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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 20 36 1,389 6,506 1,604
2 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 18 15 984 607 810
3 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 12 13 838 1,418 587
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 12 15 620 2,579 621
5 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 16 18 703 1,511 670
6 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 10 9 577 1,959 650
7 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 14 12 632 1,466 476
8 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 10 19 388 2,818 367
9 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 12 14 526 895 1,125
10 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 11 12 491 1,327 626
11 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 8 379 1,731 231
12 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 6 6 577 400 290
13 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 10 430 1,074 374
14 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 11 11 343 1,568 330
15 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 9 20 270 1,907 309
16 Manning, John F. Harvard University 7 8 384 1,293 234
17 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 13 352 964 521
18 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 12 8 440 172 503
19 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 9 15 280 1,267 340
20 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 6 16 199 1,668 268
21 Levin, Ronald Mark Washington University 9 15 241 1,069 471
22 Barnett, Kent Ohio State University 10 11 412 327 219
23 O'Connell, Anne Joseph Stanford University 9 8 341 628 299
24 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 9 15 276 900 352
25 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 7 6 263 932 395
26 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 9 18 211 1,231 290
27 Seidenfeld, Mark B. Florida State University 7 16 181 1,501 166
28 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 5 6 275 867 238
29 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 3 1 204 18 1,319
30 Stephenson, Matthew C. Harvard University 9 11 252 892 290
31 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 7 12 251 847 272
32 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 4 296 315 472
33 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 5 6 254 715 313
34 Stack, Kevin M. Vanderbilt University 9 9 300 401 340
35 Beermann, Jack Michael Boston University 8 11 246 631 309
36 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 230 729 217
37 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 8 15 160 1,023 305
38 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 13 218 623 314
39 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 6 10 155 1,022 285
40 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 7 5 309 72 320
41 Mortenson, Julian Davis University of Michigan 4 2 332 10 179
42 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 7 14 161 941 203
43 Mendelson, Nina A. University of Michigan 8 9 214 640 202
44 Gersen, Jacob Harvard University 8 9 203 577 163
45 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 4 2 212 15 609
46 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 5 236 263 186
47 Bremer, Emily University of Notre Dame 9 6 223 97 386
48 Bamzai, Aditya University of Virginia 6 4 222 96 361
49 Parrillo, Nicholas Richard Yale University 6 3 240 60 278
50 Michaels, Jon D. University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 178 381 292
51 Deacon, Daniel T. University of Michigan 3 3 231 87 256
52 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 5 8 159 629 104
53 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 6 166 294 280
54 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 5 10 142 452 235
55 Bruff, Harold H. University of Colorado Boulder 5 11 57 1,011 158
56 Livermore, Michael A. University of Virginia 6 8 152 361 209
57 Robinson, Glen O. University of Virginia 3 8 46 1,024 151
58 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 8 8 166 295 180
59 Levy, Richard E. University of Kansas 7 6 128 536 147
60 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 4 3 189 110 201
61 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 2 1 217 11 150
62 Hammond, Emily George Washington University 7 8 147 267 250
63 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 4 3 147 136 365
64 Bamberger, Kenneth A. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 138 420 156
65 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 9 70 326 578
66 Krishnakumar, Anita Georgetown University 5 3 203 72 119
67 Noah, Lars University of Florida 7 13 117 580 85
68 Wurman, Ilan University of Minnesota 4 2 202 12 153
69 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 4 3 186 108 141
70 Herz, Michael E. Yeshiva University 6 10 113 471 181
71 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 88 567 202
72 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 4 2 169 78 210
73 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 4 6 113 553 64
74 Walters, Daniel E. Texas A&M University 7 5 167 55 220
75 Davidson, Nestor M. Fordham University 4 5 150 146 225
76 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 7 9 110 437 153
77 Shah, Bijal Boston College 7 3 161 55 234
78 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 4 5 91 496 196
79 Shane, Peter M. Ohio State University 6 9 109 397 185
80 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 5 5 90 529 162
81 Tiller, Emerson H. Northwestern University 4 8 67 627 191
82 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 4 2 179 32 143
83 Schrag, Philip G. Georgetown University 3 3 109 409 157
84 Emerson, Blake University of California, Los Angeles 6 2 168 29 178
85 Staszewski, Glen Allen Michigan State University 4 5 138 212 167
86 Noveck, Beth Simone Northeastern University 5 4 65 675 118
87 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 3 3 111 418 113
88 Ferejohn, John A. New York University 2 2 137 295 85
89 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 5 9 76 495 179
90 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 4 3 102 353 177
91 Friedman, Barry New York University 3 4 128 189 178
92 Schoenholtz, Andrew I. Georgetown University 2 2 105 336 160
93 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 4 13 59 650 93
94 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 3 2 134 35 254
95 Ramji-Nogales, Jaya Temple University 2 1 105 314 144
96 Lemos, Margaret H. Duke University 5 5 120 280 90
97 Nou, Jennifer University of Chicago 6 6 117 185 186
98 Wasserman, Melissa Feeney University of Texas at Austin 5 6 122 214 124
99 Funk, William Lewis & Clark Law School 5 12 61 593 93
100 Jacobs, Sharon Bogas University of California, Berkeley 4 4 129 42 239