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Last Updated: March 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 14 29 621 2,630 1,352
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 11 23 408 2,553 1,388
3 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 10 20 383 2,170 1,185
4 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 10 27 420 2,124 1,009
5 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 8 16 395 1,113 948
6 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 10 10 295 1,594 741
7 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 6 26 160 2,376 635
8 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 287 1,120 1,012
9 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 7 22 181 1,624 1,021
10 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 7 9 209 1,821 367
11 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 5 12 223 1,830 248
12 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 12 15 343 752 570
13 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 9 14 272 1,274 388
14 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 376 225 575
15 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 12 11 288 580 676
16 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 8 78 2,442 103
17 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 8 13 246 864 598
18 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 6 14 180 1,432 185
19 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 7 17 152 1,286 385
20 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 8 131 185 1,439
21 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 9 17 201 827 392
22 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 7 20 119 1,284 400
23 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 7 15 157 822 598
24 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 12 161 1,199 235
25 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 94 60 1,607
26 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 16 116 1,108 317
27 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 11 170 830 262
28 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 8 12 177 337 578
29 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 5 13 150 603 458
30 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 9 164 318 637
31 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 7 12 138 542 568
32 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 8 9 182 213 610
33 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 140 934 153
34 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 11 100 951 324
35 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 250 141 261
36 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 148 811 114
37 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 6 10 103 802 320
38 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 82 478 686
39 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 6 15 117 542 438
40 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 12 126 549 366
41 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 166 556 149
42 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 4 16 79 946 242
43 Dana, David Northwestern University 5 14 108 642 340
44 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 147 453 273
45 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 2 199 12 401
46 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 6 14 115 526 353
47 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 13 75 653 411
48 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 54 335 794
49 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 149 135 469
50 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 6 11 107 444 390
51 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 8 11 143 356 263
52 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 102 723 133
53 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 128 511 165
54 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 6 12 86 654 247
55 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 6 11 103 416 371
56 Nolon, John R. Pace University 5 13 113 509 234
57 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 160 307 168
58 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 8 91 487 358
59 Babcock, Hope M. Georgetown University 5 12 94 483 335
60 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 6 12 94 536 281
61 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 6 9 102 518 253
62 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 108 514 223
63 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 5 12 82 552 308
64 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 14 97 543 230
65 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 114 21 578
66 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 4 16 60 870 81
67 Archer, Deborah N. New York University 2 2 154 6 343
68 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 115 212 346
69 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 7 9 124 256 253
70 Ferrey, Steven Suffolk University 4 13 92 499 191
71 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 41 911 93
72 Garnett, Nicole Stelle University of Notre Dame 5 11 75 491 280
73 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 62 718 139
74 Owley, Jessica University of Miami 5 9 92 212 427
75 Boyd, William University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 133 186 234
76 Schleicher, David Yale University 6 4 137 160 226
77 Stein, Amy L. University of Florida 5 5 73 59 653
78 Adelman, David E. University of Texas at Austin 6 8 96 267 340
79 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 89 495 162
80 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 8 102 322 247
81 Infranca, John J. Suffolk University 5 5 119 79 378
82 Schindler, Sarah University of Denver 5 5 92 105 492
83 Levinson, Daryl New York University 2 2 113 380 136
84 Bronin, Sara C. George Washington University 7 9 104 268 274
85 Mank, Bradford C. University of Cincinnati 4 18 58 708 114
86 Czarnezki, Jason J. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 4 9 64 251 491
87 Steinberg, Stacey University of Florida 1 1 41 12 835
88 May, James R. Washburn University 5 9 103 248 283
89 Warner, Elizabeth Ann Kronk University of Utah 8 5 126 63 326
90 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 4 9 63 679 100
91 Zellmer, Sandra B. University of Montana 5 13 89 384 226
92 Fletcher, William A. University of California, Berkeley 2 3 85 609 48
93 Leshy, John University of California, San Francisco 4 14 62 500 257
94 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 4 7 39 212 631
95 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 3 68 607 121
96 Carlarne, Cinnamon Albany Law School 6 6 118 79 326
97 Welton, Shelley University of Pennsylvania 7 5 131 90 243
98 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 4 13 57 460 296
99 Brown Weiss, Edith Georgetown University 4 8 40 330 504
100 Williams, Cynthia Indiana University Bloomington 2 4 101 374 143