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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 10 19 355 3,487 1,135
2 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 349 932 3,298
3 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 165 750 2,997
4 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 12 171 1,720 713
5 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 9 17 186 1,387 716
6 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 300 338 964
7 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 6 8 147 637 1,356
8 Alston, Philip G. New York University 6 16 96 1,033 1,135
9 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 7 14 106 1,596 232
10 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 112 635 942
11 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 132 650 734
12 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 60 417 867
13 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 5 80 109 1,010
14 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 2 6 55 1,261 96
15 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 49 315 921
16 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 88 14 969
17 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 42 150 1,054
18 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 113 34 808
19 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 4 10 61 313 797
20 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 10 121 443 391
21 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 13 86 854 190
22 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 70 856 252
23 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 50 521 624
24 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 209 107 223
25 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 6 8 110 230 554
26 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 119 622 150
27 Meron, Theodor New York University 5 9 51 827 260
28 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 96 777 84
29 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 37 768 333
30 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 73 826 112
31 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 4 11 54 484 488
32 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 55 715 280
33 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 8 68 671 199
34 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 5 8 45 765 213
35 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 7 43 287 646
36 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 116 259 324
37 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 33 106 830
38 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 60 283 530
39 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 87 508 163
40 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 5 6 82 221 440
41 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 11 35 401 484
42 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 7 112 211 275
43 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 41 125 655
44 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 105 279 203
45 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 75 506 140
46 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 61 546 169
47 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 73 174 434
48 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 9 99 249 232
49 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 87 401 159
50 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 5 7 45 239 490
51 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 20 657 236
52 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 89 194 319
53 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 125 210 121
54 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 88 285 218
55 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 19 612 254
56 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 1 1 141 37 187
57 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 52 685 20
58 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 3 4 14 210 619
59 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 4 86 351 139
60 Chambers, Rachel University of Connecticut 5 1 78 18 461
61 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 5 14 51 513 136
62 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 6 108 269 79
63 Hernandez-Truyol, Berta Esperanza University of Florida 3 14 33 523 210
64 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 9 35 397 303
65 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 5 6 98 285 99
66 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 8 36 508 186
67 Roht-Arriaza, Naomi University of California, San Francisco 3 8 25 401 331
68 Garcia Hernandez, Cesar Cuauhtemoc Ohio State University 3 2 96 115 236
69 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 7 51 412 167
70 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 2 1 93 244 117
71 Fleischer, Victor E. University of California, Irvine 1 1 74 157 277
72 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 3 6 98 251 74
73 Chuang, Janie A. American University 3 4 61 284 220
74 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 4 5 82 95 283
75 Schwartz, Paul M. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 86 182 181
76 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 95 175 144
77 Kwoka, Margaret B. Ohio State University 5 5 97 74 200
78 Backer, Larry Cata Pennsylvania State University 3 10 31 270 323
79 Kanter, Arlene S. Syracuse University 4 5 48 101 378
80 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 1 6 34 428 155
81 Steinhardt, Ralph G. III George Washington University 2 9 24 580 58
82 Marouf, Fatma E. Texas A&M University 4 5 75 114 203
83 Ni Aolain, Fionnuala University of Minnesota 3 7 25 165 394
84 Kumm, Mattias New York University 3 5 34 166 349
85 Simmons, Beth A. University of Pennsylvania 4 4 63 97 268
86 de Burca, Grainne New York University 4 7 54 144 267
87 Williams, Robert A. Jr. University of Arizona 4 5 37 380 138
88 Chilton, Adam University of Chicago 6 6 75 71 220
89 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 4 1 44 190 264
90 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 4 8 51 309 112
91 Cole, David D. Georgetown University 3 7 48 229 194
92 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 73 155 131
93 Shachar, Ayelet University of California, Berkeley 3 5 20 113 417
94 Burke-White, William W. University of Pennsylvania 3 4 21 174 356
95 An-Naim, Abdullahi Ahmed Emory University 3 8 31 279 213
96 Hartzog, Woodrow Boston University 1 1 102 3 123
97 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 1 1 102 3 123
98 Huneeus, Alexandra V. University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 6 49 115 260
99 Drumbl, Mark A. Washington and Lee University 3 7 26 300 207
100 Aceves, William J. California Western School of Law 3 9 31 228 242