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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 20 36 1,420 6,506 1,555
2 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 19 16 1,091 675 955
3 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 12 13 854 1,418 603
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 12 15 636 2,580 594
5 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 16 18 714 1,511 664
6 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 10 9 593 1,960 674
7 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 14 12 650 1,466 468
8 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 10 19 390 2,820 350
9 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 12 14 541 895 1,145
10 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 11 12 498 1,327 597
11 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 7 6 599 428 378
12 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 8 385 1,732 215
13 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 10 438 1,074 367
14 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 11 11 352 1,568 319
15 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 9 20 273 1,907 308
16 Manning, John F. Harvard University 7 8 388 1,293 231
17 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 12 9 511 184 585
18 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 13 353 965 495
19 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 9 15 290 1,267 332
20 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 6 15 199 1,609 255
21 Levin, Ronald Mark Washington University 9 16 250 1,071 441
22 Barnett, Kent Ohio State University 10 11 423 327 214
23 O'Connell, Anne Joseph Stanford University 9 8 350 629 281
24 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 7 6 267 933 408
25 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 9 15 280 900 353
26 Mortenson, Julian Davis University of Michigan 5 4 440 71 244
27 Seidenfeld, Mark B. Florida State University 7 16 187 1,501 158
28 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 5 6 277 868 246
29 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 8 18 196 1,250 269
30 Stephenson, Matthew C. Harvard University 10 11 258 894 272
31 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 3 1 214 18 1,262
32 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 7 12 259 847 267
33 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 4 302 315 497
34 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 5 6 256 716 331
35 Stack, Kevin M. Vanderbilt University 9 9 308 401 325
36 Beermann, Jack Michael Boston University 8 11 250 631 265
37 Mendelson, Nina A. University of Michigan 8 10 223 824 221
38 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 235 735 213
39 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 8 15 166 1,023 288
40 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 6 10 156 1,022 289
41 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 7 5 321 72 307
42 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 13 222 623 304
43 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 7 14 163 941 198
44 Gersen, Jacob Harvard University 8 9 204 578 164
45 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 4 2 217 15 585
46 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 5 243 264 181
47 Bamzai, Aditya University of Virginia 6 4 228 96 347
48 Deacon, Daniel T. University of Michigan 4 3 246 87 265
49 Parrillo, Nicholas Richard Yale University 6 3 244 60 265
50 Bremer, Emily University of Notre Dame 8 5 213 87 364
51 Michaels, Jon D. University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 179 381 272
52 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 5 8 163 629 114
53 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 6 167 295 282
54 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 5 10 144 453 238
55 Bruff, Harold H. University of Colorado Boulder 5 11 58 1,011 156
56 Livermore, Michael A. University of Virginia 6 8 154 361 208
57 Robinson, Glen O. University of Virginia 3 8 46 1,024 153
58 Levy, Richard E. University of Kansas 7 6 132 536 146
59 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 8 8 166 295 163
60 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 4 3 193 110 199
61 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 2 1 221 11 148
62 Bamberger, Kenneth A. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 141 420 167
63 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 4 3 149 136 369
64 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 9 71 326 569
65 Hammond, Emily George Washington University 7 8 149 265 230
66 Krishnakumar, Anita Georgetown University 5 3 205 72 125
67 Noah, Lars University of Florida 7 13 117 580 89
68 Herz, Michael E. Yeshiva University 6 10 115 471 185
69 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 7 9 118 437 195
70 Wurman, Ilan University of Minnesota 4 2 205 12 141
71 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 92 567 204
72 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 4 3 187 108 140
73 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 5 6 97 582 165
74 Walters, Daniel E. Texas A&M University 7 5 172 55 225
75 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 4 2 169 78 220
76 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 4 6 114 553 71
77 Tiller, Emerson H. Northwestern University 4 8 70 627 190
78 Davidson, Nestor M. Harvard University 4 5 152 146 209
79 Shane, Peter M. Ohio State University 6 9 111 397 184
80 Shah, Bijal Boston College 7 3 164 55 222
81 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 4 2 184 32 139
82 Schrag, Philip G. Georgetown University 3 3 110 409 157
83 Emerson, Blake University of California, Los Angeles 6 2 173 29 172
84 Staszewski, Glen Allen Michigan State University 4 5 140 212 161
85 Noveck, Beth Simone Northeastern University 5 4 66 679 111
86 Ferejohn, John A. New York University 2 2 141 295 82
87 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 3 3 112 419 109
88 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 4 2 143 35 267
89 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 5 9 78 495 169
90 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 4 3 104 353 169
91 Friedman, Barry New York University 3 4 129 189 185
92 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 4 13 62 651 95
93 Schoenholtz, Andrew I. Georgetown University 2 2 106 336 159
94 Wasserman, Melissa Feeney University of Texas at Austin 5 6 127 214 131
95 Lemos, Margaret H. Duke University 5 5 123 280 84
96 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 4 91 194 318
97 Ramji-Nogales, Jaya Temple University 2 1 106 314 142
98 Funk, William Lewis & Clark Law School 5 12 62 593 94
99 Nou, Jennifer University of Chicago 6 6 118 185 175
100 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 5 5 100 358 94