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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 10 19 361 3,474 1,149
2 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 357 932 3,311
3 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 168 750 3,045
4 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 12 178 1,720 703
5 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 9 17 190 1,387 714
6 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 314 338 982
7 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 6 8 152 637 1,366
8 Alston, Philip G. New York University 6 16 98 1,033 1,142
9 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 7 14 108 1,596 241
10 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 114 635 948
11 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 133 650 722
12 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 64 417 867
13 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 5 81 109 1,010
14 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 2 6 56 1,261 97
15 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 50 316 899
16 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 92 14 969
17 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 117 34 819
18 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 42 150 1,065
19 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 13 88 855 188
20 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 7 10 124 443 383
21 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 72 856 256
22 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 52 521 622
23 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 215 107 217
24 Meron, Theodor New York University 5 10 55 850 265
25 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 6 8 111 230 544
26 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 119 622 149
27 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 97 777 86
28 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 74 826 126
29 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 38 768 338
30 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 4 11 56 484 493
31 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 55 715 280
32 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 3 8 48 220 730
33 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 120 259 340
34 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 8 70 671 201
35 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 5 8 45 765 225
36 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 7 43 287 638
37 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 62 283 544
38 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 33 106 829
39 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 5 6 84 221 432
40 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 88 508 156
41 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 11 37 401 471
42 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 7 113 211 278
43 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 43 125 643
44 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 77 174 435
45 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 106 279 200
46 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 63 547 166
47 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 9 101 249 241
48 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 76 506 134
49 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 88 401 161
50 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 5 7 46 239 485
51 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 129 210 122
52 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 89 194 325
53 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 20 657 232
54 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 1 1 150 37 182
55 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 19 612 251
56 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 90 285 211
57 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 3 4 14 210 623
58 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 53 685 19
59 Chambers, Rachel University of Connecticut 5 1 80 16 464
60 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 4 86 351 138
61 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 6 112 269 80
62 Hernandez-Truyol, Berta Esperanza University of Florida 3 14 33 523 215
63 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 5 14 51 513 130
64 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 9 36 397 305
65 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 5 6 99 285 99
66 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 8 36 510 186
67 Roht-Arriaza, Naomi University of California, San Francisco 3 8 25 401 326
68 Garcia Hernandez, Cesar Cuauhtemoc Ohio State University 3 2 98 115 237
69 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 7 54 412 163
70 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 2 1 96 244 120
71 Fleischer, Victor E. University of California, Irvine 1 1 78 157 281
72 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 3 6 100 251 77
73 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 100 175 143
74 Chuang, Janie A. American University 3 4 61 284 221
75 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 4 5 83 95 282
76 Kwoka, Margaret B. Ohio State University 5 5 102 74 206
77 Schwartz, Paul M. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 86 182 178
78 Backer, Larry Cata Pennsylvania State University 3 10 31 270 323
79 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 1 6 35 428 154
80 Kanter, Arlene S. Syracuse University 4 5 49 101 371
81 Steinhardt, Ralph G. III George Washington University 2 9 24 580 56
82 Ni Aolain, Fionnuala University of Minnesota 3 7 26 165 403
83 Kumm, Mattias New York University 3 5 35 166 348
84 Williams, Robert A. Jr. University of Arizona 4 5 38 380 141
85 Marouf, Fatma E. Texas A&M University 4 5 75 114 203
86 de Burca, Grainne New York University 4 7 54 144 273
87 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 4 1 46 190 270
88 Simmons, Beth A. University of Pennsylvania 4 4 63 97 262
89 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 3 3 78 155 135
90 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 4 8 52 309 115
91 Chilton, Adam University of Chicago 6 6 75 71 217
92 Cole, David D. Georgetown University 3 7 51 229 189
93 Burke-White, William W. University of Pennsylvania 3 4 21 174 360
94 An-Naim, Abdullahi Ahmed Emory University 3 8 31 279 209
95 Huneeus, Alexandra V. University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 6 51 115 260
96 Zietlow, Rebecca E. University of Toledo 5 5 80 106 132
97 Drumbl, Mark A. Washington and Lee University 3 7 27 300 206
98 Hartzog, Woodrow Boston University 1 1 103 3 121
99 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 1 1 103 3 121
100 Aceves, William J. California Western School of Law 3 9 35 227 229