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Last Updated: July 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 11 24 415 3,578 1,265
2 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 13 13 486 1,314 2,737
3 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 11 23 425 3,392 681
4 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 10 20 322 2,403 1,112
5 Slaughter, Anne-Marie 8 17 176 2,270 911
6 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 23 230 1,541 1,144
7 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 8 3 328 62 1,979
8 Schmitt, Michael N. 9 17 245 941 1,162
9 Bassiouni, M. Cherif 5 23 110 1,677 1,147
10 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 11 206 1,213 905
11 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 7 19 183 1,617 576
12 Paust, Jordan 3 28 58 2,165 583
13 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 8 15 178 1,302 771
14 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 7 22 142 1,579 601
15 Koskenniemi, Martti 6 15 154 904 1,087
16 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 24 1 2,487
17 McDougal, Myres S. 5 23 94 1,792 315
18 Guzman, Andrew Thomas University of Southern California 6 14 159 1,090 516
19 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 3 365 175 337
20 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 2 3 384 78 328
21 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 106 552 1,214
22 Henkin, Louis 4 13 73 1,700 317
23 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 8 13 195 459 819
24 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 4 4 358 47 403
25 Lauterpacht, H. 5 13 73 662 1,164
26 Chimni, B. S. 5 8 121 243 1,299
27 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 7 10 160 622 714
28 Franck, Thomas M. 4 16 81 1,293 491
29 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 1 1 342 17 306
30 Dodge, William S. George Washington University 7 12 196 700 372
31 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 6 12 131 1,269 164
32 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 5 16 93 716 831
33 Schabas, William A. 4 14 57 581 1,104
34 Shaffer, Gregory Georgetown University 7 11 185 398 651
35 Benvenisti, Eyal University of Cambridge 6 13 121 725 648
36 Grant, Thomas D. 5 8 67 174 1,383
37 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 5 6 110 339 1,012
38 Meron, Theodor New York University 5 15 83 1,078 464
39 Kelsen, Hans 5 14 62 561 1,008
40 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 10 89 760 673
41 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 5 11 109 521 749
42 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 7 11 196 322 477
43 Akande, Dapo 6 8 97 238 1,019
44 Cassese, Antonio 6 15 90 754 590
45 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 8 6 182 249 578
46 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 77 1,173 264
47 Sadat, Leila Nadya Washington University 4 10 77 494 853
48 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 14 72 690 679
49 Sohn, Louis B. 3 14 35 1,135 421
50 Ramsey, Michael David University of San Diego 5 10 126 740 322
51 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 13 85 1,008 277
52 Alston, Philip G. New York University 5 11 66 489 810
53 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 6 14 76 595 662
54 Cleveland, Sarah Columbia University School of Law 4 8 159 683 173
55 Sterio, Milena L. Cleveland State University 4 7 57 164 1,097
56 Vazquez, Carlos M. Georgetown University 6 12 126 820 176
57 Berman, Paul Schiff George Washington University 4 6 84 694 484
58 Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 2 5 107 989 108
59 Franck, Susan American University 6 7 137 612 293
60 Niebuhr, Reinhold 1 1 156 832 11
61 Burke-White, William W. University of Pennsylvania 5 11 74 592 591
62 Hannum, Hurst 4 9 69 529 653
63 Murphy, Sean D. George Washington University 4 12 62 538 668
64 Symeonides, Symeon C. Willamette University College of Law 5 20 93 891 199
65 Schachter, Oscar 4 14 58 860 378
66 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 8 13 131 565 280
67 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 7 7 167 374 264
68 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 3 10 98 727 271
69 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 83 702 359
70 Wuerth, Ingrid Brunk Vanderbilt University 7 8 162 304 332
71 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 6 5 121 661 211
72 Mearsheimer, John J. 1 2 1 7 1,338
73 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 5 9 65 477 606
74 Shelton, Dinah 4 8 50 483 673
75 Nanda, Ved P. 2 13 38 594 606
76 D'Amato, Anthony 3 9 37 581 590
77 Farrell, Henry 1 1 3 6 1,262
78 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 43 330 770
79 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 4 11 47 562 529
80 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 15 63 843 195
81 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 1 6 33 210 899
82 Miller, Robert James Arizona State University 6 7 94 118 668
83 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 2 1 182 60 289
84 Stephan, Paul B. University of Virginia 5 12 77 606 281
85 Goodman, Ryan New York University 3 10 65 732 225
86 Fidler, David P. 5 14 77 486 375
87 Bantekas, Ilias 6 6 101 162 549
88 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 5 10 67 774 153
89 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 2 6 32 147 876
90 Keohane, Robert O. 5 10 43 395 589
91 O'Connell, Mary Ellen University of Notre Dame 3 14 46 480 494
92 Merry, Sally Engle 2 5 38 214 772
93 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 9 64 540 352
94 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 4 7 73 320 500
95 Lillich, Richard B. 3 15 26 824 268
96 Weinrib, Ernest University of Toronto 5 5 71 564 286
97 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 4 4 114 361 260
98 Colangelo, Anthony J. Southern Methodist University 6 8 86 371 377
99 Bederman, David J. 4 15 42 628 354
100 Deeks, Ashley University of Virginia 6 6 113 212 384