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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 12 12 888 1,650 1,202
2 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 7 11 536 2,140 492
3 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 7 410 1,600 1,451
4 Baude, William University of Chicago 9 4 787 214 796
5 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 6 384 1,606 1,403
6 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 11 18 461 1,785 686
7 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 8 12 529 569 419
8 Finkelman, Paul Albany Law School 10 20 277 1,185 1,018
9 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 8 9 366 1,193 574
10 Eskridge, William Yale University 10 16 276 1,817 426
11 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 8 9 326 1,151 691
12 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 291 35 1,749
13 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 11 11 371 777 361
14 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 9 10 347 789 410
15 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 6 18 176 1,526 540
16 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 8 13 229 1,408 294
17 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 9 12 304 800 422
18 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 6 10 229 1,219 389
19 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 8 18 160 1,337 561
20 Gordon, Robert W. Stanford University 6 13 155 1,608 333
21 Horwitz, Morton J. Harvard University 6 13 167 1,450 409
22 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 7 5 396 140 501
23 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 11 231 1,022 463
24 Friedman, Barry New York University 7 9 223 1,189 246
25 McLeod, Allegra Georgetown University 4 2 301 87 841
26 White, G. Edward University of Virginia 8 17 191 1,152 381
27 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 2 2 430 66 228
28 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 8 13 179 1,132 358
29 Blackhawk, Maggie New York University 5 3 357 53 448
30 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 4 3 352 318 202
31 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 5 6 302 392 237
32 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 7 4 302 93 497
33 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 8 6 325 158 325
34 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 13 153 982 351
35 Resnik, Judith Yale University 5 7 217 770 235
36 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 6 7 240 684 198
37 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 5 7 116 1,117 384
38 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 6 9 154 469 781
39 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 4 7 129 1,322 136
40 Chin, Gabriel J. University of California, Davis 8 8 242 340 479
41 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 1 334 3 305
42 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 7 16 137 1,057 256
43 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 9 7 267 347 266
44 Flaherty, Martin S. Fordham University 5 8 140 1,100 181
45 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 11 237 540 204
46 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 5 7 165 795 290
47 Murray, Melissa New York University 6 2 272 78 253
48 Siegel, Neil S. Texas A&M University 8 9 219 250 333
49 Sitaraman, Ganesh Vanderbilt University 5 4 254 147 220
50 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 6 7 189 474 219
51 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 4 4 206 426 157
52 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 10 131 692 249
53 Langbein, John H. Yale University 6 8 120 767 226
54 Alschuler, Albert W. University of Chicago 4 7 134 710 209
55 Lash, Kurt T. University of Richmond 8 12 145 582 250
56 Whittington, Keith E. Yale University 6 9 178 355 297
57 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 5 8 174 460 207
58 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 5 5 191 233 298
59 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 4 8 75 974 156
60 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 6 8 159 519 150
61 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 5 7 168 441 177
62 Manning, John F. Harvard University 5 7 167 526 103
63 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 7 7 144 367 329
64 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 6 10 128 432 342
65 Hamburger, Philip Columbia University School of Law 7 9 154 502 147
66 Luban, David J. Georgetown University 3 4 43 270 872
67 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 5 11 86 782 202
68 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 7 6 138 116 549
69 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 4 4 189 38 362
70 Ablavsky, Gregory Stanford University 5 4 195 92 254
71 Peller, Gary Georgetown University 4 5 57 760 293
72 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 5 7 91 630 246
73 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 6 4 180 82 311
74 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 6 8 154 331 183
75 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 6 9 148 409 137
76 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 4 8 82 799 93
77 Coffee, John C. Jr. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 65 706 250
78 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 6 7 155 221 257
79 Colby, Thomas George Washington University 5 5 161 299 161
80 Forbath, William E. University of Texas at Austin 6 10 98 497 253
81 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 3 35 173 835
82 Wendel, W. Bradley Cornell University 4 4 53 111 799
83 Schwartz, David S. University of Wisconsin-Madison 8 4 164 60 315
84 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 6 10 124 428 160
85 Kaczorowski, Robert J. Fordham University 6 11 97 523 196
86 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 10 99 513 183
87 Yeazell, Stephen C. University of California, Los Angeles 5 8 42 721 220
88 Woolhandler, Ann University of Virginia 5 4 143 332 96
89 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 3 9 59 704 146
90 Kent, James A. Fordham University 5 4 160 84 215
91 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 5 5 99 465 153
92 Burbank, Stephen B. University of Pennsylvania 7 8 140 323 81
93 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 5 4 176 54 157
94 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 6 7 93 510 116
95 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 5 7 120 335 146
96 Hasday, Jill Elaine University of Minnesota 4 5 93 440 179
97 Mikhail, John Georgetown University 7 3 168 83 137
98 Rabban, David M. University of Texas at Austin 5 8 72 574 141
99 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 4 4 139 178 184
100 Harrison, John University of Virginia 4 6 93 489 119