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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 32 77 3,984 24,496 6,240
2 Eskridge, William Yale University 25 46 1,854 10,784 1,910
3 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 26 28 2,430 6,099 2,535
4 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 25 38 1,884 5,003 3,132
5 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 4 5 859 2,306 10,355
6 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 26 35 1,896 5,636 2,013
7 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 17 39 1,187 9,184 1,930
8 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 18 18 1,984 1,495 4,310
9 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 20 41 1,425 6,122 2,553
10 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 16 46 898 8,030 1,740
11 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 20 35 1,348 4,357 2,452
12 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 13 40 853 6,451 2,843
13 Baude, William University of Chicago 23 14 2,056 803 1,822
14 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 20 33 1,170 5,262 1,534
15 Manning, John F. Harvard University 20 26 1,523 3,908 973
16 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 22 33 1,376 3,925 1,411
17 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 19 30 1,190 5,185 1,140
18 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 13 46 767 7,193 1,056
19 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 16 34 996 5,444 1,009
20 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 17 31 1,001 3,960 1,474
21 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 20 30 1,026 3,727 1,436
22 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 18 28 1,041 2,997 2,010
23 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 8 28 321 8,146 765
24 Friedman, Barry New York University 16 30 913 3,823 1,637
25 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 15 31 1,090 3,215 1,294
26 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 15 27 840 4,091 1,336
27 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 11 35 560 5,531 1,305
28 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 18 26 1,042 3,230 1,051
29 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 12 39 565 5,608 1,135
30 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 16 23 983 3,302 1,218
31 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 16 27 763 3,780 1,478
32 Resnik, Judith Yale University 14 36 774 3,951 1,049
33 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 20 16 1,223 1,628 945
34 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 15 25 590 3,803 1,564
35 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 11 34 528 4,353 1,319
36 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 15 19 1,104 1,850 869
37 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 15 20 762 2,595 1,762
38 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 15 28 682 3,332 1,405
39 Issacharoff, Samuel New York University 15 31 648 3,544 1,342
40 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 11 21 646 1,977 2,739
41 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 16 19 972 920 2,146
42 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 15 22 726 3,277 891
43 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 12 32 446 4,607 937
44 Briffault, Richard Columbia University School of Law 12 30 671 3,210 1,128
45 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 9 30 358 5,386 641
46 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 19 16 1,176 719 936
47 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 10 34 447 3,578 1,638
48 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 11 23 464 4,272 935
49 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 18 18 1,038 1,123 1,061
50 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 14 25 622 3,399 878
51 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 16 10 1,104 448 1,114
52 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 13 16 651 1,581 2,203
53 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 12 37 581 3,565 706
54 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 11 28 532 3,927 528
55 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 7 11 433 4,262 644
56 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 15 19 772 2,000 957
57 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 18 14 892 886 1,348
58 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 13 16 694 828 2,293
59 Hasen, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 15 30 639 2,473 1,052
60 Devins, Neal William & Mary Law School 15 29 625 2,434 1,061
61 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 11 12 652 2,268 951
62 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 10 31 456 3,671 602
63 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 14 16 745 1,909 676
64 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 12 28 608 2,404 857
65 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 12 28 499 3,042 744
66 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 14 15 665 1,466 1,375
67 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 16 21 765 1,462 902
68 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 12 20 668 2,085 795
69 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 15 780 918 1,230
70 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 13 14 701 2,055 552
71 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 7 22 265 4,128 684
72 Burbank, Stephen B. University of Pennsylvania 14 30 518 2,882 599
73 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 11 25 518 2,669 791
74 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 8 26 324 3,379 1,064
75 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 13 16 663 1,001 1,488
76 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 11 22 513 2,547 710
77 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 15 12 736 1,506 557
78 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 11 24 345 2,950 1,061
79 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 12 26 455 2,865 572
80 Epstein, Lee Washington University 12 22 496 1,901 1,234
81 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 11 27 416 2,608 932
82 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 9 20 341 3,296 630
83 Brest, Paul Stanford University 7 12 237 4,096 369
84 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 11 18 491 2,293 689
85 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 8 18 261 3,788 414
86 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 11 15 517 2,107 697
87 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 13 16 717 863 689
88 Levinson, Daryl New York University 12 14 520 1,888 675
89 Schragger, Rich University of Virginia 14 16 618 858 1,053
90 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 12 21 381 2,303 855
91 Bulman-Pozen, Jessica Columbia University School of Law 12 9 673 779 831
92 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 13 7 784 273 755
93 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 10 22 325 2,653 751
94 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 13 17 483 1,134 1,369
95 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 12 21 453 2,013 711
96 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 9 22 292 1,878 1,563
97 Lupu, Ira C. George Washington University 9 27 234 2,386 1,361
98 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 14 11 777 461 512
99 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 12 11 522 878 1,327
100 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 13 20 443 1,739 913