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Last Updated: December 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 21 35 1,547 6,253 1,684
2 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 12 13 951 1,248 659
3 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 14 669 2,477 709
4 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 17 17 790 1,391 706
5 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 11 9 651 1,850 692
6 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 17 11 918 350 806
7 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 11 19 461 2,725 403
8 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 15 12 682 1,363 528
9 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 13 12 581 790 1,266
10 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 12 11 564 1,231 668
11 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 12 553 1,008 726
12 Eskridge, William Yale University 8 8 421 1,658 277
13 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 11 11 394 1,497 382
14 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 10 475 997 402
15 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 10 19 303 1,833 349
16 Manning, John F. Harvard University 7 8 434 1,218 243
17 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 6 5 570 363 288
18 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 9 15 330 1,206 346
19 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 7 16 213 1,639 285
20 O'Connell, Anne Joseph Stanford University 9 8 409 548 342
21 Levin, Ronald Mark Washington University 10 16 264 1,029 457
22 Barnett, Kent Ohio State University 11 9 451 244 267
23 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 10 14 297 862 407
24 Seidenfeld, Mark B. Florida State University 8 16 217 1,455 213
25 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 7 6 292 883 403
26 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 9 17 249 1,178 309
27 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 5 6 305 816 252
28 Stephenson, Matthew C. Harvard University 10 11 285 843 298
29 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 5 6 301 658 348
30 Beermann, Jack Michael Boston University 8 10 284 586 469
31 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 8 12 274 801 306
32 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 4 324 274 463
33 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 8 14 209 968 326
34 Stack, Kevin M. Vanderbilt University 9 9 327 349 327
35 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 3 1 209 1 1,223
36 Nielson, Aaron Brigham Young University 12 7 344 107 441
37 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 11 265 570 364
38 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 7 10 177 991 322
39 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 246 701 240
40 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 8 13 207 887 195
41 Gersen, Jacob Harvard University 9 9 238 534 175
42 Mendelson, Nina A. University of Michigan 8 8 220 558 200
43 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 7 4 289 56 344
44 Michaels, Jon D. University of California, Los Angeles 6 6 217 333 368
45 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 5 279 212 183
46 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 4 1 211 3 694
47 Bremer, Emily University of Notre Dame 8 5 220 71 456
48 Parrillo, Nicholas Richard Yale University 5 2 251 33 326
49 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 5 10 179 425 275
50 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 5 8 177 597 112
51 Bamzai, Aditya University of Virginia 6 3 231 68 348
52 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 6 193 255 295
53 Livermore, Michael A. University of Virginia 6 7 189 318 229
54 Robinson, Glen O. University of Virginia 4 8 56 1,011 163
55 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 8 8 188 260 210
56 Deacon, Daniel T. University of Michigan 3 3 220 77 239
57 Levy, Richard E. University of Kansas 7 6 145 512 161
58 Hammond, Emily George Washington University 6 7 164 235 319
59 Bamberger, Kenneth A. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 164 388 172
60 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 9 78 314 636
61 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 6 10 113 537 247
62 Herz, Michael E. Yeshiva University 6 10 133 445 225
63 Noah, Lars University of Florida 7 13 129 557 122
64 Davidson, Nestor M. Fordham University 4 5 182 105 250
65 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 4 6 130 529 82
66 Bruff, Harold H. University of Colorado Boulder 5 10 53 790 189
67 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 4 2 201 79 163
68 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 8 9 129 414 174
69 Tiller, Emerson H. Northwestern University 5 8 88 604 183
70 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 4 3 146 118 366
71 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 4 2 199 84 144
72 Schrag, Philip G. Georgetown University 3 3 136 380 147
73 Ferejohn, John A. New York University 2 3 142 336 160
74 Krishnakumar, Anita Georgetown University 5 2 200 54 136
75 Wurman, Ilan University of Minnesota 4 1 196 3 178
76 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 3 3 129 398 120
77 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 2 1 197 10 161
78 Shane, Peter M. Ohio State University 7 9 119 382 167
79 Walters, Daniel E. Texas A&M University 8 5 167 38 259
80 Shah, Bijal Boston College 8 2 163 39 274
81 Funk, William Lewis & Clark Law School 6 12 91 561 109
82 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 4 1 193 7 156
83 Staszewski, Glen Allen Michigan State University 4 5 150 194 178
84 Noveck, Beth Simone Northeastern University 5 4 67 657 125
85 Schoenholtz, Andrew I. Georgetown University 2 2 132 307 153
86 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 9 86 479 197
87 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 4 1 161 69 226
88 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 4 3 117 327 186
89 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 5 13 68 634 116
90 Ramji-Nogales, Jaya Temple University 2 1 132 285 137
91 Adler, Matthew D. Duke University 4 5 52 407 382
92 Nou, Jennifer University of Chicago 7 6 136 161 207
93 Wasserman, Melissa Feeney University of Texas at Austin 6 6 152 179 106
94 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 2 3 43 743 83
95 Lemos, Margaret H. Duke University 5 5 140 255 80
96 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 6 88 414 168
97 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 5 7 120 154 254
98 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 4 95 180 345
99 Friedman, Barry New York University 3 3 135 172 161
100 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 4 1 133 30 286