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Last Updated: November 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 21 35 1,531 6,253 1,763
2 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 12 13 941 1,248 666
3 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 14 661 2,477 720
4 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 17 17 780 1,391 761
5 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 11 9 645 1,850 746
6 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 17 11 897 350 836
7 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 11 19 455 2,725 400
8 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 15 12 667 1,363 556
9 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 12 11 558 1,231 715
10 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 12 12 544 725 1,227
11 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 12 544 1,008 739
12 Eskridge, William Yale University 8 8 414 1,658 280
13 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 10 11 388 1,497 405
14 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 10 468 997 437
15 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 9 20 292 1,853 361
16 Manning, John F. Harvard University 7 8 428 1,218 258
17 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 6 5 564 363 289
18 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 9 15 334 1,217 371
19 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 7 16 210 1,639 324
20 O'Connell, Anne Joseph Stanford University 9 8 404 548 351
21 Levin, Ronald Mark Washington University 10 16 255 1,025 479
22 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 10 14 296 862 434
23 Seidenfeld, Mark B. Florida State University 8 16 214 1,455 232
24 Barnett, Kent Ohio State University 11 9 440 244 283
25 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 7 6 290 883 408
26 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 5 6 301 816 251
27 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 5 6 299 658 355
28 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 8 12 274 801 320
29 Beermann, Jack Michael Boston University 8 10 282 586 485
30 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 8 16 224 1,033 300
31 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 4 322 274 493
32 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 8 14 206 967 336
33 Stack, Kevin M. Vanderbilt University 9 9 324 349 335
34 Nielson, Aaron Brigham Young University 12 7 337 107 463
35 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 11 263 572 374
36 Stephenson, Matthew C. Harvard University 9 10 254 739 247
37 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 7 10 175 991 342
38 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 3 1 204 1 1,164
39 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 242 701 234
40 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 8 13 205 887 205
41 Gersen, Jacob Harvard University 9 9 234 534 194
42 Mendelson, Nina A. University of Michigan 8 8 220 558 222
43 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 7 4 281 56 369
44 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 5 278 212 194
45 Michaels, Jon D. University of California, Los Angeles 6 6 215 333 378
46 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 4 1 208 3 701
47 Bremer, Emily University of Notre Dame 9 5 227 78 462
48 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 5 8 177 597 110
49 Parrillo, Nicholas Richard Yale University 5 2 245 33 324
50 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 5 10 176 425 268
51 Bamzai, Aditya University of Virginia 6 3 227 68 346
52 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 6 191 255 301
53 Livermore, Michael A. University of Virginia 6 7 188 318 236
54 Bruff, Harold H. University of Colorado Boulder 6 11 62 1,001 189
55 Robinson, Glen O. University of Virginia 4 8 56 1,011 156
56 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 8 8 187 260 216
57 Deacon, Daniel T. University of Michigan 3 3 211 77 254
58 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 5 6 137 529 164
59 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 6 10 113 537 268
60 Bamberger, Kenneth A. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 161 388 176
61 Hammond, Emily George Washington University 6 6 158 228 330
62 Herz, Michael E. Yeshiva University 6 10 130 445 247
63 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 9 79 320 605
64 Noah, Lars University of Florida 7 13 127 557 127
65 Davidson, Nestor M. Fordham University 4 5 180 105 266
66 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 8 9 128 414 184
67 Tiller, Emerson H. Northwestern University 5 8 87 604 202
68 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 4 2 194 84 178
69 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 4 2 199 79 158
70 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 4 3 145 118 364
71 Ferejohn, John A. New York University 2 3 140 336 158
72 Schrag, Philip G. Georgetown University 2 3 132 380 153
73 Wurman, Ilan University of Minnesota 4 1 196 3 197
74 Krishnakumar, Anita Georgetown University 5 2 197 54 140
75 Walters, Daniel E. Texas A&M University 8 5 166 38 282
76 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 3 3 129 398 114
77 Shane, Peter M. Ohio State University 7 9 117 382 166
78 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 2 1 189 10 180
79 Funk, William Lewis & Clark Law School 6 12 90 561 117
80 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 4 1 193 7 154
81 Staszewski, Glen Allen Michigan State University 4 5 150 194 179
82 Levy, Richard E. University of Kansas 6 5 122 367 144
83 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 6 9 86 479 209
84 Noveck, Beth Simone Northeastern University 5 4 65 657 136
85 Schoenholtz, Andrew I. Georgetown University 2 2 130 307 159
86 Shah, Bijal Boston College 8 2 159 39 262
87 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 4 1 157 69 234
88 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 4 3 114 327 186
89 Ramji-Nogales, Jaya Temple University 2 1 130 285 139
90 Adler, Matthew D. Duke University 4 5 52 407 400
91 Nou, Jennifer University of Chicago 7 6 134 161 216
92 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 5 12 67 594 122
93 Lemos, Margaret H. Duke University 5 5 140 255 83
94 Friedman, Barry New York University 3 3 132 172 196
95 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 2 3 43 743 79
96 Wasserman, Melissa Feeney University of Texas at Austin 6 6 149 179 95
97 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 6 88 414 169
98 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 5 7 115 154 266
99 Engstrom, David Freeman Stanford University 5 4 95 180 333
100 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 5 5 107 343 100