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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 20 32 1,164 8,138 2,149
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 23 22 1,597 4,852 1,948
3 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 21 30 1,361 3,774 2,338
4 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 19 23 1,159 3,342 1,451
5 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 13 35 674 5,652 1,215
6 Baude, William University of Chicago 15 11 1,364 583 1,493
7 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 15 18 1,238 1,499 1,339
8 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 16 31 788 3,652 1,518
9 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 14 30 732 4,491 826
10 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 14 31 839 2,919 1,081
11 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 11 30 498 3,718 1,597
12 Eskridge, William Yale University 12 22 558 4,315 747
13 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 14 18 730 2,731 900
14 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 15 23 683 2,540 1,150
15 Manning, John F. Harvard University 11 16 799 2,347 687
16 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 14 20 566 3,211 1,024
17 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 6 24 211 5,897 493
18 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 11 29 450 3,877 648
19 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 13 20 566 3,023 777
20 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 12 20 614 2,105 1,176
21 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 13 24 501 2,574 883
22 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 15 20 647 1,583 869
23 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 8 26 333 3,089 897
24 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 13 8 778 376 911
25 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 7 22 256 3,956 487
26 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 9 16 334 2,948 771
27 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 14 15 600 621 1,353
28 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 9 13 653 1,249 537
29 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 15 13 616 704 1,077
30 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 5 6 316 3,114 473
31 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 10 17 387 2,359 658
32 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 8 7 595 728 921
33 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 26 281 2,760 729
34 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 11 18 496 1,538 659
35 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 11 19 432 2,137 423
36 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 13 11 621 688 679
37 Friedman, Barry New York University 10 20 346 2,389 550
38 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 12 11 544 1,212 534
39 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 11 22 444 1,640 601
40 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 9 26 296 2,573 500
41 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 11 22 323 2,036 709
42 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 11 5 645 171 672
43 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 8 23 251 2,044 1,027
44 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 9 26 244 2,670 506
45 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 11 19 431 1,327 509
46 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 8 17 336 1,736 599
47 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 10 13 395 481 1,376
48 Whittington, Keith E. Yale University 9 14 432 858 762
49 Brest, Paul Stanford University 5 9 162 2,970 314
50 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 10 25 299 1,844 519
51 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 9 12 282 1,846 570
52 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 9 14 324 1,501 626
53 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 22 282 1,851 520
54 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 12 15 474 779 460
55 Levinson, Daryl New York University 10 11 337 1,483 514
56 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 6 20 122 2,984 315
57 Landau, David E. Florida State University 10 10 349 366 1,340
58 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 10 16 316 1,324 561
59 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 12 9 506 195 536
60 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 6 15 154 2,623 247
61 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 8 12 309 1,401 483
62 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 12 14 379 842 572
63 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 5 10 448 384 623
64 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 7 16 172 2,145 361
65 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 9 18 243 1,516 535
66 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 10 16 257 1,410 529
67 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 8 8 313 1,317 276
68 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 6 18 163 1,892 528
69 Harrison, John University of Virginia 10 13 308 1,031 482
70 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 12 10 356 348 825
71 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 11 321 763 638
72 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 7 5 368 918 253
73 Williams, Robert Rutgers University 8 20 213 1,611 336
74 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 10 16 251 1,261 407
75 Vladeck, Stephen I. Georgetown University 9 14 347 479 588
76 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 8 8 203 954 861
77 Ely, John Hart Yale University 4 14 63 2,574 172
78 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 7 11 234 1,443 250
79 Albert, Richard University of Texas at Austin 9 12 275 377 942
80 Stone, Geoffrey R. University of Chicago 5 15 124 1,753 489
81 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 4 14 147 1,884 256
82 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 17 160 1,643 381
83 Westen, Peter University of Michigan 4 15 93 2,183 255
84 Maclin, Tracey University of Florida 8 17 238 1,228 321
85 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 9 5 328 135 805
86 Jeffries, John C. Jr. University of Virginia 8 11 220 1,437 229
87 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 10 8 387 146 436
88 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 9 6 410 115 345
89 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 8 15 269 899 321
90 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 4 7 89 2,170 121
91 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 6 331 549 257
92 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 6 15 113 1,718 347
93 Siegel, Neil S. Texas A&M University 10 12 283 564 457
94 Lash, Kurt T. University of Richmond 9 16 231 901 415
95 Jolls, Christine Margaret Yale University 1 2 158 1,340 412
96 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 9 9 259 363 700
97 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 15 173 1,231 386
98 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 5 4 315 376 403
99 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 6 13 153 1,564 171
100 Lupu, Ira C. George Washington University 7 18 111 1,767 202