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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 3 4 464 4,755 869
2 Bell, Derrick 6 20 699 2,812 822
3 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 9 26 305 3,330 702
4 Rhode, Deborah L. 11 20 331 1,552 865
5 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 3 5 311 2,076 478
6 Harris, Cheryl I. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 397 748 810
7 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 7 21 147 1,674 685
8 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 6 14 221 1,793 187
9 Hamilton, Neil University of St. Thomas 10 14 256 478 1,140
10 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 14 148 1,951 245
11 Edelman, Marc 9 10 270 255 1,089
12 Black, Derek Wayne University of South Carolina 10 13 292 394 756
13 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 8 16 174 1,336 443
14 Ryan, James E. University of Virginia 8 15 155 1,400 372
15 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 2 2 28 10 2,212
16 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 1 1 24 7 2,170
17 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 2 7 76 2,032 108
18 Nance, Jason P. Southern Methodist University 8 8 175 215 1,053
19 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 5 14 96 925 788
20 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 4 3 258 742 143
21 Wilkins, David Brian Harvard University 6 14 160 1,214 177
22 Heise, Michael Cornell University 7 15 117 846 693
23 Gordon, Robert W. Stanford University 5 9 141 1,193 269
24 Parker, Christine 2 3 19 25 1,845
25 Lawrence, Charles R. 5 11 146 1,205 154
26 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 6 15 145 790 524
27 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 5 5 154 240 922
28 Schauer, Frederick 7 11 178 583 492
29 Krieger, Lawrence S. Florida State University 6 6 168 569 519
30 Deo, Meera Southwestern Law School 10 8 239 169 524
31 Priest, George L. 3 5 146 1,169 82
32 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 4 12 168 934 170
33 Zirkel, Perry A. 6 14 146 586 560
34 Edwards, Harry T. New York University 3 11 77 1,433 61
35 Leong, Nancy University of Denver 5 4 171 150 705
36 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 6 13 124 750 383
37 Klein, Benjamin 1 1 137 1,023 72
38 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 6 4 205 36 564
39 Joy, Peter A. Washington University 5 15 108 816 313
40 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 6 85 1,153 84
41 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 5 14 88 768 390
42 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 8 167 515 240
43 Frank, Jerome 5 8 82 1,092 123
44 Guinier, Lani 4 9 127 802 152
45 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 115 817 167
46 Holden, John T. 8 2 172 6 581
47 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 3 7 98 611 370
48 Keet, Michaela 2 3 14 29 1,283
49 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 130 279 486
50 Moran, Rachel F. Texas A&M University 6 12 110 609 259
51 Carrington, Paul D. 2 18 37 1,154 117
52 Olivas, Michael A. 3 15 42 911 293
53 Black, Charles L. Jr. 2 5 74 923 120
54 Sander, Richard H. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 93 703 214
55 Karst, Kenneth L. 4 11 31 1,059 178
56 Cullen, Francis T. 4 7 42 126 957
57 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 4 10 90 787 114
58 Klare, Karl E. Northeastern University 3 4 83 782 151
59 Driver, Justin Yale University 4 1 191 51 281
60 Tushnet, Mark V. 2 8 39 1,060 104
61 Kidder, William C. 6 11 91 513 326
62 Lopez, Gerald University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 83 767 140
63 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 3 5 69 894 77
64 Davis, Timothy X. Wake Forest University 4 11 57 355 607
65 Archer, Deborah N. New York University 5 3 142 66 440
66 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 3 5 87 694 143
67 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 4 5 93 662 133
68 Wilson, Erika K. New York University 7 5 164 97 293
69 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 2 1 219 15 110
70 Abel, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 5 8 59 659 287
71 Organ, Jerome University of St. Thomas 5 8 171 164 192
72 Shapiro, Fred R. Yale University 5 6 123 438 173
73 McDougal, Myres S. 3 6 44 938 86
74 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 2 7 42 920 106
75 Chang, Robert S. University of California, Irvine 4 9 83 489 284
76 Ingber, Stanley 3 6 73 703 134
77 Greenawalt, Kent 4 10 63 721 161
78 Liu, Goodwin 5 8 103 462 197
79 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 3 112 484 140
80 Snidal, Duncan 2 2 112 477 138
81 Cohen, Felix S. 2 2 64 388 432
82 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 7 67 548 267
83 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 6 8 94 550 131
84 Curcio, Andrea Anne Georgia State University 7 10 130 309 166
85 Schuck, Peter H. Yale University 3 8 50 573 315
86 Merritt, Deborah Jones Ohio State University 5 11 79 553 177
87 Cramton, Roger C. 3 14 26 961 51
88 Fuller, L. L. 3 7 27 280 653
89 Wizner, Stephen Yale University 5 10 82 476 212
90 Brooks, Susan L. Drexel University 8 8 112 213 294
91 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 7 85 508 161
92 Brown, Kevin D. University of South Carolina 5 12 70 502 225
93 Hess, Gerald F. 6 10 74 494 209
94 Robinson, Kimberly Jenkins University of Virginia 8 7 135 210 138
95 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 5 3 117 141 286
96 Strossen, Nadine New York Law School 3 10 47 657 158
97 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 5 11 66 584 129
98 Friedland, Hadley 3 3 33 34 773
99 Mack, Julian W. 1 2 45 785 51
100 Ashar, Sameer M. University of California, Irvine 5 4 112 272 181