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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 11 24 415 3,578 1,265
2 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 13 13 486 1,314 2,737
3 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 11 23 425 3,392 681
4 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 10 20 322 2,403 1,112
5 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 23 230 1,541 1,144
6 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 8 3 328 62 1,979
7 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 11 206 1,213 905
8 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 7 19 183 1,617 576
9 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 8 15 178 1,302 771
10 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 7 22 142 1,579 601
11 Guzman, Andrew Thomas University of Southern California 6 14 159 1,090 516
12 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 3 365 175 337
13 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 2 3 384 78 328
14 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 8 13 195 459 819
15 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 4 4 358 47 403
16 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 7 10 160 622 714
17 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 1 1 342 17 306
18 Dodge, William S. George Washington University 7 12 196 700 372
19 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 6 12 131 1,269 164
20 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 5 16 93 716 831
21 Shaffer, Gregory Georgetown University 7 11 185 398 651
22 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 5 6 110 339 1,012
23 Meron, Theodor New York University 5 15 83 1,078 464
24 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 10 89 760 673
25 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 5 11 109 521 749
26 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 7 11 196 322 477
27 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 8 6 182 249 578
28 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 77 1,173 264
29 Sadat, Leila Nadya Washington University 4 10 77 494 853
30 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 14 72 690 679
31 Ramsey, Michael David University of San Diego 5 10 126 740 322
32 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 13 85 1,008 277
33 Alston, Philip G. New York University 5 11 66 489 810
34 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 6 14 76 595 662
35 Cleveland, Sarah Columbia University School of Law 4 8 159 683 173
36 Sterio, Milena L. Cleveland State University 4 7 57 164 1,097
37 Vazquez, Carlos M. Georgetown University 6 12 126 820 176
38 Berman, Paul Schiff George Washington University 4 6 84 694 484
39 Franck, Susan American University 6 7 137 612 293
40 Burke-White, William W. University of Pennsylvania 5 11 74 592 591
41 Murphy, Sean D. George Washington University 4 12 62 538 668
42 Symeonides, Symeon C. Willamette University College of Law 5 20 93 891 199
43 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 8 13 131 565 280
44 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 7 7 167 374 264
45 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 3 10 98 727 271
46 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 83 702 359
47 Wuerth, Ingrid Brunk Vanderbilt University 7 8 162 304 332
48 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 6 5 121 661 211
49 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 5 9 65 477 606
50 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 43 330 770
51 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 4 11 47 562 529
52 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 15 63 843 195
53 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 1 6 33 210 899
54 Miller, Robert James Arizona State University 6 7 94 118 668
55 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 2 1 182 60 289
56 Stephan, Paul B. University of Virginia 5 12 77 606 281
57 Goodman, Ryan New York University 3 10 65 732 225
58 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 5 10 67 774 153
59 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 2 6 32 147 876
60 O'Connell, Mary Ellen University of Notre Dame 3 14 46 480 494
61 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 9 64 540 352
62 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 4 7 73 320 500
63 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 4 4 114 361 260
64 Colangelo, Anthony J. Southern Methodist University 6 8 86 371 377
65 Deeks, Ashley University of Virginia 6 6 113 212 384
66 Shapiro, Scott Jonathan Yale University 1 3 64 112 703
67 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 5 10 59 745 153
68 Strong, S.I. Emory University 6 11 86 241 457
69 Brilmayer, Roberta Yale University 4 10 45 559 372
70 Bellia, Anthony J. Jr. University of Notre Dame 6 5 129 248 238
71 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 138 209 230
72 Bookman, Pamela Fordham University 5 4 147 112 251
73 Kelly, Michael J. Creighton University 3 8 23 185 763
74 Romano, Roberta Yale University 4 4 79 613 108
75 Galbraith, Jean University of Pennsylvania 7 10 124 232 198
76 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 1 1 188 14 91
77 Ku, Julian G. Hofstra University 5 11 65 548 190
78 Shackelford, Scott J. Indiana University Bloomington 6 6 76 188 443
79 Orentlicher, Diane American University 3 9 28 671 243
80 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 4 8 40 247 560
81 Dickinson, Laura A. George Washington University 4 8 50 428 351
82 Rogers, Catherine A. University of California, San Francisco 5 7 69 290 364
83 Drumbl, Mark A. Washington and Lee University 4 10 46 389 385
84 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 5 6 98 275 237
85 Hakimi, Monica Columbia University School of Law 6 7 99 110 365
86 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 10 43 701 107
87 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 2 6 10 279 618
88 Martinez, Jennifer Sue Stanford University 3 5 48 591 149
89 Lobel, Jules L. University of Pittsburgh 3 10 44 571 183
90 Field, Martha Amanda Harvard University 3 4 52 708 21
91 Brewster, Rachel Duke University 5 7 72 210 357
92 Claussen, Kathleen E. Georgetown University 4 3 102 24 381
93 Ohlin, Jens David Cornell University 4 9 68 230 347
94 Eichensehr, Kristen Harvard University 5 5 88 122 345
95 Puig, Sergio University of Arizona 5 7 86 139 317
96 Alford, Roger P. University of Notre Dame 4 11 60 496 113
97 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 3 6 91 229 199
98 Mortenson, Julian Davis University of Michigan 3 3 125 84 163
99 Fleischer, Victor E. University of California, Irvine 2 2 79 194 284
100 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 2 3 32 680 66