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Last Updated: September 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 14 28 679 2,617 1,210
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 12 23 449 2,551 1,232
3 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 10 27 461 2,120 993
4 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 10 20 418 2,171 1,060
5 Sax, Joseph L. 7 21 256 3,756 375
6 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 9 15 423 1,096 909
7 Gunther, Gerald 1 1 162 3,211 106
8 Stewart, Richard B. 6 20 136 2,841 425
9 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 10 10 325 1,594 661
10 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 6 26 171 2,361 589
11 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 314 1,116 885
12 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 7 22 201 1,623 856
13 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 8 9 236 1,823 388
14 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 12 15 382 753 537
15 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 10 14 317 1,275 357
16 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 9 17 263 974 699
17 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 12 11 330 582 662
18 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 8 86 2,442 88
19 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 4 409 225 517
20 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 9 12 264 844 498
21 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 6 14 195 1,432 189
22 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 17 171 1,283 331
23 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 12 178 1,199 248
24 Scalia, Antonin U.S. Supreme Court 4 4 231 1,064 133
25 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 8 151 185 1,252
26 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 7 20 125 1,283 360
27 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 9 17 213 827 348
28 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 121 60 1,342
29 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 16 122 1,103 340
30 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 11 187 830 217
31 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 295 141 259
32 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 160 934 156
33 Houck, Oliver A. 5 20 98 1,144 236
34 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 9 12 198 338 494
35 Wilkinson, Charles 5 16 108 1,179 154
36 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 6 13 168 603 367
37 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 10 9 199 214 541
38 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 5 12 100 1,060 232
39 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 9 181 319 513
40 Bullard, Robert D. 6 9 86 212 1,037
41 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 7 12 148 542 458
42 Gunningham, Neil 3 7 23 205 1,317
43 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 169 811 105
44 Thompson, Barton H. Jr. Stanford University 6 17 108 988 208
45 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 210 556 137
46 Weingast, Barry R. 4 5 117 911 221
47 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 11 105 951 232
48 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 8 15 143 542 382
49 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 2 2 147 692 231
50 Dana, David Northwestern University 6 14 131 642 327
51 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 6 10 113 802 233
52 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 12 140 549 325
53 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 5 16 84 946 211
54 Noll, Roger G. 2 3 105 881 175
55 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 164 453 263
56 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 86 478 566
57 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 172 135 453
58 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 2 214 12 373
59 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 6 14 124 526 312
60 Huffman, James L. 5 16 83 745 287
61 Freeman, Alan David 1 2 94 859 126
62 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 110 722 164
63 Nolon, John R. Pace University 6 13 128 510 255
64 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 9 11 161 356 230
65 Cross, Frank B. 3 14 63 990 113
66 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 146 511 156
67 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 13 80 654 312
68 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 59 335 693
69 Markell, David L. 7 11 149 451 169
70 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 6 9 120 517 242
71 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 6 11 111 444 337
72 Light, Sarah E. 7 5 174 112 346
73 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 178 307 155
74 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 6 12 90 654 232
75 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 6 12 107 536 259
76 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 7 11 114 416 325
77 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 123 514 199
78 Coggins, George Cameron 3 20 41 1,022 112
79 Harper Ho, Virginia City University of Hong Kong 5 3 175 23 389
80 Cole, Luke W. 4 10 67 649 318
81 Frickey, Philip P. 4 4 118 656 77
82 Stankey, George H. 1 1 1 4 1,168
83 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 6 12 89 552 265
84 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 14 102 543 208
85 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 137 21 518
86 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 8 93 487 300
87 Babcock, Hope M. 5 12 101 482 262
88 Adler, Robert W. 5 13 90 543 254
89 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 4 16 64 870 77
90 Garnett, Nicole Stelle University of Notre Dame 5 11 85 491 283
91 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 43 911 98
92 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 127 212 322
93 Boyd, William University of California, Los Angeles 6 5 154 186 217
94 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 66 718 144
95 Ferrey, Steven Suffolk University 5 13 99 500 178
96 Burger, Michael 5 8 146 180 251
97 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 103 78 541
98 Uhlmann, David M. 5 5 123 231 306
99 Archer, Deborah N. New York University 2 2 166 6 315
100 Schleicher, David Yale University 6 4 155 160 221