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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 21 39 1,326 9,652 3,064
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 22 19 1,496 3,215 2,057
3 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 3 4 567 1,445 7,194
4 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 19 24 1,126 3,154 1,312
5 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 17 30 794 3,601 2,147
6 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 12 34 504 5,938 1,224
7 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 16 18 962 3,413 1,251
8 Baude, William University of Chicago 15 9 1,388 522 1,330
9 Eskridge, William Yale University 14 25 762 4,464 771
10 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 9 30 476 4,351 897
11 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 8 16 384 4,759 908
12 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 10 25 340 3,269 1,388
13 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 13 13 660 1,660 1,041
14 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 10 24 690 1,764 794
15 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 14 20 643 2,057 746
16 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 8 12 486 2,986 651
17 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 12 16 538 2,310 899
18 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 11 7 890 314 920
19 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 23 546 2,108 786
20 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 5 21 161 4,403 425
21 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 23 265 3,197 884
22 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 7 14 347 2,974 621
23 Manning, John F. Harvard University 8 14 610 1,677 358
24 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 10 20 335 1,463 1,586
25 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 8 26 213 3,430 394
26 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 25 272 2,790 664
27 Luban, David J. Georgetown University 9 22 228 2,006 1,478
28 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 8 14 336 2,151 648
29 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 7 13 307 2,082 727
30 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 380 1,978 413
31 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 7 11 258 988 1,805
32 Green, Bruce A. Fordham University 10 23 319 1,774 709
33 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 23 279 1,757 899
34 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 8 306 2,065 506
35 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 10 17 437 1,325 528
36 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 8 4 509 334 821
37 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 9 12 371 1,518 350
38 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 10 17 344 1,610 374
39 Robinson, Paul H. University of Pennsylvania 10 14 293 1,631 515
40 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 6 26 177 2,072 578
41 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 9 16 397 1,063 418
42 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 12 11 440 634 556
43 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 7 7 416 999 334
44 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 4 6 384 912 556
45 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 5 7 495 225 570
46 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 6 447 727 331
47 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 6 11 264 1,707 304
48 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 5 245 1,536 546
49 Wendel, W. Bradley Cornell University 8 14 189 702 1,542
50 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 3 1 528 4 496
51 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 3 6 94 291 2,226
52 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 9 9 409 504 473
53 Brest, Paul Stanford University 3 7 135 2,168 301
54 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 7 15 221 1,795 212
55 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 5 8 232 1,254 635
56 Moore, Michael S. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 6 18 111 1,662 821
57 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 10 15 304 1,173 311
58 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 9 14 251 1,372 352
59 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 4 4 447 115 531
60 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 10 8 254 175 1,384
61 Zipursky, Benjamin C. Fordham University 8 12 290 1,051 424
62 Donley, Greer University of Pittsburgh 7 2 390 11 873
63 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 6 16 137 2,088 219
64 Goldberg, John C.P. Harvard University 7 12 303 1,040 359
65 Rebouche, Rachel University of Texas at Austin 6 5 347 64 1,009
66 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 10 18 290 1,109 337
67 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 9 8 266 948 555
68 Leiter, Brian University of Chicago 10 16 233 974 628
69 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 7 14 256 1,223 280
70 Fletcher, George P. Columbia University School of Law 6 15 136 1,772 358
71 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 6 15 121 1,596 581
72 Levinson, Daryl New York University 5 7 269 1,002 357
73 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 7 13 107 1,539 622
74 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 5 3 423 51 436
75 McLeod, Allegra Georgetown University 4 3 313 92 899
76 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 7 14 197 1,280 371
77 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 4 4 240 882 513
78 Murray, Melissa New York University 7 1 419 2 435
79 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 6 11 203 1,343 258
80 Berman, Mitchell N. University of Pennsylvania 9 8 306 689 340
81 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 5 6 307 428 569
82 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 7 9 161 1,359 411
83 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 7 20 140 1,596 286
84 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 7 8 305 813 201
85 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 7 11 139 1,669 228
86 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 8 12 255 783 428
87 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 5 19 117 1,443 493
88 Kronman, Anthony T. Yale University 6 13 107 1,586 406
89 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 3 5 91 2,026 85
90 Tobia, Kevin Georgetown University 8 1 340 10 686
91 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 5 8 162 1,313 318
92 Finnis, John University of Notre Dame 5 13 103 469 1,340
93 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 4 10 143 1,571 171
94 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 10 10 295 303 550
95 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 4 3 163 684 832
96 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 2 2 305 672 170
97 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 5 11 140 1,373 300
98 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 5 9 145 1,430 215
99 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 4 9 60 1,455 584
100 Tamanaha, Brian Z. Washington University 5 10 126 537 1,069