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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 14 29 663 2,622 1,212
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 12 23 439 2,555 1,248
3 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 10 27 448 2,124 1,003
4 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 10 20 403 2,171 1,081
5 Sax, Joseph L. 7 21 246 3,754 394
6 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 9 16 410 1,113 955
7 Gunther, Gerald 1 1 154 3,211 112
8 Stewart, Richard B. 6 20 132 2,839 452
9 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 10 10 315 1,594 671
10 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 6 26 170 2,383 578
11 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 308 1,120 941
12 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 7 22 196 1,624 929
13 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 8 9 229 1,823 353
14 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 12 15 371 752 551
15 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 5 12 232 1,830 230
16 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 10 14 305 1,275 356
17 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 12 11 313 582 681
18 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 8 82 2,442 98
19 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 394 225 558
20 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 9 12 254 844 514
21 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 6 14 191 1,432 173
22 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 7 15 220 822 564
23 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 17 164 1,283 365
24 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 12 175 1,199 242
25 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 8 143 185 1,296
26 Scalia, Antonin U.S. Supreme Court 4 4 224 1,064 118
27 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 7 20 123 1,284 379
28 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 9 17 211 827 337
29 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 111 60 1,444
30 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 16 121 1,108 313
31 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 11 180 830 213
32 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 9 12 194 338 518
33 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 280 141 277
34 Houck, Oliver A. 5 20 94 1,144 246
35 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 6 13 159 603 413
36 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 9 175 318 586
37 Wilkinson, Charles 5 16 106 1,179 147
38 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 149 934 157
39 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 7 12 146 542 495
40 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 10 9 193 214 548
41 Bullard, Robert D. 6 9 86 213 1,048
42 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 163 811 112
43 Thompson, Barton H. Jr. Stanford University 6 17 106 988 212
44 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 11 103 951 240
45 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 7 15 138 543 410
46 Weingast, Barry R. 4 5 111 911 206
47 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 190 556 128
48 Gunningham, Neil 3 7 23 205 1,211
49 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 12 135 549 356
50 Dana, David Northwestern University 6 14 121 642 323
51 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 2 2 137 692 209
52 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 6 10 106 802 249
53 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 5 16 83 948 217
54 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 158 453 280
55 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 85 478 596
56 Noll, Roger G. 2 3 100 881 166
57 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 166 135 473
58 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 6 14 122 526 311
59 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 2 205 12 374
60 Huffman, James L. 5 16 81 745 295
61 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 110 722 165
62 Freeman, Alan David 1 2 91 859 130
63 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 9 11 157 356 245
64 Nolon, John R. Pace University 6 13 125 510 254
65 Cross, Frank B. 3 14 61 990 117
66 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 13 77 653 336
67 Markell, David L. 7 11 148 451 172
68 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 140 511 157
69 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 6 11 109 444 361
70 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 57 335 708
71 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 173 307 158
72 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 6 12 88 654 247
73 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 6 11 113 416 336
74 Cole, Luke W. 4 10 66 649 344
75 Harper Ho, Virginia City University of Hong Kong 5 3 172 23 398
76 Light, Sarah E. 7 5 164 112 353
77 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 6 12 102 536 265
78 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 119 514 201
79 Coggins, George Cameron 3 20 39 1,022 114
80 Frickey, Philip P. 4 4 116 656 75
81 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 6 12 86 552 287
82 Babcock, Hope M. 5 12 99 482 281
83 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 131 21 526
84 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 8 91 487 298
85 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 14 99 543 199
86 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 4 16 63 870 76
87 Adler, Robert W. 5 13 86 543 252
88 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 123 212 338
89 Garnett, Nicole Stelle University of Notre Dame 5 11 81 491 290
90 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 99 78 578
91 Stein, Amy L. University of Florida 6 6 90 88 601
92 Freyfogle, Eric T. 4 16 47 792 177
93 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 42 911 100
94 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 7 9 130 256 246
95 Boyd, William University of California, Los Angeles 6 5 150 186 212
96 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 6 8 102 432 220
97 Uhlmann, David M. 5 5 120 231 314
98 Burger, Michael 5 8 140 180 260
99 Infranca, John J. Suffolk University 5 5 132 79 387
100 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 66 718 139