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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 32 77 3,888 24,497 6,234
2 Eskridge, William Yale University 25 46 1,815 10,776 1,942
3 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 26 28 2,341 6,099 2,550
4 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 24 38 1,827 5,005 3,134
5 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 4 5 844 2,306 10,184
6 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 16 39 1,159 9,189 1,917
7 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 26 35 1,792 5,636 2,031
8 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 20 41 1,418 6,181 2,587
9 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 18 18 1,934 1,495 4,234
10 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 15 46 870 8,004 1,777
11 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 14 41 868 6,515 2,825
12 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 20 35 1,327 4,386 2,494
13 Baude, William University of Chicago 23 14 1,937 806 1,800
14 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 20 33 1,127 5,261 1,524
15 Manning, John F. Harvard University 20 26 1,488 3,908 972
16 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 21 33 1,371 3,965 1,450
17 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 19 30 1,151 5,185 1,143
18 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 13 46 744 7,193 1,064
19 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 15 34 956 5,444 1,012
20 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 16 31 972 3,960 1,445
21 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 20 30 1,005 3,727 1,419
22 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 8 28 314 8,146 761
23 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 17 28 994 2,997 1,962
24 Friedman, Barry New York University 16 30 892 3,823 1,607
25 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 15 31 1,028 3,215 1,298
26 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 11 35 546 5,499 1,433
27 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 12 39 560 5,608 1,140
28 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 15 27 797 4,091 1,317
29 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 17 26 995 3,230 1,051
30 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 16 23 939 3,302 1,214
31 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 16 27 745 3,780 1,476
32 Resnik, Judith Yale University 14 36 751 3,996 1,042
33 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 20 16 1,198 1,628 954
34 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 15 20 768 2,611 1,779
35 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 10 34 517 4,388 1,302
36 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 15 19 1,072 1,850 862
37 Issacharoff, Samuel New York University 15 31 629 3,544 1,363
38 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 15 28 652 3,332 1,420
39 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 11 21 632 1,977 2,700
40 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 14 25 549 3,803 1,402
41 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 16 19 933 922 2,128
42 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 15 22 718 3,277 876
43 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 8 30 348 5,386 723
44 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 12 32 436 4,621 950
45 Briffault, Richard Columbia University School of Law 11 30 654 3,210 1,124
46 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 19 16 1,156 725 933
47 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 11 23 451 4,272 935
48 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 9 34 428 3,578 1,629
49 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 18 18 1,010 1,123 1,024
50 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 14 25 609 3,400 886
51 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 12 37 569 3,565 707
52 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 13 16 628 1,581 2,146
53 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 11 28 523 3,927 546
54 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 15 11 1,042 486 1,090
55 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 7 11 417 4,262 640
56 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 15 19 744 2,000 956
57 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 18 14 861 889 1,365
58 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 13 16 681 828 2,273
59 Hasen, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 15 30 625 2,473 1,052
60 Devins, Neal William & Mary Law School 15 30 614 2,435 1,084
61 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 10 31 451 3,671 607
62 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 11 12 644 2,267 943
63 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 12 28 580 2,404 874
64 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 14 16 714 1,909 677
65 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 16 21 740 1,462 919
66 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 12 20 659 2,085 748
67 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 15 762 918 1,238
68 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 13 14 689 2,055 565
69 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 12 27 484 2,907 761
70 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 14 14 641 1,391 1,355
71 Burbank, Stephen B. University of Pennsylvania 14 30 512 2,882 587
72 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 8 26 318 3,379 1,073
73 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 7 22 257 4,128 688
74 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 11 25 506 2,666 783
75 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 13 16 648 1,001 1,427
76 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 11 22 498 2,547 724
77 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 11 24 337 2,963 1,071
78 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 14 12 708 1,506 537
79 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 12 26 444 2,865 549
80 Epstein, Lee Washington University 12 22 481 1,901 1,221
81 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 11 27 394 2,608 946
82 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 9 20 332 3,297 619
83 Brest, Paul Stanford University 7 12 227 4,096 377
84 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 8 18 256 3,788 429
85 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 11 18 472 2,293 699
86 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 11 15 499 2,107 694
87 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 12 16 698 863 686
88 Levinson, Daryl New York University 12 14 508 1,888 675
89 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 13 7 767 273 767
90 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 11 21 368 2,303 851
91 Bulman-Pozen, Jessica Columbia University School of Law 12 9 660 779 816
92 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 10 22 322 2,653 750
93 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 13 17 476 1,134 1,358
94 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 12 21 442 2,013 711
95 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 9 22 285 1,878 1,550
96 Schragger, Rich University of Virginia 14 16 590 858 1,000
97 Lupu, Ira C. George Washington University 9 27 228 2,386 1,336
98 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 14 11 761 461 510
99 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 12 11 507 878 1,329
100 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 13 20 434 1,739 899