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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 14 29 663 2,622 1,212
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 12 23 439 2,555 1,248
3 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 10 27 448 2,124 1,003
4 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 10 20 403 2,171 1,081
5 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 9 16 410 1,113 955
6 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 10 10 315 1,594 671
7 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 6 26 170 2,383 578
8 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 308 1,120 941
9 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 7 22 196 1,624 929
10 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 8 9 229 1,823 353
11 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 12 15 371 752 551
12 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 5 12 232 1,830 230
13 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 10 14 305 1,275 356
14 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 12 11 313 582 681
15 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 8 82 2,442 98
16 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 394 225 558
17 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 9 12 254 844 514
18 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 6 14 191 1,432 173
19 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 7 15 220 822 564
20 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 17 164 1,283 365
21 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 12 175 1,199 242
22 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 8 143 185 1,296
23 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 7 20 123 1,284 379
24 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 9 17 211 827 337
25 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 111 60 1,444
26 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 16 121 1,108 313
27 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 11 180 830 213
28 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 9 12 194 338 518
29 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 280 141 277
30 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 6 13 159 603 413
31 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 9 175 318 586
32 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 149 934 157
33 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 7 12 146 542 495
34 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 10 9 193 214 548
35 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 163 811 112
36 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 11 103 951 240
37 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 7 15 138 543 410
38 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 190 556 128
39 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 12 135 549 356
40 Dana, David Northwestern University 6 14 121 642 323
41 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 6 10 106 802 249
42 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 5 16 83 948 217
43 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 158 453 280
44 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 85 478 596
45 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 166 135 473
46 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 6 14 122 526 311
47 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 2 205 12 374
48 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 110 722 165
49 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 9 11 157 356 245
50 Nolon, John R. Pace University 6 13 125 510 254
51 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 13 77 653 336
52 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 140 511 157
53 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 6 11 109 444 361
54 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 57 335 708
55 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 173 307 158
56 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 6 12 88 654 247
57 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 6 11 113 416 336
58 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 6 12 102 536 265
59 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 119 514 201
60 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 6 12 86 552 287
61 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 131 21 526
62 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 8 91 487 298
63 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 14 99 543 199
64 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 4 16 63 870 76
65 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 123 212 338
66 Garnett, Nicole Stelle University of Notre Dame 5 11 81 491 290
67 Stein, Amy L. University of Florida 6 6 90 88 601
68 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 42 911 100
69 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 7 9 130 256 246
70 Boyd, William University of California, Los Angeles 6 5 150 186 212
71 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 6 8 102 432 220
72 Infranca, John J. Suffolk University 5 5 132 79 387
73 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 66 718 139
74 Archer, Deborah N. New York University 2 2 159 6 328
75 Schleicher, David Yale University 6 4 152 161 213
76 Ferrey, Steven Suffolk University 5 13 98 499 164
77 Owley, Jessica University of Miami 5 9 100 212 399
78 Levinson, Daryl New York University 2 2 126 381 110
79 Welton, Shelley University of Pennsylvania 7 5 150 90 240
80 Bronin, Sara C. George Washington University 7 9 116 268 240
81 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 95 495 139
82 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 4 7 40 212 648
83 Czarnezki, Jason J. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 5 9 73 252 451
84 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 5 9 67 674 100
85 Fletcher, William A. University of California, Berkeley 2 3 91 609 48
86 Mank, Bradford C. University of Cincinnati 4 18 60 707 99
87 Zellmer, Sandra B. University of Montana 6 13 99 384 196
88 Schindler, Sarah University of Denver 5 5 98 106 451
89 Salkin, Patricia E. Touro University 4 13 70 535 200
90 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 4 13 53 477 329
91 Hills, Roderick M. Jr. New York University 6 7 122 321 136
92 May, James R. Washburn University 6 9 112 249 246
93 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 8 107 323 204
94 Adelman, David E. University of Texas at Austin 6 8 104 267 268
95 Macey, Joshua C. Yale University 6 2 111 13 454
96 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 2 2 148 63 233
97 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 2 2 86 538 92
98 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 3 3 145 98 200
99 Williams, Cynthia Indiana University Bloomington 2 4 107 374 128
100 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 3 69 607 93