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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 14 28 672 2,569 1,227
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 12 23 444 2,555 1,253
3 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 10 27 456 2,124 1,026
4 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 10 20 409 2,171 1,091
5 Sax, Joseph L. 7 21 251 3,754 392
6 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 9 16 419 1,113 956
7 Gunther, Gerald 1 1 158 3,211 107
8 Stewart, Richard B. 6 20 134 2,839 436
9 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 10 10 318 1,594 682
10 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 6 26 171 2,378 580
11 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 314 1,120 947
12 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 7 22 200 1,624 910
13 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 8 9 231 1,823 366
14 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 12 15 375 752 544
15 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 5 12 236 1,830 235
16 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 10 14 313 1,275 364
17 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 12 11 321 582 676
18 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 8 82 2,442 96
19 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 4 401 225 556
20 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 9 12 255 844 513
21 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 7 15 227 822 592
22 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 6 14 194 1,432 178
23 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 17 171 1,283 361
24 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 8 147 185 1,298
25 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 12 176 1,199 251
26 Scalia, Antonin U.S. Supreme Court 4 4 226 1,064 121
27 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 7 20 124 1,284 379
28 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 9 17 211 827 352
29 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 116 60 1,461
30 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 16 121 1,108 309
31 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 11 183 836 219
32 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 289 141 268
33 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 9 12 195 338 515
34 Houck, Oliver A. 5 20 94 1,144 247
35 Wilkinson, Charles 5 16 107 1,179 153
36 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 6 13 163 603 406
37 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 153 934 153
38 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 9 178 318 575
39 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 10 9 198 215 558
40 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 7 12 146 542 485
41 Bullard, Robert D. 6 9 86 213 1,053
42 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 169 811 109
43 Thompson, Barton H. Jr. Stanford University 6 17 107 988 209
44 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 11 103 951 235
45 Weingast, Barry R. 4 5 115 911 213
46 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 200 556 125
47 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 7 15 139 543 396
48 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 2 2 140 692 219
49 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 12 137 549 345
50 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 6 10 110 802 242
51 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 5 16 84 948 223
52 Gunningham, Neil 3 7 23 205 1,176
53 Dana, David Northwestern University 6 14 118 640 333
54 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 161 453 286
55 Noll, Roger G. 2 3 103 881 170
56 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 85 478 589
57 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 169 135 466
58 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 6 14 123 526 316
59 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 2 207 12 379
60 Huffman, James L. 5 16 82 745 291
61 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 110 722 172
62 Freeman, Alan David 1 2 93 859 129
63 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 9 11 159 356 243
64 Nolon, John R. Pace University 6 13 126 510 262
65 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 145 511 164
66 Cross, Frank B. 3 14 63 990 117
67 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 13 77 654 347
68 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 57 335 719
69 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 6 9 117 518 257
70 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 6 11 109 444 356
71 Markell, David L. 7 11 144 445 176
72 Cole, Luke W. 4 10 67 649 352
73 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 7 11 114 416 335
74 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 6 12 88 654 243
75 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 174 307 158
76 Light, Sarah E. 7 5 168 112 354
77 Harper Ho, Virginia City University of Hong Kong 5 3 175 23 394
78 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 6 12 102 536 269
79 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 121 514 197
80 Coggins, George Cameron 3 20 41 1,022 110
81 Frickey, Philip P. 4 4 116 656 73
82 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 6 12 87 552 282
83 Babcock, Hope M. 5 12 100 482 274
84 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 8 92 487 304
85 Adler, Robert W. 5 13 90 543 257
86 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 131 21 534
87 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 14 99 543 202
88 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 4 16 63 870 77
89 Garnett, Nicole Stelle University of Notre Dame 5 11 84 491 284
90 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 124 212 343
91 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 43 911 99
92 Stein, Amy L. University of Florida 6 6 90 88 606
93 Freyfogle, Eric T. 4 16 47 792 174
94 Uhlmann, David M. 5 5 122 231 328
95 Boyd, William University of California, Los Angeles 6 5 151 186 221
96 Burger, Michael 5 8 144 180 259
97 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 100 78 561
98 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 7 9 131 256 245
99 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 66 718 144
100 Ferrey, Steven Suffolk University 5 13 99 499 173