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Last Updated: December 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 22 31 1,318 7,945 2,259
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 24 22 1,819 4,571 2,109
3 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 23 29 1,582 3,529 2,437
4 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 22 22 1,317 3,150 1,609
5 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 15 35 832 5,610 1,344
6 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 17 31 930 3,489 1,616
7 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 18 17 1,374 1,366 1,441
8 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 15 29 852 4,351 899
9 Baude, William University of Chicago 15 10 1,488 415 1,604
10 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 14 30 949 2,786 1,218
11 Eskridge, William Yale University 13 22 680 4,181 770
12 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 12 30 595 3,607 1,716
13 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 14 18 922 2,526 1,004
14 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 16 20 708 3,058 1,103
15 Manning, John F. Harvard University 11 16 945 2,170 766
16 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 7 23 253 5,819 513
17 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 15 23 776 2,428 1,234
18 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 12 28 539 3,780 702
19 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 12 20 685 2,007 1,389
20 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 13 19 654 2,708 778
21 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 9 27 407 3,061 1,020
22 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 14 24 539 2,456 907
23 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 15 19 727 1,463 943
24 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 10 16 421 2,853 807
25 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 11 13 766 1,110 580
26 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 8 20 288 3,556 521
27 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 15 13 692 512 1,494
28 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 13 7 828 302 998
29 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 5 5 386 3,034 491
30 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 15 13 725 582 1,189
31 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 11 18 462 2,346 697
32 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 26 332 2,703 812
33 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 8 7 711 624 979
34 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 12 18 564 1,461 727
35 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 12 18 506 2,049 432
36 Friedman, Barry New York University 10 20 399 2,324 599
37 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 14 10 726 574 701
38 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 12 11 633 1,107 581
39 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 12 20 515 1,525 669
40 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 10 26 343 2,520 526
41 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 9 26 287 2,729 542
42 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 9 22 295 1,990 1,120
43 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 12 22 366 1,981 760
44 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 11 3 709 97 793
45 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 8 16 417 1,648 629
46 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 12 19 502 1,249 581
47 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 11 25 360 1,882 582
48 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 11 12 465 399 1,462
49 Brest, Paul Stanford University 5 9 184 2,943 331
50 Whittington, Keith E. Yale University 10 14 505 781 821
51 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 10 12 328 1,790 631
52 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 10 13 383 1,422 697
53 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 21 333 1,796 547
54 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 6 20 139 2,960 322
55 Levinson, Daryl New York University 10 11 395 1,414 552
56 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 12 14 539 704 490
57 Landau, David E. Florida State University 11 9 421 276 1,399
58 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 7 15 189 2,582 275
59 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 11 16 365 1,264 607
60 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 8 12 344 1,361 526
61 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 7 15 214 2,100 411
62 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 13 14 429 784 603
63 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 11 17 293 1,459 591
64 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 14 7 558 139 567
65 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 5 9 482 343 675
66 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 9 8 364 1,256 296
67 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 7 18 188 1,864 534
68 Williams, Robert Rutgers University 9 18 285 1,533 361
69 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 12 9 424 275 894
70 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 10 15 293 1,270 545
71 Harrison, John University of Virginia 10 12 359 973 503
72 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 10 375 699 666
73 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 8 8 266 889 888
74 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 7 5 399 856 277
75 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 10 16 291 1,212 425
76 Ely, John Hart Yale University 5 14 71 2,564 186
77 Stone, Geoffrey R. University of Chicago 6 15 157 1,721 523
78 Westen, Peter University of Michigan 5 15 119 2,153 267
79 Vladeck, Stephen I. Georgetown University 10 13 391 434 605
80 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 8 17 187 1,612 435
81 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 5 14 172 1,852 282
82 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 8 11 261 1,403 276
83 Jeffries, John C. Jr. University of Virginia 8 11 264 1,387 254
84 Albert, Richard University of Texas at Austin 10 11 294 344 1,089
85 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 9 14 349 812 362
86 Maclin, Tracey University of Florida 9 17 262 1,200 347
87 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 3 7 120 2,138 131
88 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 8 15 149 1,679 375
89 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 10 5 353 99 849
90 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 7 5 388 481 302
91 Siegel, Neil S. Texas A&M University 11 12 336 500 486
92 Nielson, Aaron Brigham Young University 10 6 423 103 451
93 Jolls, Christine Margaret Yale University 1 2 190 1,304 430
94 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 10 9 322 299 733
95 Lash, Kurt T. University of Richmond 10 15 262 864 460
96 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 14 206 1,194 400
97 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 6 13 185 1,532 177
98 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 10 5 424 86 401
99 Resnik, Judith Yale University 8 12 312 658 376
100 Lupu, Ira C. George Washington University 8 18 126 1,746 208