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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 20 32 1,174 7,955 2,227
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 23 22 1,639 4,852 1,860
3 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 22 30 1,411 3,745 2,324
4 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 20 23 1,218 3,342 1,399
5 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 14 35 689 5,610 1,175
6 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 16 18 1,323 1,527 1,341
7 Baude, William University of Chicago 15 11 1,423 582 1,551
8 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 17 31 809 3,650 1,443
9 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 14 30 764 4,491 809
10 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 14 31 874 2,921 1,090
11 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 11 30 518 3,719 1,631
12 Eskridge, William Yale University 13 22 582 4,197 742
13 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 14 18 775 2,715 968
14 Manning, John F. Harvard University 11 16 824 2,347 668
15 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 15 23 705 2,542 1,052
16 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 14 19 592 3,052 1,091
17 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 13 20 650 2,106 1,421
18 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 11 29 466 3,878 647
19 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 13 19 588 2,825 762
20 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 16 20 671 1,566 886
21 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 13 24 485 2,552 821
22 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 8 26 365 3,073 942
23 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 12 8 817 377 1,001
24 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 8 21 263 3,916 490
25 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 9 16 346 2,949 801
26 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 10 13 683 1,249 538
27 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 10 19 419 2,449 666
28 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 15 13 641 704 1,076
29 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 5 6 325 3,115 492
30 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 13 15 577 595 1,344
31 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 12 18 533 1,538 726
32 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 8 8 621 741 991
33 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 26 289 2,761 771
34 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 11 19 448 2,136 443
35 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 13 11 648 688 639
36 Friedman, Barry New York University 10 20 354 2,389 581
37 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 12 11 554 1,212 559
38 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 12 21 460 1,606 582
39 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 9 26 306 2,570 495
40 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 11 22 335 2,036 791
41 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 9 26 249 2,777 510
42 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 11 5 661 171 640
43 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 8 23 261 2,001 937
44 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 11 13 414 482 1,437
45 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 11 19 444 1,328 515
46 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 9 17 353 1,736 566
47 Whittington, Keith E. Yale University 9 14 450 858 786
48 Brest, Paul Stanford University 5 9 164 2,970 330
49 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 12 15 490 779 504
50 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 22 292 1,855 540
51 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 10 25 310 1,852 433
52 Levinson, Daryl New York University 10 11 359 1,483 517
53 Landau, David E. Florida State University 11 10 373 366 1,397
54 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 6 20 125 2,984 316
55 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 9 11 292 1,688 561
56 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 13 14 401 842 617
57 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 9 14 310 1,398 586
58 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 10 16 327 1,324 539
59 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 6 15 159 2,625 241
60 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 8 12 323 1,401 493
61 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 12 9 516 195 577
62 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 5 10 466 381 579
63 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 10 18 253 1,514 555
64 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 7 16 180 2,145 337
65 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 8 8 322 1,317 267
66 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 11 10 368 352 880
67 Harrison, John University of Virginia 10 13 318 1,031 532
68 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 6 18 167 1,892 507
69 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 10 15 261 1,317 530
70 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 11 333 763 649
71 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 7 5 380 918 279
72 Vladeck, Stephen I. Georgetown University 9 14 357 478 682
73 Williams, Robert Rutgers University 8 20 216 1,612 345
74 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 10 16 258 1,261 409
75 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 8 8 217 952 858
76 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 8 11 245 1,443 262
77 Ely, John Hart Yale University 4 14 64 2,575 171
78 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 10 5 346 137 877
79 Stone, Geoffrey R. University of Chicago 5 16 133 1,770 496
80 Westen, Peter University of Michigan 4 15 98 2,185 266
81 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 4 14 151 1,884 253
82 Maclin, Tracey University of Florida 9 17 248 1,228 314
83 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 17 165 1,643 357
84 Albert, Richard University of Texas at Austin 10 12 283 377 871
85 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 10 8 397 145 493
86 Jeffries, John C. Jr. University of Virginia 8 11 225 1,439 217
87 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 9 6 427 121 348
88 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 8 15 278 899 331
89 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 4 7 93 2,170 122
90 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 9 9 274 362 758
91 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 6 15 117 1,717 354
92 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 6 336 549 264
93 Jolls, Christine Margaret Yale University 1 2 165 1,340 429
94 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 5 333 404 380
95 Siegel, Neil S. Texas A&M University 10 12 291 564 439
96 Lash, Kurt T. University of Richmond 9 16 235 901 418
97 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 6 13 158 1,564 186
98 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 15 183 1,231 352
99 Schragger, Rich University of Virginia 8 9 278 336 629
100 Denning, Brannon P. Samford University 7 20 203 1,098 329