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Last Updated: September 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Warren, Samuel D. 1 1 693 5,235 1,102
2 Brandeis, Louis D. U.S. Supreme Court 1 1 693 5,235 1,102
3 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 10 19 369 3,487 1,170
4 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 366 932 3,434
5 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 169 750 3,102
6 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 12 181 1,720 674
7 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 9 17 192 1,387 688
8 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 325 338 1,021
9 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 6 8 156 637 1,467
10 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 26 1 2,442
11 Alston, Philip G. New York University 7 16 100 1,033 1,130
12 Henkin, Louis 4 13 85 1,443 543
13 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 7 14 111 1,596 239
14 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 133 650 708
15 Paust, Jordan 2 23 40 1,482 343
16 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 107 622 753
17 Slaughter, Anne-Marie 5 8 77 1,037 490
18 Donnelly, Jack 3 7 30 293 1,225
19 Weissbrodt, David S. 5 16 75 862 482
20 Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 2 5 115 975 125
21 Shelton, Dinah 4 9 50 419 901
22 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 2 6 56 1,261 100
23 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 65 417 786
24 Kalven, Harry Jr. 2 2 71 1,229 30
25 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 5 82 75 965
26 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 52 315 880
27 Hannum, Hurst 4 9 65 518 618
28 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 42 150 1,045
29 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 96 14 920
30 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 5 13 90 854 179
31 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 118 34 778
32 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 73 856 246
33 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 54 521 630
34 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 221 107 232
35 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 10 122 443 362
36 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 6 8 112 230 536
37 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 120 622 149
38 Meron, Theodor New York University 5 9 55 827 238
39 Williams, Joseph 1 1 15 6 1,153
40 Schabas, William A. 3 12 42 465 603
41 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 75 826 126
42 Sikkink, Kathryn 4 7 82 416 441
43 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 57 715 290
44 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 38 766 322
45 Merry, Sally Engle 2 5 38 239 785
46 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 4 11 58 484 465
47 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 3 9 51 236 719
48 Perlin, Michael L. 6 12 111 421 270
49 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 123 259 342
50 Benvenisti, Eyal University of Cambridge 4 9 74 402 430
51 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 5 8 47 765 228
52 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 8 71 671 185
53 Bassiouni, M. Cherif 3 13 28 683 359
54 Buergenthal, Thomas 3 15 31 687 339
55 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 30 237 730
56 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 7 44 287 614
57 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 33 106 817
58 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 62 283 523
59 Kapur, Ratna University of Essex 2 4 21 112 844
60 Sarkin, Jeremy 3 8 49 236 585
61 Wachter, Sandra 1 1 47 19 792
62 Mittelstadt, Brent 1 1 47 19 792
63 Russell, Chris 1 1 47 19 792
64 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 88 508 153
65 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 5 6 86 221 415
66 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 7 118 211 274
67 Fredman, Sandra 2 4 45 50 750
68 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 4 11 38 401 461
69 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 2 9 23 444 486
70 Franck, Thomas M. 2 9 46 586 227
71 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 79 174 434
72 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 91 401 179
73 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 45 125 622
74 Lillich, Richard B. 3 13 19 661 258
75 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 64 546 159
76 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 107 279 195
77 Sohn, Louis B. 2 8 17 764 171
78 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 76 506 130
79 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 9 101 249 238
80 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 1 1 157 37 182
81 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 90 194 327
82 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 130 210 122
83 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 95 285 214
84 Kirby, Michael 2 5 19 125 702
85 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 21 657 219
86 McDougal, Myres S. 3 16 22 767 100
87 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 5 7 48 239 447
88 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 19 612 244
89 Lippman, Matthew 3 13 33 378 381
90 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 54 685 17
91 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 3 4 14 210 603
92 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 5 14 53 523 132
93 Cox, Archibald U.S. Solicitor General 2 4 18 826 29
94 Stewart, Potter U.S. Supreme Court 1 2 39 729 22
95 Hernandez-Truyol, Berta Esperanza University of Florida 3 14 35 523 214
96 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 6 113 269 80
97 Grassian, Stuart 1 1 39 88 585
98 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 4 86 351 134
99 Frug, Gerald Ellison 1 1 80 473 52
100 Stein, Michael Ashley 4 5 87 155 292