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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 14 9 946 481 943
2 Tyler, Tom Richard Yale University 10 18 415 1,194 2,383
3 Leo, Richard A. University of San Francisco 9 17 220 1,555 1,878
4 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 13 10 431 430 1,180
5 Simonson, Jocelyn Brooklyn Law School 7 6 584 219 550
6 McLeod, Allegra Georgetown University 5 4 490 180 1,021
7 Rushin, Stephen Michael Loyola University Chicago 11 9 375 303 1,124
8 Meares, Tracey Louise Yale University 11 15 267 1,052 896
9 Fagan, Jeffrey Columbia University School of Law 11 11 281 501 1,213
10 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 9 9 293 883 732
11 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 10 13 270 1,131 506
12 Friedman, Barry New York University 9 3 331 128 1,007
13 Harmon, Rachel University of Virginia 7 7 310 496 688
14 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 7 10 176 1,434 519
15 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 10 10 286 770 440
16 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 3 4 150 259 1,486
17 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 8 8 308 279 610
18 Butler, Paul Georgetown University 6 6 330 277 450
19 Harris, David A. University of Pittsburgh 8 15 170 1,052 565
20 Joh, Elizabeth E. University of California, Davis 9 9 209 346 992
21 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 7 6 297 258 618
22 Bell, Monica Clarice Yale University 5 4 374 122 351
23 Richardson, L. Song University of California, Irvine 10 11 276 442 495
24 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 4 3 352 78 384
25 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 2 2 82 1,845 108
26 Nance, Jason P. Southern Methodist University 8 7 158 174 1,070
27 Stoughton, Seth Wayne University of South Carolina 8 6 241 180 642
28 Drizin, Steven A. Northwestern University 4 7 102 557 942
29 Schlanger, Margo University of Michigan 6 7 237 567 204
30 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 4 5 211 480 376
31 Corbin, Caroline Mala University of Miami 1 1 21 23 1,487
32 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 7 12 132 718 282
33 Levin, Benjamin Washington University 7 6 176 71 624
34 Rappaport, John University of Chicago 5 4 239 109 255
35 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 2 1 227 56 336
36 Simon, Jonathan S. University of California, Berkeley 3 5 58 317 947
37 Bellin, Jeffrey Vanderbilt University 6 5 198 151 349
38 Maclin, Tracey University of Florida 5 10 133 695 183
39 Obasogie, Osagie K. University of California, Berkeley 8 6 162 82 530
40 Dolovich, Sharon University of California, Los Angeles 6 6 165 391 224
41 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 1 98 226 695
42 Logan, Wayne A. Florida State University 7 10 125 338 435
43 Woods, Jordan Blair University of Arizona 5 5 173 87 415
44 Baughman, Shima Baradaran Brigham Young University Law School 6 5 146 156 462
45 Levine, Kate Yeshiva University 6 4 192 128 239
46 Harcourt, Bernard Columbia University School of Law 5 8 90 357 544
47 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 239 2 97
48 Chin, Gabriel J. University of California, Davis 5 7 113 454 322
49 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 42 329 789
50 Garcia Hernandez, Cesar Cuauhtemoc Ohio State University 5 6 108 188 569
51 Cooper, Frank Rudy University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 10 103 405 385
52 Cassell, Paul G. University of Utah 6 9 77 834 124
53 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 1 1 142 194 369
54 Tonry, Michael H. University of Minnesota 3 6 33 147 948
55 Feeley, Malcolm University of California, Berkeley 2 2 43 216 839
56 Starr, Sonja B. University of Chicago 4 5 140 198 351
57 Simmons, Ric Ohio State University 6 9 123 236 382
58 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 6 9 118 262 367
59 Rudovsky, David University of Pennsylvania 5 7 86 486 332
60 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 5 3 189 73 158
61 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 2 2 42 1,012 36
62 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 6 5 127 225 295
63 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 7 111 387 228
64 Ohm, Paul Georgetown University 3 5 163 114 199
65 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 3 3 162 108 194
66 Fan, Mary D. University of Washington 6 8 95 231 413
67 Jain, Eisha University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4 2 153 119 219
68 Price, Zachary S. University of California, San Francisco 5 4 130 195 217
69 Gray, David C. University of Maryland 6 6 118 265 204
70 Hasbrouck, Brandon Washington and Lee University 6 1 133 4 361
71 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 2 1 104 289 257
72 Murphy, Erin E. New York University 6 7 97 341 236
73 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 4 3 126 92 289
74 Eagly, Ingrid V. University of California, Los Angeles 6 6 115 234 212
75 Braman, Donald George Washington University 3 3 67 417 289
76 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 2 3 97 423 133
77 Livingston, Debra Columbia University School of Law 4 6 57 606 169
78 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 4 2 159 42 152
79 Lee, Cynthia George Washington University 7 6 133 116 210
80 Reinert, Alexander A. Yeshiva University 6 5 136 82 213
81 Ristroph, Alice Brooklyn Law School 5 3 146 62 178
82 Schulhofer, Stephen J. New York University 5 12 46 664 142
83 Feld, Barry C. University of Minnesota 3 10 40 371 417
84 Gross, Samuel R. University of Michigan 4 5 54 536 188
85 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 6 4 105 253 178
86 Moran, Rachel University of St. Thomas 6 3 116 34 304
87 Steiker, Carol Susan Harvard University 5 10 50 265 424
88 Mayeux, Sara Vanderbilt University 1 1 25 10 783
89 Binder, Guyora University at Buffalo 5 3 97 30 385
90 Su, Rick University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4 4 123 56 213
91 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 3 4 64 503 98
92 Steiker, Jordan M. University of Texas at Austin 6 9 55 341 240
93 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 4 5 73 245 232
94 Arnett, Chaz University of Maryland 2 1 49 1 567
95 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 3 6 40 612 61
96 Kalhan, Anil Drexel University 3 4 75 177 244
97 Chazaro, Angelica University of Washington 2 1 82 45 327
98 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 2 2 136 19 76
99 Davis, Angela American University 5 5 81 230 148
100 Medwed, Daniel S. Northeastern University 3 5 59 343 159