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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Warren, Samuel D. 1 1 672 5,235 1,045
2 Brandeis, Louis D. U.S. Supreme Court 1 1 672 5,235 1,045
3 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 10 19 355 3,487 1,135
4 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 349 932 3,298
5 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 165 750 2,997
6 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 12 171 1,720 713
7 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 9 17 186 1,387 716
8 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 300 338 964
9 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 6 8 147 637 1,356
10 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 24 1 2,487
11 Alston, Philip G. New York University 6 16 96 1,033 1,135
12 Henkin, Louis 4 13 80 1,443 599
13 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 7 14 106 1,596 232
14 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 112 635 942
15 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 132 650 734
16 Paust, Jordan 2 23 39 1,482 341
17 Slaughter, Anne-Marie 5 8 77 1,038 495
18 Donnelly, Jack 3 7 30 293 1,212
19 Weissbrodt, David S. 5 16 71 862 493
20 Shelton, Dinah 4 9 49 419 925
21 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 60 417 867
22 Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 2 5 110 975 125
23 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 5 80 109 1,010
24 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 2 6 55 1,261 96
25 Kalven, Harry Jr. 2 2 70 1,229 30
26 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 49 315 921
27 Hannum, Hurst 4 9 65 518 642
28 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 88 14 969
29 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 42 150 1,054
30 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 113 34 808
31 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 4 10 61 313 797
32 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 10 121 443 391
33 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 13 86 854 190
34 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 70 856 252
35 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 50 521 624
36 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 209 107 223
37 Schabas, William A. 3 12 42 465 684
38 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 6 8 110 230 554
39 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 119 622 150
40 Meron, Theodor New York University 5 9 51 827 260
41 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 96 777 84
42 Merry, Sally Engle 2 5 36 239 813
43 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 37 768 333
44 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 73 826 112
45 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 4 11 54 484 488
46 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 55 715 280
47 Sikkink, Kathryn 4 7 77 416 437
48 Benvenisti, Eyal University of Cambridge 4 9 72 402 447
49 Perlin, Michael L. 6 12 99 421 293
50 Bassiouni, M. Cherif 3 13 28 683 392
51 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 8 68 671 199
52 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 5 8 45 765 213
53 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 7 43 287 646
54 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 116 259 324
55 Buergenthal, Thomas 3 15 31 678 331
56 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 31 237 724
57 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 33 106 830
58 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 60 283 530
59 Wachter, Sandra 1 1 47 19 819
60 Mittelstadt, Brent 1 1 47 19 819
61 Russell, Chris 1 1 47 19 819
62 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 87 508 163
63 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 5 6 82 221 440
64 Sarkin, Jeremy 3 8 43 236 599
65 Fredman, Sandra 2 4 42 50 769
66 Kapur, Ratna University of Essex 2 4 20 112 817
67 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 11 35 401 484
68 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 7 112 211 275
69 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 2 9 21 444 494
70 Franck, Thomas M. 2 9 44 586 237
71 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 41 125 655
72 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 105 279 203
73 Sohn, Louis B. 2 8 17 764 189
74 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 75 506 140
75 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 61 546 169
76 Davies, Margaret 1 2 4 14 914
77 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 73 174 434
78 Lillich, Richard B. 3 13 19 661 251
79 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 9 99 249 232
80 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 87 401 159
81 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 5 7 45 239 490
82 McDougal, Myres S. 3 17 22 787 108
83 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 20 657 236
84 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 89 194 319
85 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 125 210 121
86 Lippman, Matthew 3 13 29 378 429
87 Kirby, Michael 2 5 18 125 697
88 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 88 285 218
89 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 19 612 254
90 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 1 1 141 37 187
91 D'Amato, Anthony 2 6 20 310 503
92 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 52 685 20
93 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 3 4 14 210 619
94 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 4 86 351 139
95 Chambers, Rachel University of Connecticut 5 1 78 18 461
96 Cox, Archibald U.S. Solicitor General 2 4 18 824 32
97 Grassian, Stuart 1 1 38 88 589
98 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 5 14 51 513 136
99 Stein, Michael Ashley 4 5 84 155 302
100 Stewart, Potter U.S. Supreme Court 1 2 37 729 16