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Last Updated: March 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 19 36 1,351 6,507 1,662
2 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 18 15 968 607 847
3 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 12 13 823 1,418 615
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 12 15 604 2,580 639
5 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 15 18 693 1,511 702
6 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 10 9 563 1,959 672
7 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 14 12 614 1,466 467
8 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 10 19 382 2,819 390
9 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 12 14 509 895 1,185
10 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 11 12 484 1,327 632
11 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 14 463 1,107 605
12 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 8 373 1,732 264
13 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 6 6 564 400 283
14 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 11 11 339 1,568 325
15 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 10 408 1,074 323
16 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 9 20 266 1,907 313
17 Manning, John F. Harvard University 7 8 372 1,293 242
18 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 9 15 275 1,268 354
19 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 12 8 428 172 499
20 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 6 15 188 1,609 271
21 Levin, Ronald Mark Washington University 9 15 234 1,069 484
22 O'Connell, Anne Joseph Stanford University 9 8 338 629 307
23 Barnett, Kent Ohio State University 10 11 401 322 220
24 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 7 6 256 932 419
25 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 9 15 268 900 364
26 Seidenfeld, Mark B. Florida State University 7 17 186 1,559 194
27 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 5 6 266 867 246
28 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 3 1 195 18 1,393
29 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 8 18 187 1,250 289
30 Stephenson, Matthew C. Harvard University 9 11 243 894 308
31 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 7 12 247 847 290
32 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 4 293 315 490
33 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 5 6 253 715 331
34 Stack, Kevin M. Vanderbilt University 9 9 294 401 327
35 Beermann, Jack Michael Boston University 8 11 243 631 340
36 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 8 15 159 1,023 325
37 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 226 729 224
38 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 6 10 152 1,022 308
39 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 13 214 627 328
40 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 7 5 293 72 347
41 Mortenson, Julian Davis University of Michigan 4 2 321 10 189
42 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 7 14 158 941 191
43 Mendelson, Nina A. University of Michigan 8 9 210 629 182
44 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 4 2 206 15 653
45 Gersen, Jacob Harvard University 8 9 200 578 167
46 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 5 229 263 194
47 Bamzai, Aditya University of Virginia 6 4 216 96 371
48 Bremer, Emily University of Notre Dame 8 5 209 87 409
49 Michaels, Jon D. University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 177 381 314
50 Parrillo, Nicholas Richard Yale University 5 3 233 60 292
51 Deacon, Daniel T. University of Michigan 3 3 226 87 260
52 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 5 8 152 629 105
53 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 6 162 294 284
54 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 5 10 141 454 235
55 Bruff, Harold H. University of Colorado Boulder 5 11 57 1,011 164
56 Livermore, Michael A. University of Virginia 6 8 149 361 219
57 Robinson, Glen O. University of Virginia 3 8 45 1,024 162
58 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 8 8 162 295 185
59 Levy, Richard E. University of Kansas 7 6 126 536 149
60 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 2 1 212 11 154
61 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 4 3 185 110 198
62 Hammond, Emily George Washington University 7 8 145 265 261
63 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 9 68 326 610
64 Bamberger, Kenneth A. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 135 420 154
65 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 4 3 142 136 375
66 Noah, Lars University of Florida 7 13 116 580 96
67 Krishnakumar, Anita Georgetown University 5 3 198 72 126
68 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 4 3 184 108 147
69 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 88 567 228
70 Herz, Michael E. Yeshiva University 6 10 111 471 187
71 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 7 9 113 437 197
72 Wurman, Ilan University of Minnesota 4 2 195 12 153
73 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 4 6 111 553 74
74 Walters, Daniel E. Texas A&M University 7 5 162 55 242
75 Davidson, Nestor M. Fordham University 4 5 147 146 229
76 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 4 2 161 78 210
77 Shah, Bijal Boston College 7 3 160 55 231
78 Shane, Peter M. Ohio State University 6 9 107 398 184
79 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 5 5 87 529 173
80 Schrag, Philip G. Georgetown University 3 3 109 409 152
81 Van Loo, Rory Boston University 4 2 175 31 144
82 Tiller, Emerson H. Northwestern University 4 8 66 627 175
83 Ferejohn, John A. New York University 2 2 135 295 107
84 Staszewski, Glen Allen Michigan State University 4 5 134 212 183
85 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 3 3 111 419 114
86 Noveck, Beth Simone Northeastern University 5 4 64 678 120
87 Emerson, Blake University of California, Los Angeles 6 2 164 29 176
88 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 5 9 72 495 187
89 Friedman, Barry New York University 3 4 126 189 181
90 Schoenholtz, Andrew I. Georgetown University 2 2 105 336 160
91 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 4 3 96 353 171
92 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 4 13 56 651 104
93 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 4 2 131 35 269
94 Lemos, Margaret H. Duke University 5 5 120 280 90
95 Ramji-Nogales, Jaya Temple University 2 1 105 314 140
96 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 5 5 98 107 354
97 Funk, William Lewis & Clark Law School 5 12 61 592 103
98 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 6 75 429 179
99 Nou, Jennifer University of Chicago 6 6 117 185 173
100 Wasserman, Melissa Feeney University of Texas at Austin 5 6 121 214 121