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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 24 22 1,775 4,571 2,110
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 21 30 1,113 6,611 1,867
3 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 23 29 1,537 3,491 2,526
4 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 22 22 1,302 3,150 1,634
5 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 15 35 824 5,606 1,381
6 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 17 31 913 3,489 1,652
7 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 17 17 1,348 1,366 1,500
8 Baude, William University of Chicago 15 10 1,462 415 1,602
9 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 14 28 818 4,299 929
10 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 14 30 925 2,786 1,243
11 Eskridge, William Yale University 13 22 674 4,181 772
12 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 12 30 580 3,598 1,761
13 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 14 18 906 2,526 1,039
14 Manning, John F. Harvard University 12 17 971 2,187 829
15 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 6 23 248 5,808 524
16 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 16 19 687 2,905 1,126
17 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 12 28 531 3,780 721
18 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 13 19 646 2,694 749
19 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 14 24 531 2,456 987
20 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 15 23 603 1,840 1,207
21 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 9 27 396 3,031 1,043
22 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 15 19 713 1,463 986
23 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 8 21 288 3,873 526
24 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 10 16 418 2,853 834
25 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 11 13 758 1,110 585
26 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 19 546 2,253 507
27 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 15 13 682 511 1,510
28 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 14 13 712 582 1,245
29 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 5 5 377 3,035 499
30 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 11 19 459 2,369 703
31 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 12 7 812 302 968
32 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 12 19 508 1,376 1,271
33 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 8 7 705 624 1,012
34 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 26 319 2,685 861
35 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 12 18 558 1,467 752
36 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 14 10 717 574 693
37 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 12 11 626 1,107 604
38 Friedman, Barry New York University 10 19 393 2,283 604
39 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 12 20 504 1,525 677
40 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 9 26 289 2,729 541
41 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 10 26 316 2,520 530
42 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 9 21 289 1,949 1,210
43 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 12 22 360 1,981 769
44 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 11 3 702 97 813
45 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 8 16 412 1,648 664
46 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 12 19 492 1,249 592
47 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 11 12 463 399 1,508
48 Brest, Paul Stanford University 5 9 181 2,943 333
49 Whittington, Keith E. Yale University 10 14 497 781 784
50 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 10 13 378 1,422 700
51 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 10 24 323 1,791 573
52 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 6 20 138 2,960 340
53 Levinson, Daryl New York University 10 11 390 1,414 580
54 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 21 326 1,797 518
55 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 11 14 527 704 510
56 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 10 11 313 1,637 663
57 Landau, David E. Florida State University 11 9 413 276 1,440
58 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 7 15 189 2,582 299
59 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 11 16 362 1,264 597
60 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 8 12 336 1,361 571
61 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 7 15 212 2,096 425
62 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 13 14 425 787 609
63 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 14 7 552 145 579
64 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 11 17 287 1,442 574
65 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 5 9 474 343 698
66 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 7 18 187 1,864 589
67 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 9 8 359 1,256 303
68 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 12 9 419 275 937
69 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 10 15 289 1,270 605
70 Williams, Robert Rutgers University 9 18 278 1,533 353
71 Harrison, John University of Virginia 10 12 356 973 503
72 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 7 5 414 856 301
73 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 10 368 699 656
74 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 8 8 261 889 928
75 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 8 18 197 1,664 437
76 Ely, John Hart Yale University 5 14 69 2,564 189
77 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 10 16 287 1,212 405
78 Stone, Geoffrey R. University of Chicago 6 15 151 1,721 543
79 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 5 14 172 1,852 310
80 Westen, Peter University of Michigan 5 15 118 2,152 263
81 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 8 11 259 1,403 286
82 Vladeck, Stephen I. Georgetown University 10 13 385 429 566
83 Albert, Richard University of Texas at Austin 10 11 291 344 1,105
84 Jeffries, John C. Jr. University of Virginia 8 11 260 1,384 245
85 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 9 14 344 812 374
86 Maclin, Tracey University of Florida 9 17 262 1,200 363
87 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 3 7 117 2,138 138
88 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 8 15 149 1,679 397
89 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 5 375 397 453
90 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 7 5 385 481 310
91 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie American University 10 9 316 299 789
92 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 10 5 348 99 819
93 Nielson, Aaron Brigham Young University 10 6 417 103 462
94 Schragger, Rich University of Virginia 9 8 327 302 708
95 Siegel, Neil S. Texas A&M University 11 12 329 500 496
96 Lash, Kurt T. University of Richmond 10 15 259 864 474
97 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 6 13 183 1,532 182
98 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 14 201 1,194 419
99 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 10 5 414 86 428
100 Resnik, Judith Yale University 8 12 304 658 376