 Owley, Jessica University of Miami 5 9 100 212 396
78 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 4 13 60 477 341
79 Welton, Shelley University of Pennsylvania 7 5 154 90 246
80 Levinson, Daryl New York University 2 2 128 381 109
81 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 97 495 140
82 Czarnezki, Jason J. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 5 9 78 251 443
83 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 5 9 70 674 101
84 Bronin, Sara C. George Washington University 7 9 117 268 237
85 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 4 7 41 212 641
86 Mank, Bradford C. University of Cincinnati 4 18 61 707 99
87 Fletcher, William A. University of California, Berkeley 2 3 92 609 48
88 Salkin, Patricia E. Touro University 4 13 70 535 208
89 Schindler, Sarah University of Denver 5 5 99 106 453
90 Zellmer, Sandra B. University of Montana 6 13 99 384 195
91 Hills, Roderick M. Jr. New York University 6 7 123 320 142
92 Adelman, David E. University of Texas at Austin 6 8 104 267 275
93 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 2 2 153 63 231
94 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 8 108 323 200
95 May, James R. Washburn University 6 9 112 249 245
96 Macey, Joshua C. Yale University 6 2 112 13 447
97 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 2 2 88 538 93
98 Williams, Cynthia Indiana University Bloomington 2 4 109 374 126
99 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 3 71 607 88
100 Claeys, Eric R. George Mason University 6 7 110 263 209