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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 20 32 1,185 8,164 2,314
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 23 22 1,610 4,852 1,967
3 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 22 30 1,389 3,776 2,404
4 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 19 23 1,183 3,342 1,482
5 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 14 35 675 5,612 1,242
6 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 15 18 1,272 1,499 1,387
7 Baude, William University of Chicago 15 11 1,386 583 1,570
8 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 16 31 799 3,652 1,520
9 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 14 30 747 4,493 870
10 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 14 31 857 2,921 1,115
11 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 11 30 500 3,720 1,711
12 Eskridge, William Yale University 13 22 568 4,197 776
13 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 14 18 750 2,726 970
14 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 15 23 693 2,542 1,204
15 Manning, John F. Harvard University 11 16 810 2,347 687
16 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 14 20 577 3,213 1,105
17 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 6 24 211 5,901 536
18 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 11 29 456 3,879 677
19 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 12 20 628 2,106 1,249
20 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 13 19 563 2,827 771
21 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 15 20 655 1,566 931
22 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 12 24 468 2,552 878
23 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 12 8 798 376 1,005
24 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 8 26 339 3,048 972
25 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 7 21 257 3,929 518
26 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 9 16 342 2,949 796
27 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 10 13 666 1,249 567
28 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 15 13 625 704 1,127
29 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 5 6 318 3,117 522
30 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 8 8 612 742 1,016
31 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 10 17 396 2,359 675
32 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 13 15 562 595 1,364
33 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 26 284 2,761 789
34 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 12 18 505 1,538 700
35 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 11 19 437 2,136 443
36 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 13 11 634 688 652
37 Friedman, Barry New York University 10 20 348 2,389 596
38 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 12 11 549 1,212 581
39 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 11 22 452 1,636 630
40 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 9 26 300 2,572 503
41 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 11 22 332 2,036 804
42 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 11 5 654 171 666
43 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 9 26 244 2,671 539
44 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 8 23 256 2,057 1,013
45 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 11 19 437 1,328 548
46 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 11 13 406 481 1,469
47 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 9 17 344 1,736 600
48 Whittington, Keith E. Yale University 9 14 441 858 803
49 Brest, Paul Stanford University 5 9 163 2,970 338
50 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 9 12 285 1,846 596
51 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 12 15 481 779 489
52 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 9 14 333 1,500 620
53 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 22 285 1,854 543
54 Levinson, Daryl New York University 10 11 345 1,482 545
55 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 6 20 123 2,984 330
56 Landau, David E. Florida State University 11 10 354 366 1,421
57 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 12 14 390 842 632
58 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 12 9 510 195 583
59 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 9 24 277 1,683 460
60 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 10 16 319 1,324 564
61 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 6 15 155 2,625 255
62 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 8 12 311 1,401 509
63 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 5 10 459 382 593
64 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 10 18 247 1,516 590
65 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 7 16 175 2,146 351
66 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 10 16 259 1,410 552
67 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 8 8 317 1,317 297
68 Harrison, John University of Virginia 11 13 315 1,037 549
69 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 12 10 362 348 896
70 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 6 18 164 1,893 533
71 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 7 5 375 918 273
72 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 11 325 763 665
73 Vladeck, Stephen I. Georgetown University 9 14 352 478 654
74 Williams, Robert Rutgers University 8 20 216 1,611 346
75 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 10 16 254 1,261 435
76 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 8 8 209 954 884
77 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 8 11 240 1,443 261
78 Ely, John Hart Yale University 4 14 63 2,575 171
79 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 10 5 335 135 900
80 Albert, Richard University of Texas at Austin 9 12 277 377 957
81 Westen, Peter University of Michigan 4 15 94 2,185 281
82 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 4 14 149 1,884 259
83 Stone, Geoffrey R. University of Chicago 5 15 126 1,754 494
84 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 17 163 1,643 381
85 Maclin, Tracey University of Florida 8 17 239 1,228 333
86 Jeffries, John C. Jr. University of Virginia 8 11 223 1,439 229
87 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 10 8 390 145 490
88 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 9 6 415 115 355
89 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 8 15 274 899 338
90 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 4 7 92 2,171 120
91 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 6 335 549 281
92 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 6 15 114 1,716 361
93 Siegel, Neil S. Texas A&M University 10 12 290 564 468
94 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 5 325 404 436
95 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 9 9 268 363 742
96 Lash, Kurt T. University of Richmond 9 16 232 901 427
97 Jolls, Christine Margaret Yale University 1 2 159 1,340 429
98 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 15 177 1,231 385
99 Lupu, Ira C. George Washington University 8 18 115 1,768 217
100 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 6 13 155 1,565 184