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Last Updated: November 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 15 28 709 2,495 1,625
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 12 22 444 2,330 1,627
3 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 11 20 474 2,062 1,365
4 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 11 26 492 2,035 1,047
5 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 9 16 441 1,047 1,053
6 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 11 10 336 1,531 826
7 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 26 187 2,342 748
8 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 322 1,056 1,071
9 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 8 22 219 1,581 1,050
10 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 13 15 415 659 785
11 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 7 9 233 1,788 445
12 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 6 12 256 1,786 280
13 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 10 14 302 1,224 445
14 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 8 12 286 787 758
15 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 7 91 2,375 127
16 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 13 10 329 528 693
17 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 420 167 581
18 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 7 148 149 1,687
19 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 7 13 200 1,375 191
20 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 17 178 1,257 404
21 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 11 194 1,156 292
22 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 15 248 685 444
23 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 7 19 143 1,222 441
24 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 7 15 188 778 642
25 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 101 43 1,594
26 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 15 133 1,081 338
27 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 8 12 163 511 694
28 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 8 11 194 310 695
29 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 7 13 187 560 476
30 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 8 184 292 710
31 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 10 188 731 251
32 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 10 118 883 373
33 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 8 8 195 191 648
34 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 7 10 118 781 433
35 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 148 912 145
36 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 11 165 500 422
37 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 8 14 150 495 489
38 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 96 469 748
39 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 264 115 260
40 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 157 793 119
41 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 12 97 626 548
42 Dana, David Northwestern University 6 14 126 619 379
43 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 7 9 150 486 383
44 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 64 312 948
45 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 171 418 290
46 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 7 11 146 400 421
47 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 168 535 164
48 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 7 13 122 508 383
49 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 4 16 81 828 276
50 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 7 12 123 504 356
51 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 125 694 159
52 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 6 6 152 478 211
53 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 7 11 112 624 263
54 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 1 197 7 443
55 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 132 482 297
56 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 7 116 459 390
57 Babcock, Hope M. Georgetown University 6 12 119 448 379
58 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 6 12 99 531 353
59 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 13 116 514 276
60 Nolon, John R. Pace University 6 13 127 491 222
61 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 8 8 155 221 339
62 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 176 278 186
63 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 8 10 144 304 302
64 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 5 16 74 854 104
65 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 6 11 119 398 324
66 Owley, Jessica University of Miami 6 9 106 195 543
67 Schindler, Sarah University of Denver 5 5 106 90 628
68 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 124 199 421
69 Stein, Amy L. University of Florida 6 5 87 79 709
70 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 147 118 371
71 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 51 900 81
72 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 115 15 616
73 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 74 704 149
74 Ferrey, Steven Suffolk University 4 13 104 485 199
75 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 8 123 300 280
76 Steinberg, Stacey University of Florida 1 1 41 8 977
77 Garnett, Nicole Stelle University of Notre Dame 5 10 84 479 281
78 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 2 2 35 65 929
79 Boyd, William University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 140 169 299
80 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 4 7 49 201 713
81 Schleicher, David Yale University 6 4 154 134 255
82 Mank, Bradford C. University of Cincinnati 4 17 72 690 116
83 Zellmer, Sandra B. University of Montana 6 12 107 360 263
84 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 3 87 586 136
85 Levinson, Daryl New York University 2 2 133 357 135
86 Fletcher, William A. University of California, Berkeley 1 3 104 587 49
87 Czarnezki, Jason J. Pace University 5 8 72 239 527
88 Salkin, Patricia E. Touro University 5 13 72 521 249
89 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 3 2 161 66 247
90 Carlarne, Cinnamon Albany Law School 6 6 123 69 422
91 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 87 485 187
92 Infranca, John J. Suffolk University 6 5 133 56 372
93 May, James R. Washburn University 5 8 117 234 276
94 Hills, Roderick M. Jr. New York University 6 6 129 294 156
95 Welton, Shelley University of Pennsylvania 6 5 141 70 315
96 Bronin, Sara C. Cornell University 7 9 113 251 267
97 Williams, Cynthia Indiana University Bloomington 3 4 114 359 164
98 Warner, Elizabeth Ann Kronk University of Utah 8 4 130 59 358
99 Charnovitz, Steve George Washington University 3 15 36 642 255
100 Adelman, David E. University of Texas at Austin 5 7 97 248 334