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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 14 20 580 1,796 1,182
2 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 421 288 1,619
3 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 11 14 424 1,117 834
4 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 4 494 196 677
5 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 8 335 1,417 264
6 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 20 204 1,750 376
7 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 3 1 476 2 630
8 Bagenstos, Samuel University of Michigan 10 11 301 1,131 394
9 Fisk, Catherine L. University of California, Berkeley 9 14 319 644 654
10 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 8 11 278 1,258 233
11 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 3 3 260 1,438 134
12 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 3 4 437 122 428
13 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 8 390 199 544
14 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 2 2 430 93 417
15 Kim, Pauline T. Washington University 9 10 304 596 504
16 Porter, Nicole Buonocore William & Mary Law School 10 13 269 419 725
17 Selmi, Michael Arizona State University 6 17 165 1,331 371
18 Stone, Katherine V. W. University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 144 1,403 349
19 Ajunwa, Ifeoma Emory University 7 6 268 99 917
20 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 2 2 380 39 352
21 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 2 2 218 663 427
22 Andrias, Kate Columbia University School of Law 7 7 282 188 538
23 Hing, Bill Ong University of San Francisco 4 8 41 185 1,608
24 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 7 10 231 641 257
25 Klare, Karl E. Northeastern University 4 9 107 1,311 231
26 Cummings, Scott L. University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 200 396 584
27 Krieger, Linda Hamilton University of Hawai'i at Manoa 5 6 119 1,335 103
28 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 6 8 120 1,190 215
29 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 3 4 132 351 888
30 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 6 11 176 741 291
31 Estreicher, Samuel New York University 6 17 132 1,001 256
32 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 4 14 153 916 209
33 Abel, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 4 7 76 539 898
34 Sachs, Benjamin Harvard University 8 8 183 444 370
35 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 4 5 90 1,050 256
36 Sternlight, Jean R. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 9 142 894 149
37 Schwab, Stewart J. Cornell University 6 12 112 914 242
38 Leong, Nancy University of Denver 5 6 161 179 651
39 Crain, Marion G. Washington University 5 16 100 777 391
40 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 4 2 204 87 520
41 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 8 10 185 273 427
42 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 7 7 147 324 553
43 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 13 91 929 257
44 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 8 181 211 480
45 Finkin, Matthew W. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 4 19 71 1,018 265
46 Rogers, Brishen Georgetown University 7 6 137 188 680
47 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 242 56 316
48 Befort, Stephen F. University of Minnesota 5 17 124 771 201
49 Sperino, Sandra F. University of Missouri 8 11 190 352 259
50 Brudney, James J. Fordham University 7 11 120 610 356
51 Schwarcz, Daniel University of Minnesota 7 6 168 154 533
52 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 9 12 183 385 247
53 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 7 5 202 205 304
54 Ashar, Sameer M. University of California, Irvine 3 1 238 111 201
55 Malin, Martin H. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 4 15 75 850 269
56 Prescott, James J. University of Michigan 5 3 219 60 293
57 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 2 5 68 989 162
58 Bornstein, Stephanie Loyola Marymount University 7 7 192 215 267
59 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 3 4 88 719 300
60 Donohue, John J. III Stanford University 5 12 55 1,113 83
61 Green, Tristin K. Loyola Marymount University 6 10 100 621 289
62 Seiner, Joseph Alan University of South Carolina 7 11 131 360 368
63 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 5 9 117 609 207
64 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 6 9 107 702 150
65 Fletcher, George P. Columbia University School of Law 3 5 79 905 103
66 Zatz, Noah University of California, Los Angeles 8 9 171 301 205
67 Neuborne, Burt New York University 3 7 76 986 36
68 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 6 12 108 608 217
69 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 3 6 57 737 343
70 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 251 2 97
71 Bales, Richard A. Ohio Northern University 5 13 81 617 329
72 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 1 3 59 1,032 52
73 Corbett, William R. Louisiana State University 6 12 107 495 288
74 Simonson, Jocelyn Brooklyn Law School 2 1 215 19 196
75 Forbath, William E. University of Texas at Austin 6 7 105 397 361
76 Garden, Charlotte University of Minnesota 7 7 146 159 374
77 Monahan, Amy B. University of Minnesota 6 8 102 214 502
78 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 9 118 409 233
79 Yamada, David C. Suffolk University 6 10 102 411 296
80 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 71 756 136
81 Rutherglen, George University of Virginia 4 13 59 745 198
82 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 4 11 75 601 227
83 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 3 7 33 740 289
84 Dubal, Veena B. University of California, Irvine 6 3 150 47 359
85 Siegelman, Peter University of Connecticut 6 8 84 682 92
86 Paul, Sanjukta M. University of Michigan 5 4 186 52 180
87 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 2 7 30 883 161
88 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 3 2 83 142 562
89 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 3 4 125 69 421
90 Widiss, Deborah A. Indiana University Bloomington 6 6 129 188 283
91 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 4 6 79 517 224
92 Travis, Michelle A. University of San Francisco 5 7 87 290 351
93 Blanck, Peter Syracuse University 4 14 61 535 248
94 Hafiz, Hiba Boston College 8 2 144 14 319
95 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 5 10 65 455 289
96 Green, Michael Z. Texas A&M University 7 9 107 304 218
97 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 1 3 166 23 193
98 Gordon, Jennifer L. Fordham University 6 6 82 385 245
99 Rock, Edward B. New York University 3 8 68 626 94
100 Andrews, Lori B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 2 6 18 166 741