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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Warren, Samuel D. 1 1 683 5,235 1,047
2 Brandeis, Louis D. U.S. Supreme Court 1 1 683 5,235 1,047
3 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 10 19 361 3,474 1,149
4 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 357 932 3,311
5 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 168 750 3,045
6 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 12 178 1,720 703
7 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 9 17 190 1,387 714
8 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 314 338 982
9 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 6 8 152 637 1,366
10 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 26 1 2,504
11 Alston, Philip G. New York University 6 16 98 1,033 1,142
12 Henkin, Louis 4 13 84 1,443 592
13 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 7 14 108 1,596 241
14 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 114 635 948
15 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 133 650 722
16 Paust, Jordan 2 22 38 1,434 348
17 Slaughter, Anne-Marie 5 8 77 1,038 500
18 Donnelly, Jack 3 7 30 293 1,222
19 Weissbrodt, David S. 5 16 75 862 491
20 Shelton, Dinah 4 9 49 419 952
21 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 64 417 867
22 Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 2 5 114 975 124
23 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 5 81 109 1,010
24 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 2 6 56 1,261 97
25 Kalven, Harry Jr. 2 2 71 1,229 32
26 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 50 316 899
27 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 92 14 969
28 Hannum, Hurst 4 9 65 518 630
29 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 117 34 819
30 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 42 150 1,065
31 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 13 88 855 188
32 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 7 10 124 443 383
33 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 72 856 256
34 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 52 521 622
35 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 215 107 217
36 Schabas, William A. 3 12 45 465 683
37 Meron, Theodor New York University 5 10 55 850 265
38 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 6 8 111 230 544
39 Williams, Joseph 1 1 14 6 1,201
40 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 119 622 149
41 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 97 777 86
42 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 74 826 126
43 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 38 768 338
44 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 4 11 56 484 493
45 Sikkink, Kathryn 4 7 81 416 434
46 Merry, Sally Engle 2 5 37 239 801
47 Perlin, Michael L. 6 12 110 421 286
48 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 55 715 280
49 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 3 8 48 220 730
50 Benvenisti, Eyal University of Cambridge 4 9 72 402 450
51 Bassiouni, M. Cherif 3 13 27 695 390
52 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 120 259 340
53 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 8 70 671 201
54 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 5 8 45 765 225
55 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 30 237 743
56 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 7 43 287 638
57 Buergenthal, Thomas 3 15 31 678 338
58 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 62 283 544
59 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 33 106 829
60 Wachter, Sandra 1 1 47 19 812
61 Mittelstadt, Brent 1 1 47 19 812
62 Russell, Chris 1 1 47 19 812
63 Sarkin, Jeremy 3 8 49 236 598
64 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 5 6 84 221 432
65 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 88 508 156
66 Fredman, Sandra 2 4 44 50 772
67 Kapur, Ratna University of Essex 2 4 20 112 822
68 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 11 37 401 471
69 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 7 113 211 278
70 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 2 9 21 444 491
71 Franck, Thomas M. 2 9 45 586 238
72 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 43 125 643
73 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 77 174 435
74 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 106 279 200
75 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 63 547 166
76 Sohn, Louis B. 2 8 17 764 184
77 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 9 101 249 241
78 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 76 506 134
79 Lillich, Richard B. 3 13 19 661 255
80 Davies, Margaret 1 2 4 14 900
81 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 88 401 161
82 Lippman, Matthew 3 13 33 378 424
83 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 5 7 46 239 485
84 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 129 210 122
85 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 89 194 325
86 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 20 657 232
87 McDougal, Myres S. 3 17 22 787 99
88 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 1 1 150 37 182
89 Kirby, Michael 2 5 19 125 699
90 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 19 612 251
91 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 90 285 211
92 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 3 4 14 210 623
93 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 53 685 19
94 D'Amato, Anthony 2 6 20 310 489
95 Chambers, Rachel University of Connecticut 5 1 80 16 464
96 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 4 86 351 138
97 Cox, Archibald U.S. Solicitor General 2 4 18 824 29
98 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 6 112 269 80
99 Stewart, Potter U.S. Supreme Court 1 2 39 729 17
100 Stein, Michael Ashley 4 5 87 155 299