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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 36 1,514 6,510 1,460
2 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 19 16 1,171 669 912
3 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 12 15 708 2,580 557
4 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 12 13 915 1,418 589
5 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 16 18 744 1,511 627
6 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 10 9 618 1,961 700
7 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 15 12 690 1,466 464
8 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 10 19 411 2,820 343
9 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 12 14 581 895 1,212
10 Stewart, Richard B. 8 15 285 2,594 582
11 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 11 12 519 1,327 588
12 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 14 488 1,097 504
13 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 7 6 642 428 374
14 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 8 406 1,732 196
15 Kagan, Elena U.S. Supreme Court 2 2 430 1,362 301
16 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 10 468 1,074 352
17 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 11 11 370 1,568 323
18 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 9 20 291 1,909 296
19 Manning, John F. Harvard University 7 8 408 1,293 237
20 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 13 9 539 184 564
21 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 9 15 307 1,267 342
22 Davis, Kenneth Culp 6 21 166 2,070 270
23 Reich, Charles A. 1 1 133 2,333 166
24 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 6 16 211 1,668 258
25 Barnett, Kent Ohio State University 11 11 456 321 207
26 Levin, Ronald Mark Washington University 10 16 267 1,071 383
27 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 8 6 283 933 421
28 O'Connell, Anne Joseph Stanford University 9 8 368 629 270
29 Mortenson, Julian Davis University of Michigan 5 4 481 71 230
30 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 9 15 287 900 358
31 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 9 18 230 1,266 270
32 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 3 1 249 18 1,242
33 Seidenfeld, Mark B. Florida State University 7 16 191 1,501 152
34 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 5 6 289 868 247
35 Monaghan, Henry P. 2 3 253 1,235 76
36 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 4 334 315 515
37 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 7 12 269 847 279
38 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 5 6 274 716 321
39 Stack, Kevin M. Vanderbilt University 9 9 322 401 334
40 Stephenson, Matthew C. Harvard University 9 10 249 786 240
41 Beermann, Jack Michael Boston University 8 11 264 631 260
42 Zaring, David 9 14 217 689 423
43 Mendelson, Nina A. University of Michigan 8 10 234 824 225
44 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 8 15 180 1,023 291
45 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 248 729 226
46 Watts, Kathryn 7 10 258 661 194
47 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 7 5 350 72 276
48 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 7 10 163 1,022 289
49 Jaffe, Louis L. 5 16 79 1,623 138
50 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 13 230 627 307
51 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 7 14 166 941 188
52 Verkuil, Paul R. Administrative Conference of the United States 6 13 126 1,138 179
53 Friendly, Henry J. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 3 7 100 1,343 89
54 Gersen, Jacob Harvard University 9 9 212 578 166
55 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 5 2 235 15 559
56 Gellhorn, Ernest 5 11 81 1,177 164
57 Bamzai, Aditya University of Virginia 6 4 245 96 352
58 Parrillo, Nicholas Richard Yale University 7 3 271 60 254
59 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 5 248 264 163
60 Deacon, Daniel T. University of Michigan 4 3 264 87 243
61 Weingast, Barry R. 4 4 118 898 186
62 Bremer, Emily University of Notre Dame 9 5 230 87 372
63 Michaels, Jon D. University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 193 381 281
64 Lehr, David 3 2 212 102 433
65 Noll, Roger G. 2 4 104 904 215
66 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 5 8 167 629 119
67 Simon, William Hackett 5 7 94 910 151
68 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 6 178 295 269
69 Asimow, Michael 6 13 104 686 260
70 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 5 10 150 454 236
71 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 4 3 216 110 235
72 Bruff, Harold H. University of Colorado Boulder 5 11 59 1,011 156
73 Schwartz, Bernard 3 16 40 1,084 163
74 Livermore, Michael A. University of Virginia 6 8 161 361 224
75 Levy, Richard E. University of Kansas 7 6 139 536 149
76 Robinson, Glen O. University of Virginia 3 8 46 1,024 139
77 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 2 1 238 11 142
78 Elliott, E. Donald 4 11 92 805 104
79 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 4 3 166 136 340
80 Bamberger, Kenneth A. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 147 420 170
81 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 8 8 172 295 152
82 Noah, Lars University of Florida 7 13 127 580 88
83 Krishnakumar, Anita Georgetown University 5 3 216 72 129
84 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 100 567 210
85 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 9 73 326 549
86 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader U.S. Supreme Court 1 2 81 533 327
87 Hammond, Emily George Washington University 7 8 154 265 213
88 Herz, Michael E. Yeshiva University 6 10 123 471 170
89 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 4 2 185 78 231
90 Walters, Daniel E. Texas A&M University 7 5 189 55 227
91 Wurman, Ilan University of Minnesota 4 2 220 12 119
92 Ferejohn, John A. New York University 3 3 153 349 124
93 Cross, Frank B. 4 6 73 656 207
94 Anthony, Robert A. 4 9 62 877 53
95 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 4 3 191 108 135
96 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 7 9 120 437 163
97 Tiller, Emerson H. Northwestern University 4 8 76 627 200
98 Schrag, Philip G. Georgetown University 3 3 124 409 165
99 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 4 6 116 553 65
100 Shane, Peter M. New York University 6 9 117 397 196