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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 21 39 1,354 9,642 3,029
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 22 19 1,573 3,215 2,065
3 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 3 4 577 1,445 7,341
4 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 20 24 1,185 3,154 1,303
5 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 17 30 815 3,601 2,143
6 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 13 34 521 5,938 1,209
7 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 16 18 991 3,412 1,253
8 Baude, William University of Chicago 15 9 1,479 519 1,350
9 Eskridge, William Yale University 14 25 783 4,464 749
10 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 9 30 489 4,351 929
11 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 8 16 399 4,759 900
12 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 10 24 730 1,764 791
13 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 10 25 312 3,218 1,373
14 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 11 7 962 313 928
15 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 13 13 674 1,659 1,039
16 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 8 12 495 2,986 657
17 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 15 20 653 2,057 733
18 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 12 16 562 2,310 909
19 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 23 558 2,107 791
20 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 5 21 165 4,403 428
21 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 23 273 3,197 882
22 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 7 14 355 2,974 635
23 Manning, John F. Harvard University 8 14 624 1,677 356
24 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 10 20 344 1,463 1,580
25 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 8 26 218 3,430 390
26 Luban, David J. Georgetown University 9 22 235 2,008 1,470
27 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 25 278 2,779 578
28 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 8 14 347 2,151 669
29 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 7 13 311 2,082 756
30 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 393 1,978 411
31 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 7 11 263 988 1,773
32 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 10 17 462 1,325 504
33 Green, Bruce A. Fordham University 10 23 327 1,774 711
34 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 23 294 1,747 887
35 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 8 317 2,065 505
36 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 8 4 524 334 842
37 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 9 12 385 1,518 364
38 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 10 17 362 1,610 370
39 Robinson, Paul H. University of Pennsylvania 10 14 305 1,631 508
40 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 10 16 419 1,063 400
41 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 6 26 178 2,074 574
42 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 7 7 433 999 338
43 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 12 10 446 621 555
44 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 6 392 912 556
45 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 5 7 508 223 579
46 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 6 456 727 334
47 Wendel, W. Bradley Cornell University 8 14 204 702 1,524
48 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 6 11 270 1,707 308
49 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 5 254 1,536 532
50 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 3 1 546 4 477
51 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 3 6 97 291 2,274
52 Brest, Paul Stanford University 3 7 143 2,168 289
53 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 5 8 236 1,254 658
54 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 7 15 224 1,794 220
55 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 9 9 415 504 482
56 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 10 15 321 1,173 303
57 Moore, Michael S. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 7 18 116 1,662 809
58 Donley, Greer University of Pittsburgh 7 2 405 11 911
59 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 10 8 271 175 1,380
60 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 10 19 303 1,140 335
61 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 4 4 459 113 535
62 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 9 14 257 1,372 338
63 Rebouche, Rachel University of Texas at Austin 7 5 358 64 1,019
64 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 6 16 141 2,088 214
65 Goldberg, John C.P. Harvard University 7 12 307 1,040 375
66 Zipursky, Benjamin C. Fordham University 8 12 291 1,051 427
67 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 9 8 271 948 562
68 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 7 14 265 1,223 275
69 Leiter, Brian University of Chicago 10 16 237 974 614
70 Fletcher, George P. Columbia University School of Law 7 15 138 1,772 357
71 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 6 15 121 1,597 569
72 Levinson, Daryl New York University 5 7 274 1,002 363
73 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 5 3 438 50 449
74 Murray, Melissa New York University 7 1 437 2 483
75 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 7 13 109 1,539 625
76 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 7 14 207 1,280 372
77 Berman, Mitchell N. University of Pennsylvania 9 8 325 689 344
78 McLeod, Allegra Georgetown University 4 3 321 92 893
79 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 5 6 316 428 585
80 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 4 4 244 882 514
81 Finnis, John University of Notre Dame 5 13 108 469 1,497
82 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 7 11 207 1,343 249
83 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 7 9 165 1,359 404
84 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 7 8 312 813 198
85 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 7 20 144 1,596 275
86 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 7 11 138 1,656 230
87 Tobia, Kevin Georgetown University 8 1 357 10 683
88 Kronman, Anthony T. Yale University 6 13 110 1,586 403
89 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 6 19 120 1,443 477
90 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 8 12 257 783 426
91 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 3 5 93 2,026 87
92 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 10 10 308 302 586
93 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 4 10 150 1,571 172
94 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 5 8 166 1,313 312
95 Re, Richard M. Harvard University 9 5 329 171 557
96 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 2 2 312 672 171
97 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 4 4 375 68 398
98 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 5 9 148 1,430 228
99 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 5 11 143 1,373 299
100 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 4 3 164 684 818