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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 12 12 848 1,650 1,217
2 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 7 11 523 2,140 486
3 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 7 406 1,600 1,427
4 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 6 379 1,606 1,375
5 Baude, William University of Chicago 9 4 745 217 763
6 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 11 18 449 1,785 676
7 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 9 9 355 1,250 715
8 Finkelman, Paul Albany Law School 9 20 271 1,193 1,024
9 Eskridge, William Yale University 10 16 274 1,817 431
10 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 8 12 500 569 422
11 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 8 9 344 1,192 556
12 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 285 35 1,734
13 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 11 11 353 777 352
14 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 6 18 175 1,522 519
15 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 9 9 326 770 399
16 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 9 12 302 800 426
17 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 8 13 217 1,408 289
18 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 6 10 218 1,219 390
19 Gordon, Robert W. Stanford University 6 13 151 1,608 332
20 Horwitz, Morton J. Harvard University 6 13 163 1,450 408
21 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 11 222 1,023 451
22 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 7 18 149 1,269 540
23 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 7 5 369 141 476
24 Friedman, Barry New York University 7 9 218 1,189 234
25 McLeod, Allegra Georgetown University 4 2 293 87 847
26 White, G. Edward University of Virginia 8 17 189 1,152 381
27 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 2 2 420 66 236
28 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 8 13 173 1,137 352
29 Blackhawk, Maggie New York University 5 2 344 49 448
30 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 4 3 344 318 201
31 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 5 6 293 392 227
32 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 13 150 982 356
33 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 6 9 152 469 782
34 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 7 4 282 94 495
35 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 6 7 232 684 195
36 Resnik, Judith Yale University 5 7 207 770 234
37 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 5 7 111 1,117 382
38 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 8 6 308 158 286
39 Chin, Gabriel J. University of California, Davis 8 8 235 340 468
40 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 4 7 122 1,322 136
41 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 7 16 135 1,057 283
42 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 1 324 3 316
43 Flaherty, Martin S. Fordham University 5 8 136 1,100 174
44 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 9 7 253 347 271
45 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 11 221 540 205
46 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 4 7 144 791 259
47 Murray, Melissa New York University 6 2 264 78 257
48 Siegel, Neil S. Texas A&M University 8 9 213 250 333
49 Sitaraman, Ganesh Vanderbilt University 5 4 251 147 224
50 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 6 7 183 474 219
51 Whittington, Keith E. Yale University 6 10 181 379 302
52 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 10 131 692 248
53 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 4 4 197 426 165
54 Langbein, John H. Yale University 6 8 117 767 223
55 Lash, Kurt T. University of Richmond 8 12 143 582 247
56 Alschuler, Albert W. University of Chicago 4 7 127 710 208
57 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 5 8 161 460 216
58 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 5 5 184 233 305
59 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 4 8 74 974 151
60 Manning, John F. Harvard University 5 7 164 526 102
61 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 5 7 157 441 180
62 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 5 8 150 519 143
63 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 7 7 138 367 330
64 Hamburger, Philip Columbia University School of Law 7 9 148 502 146
65 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 6 6 135 116 551
66 Luban, David J. Georgetown University 3 4 39 270 865
67 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 5 11 83 782 193
68 Ablavsky, Gregory Stanford University 5 4 194 92 250
69 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 6 10 118 432 297
70 Peller, Gary Georgetown University 4 5 55 760 295
71 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 6 4 175 82 325
72 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 5 7 91 630 237
73 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 4 4 172 40 367
74 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 4 8 82 799 93
75 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 6 7 155 221 251
76 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 6 8 148 331 185
77 Colby, Thomas George Washington University 5 5 159 299 160
78 Coffee, John C. Jr. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 64 706 252
79 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 6 9 142 409 138
80 Forbath, William E. University of Texas at Austin 6 10 96 497 251
81 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 6 10 123 428 163
82 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 3 35 173 815
83 Wendel, W. Bradley Cornell University 4 4 52 111 786
84 Kaczorowski, Robert J. Fordham University 6 11 95 523 196
85 Schwartz, David S. University of Wisconsin-Madison 8 4 158 60 300
86 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 10 98 513 182
87 Paul, Sanjukta M. University of Michigan 3 2 195 33 140
88 Yeazell, Stephen C. University of California, Los Angeles 5 8 40 721 218
89 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 3 9 58 704 142
90 Woolhandler, Ann University of Virginia 5 4 137 332 96
91 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 5 5 98 465 151
92 Burbank, Stephen B. University of Pennsylvania 7 8 137 323 80
93 Kent, James A. Fordham University 5 4 154 84 208
94 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 5 4 171 54 153
95 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 6 7 92 510 118
96 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 5 7 119 335 146
97 Hasday, Jill Elaine University of Minnesota 4 5 90 440 180
98 Winter, Steven L. Wayne State University 3 6 77 641 63
99 Crepelle, Adam Loyola University Chicago 8 2 166 16 181
100 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 7 3 165 83 125