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Last Updated: August 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 13 13 504 1,314 2,827
2 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 11 24 419 3,506 1,259
3 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 11 23 439 3,392 690
4 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 10 20 331 2,403 1,108
5 Slaughter, Anne-Marie 8 17 176 2,270 896
6 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 23 235 1,541 1,117
7 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 8 3 334 62 1,988
8 Schmitt, Michael N. 9 17 252 941 1,136
9 Bassiouni, M. Cherif 5 23 112 1,689 1,115
10 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 11 209 1,213 909
11 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 7 19 188 1,617 574
12 Paust, Jordan 3 28 58 2,165 600
13 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 8 15 181 1,302 779
14 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 7 22 145 1,579 577
15 Koskenniemi, Martti 6 15 160 904 1,088
16 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 26 1 2,504
17 McDougal, Myres S. 5 23 94 1,792 309
18 Guzman, Andrew Thomas University of Southern California 7 14 163 1,090 523
19 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 3 374 174 344
20 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 2 3 394 77 334
21 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 106 554 1,240
22 Henkin, Louis 4 13 75 1,700 314
23 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 4 4 367 46 406
24 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 8 13 197 459 806
25 Lauterpacht, H. 5 13 76 662 1,160
26 Chimni, B. S. 5 8 126 243 1,297
27 Franck, Thomas M. 4 16 84 1,293 496
28 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 7 10 163 622 720
29 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 1 1 351 16 312
30 Dodge, William S. George Washington University 7 12 197 700 391
31 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 5 16 100 716 821
32 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 6 12 133 1,269 165
33 Schabas, William A. 4 14 61 581 1,086
34 Shaffer, Gregory Georgetown University 7 11 186 398 649
35 Benvenisti, Eyal University of Cambridge 6 13 122 718 648
36 Grant, Thomas D. 5 8 68 174 1,378
37 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 5 6 114 339 992
38 Kelsen, Hans 5 14 64 589 998
39 Meron, Theodor New York University 6 15 84 1,055 452
40 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 10 89 760 676
41 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 5 11 112 521 746
42 Akande, Dapo 6 8 101 238 1,026
43 Cassese, Antonio 6 15 95 754 584
44 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 8 6 193 249 578
45 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 79 1,173 263
46 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 7 11 196 322 463
47 Sadat, Leila Nadya Washington University 4 10 77 494 824
48 Ramsey, Michael David University of San Diego 5 10 132 740 335
49 Sohn, Louis B. 3 14 36 1,135 407
50 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 14 73 690 631
51 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 13 86 1,008 277
52 Alston, Philip G. New York University 5 11 68 489 817
53 Cleveland, Sarah Columbia University School of Law 5 8 165 683 176
54 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 6 14 78 595 646
55 Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 2 5 111 989 109
56 Vazquez, Carlos M. Georgetown University 6 12 127 820 172
57 Franck, Susan American University 6 7 141 612 293
58 Sterio, Milena L. Cleveland State University 4 7 57 164 1,086
59 Berman, Paul Schiff George Washington University 4 6 85 694 480
60 Niebuhr, Reinhold 1 1 159 832 12
61 Burke-White, William W. University of Pennsylvania 5 11 74 592 592
62 Hannum, Hurst 4 9 69 529 640
63 Schachter, Oscar 4 14 59 860 388
64 Murphy, Sean D. George Washington University 4 12 62 538 662
65 Symeonides, Symeon C. Willamette University College of Law 5 20 93 891 194
66 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 8 13 134 565 281
67 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 7 7 169 374 273
68 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 87 702 362
69 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 6 5 126 661 216
70 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 3 10 98 727 280
71 Wuerth, Ingrid Brunk Vanderbilt University 7 8 165 304 331
72 Mearsheimer, John J. 1 2 1 7 1,351
73 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 5 9 67 477 595
74 Shelton, Dinah 4 8 52 483 650
75 Nanda, Ved P. 2 13 38 594 596
76 Farrell, Henry 1 1 3 6 1,288
77 D'Amato, Anthony 3 9 37 581 582
78 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 45 330 768
79 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 4 11 47 563 526
80 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 15 62 843 186
81 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 1 6 34 210 878
82 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 2 1 185 60 306
83 Miller, Robert James Arizona State University 6 7 94 118 658
84 Deeks, Ashley University of Virginia 6 6 115 212 465
85 Stephan, Paul B. University of Virginia 5 12 78 606 278
86 Goodman, Ryan New York University 3 10 66 732 221
87 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 5 10 71 774 145
88 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 2 6 34 147 882
89 Keohane, Robert O. 5 10 43 395 612
90 Fidler, David P. 5 14 77 486 369
91 Bantekas, Ilias 6 6 102 163 543
92 O'Connell, Mary Ellen University of Notre Dame 4 14 49 480 491
93 Merry, Sally Engle 2 5 40 214 765
94 Weinrib, Ernest University of Toronto 5 5 72 564 298
95 Lillich, Richard B. 3 15 26 824 276
96 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 4 7 74 320 503
97 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 9 66 540 341
98 Colangelo, Anthony J. Southern Methodist University 6 8 91 371 370
99 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 4 4 116 361 265
100 Moravcsik, Andrew 4 5 57 423 473