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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 13 13 504 1,314 2,827
2 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 11 24 419 3,506 1,259
3 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 11 23 439 3,392 690
4 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 10 20 331 2,403 1,108
5 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 23 235 1,541 1,117
6 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 8 3 334 62 1,988
7 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 11 209 1,213 909
8 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 7 19 188 1,617 574
9 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 8 15 181 1,302 779
10 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 7 22 145 1,579 577
11 Guzman, Andrew Thomas University of Southern California 7 14 163 1,090 523
12 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 3 374 174 344
13 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 2 3 394 77 334
14 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 4 4 367 46 406
15 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 8 13 197 459 806
16 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 7 10 163 622 720
17 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 1 1 351 16 312
18 Dodge, William S. George Washington University 7 12 197 700 391
19 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 5 16 100 716 821
20 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 6 12 133 1,269 165
21 Shaffer, Gregory Georgetown University 7 11 186 398 649
22 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 5 6 114 339 992
23 Meron, Theodor New York University 6 15 84 1,055 452
24 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 10 89 760 676
25 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 5 11 112 521 746
26 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 8 6 193 249 578
27 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 79 1,173 263
28 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 7 11 196 322 463
29 Sadat, Leila Nadya Washington University 4 10 77 494 824
30 Ramsey, Michael David University of San Diego 5 10 132 740 335
31 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 14 73 690 631
32 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 13 86 1,008 277
33 Alston, Philip G. New York University 5 11 68 489 817
34 Cleveland, Sarah Columbia University School of Law 5 8 165 683 176
35 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 6 14 78 595 646
36 Vazquez, Carlos M. Georgetown University 6 12 127 820 172
37 Franck, Susan American University 6 7 141 612 293
38 Sterio, Milena L. Cleveland State University 4 7 57 164 1,086
39 Berman, Paul Schiff George Washington University 4 6 85 694 480
40 Burke-White, William W. University of Pennsylvania 5 11 74 592 592
41 Murphy, Sean D. George Washington University 4 12 62 538 662
42 Symeonides, Symeon C. Willamette University College of Law 5 20 93 891 194
43 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 8 13 134 565 281
44 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 7 7 169 374 273
45 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 87 702 362
46 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 6 5 126 661 216
47 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 3 10 98 727 280
48 Wuerth, Ingrid Brunk Vanderbilt University 7 8 165 304 331
49 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 5 9 67 477 595
50 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 45 330 768
51 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 4 11 47 563 526
52 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 15 62 843 186
53 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 1 6 34 210 878
54 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 2 1 185 60 306
55 Miller, Robert James Arizona State University 6 7 94 118 658
56 Deeks, Ashley University of Virginia 6 6 115 212 465
57 Stephan, Paul B. University of Virginia 5 12 78 606 278
58 Goodman, Ryan New York University 3 10 66 732 221
59 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 5 10 71 774 145
60 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 2 6 34 147 882
61 O'Connell, Mary Ellen University of Notre Dame 4 14 49 480 491
62 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 4 7 74 320 503
63 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 9 66 540 341
64 Colangelo, Anthony J. Southern Methodist University 6 8 91 371 370
65 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 4 4 116 361 265
66 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 5 10 60 745 148
67 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 145 209 233
68 Brilmayer, Roberta Yale University 4 10 45 566 363
69 Bellia, Anthony J. Jr. University of Notre Dame 6 5 130 248 247
70 Strong, S.I. Emory University 6 11 86 241 451
71 Shapiro, Scott Jonathan Yale University 1 3 64 112 668
72 Bookman, Pamela Fordham University 5 4 147 112 256
73 Romano, Roberta Yale University 4 4 79 613 114
74 Kelly, Michael J. Creighton University 3 8 23 185 743
75 Ku, Julian G. Hofstra University 5 11 70 548 183
76 Galbraith, Jean University of Pennsylvania 7 10 127 232 195
77 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 1 1 192 14 96
78 Dickinson, Laura A. George Washington University 4 8 51 428 354
79 Shackelford, Scott J. Indiana University Bloomington 6 6 79 188 434
80 Orentlicher, Diane American University 3 9 28 671 234
81 Eichensehr, Kristen Harvard University 5 5 92 122 408
82 Drumbl, Mark A. Washington and Lee University 4 10 48 389 373
83 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 5 6 98 275 241
84 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 10 44 702 108
85 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 4 8 39 231 553
86 Hakimi, Monica Columbia University School of Law 6 7 100 110 371
87 Claussen, Kathleen E. Georgetown University 4 3 110 24 390
88 Lobel, Jules L. University of Pittsburgh 3 10 49 571 180
89 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 2 6 10 279 619
90 Martinez, Jennifer Sue Stanford University 3 5 50 591 148
91 Field, Martha Amanda Harvard University 3 4 54 708 21
92 Brewster, Rachel Duke University 5 7 74 210 352
93 Ohlin, Jens David Cornell University 4 9 68 230 341
94 Mortenson, Julian Davis University of Michigan 3 3 130 84 176
95 Alford, Roger P. University of Notre Dame 4 11 63 496 112
96 Puig, Sergio University of Arizona 5 7 89 139 308
97 Fleischer, Victor E. University of California, Irvine 2 2 83 194 288
98 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 3 6 92 229 192
99 Rogers, Catherine A. University of California, San Francisco 5 6 59 227 345
100 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 2 3 33 680 62