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Last Updated: September 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 4 490 4,757 978
2 Bell, Derrick 5 19 710 2,750 810
3 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 9 25 312 3,284 716
4 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 3 5 326 2,076 463
5 Rhode, Deborah L. 11 19 309 1,509 736
6 Harris, Cheryl I. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 424 748 839
7 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 6 14 229 1,793 195
8 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 7 20 150 1,643 669
9 Hamilton, Neil University of St. Thomas 10 14 260 466 1,105
10 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 14 157 1,952 232
11 Edelman, Marc 9 10 288 255 1,132
12 Parker, Christine 2 3 19 25 2,384
13 Black, Derek Wayne University of South Carolina 10 13 302 393 753
14 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 8 16 181 1,336 382
15 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 2 2 28 10 2,209
16 Ryan, James E. University of Virginia 8 15 161 1,400 347
17 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 1 1 24 7 2,170
18 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 2 7 78 2,032 107
19 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 5 14 103 925 767
20 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 4 3 268 742 147
21 Nance, Jason P. Southern Methodist University 9 8 178 215 997
22 Wilkins, David Brian Harvard University 6 14 165 1,213 164
23 Gordon, Robert W. Stanford University 5 9 144 1,191 270
24 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 6 16 157 821 509
25 Heise, Michael Cornell University 7 15 118 846 644
26 Schauer, Frederick 7 12 192 641 485
27 Lawrence, Charles R. 5 11 147 1,205 155
28 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 5 5 161 240 939
29 Deo, Meera Southwestern Law School 11 8 261 169 528
30 Krieger, Lawrence S. Florida State University 6 6 171 569 575
31 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 4 12 178 934 204
32 Priest, George L. 3 5 150 1,169 86
33 Edwards, Harry T. New York University 3 11 79 1,433 54
34 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 6 13 130 750 374
35 Leong, Nancy University of Denver 5 4 173 149 704
36 Klein, Benjamin 1 1 141 1,023 77
37 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 8 182 515 303
38 Zirkel, Perry A. 5 14 138 586 431
39 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 5 14 103 768 425
40 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 6 4 221 36 522
41 Joy, Peter A. Washington University 5 15 115 816 290
42 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 6 88 1,153 79
43 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 3 7 107 612 465
44 Frank, Jerome 5 8 85 1,092 130
45 Holden, John T. 8 2 181 6 644
46 Guinier, Lani 4 9 135 802 140
47 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 118 817 168
48 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 136 279 461
49 Carrington, Paul D. 2 18 38 1,156 119
50 Moran, Rachel F. Texas A&M University 7 12 113 608 243
51 Black, Charles L. Jr. 2 5 79 923 121
52 Karst, Kenneth L. 4 12 31 1,087 178
53 Olivas, Michael A. 3 15 42 891 287
54 Sander, Richard H. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 94 703 200
55 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 4 10 97 786 97
56 Klare, Karl E. Northeastern University 3 4 85 782 150
57 Tushnet, Mark V. 2 8 40 1,061 103
58 Driver, Justin Yale University 4 1 201 51 266
59 Cullen, Francis T. 4 7 43 126 908
60 Archer, Deborah N. New York University 5 3 153 66 461
61 Davis, Timothy X. Wake Forest University 4 11 60 355 608
62 Kidder, William C. 6 11 94 513 309
63 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 3 5 70 894 74
64 Lopez, Gerald University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 84 767 119
65 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 2 1 227 15 107
66 Organ, Jerome University of St. Thomas 5 7 177 156 201
67 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 4 5 95 662 123
68 Abel, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 5 8 61 659 272
69 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 3 5 87 694 122
70 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 2 7 44 923 105
71 Wilson, Erika K. New York University 7 5 174 97 244
72 Shapiro, Fred R. Yale University 5 6 127 438 152
73 Chang, Robert S. University of California, Irvine 4 9 90 489 272
74 Greenawalt, Kent 4 10 67 722 163
75 McDougal, Myres S. 3 5 45 917 77
76 Liu, Goodwin 5 8 108 462 191
77 Ingber, Stanley 3 6 76 703 122
78 Keet, Michaela 2 3 14 29 1,002
79 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 3 113 484 138
80 Cohen, Felix S. 2 2 65 388 438
81 Fuller, L. L. 3 7 29 280 693
82 Snidal, Duncan 2 2 113 477 136
83 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 6 8 97 550 134
84 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 7 69 548 254
85 Merritt, Deborah Jones Ohio State University 5 11 83 553 174
86 Curcio, Andrea Anne Georgia State University 7 10 134 309 153
87 Cramton, Roger C. 3 14 28 961 45
88 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 7 92 508 157
89 Wizner, Stephen Yale University 5 10 86 476 203
90 McCann, Michael A. University of New Hampshire 5 4 87 97 516
91 Brown, Kevin D. University of South Carolina 5 12 72 488 226
92 Hess, Gerald F. 6 10 78 494 193
93 Schuck, Peter H. Yale University 3 7 51 568 250
94 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 5 3 134 141 252
95 Feingold, Jonathan Boston University 6 2 126 24 388
96 Brooks, Susan L. Drexel University 8 8 113 213 273
97 Robinson, Kimberly Jenkins University of Virginia 8 7 140 210 129
98 Strossen, Nadine New York Law School 3 10 48 657 149
99 Mack, Julian W. 1 2 47 785 44
100 Sheldon, Kennon M. 3 2 111 165 299