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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 14 28 645 2,617 1,221
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 12 23 423 2,549 1,298
3 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 10 27 437 2,120 989
4 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 10 20 398 2,171 1,133
5 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 9 15 406 1,096 879
6 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 10 10 307 1,594 675
7 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 6 26 167 2,383 590
8 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 299 1,115 944
9 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 7 22 190 1,623 956
10 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 12 15 366 752 564
11 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 7 9 218 1,823 342
12 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 5 12 229 1,830 223
13 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 10 14 288 1,275 361
14 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 12 11 302 582 667
15 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 384 225 556
16 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 8 80 2,442 93
17 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 8 13 258 864 518
18 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 6 14 186 1,432 172
19 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 7 17 158 1,283 358
20 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 7 15 172 821 566
21 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 8 142 185 1,279
22 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 7 20 123 1,283 385
23 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 12 166 1,199 246
24 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 9 17 208 827 340
25 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 106 60 1,491
26 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 16 117 1,103 306
27 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 11 172 830 221
28 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 5 13 159 607 461
29 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 8 12 188 338 535
30 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 7 12 144 542 509
31 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 9 170 318 570
32 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 265 141 257
33 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 9 9 190 213 556
34 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 143 934 157
35 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 11 103 951 252
36 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 154 811 108
37 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 7 15 131 543 412
38 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 6 10 106 802 269
39 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 12 134 549 350
40 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 177 556 129
41 Dana, David Northwestern University 6 14 117 642 320
42 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 85 478 621
43 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 5 16 81 946 221
44 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 152 453 276
45 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 162 135 476
46 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 2 204 12 354
47 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 6 14 117 526 322
48 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 9 11 154 356 231
49 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 13 77 653 351
50 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 106 722 146
51 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 6 11 109 444 364
52 Nolon, John R. Pace University 5 13 120 510 242
53 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 55 335 710
54 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 135 511 152
55 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 168 307 161
56 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 6 12 87 654 245
57 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 6 12 101 536 266
58 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 6 9 109 517 239
59 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 6 11 106 416 338
60 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 115 514 193
61 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 6 12 86 552 287
62 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 8 91 487 318
63 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 127 21 544
64 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 14 98 543 199
65 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 4 16 63 870 77
66 Stein, Amy L. University of Florida 6 6 90 88 621
67 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 122 212 333
68 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 7 9 130 256 238
69 Boyd, William University of California, Los Angeles 6 5 147 186 212
70 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 41 911 95
71 Garnett, Nicole Stelle University of Notre Dame 5 11 78 491 276
72 Archer, Deborah N. New York University 2 2 156 6 319
73 Ferrey, Steven Suffolk University 5 13 97 499 159
74 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 63 718 140
75 Infranca, John J. Suffolk University 5 5 127 79 378
76 Schleicher, David Yale University 6 4 145 160 206
77 Owley, Jessica University of Miami 5 9 97 212 392
78 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 4 7 40 212 675
79 Levinson, Daryl New York University 2 2 122 381 115
80 Czarnezki, Jason J. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 5 9 69 252 474
81 Schindler, Sarah University of Denver 5 5 96 106 467
82 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 91 495 144
83 Zellmer, Sandra B. University of Montana 5 13 97 384 205
84 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 5 9 65 679 104
85 Welton, Shelley University of Pennsylvania 7 5 144 90 228
86 Adelman, David E. University of Texas at Austin 6 8 101 267 285
87 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 8 105 319 219
88 Mank, Bradford C. University of Cincinnati 4 18 59 707 101
89 Fletcher, William A. University of California, Berkeley 2 3 89 609 47
90 Bronin, Sara C. George Washington University 7 9 110 268 234
91 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 4 13 51 477 338
92 May, James R. Washburn University 5 9 108 249 249
93 Hills, Roderick M. Jr. New York University 6 7 115 320 137
94 Warner, Elizabeth Ann Kronk University of Utah 8 5 128 65 294
95 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 3 3 142 98 199
96 Salkin, Patricia E. Touro University 4 13 64 535 194
97 Macey, Joshua C. Yale University 6 2 106 13 446
98 Williams, Cynthia Indiana University Bloomington 2 4 104 374 132
99 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 2 2 82 538 97
100 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 3 68 607 92