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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 24 22 1,831 4,575 2,054
2 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 23 30 1,583 3,560 2,469
3 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 21 30 1,089 6,469 1,806
4 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 22 22 1,323 3,152 1,576
5 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 15 35 836 5,614 1,352
6 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 17 31 939 3,486 1,642
7 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 18 17 1,378 1,367 1,469
8 Baude, William University of Chicago 15 10 1,498 415 1,603
9 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 14 28 834 4,274 865
10 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 14 30 954 2,788 1,190
11 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 12 30 600 3,610 1,728
12 Eskridge, William Yale University 13 22 683 4,182 790
13 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 14 18 926 2,526 1,000
14 Manning, John F. Harvard University 12 17 992 2,191 759
15 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 7 23 257 5,809 500
16 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 16 19 704 2,905 1,100
17 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 12 28 543 3,780 696
18 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 13 19 657 2,695 786
19 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 14 24 539 2,458 899
20 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 15 19 729 1,463 939
21 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 15 22 618 1,803 1,117
22 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 9 25 397 2,931 941
23 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 8 21 292 3,874 514
24 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 10 16 424 2,855 819
25 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 11 13 774 1,110 581
26 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 19 557 2,253 496
27 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 5 5 388 3,035 490
28 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 13 7 834 302 960
29 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 15 13 726 583 1,179
30 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 11 19 465 2,371 707
31 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 10 26 383 2,696 587
32 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 8 7 711 624 1,009
33 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 14 13 634 499 1,450
34 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 12 19 527 1,376 1,117
35 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 26 329 2,677 810
36 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 12 18 567 1,465 694
37 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 14 10 728 574 718
38 Friedman, Barry New York University 10 19 401 2,274 580
39 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 12 11 634 1,108 574
40 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 12 20 520 1,526 649
41 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 9 26 287 2,731 541
42 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 12 22 368 1,983 756
43 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 9 21 292 1,954 1,104
44 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 11 3 709 97 770
45 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 8 16 420 1,649 637
46 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 12 19 504 1,250 557
47 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 12 12 467 399 1,438
48 Whittington, Keith E. Yale University 10 14 505 781 812
49 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 21 333 1,801 565
50 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 10 13 385 1,422 680
51 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 10 24 333 1,785 561
52 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 6 20 140 2,960 331
53 Levinson, Daryl New York University 10 11 400 1,415 560
54 Brest, Paul Stanford University 4 8 177 2,764 313
55 Landau, David E. Florida State University 11 9 430 276 1,415
56 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 12 14 538 701 490
57 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 10 11 323 1,638 607
58 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 7 15 192 2,581 257
59 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 10 16 351 1,263 598
60 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 8 12 347 1,362 520
61 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 7 15 217 2,097 414
62 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 13 10 439 358 989
63 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 13 14 430 785 617
64 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 14 7 561 139 592
65 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 11 17 293 1,442 570
66 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 5 9 485 343 663
67 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 7 18 190 1,864 524
68 Williams, Robert Rutgers University 9 18 287 1,533 356
69 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 8 7 359 1,238 290
70 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 10 15 295 1,271 546
71 Harrison, John University of Virginia 10 12 361 974 502
72 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 10 379 699 674
73 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 7 5 422 857 277
74 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 8 8 267 889 910
75 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 10 16 293 1,213 441
76 Ely, John Hart Yale University 5 14 72 2,577 186
77 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 8 18 197 1,665 442
78 Stone, Geoffrey R. University of Chicago 6 15 157 1,721 519
79 Vladeck, Stephen I. Georgetown University 10 13 393 429 613
80 Westen, Peter University of Michigan 5 15 119 2,153 269
81 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 8 11 268 1,404 270
82 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 5 14 174 1,855 287
83 Jeffries, John C. Jr. University of Virginia 8 11 266 1,387 253
84 Albert, Richard University of Texas at Austin 10 11 295 344 1,069
85 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 9 14 350 812 358
86 Maclin, Tracey University of Florida 9 17 262 1,200 356
87 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 3 7 120 2,138 131
88 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 7 6 387 424 463
89 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 8 15 149 1,680 370
90 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 10 5 354 99 855
91 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 7 5 392 481 281
92 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 10 9 323 299 758
93 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 10 6 424 103 463
94 Lash, Kurt T. University of Richmond 10 15 266 864 455
95 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 15 208 1,196 405
96 Resnik, Judith Yale University 8 13 315 671 391
97 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 6 13 185 1,532 184
98 Schragger, Rich University of Virginia 9 8 331 302 658
99 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 10 6 427 92 395
100 Eagly, Ingrid V. University of California, Los Angeles 6 5 305 259 764