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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 21 35 1,555 6,266 1,696
2 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 20 13 1,191 511 1,090
3 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 12 13 962 1,248 662
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 14 674 2,477 704
5 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 17 17 795 1,391 735
6 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 11 9 656 1,850 678
7 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 11 19 461 2,696 411
8 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 15 12 687 1,363 500
9 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 12 12 557 725 1,223
10 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 12 11 566 1,231 661
11 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 12 554 1,008 692
12 Eskridge, William Yale University 8 8 423 1,660 277
13 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 11 11 396 1,498 367
14 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 10 20 304 1,853 340
15 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 10 477 998 340
16 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 7 6 594 384 311
17 Manning, John F. Harvard University 7 8 434 1,218 249
18 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 13 8 523 132 589
19 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 9 15 331 1,206 359
20 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 7 16 214 1,639 283
21 O'Connell, Anne Joseph Stanford University 9 8 409 548 336
22 Levin, Ronald Mark Washington University 10 16 263 1,025 466
23 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 10 14 301 862 419
24 Barnett, Kent Ohio State University 11 9 455 247 263
25 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 7 6 295 883 420
26 Seidenfeld, Mark B. Florida State University 8 16 218 1,455 202
27 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 5 6 308 816 249
28 Stephenson, Matthew C. Harvard University 10 11 288 843 306
29 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 5 6 303 659 336
30 Mortenson, Julian Davis University of Michigan 5 3 440 42 271
31 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 8 12 279 801 291
32 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 8 16 231 1,033 293
33 Beermann, Jack Michael Boston University 8 10 285 587 447
34 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 3 1 209 1 1,321
35 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 4 324 274 484
36 Stack, Kevin M. Vanderbilt University 9 9 331 349 332
37 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 8 14 209 968 314
38 Mendelson, Nina A. University of Michigan 9 9 260 783 231
39 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 11 265 570 368
40 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 7 10 178 991 308
41 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 250 701 224
42 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 8 13 207 887 198
43 Gersen, Jacob Harvard University 9 9 240 534 183
44 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 7 4 295 56 355
45 Michaels, Jon D. University of California, Los Angeles 6 6 217 333 371
46 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 5 279 212 185
47 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 4 1 211 3 691
48 Bremer, Emily University of Notre Dame 9 5 237 78 448
49 Parrillo, Nicholas Richard Yale University 5 2 252 33 323
50 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 5 8 179 597 110
51 Bamzai, Aditya University of Virginia 6 3 233 68 352
52 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 5 10 173 419 253
53 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 6 194 256 291
54 Livermore, Michael A. University of Virginia 6 7 190 318 230
55 Bruff, Harold H. University of Colorado Boulder 6 11 62 1,001 182
56 Deacon, Daniel T. University of Michigan 4 3 229 77 271
57 Robinson, Glen O. University of Virginia 4 8 56 1,011 167
58 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 8 8 189 260 212
59 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 9 79 320 663
60 Hammond, Emily George Washington University 6 7 164 235 319
61 Bamberger, Kenneth A. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 164 388 170
62 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 6 10 115 537 245
63 Noah, Lars University of Florida 8 13 136 557 117
64 Herz, Michael E. Yeshiva University 6 10 133 445 216
65 Davidson, Nestor M. Fordham University 4 5 182 105 251
66 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 4 6 130 529 86
67 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 4 2 203 79 168
68 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 8 9 130 414 173
69 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 4 3 149 118 370
70 Tiller, Emerson H. Northwestern University 5 8 88 604 188
71 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 4 2 199 84 150
72 Ferejohn, John A. New York University 2 3 144 336 163
73 Schrag, Philip G. Georgetown University 3 3 136 380 144
74 Krishnakumar, Anita Georgetown University 5 2 202 54 137
75 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 3 3 131 398 125
76 Shane, Peter M. Ohio State University 7 9 120 382 179
77 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 2 1 200 10 157
78 Wurman, Ilan University of Minnesota 4 1 198 3 168
79 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 9 92 485 204
80 Walters, Daniel E. Texas A&M University 8 5 169 38 257
81 Levy, Richard E. University of Kansas 6 5 126 367 149
82 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 4 1 193 7 159
83 Staszewski, Glen Allen Michigan State University 4 5 150 194 180
84 Funk, William Lewis & Clark Law School 6 12 91 561 103
85 Shah, Bijal Boston College 8 2 163 39 258
86 Noveck, Beth Simone Northeastern University 5 4 67 662 121
87 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 4 3 118 327 182
88 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 4 1 162 69 217
89 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 5 13 70 626 108
90 Ramji-Nogales, Jaya Temple University 2 1 132 285 133
91 Schoenholtz, Andrew I. Georgetown University 2 1 132 285 133
92 Wasserman, Melissa Feeney University of Texas at Austin 6 6 152 179 118
93 Nou, Jennifer University of Chicago 7 6 138 161 194
94 Adler, Matthew D. Duke University 4 5 52 407 360
95 Lemos, Margaret H. Duke University 5 5 141 255 79
96 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 2 3 44 743 75
97 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 6 88 414 172
98 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 4 95 180 354
99 Friedman, Barry New York University 3 3 135 172 172
100 Emerson, Blake University of California, Los Angeles 5 2 168 17 139