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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 20 32 1,239 8,140 2,215
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 23 22 1,684 4,852 1,787
3 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 22 30 1,435 3,778 2,286
4 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 20 23 1,246 3,342 1,376
5 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 14 35 702 5,607 1,184
6 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 16 18 1,360 1,527 1,328
7 Baude, William University of Chicago 15 11 1,464 586 1,519
8 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 17 31 823 3,652 1,363
9 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 14 30 778 4,493 799
10 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 14 31 890 2,921 1,075
11 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 11 30 538 3,739 1,617
12 Eskridge, William Yale University 13 22 600 4,315 738
13 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 14 18 785 2,731 1,000
14 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 15 20 611 3,211 1,107
15 Manning, John F. Harvard University 11 16 836 2,348 645
16 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 15 23 715 2,543 1,052
17 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 6 24 214 5,876 494
18 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 13 20 659 2,104 1,446
19 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 14 20 620 3,023 770
20 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 11 29 475 3,879 653
21 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 16 20 685 1,566 879
22 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 13 8 858 377 1,001
23 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 13 24 493 2,553 814
24 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 8 26 364 3,089 916
25 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 8 21 267 3,920 494
26 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 9 16 354 2,949 811
27 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 10 13 701 1,249 551
28 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 16 13 659 704 1,079
29 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 10 19 427 2,418 648
30 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 5 6 330 3,118 472
31 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 8 8 634 743 1,020
32 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 14 15 586 595 1,370
33 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 12 18 547 1,536 703
34 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 26 295 2,762 779
35 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 11 19 457 2,137 426
36 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 13 11 658 688 620
37 Friedman, Barry New York University 10 20 358 2,389 591
38 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 12 11 573 1,212 561
39 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 12 22 355 2,036 762
40 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 9 26 314 2,573 485
41 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 12 21 471 1,606 554
42 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 11 5 676 171 637
43 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 9 26 249 2,670 513
44 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 8 23 263 2,044 943
45 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 11 13 427 482 1,492
46 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 11 19 455 1,328 506
47 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 9 17 360 1,736 529
48 Whittington, Keith E. Yale University 9 14 463 858 774
49 Brest, Paul Stanford University 5 9 166 2,970 317
50 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 10 12 304 1,846 556
51 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 12 15 495 779 510
52 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 9 14 351 1,501 578
53 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 22 296 1,853 534
54 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 10 25 315 1,852 415
55 Levinson, Daryl New York University 10 11 364 1,483 498
56 Landau, David E. Florida State University 11 10 375 366 1,400
57 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 6 20 127 2,985 308
58 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 13 14 406 842 623
59 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 12 9 523 195 578
60 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 6 15 161 2,625 230
61 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 10 16 331 1,324 528
62 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 8 12 324 1,401 491
63 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 5 10 472 384 636
64 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 11 18 260 1,530 513
65 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 7 16 184 2,146 350
66 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 10 16 273 1,410 544
67 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 12 10 379 352 888
68 Harrison, John University of Virginia 10 13 326 1,031 530
69 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 9 8 328 1,317 258
70 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 6 18 167 1,893 511
71 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 11 337 763 657
72 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 6 5 369 918 280
73 Vladeck, Stephen I. Georgetown University 9 14 361 479 683
74 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 11 5 370 137 889
75 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 10 16 263 1,261 421
76 Williams, Robert Rutgers University 8 20 220 1,612 297
77 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 8 8 218 954 883
78 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 8 11 254 1,443 243
79 Ely, John Hart Yale University 4 14 65 2,575 172
80 Westen, Peter University of Michigan 4 15 100 2,185 266
81 Stone, Geoffrey R. University of Chicago 6 15 132 1,754 468
82 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 4 14 155 1,884 231
83 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 17 171 1,643 357
84 Maclin, Tracey University of Florida 9 17 250 1,228 324
85 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 10 8 407 146 491
86 Albert, Richard University of Texas at Austin 10 12 288 377 844
87 Jeffries, John C. Jr. University of Virginia 8 11 228 1,439 197
88 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 9 6 436 121 328
89 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 8 15 286 899 321
90 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 4 7 95 2,171 132
91 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 6 15 120 1,717 358
92 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 6 345 549 253
93 Siegel, Neil S. Texas A&M University 10 12 299 564 459
94 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 9 9 272 363 760
95 Jolls, Christine Margaret Yale University 1 2 167 1,340 428
96 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 5 338 404 376
97 Lash, Kurt T. University of Richmond 10 16 241 901 401
98 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 15 190 1,231 342
99 Lupu, Ira C. George Washington University 8 18 118 1,768 218
100 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 6 13 160 1,564 183