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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 19 35 1,325 6,409 1,553
2 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 18 15 956 607 819
3 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 12 13 811 1,418 608
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 12 15 595 2,580 652
5 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 15 18 682 1,511 650
6 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 10 9 555 1,960 616
7 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 14 12 605 1,466 454
8 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 10 19 378 2,819 393
9 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 12 14 497 895 1,218
10 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 11 12 483 1,327 643
11 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 14 449 1,097 608
12 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 8 361 1,732 257
13 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 6 6 551 400 264
14 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 11 11 334 1,568 343
15 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 9 20 264 1,907 314
16 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 10 404 1,074 315
17 Manning, John F. Harvard University 7 8 369 1,293 235
18 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 9 15 273 1,267 343
19 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 12 8 425 173 464
20 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 6 15 185 1,609 255
21 Levin, Ronald Mark Washington University 9 16 229 1,071 442
22 O'Connell, Anne Joseph Stanford University 9 8 332 629 297
23 Barnett, Kent Ohio State University 10 11 394 322 239
24 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 9 15 264 900 365
25 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 7 6 253 931 388
26 Seidenfeld, Mark B. Florida State University 7 17 181 1,559 194
27 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 5 6 262 866 232
28 Stephenson, Matthew C. Harvard University 9 11 240 894 293
29 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 3 1 193 18 1,296
30 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 8 18 180 1,250 283
31 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 7 12 237 847 265
32 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 5 6 250 716 312
33 Beermann, Jack Michael Boston University 8 11 243 631 384
34 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 4 3 280 300 452
35 Stack, Kevin M. Vanderbilt University 9 9 286 401 307
36 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 13 211 627 344
37 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 8 15 154 1,023 292
38 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 219 734 209
39 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 6 10 151 1,022 275
40 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 6 5 288 72 331
41 Mortenson, Julian Davis University of Michigan 4 2 318 10 197
42 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 7 14 156 941 188
43 Mendelson, Nina A. University of Michigan 8 9 212 640 153
44 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 4 2 205 15 637
45 Gersen, Jacob Harvard University 8 9 197 578 167
46 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 5 229 264 173
47 Michaels, Jon D. University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 172 381 342
48 Bremer, Emily University of Notre Dame 8 5 209 87 394
49 Bamzai, Aditya University of Virginia 6 4 211 96 332
50 Parrillo, Nicholas Richard Yale University 5 3 225 60 288
51 Deacon, Daniel T. University of Michigan 3 3 223 87 224
52 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 5 8 150 629 96
53 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 5 10 139 454 238
54 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 6 160 295 263
55 Bruff, Harold H. University of Colorado Boulder 5 11 56 1,010 163
56 Livermore, Michael A. University of Virginia 6 8 148 361 211
57 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 8 8 160 295 195
58 Robinson, Glen O. University of Virginia 3 8 44 1,024 148
59 Levy, Richard E. University of Kansas 7 6 125 536 147
60 Hammond, Emily George Washington University 7 8 142 265 289
61 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 9 66 326 623
62 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 2 1 209 11 141
63 Noah, Lars University of Florida 7 13 114 580 102
64 Bamberger, Kenneth A. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 132 420 151
65 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 4 3 178 110 164
66 Herz, Michael E. Yeshiva University 6 10 110 471 194
67 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 4 3 137 136 350
68 Krishnakumar, Anita Georgetown University 5 3 191 72 124
69 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 7 9 113 437 197
70 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 85 567 228
71 Wurman, Ilan University of Minnesota 4 2 194 12 152
72 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 5 6 90 582 177
73 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 4 3 177 108 143
74 Walters, Daniel E. Texas A&M University 7 5 161 55 232
75 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 4 6 107 553 77
76 Davidson, Nestor M. Fordham University 4 5 144 146 233
77 Shah, Bijal Boston College 7 3 159 55 229
78 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 4 2 156 78 204
79 Shane, Peter M. Ohio State University 6 9 105 398 175
80 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 4 2 171 31 150
81 Tiller, Emerson H. Northwestern University 4 8 66 627 166
82 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 3 3 110 419 117
83 Schrag, Philip G. Georgetown University 3 3 108 409 134
84 Staszewski, Glen Allen Michigan State University 4 5 133 212 171
85 Ferejohn, John A. New York University 2 2 132 295 104
86 Noveck, Beth Simone Northeastern University 5 4 63 670 115
87 Emerson, Blake University of California, Los Angeles 6 2 161 29 135
88 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 5 9 71 495 170
89 Schoenholtz, Andrew I. Georgetown University 2 2 104 336 140
90 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 4 13 55 651 99
91 Friedman, Barry New York University 3 4 120 189 166
92 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 4 3 93 353 159
93 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 3 2 126 35 265
94 Nou, Jennifer University of Chicago 6 6 116 185 170
95 Funk, William Lewis & Clark Law School 5 12 61 592 97
96 Ramji-Nogales, Jaya Temple University 2 1 104 314 123
97 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 4 83 194 328
98 Lemos, Margaret H. Duke University 5 5 117 280 76
99 Adler, Matthew D. Duke University 3 5 44 416 331
100 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 6 73 429 167