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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 16 28 732 2,495 1,407
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 13 23 501 2,685 1,518
3 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 11 20 481 2,062 1,302
4 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 11 26 501 2,034 1,004
5 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 9 16 456 1,047 1,005
6 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 26 192 2,339 693
7 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 11 10 343 1,531 749
8 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 10 17 340 1,056 1,030
9 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 8 22 220 1,581 1,045
10 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 13 15 419 660 712
11 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 6 12 262 1,787 266
12 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 7 9 230 1,791 389
13 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 8 12 300 787 717
14 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 10 14 310 1,077 380
15 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 8 96 2,419 111
16 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 13 10 338 528 683
17 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 430 167 578
18 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 7 14 210 1,397 203
19 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 16 182 1,225 379
20 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 7 148 149 1,560
21 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 8 19 158 1,233 417
22 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 11 201 1,156 286
23 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 105 43 1,772
24 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 7 15 191 787 641
25 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 15 250 665 420
26 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 15 138 1,083 348
27 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 8 12 168 511 641
28 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 7 13 191 560 467
29 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 8 11 199 310 658
30 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 10 195 736 241
31 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 11 132 913 346
32 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 9 8 187 292 674
33 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 8 8 199 191 654
34 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 154 914 149
35 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 7 10 120 781 366
36 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 96 462 773
37 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 9 11 168 500 391
38 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 272 115 263
39 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 161 795 114
40 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 8 13 151 480 407
41 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 4 16 88 937 257
42 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 12 101 626 490
43 Dana, David Northwestern University 6 14 129 619 354
44 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 7 9 152 483 356
45 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 176 418 293
46 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 176 535 162
47 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 64 312 873
48 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 7 11 146 400 392
49 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 7 13 130 508 353
50 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 128 694 148
51 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 8 11 167 321 299
52 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 7 11 115 624 257
53 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 1 203 7 424
54 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 7 12 123 504 301
55 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 156 479 170
56 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 136 482 256
57 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 7 118 459 361
58 Babcock, Hope M. Georgetown University 6 12 120 448 350
59 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 13 123 514 262
60 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 6 11 120 398 378
61 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 158 119 464
62 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 6 12 101 531 319
63 Nolon, John R. Pace University 6 13 127 491 221
64 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 179 278 175
65 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 5 16 75 854 100
66 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 8 8 156 221 318
67 Schindler, Sarah University of Denver 5 5 108 90 608
68 Owley, Jessica University of Miami 6 9 108 198 490
69 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 52 900 86
70 Stein, Amy L. University of Florida 6 5 88 79 690
71 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 127 198 385
72 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 118 15 592
73 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 76 704 139
74 Ferrey, Steven Suffolk University 4 13 105 485 191
75 Schleicher, David Yale University 6 4 162 134 254
76 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 8 123 300 272
77 Garnett, Nicole Stelle University of Notre Dame 5 10 87 479 258
78 Mank, Bradford C. University of Cincinnati 4 17 73 690 120
79 Levinson, Daryl New York University 2 2 134 357 135
80 Fletcher, William A. University of California, Berkeley 2 3 105 587 51
81 Boyd, William University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 144 169 259
82 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 3 87 586 126
83 Zellmer, Sandra B. University of Montana 6 12 108 362 233
84 Czarnezki, Jason J. Pace University 5 8 72 239 515
85 Infranca, John J. Suffolk University 6 5 141 56 358
86 Bronin, Sara C. George Washington University 7 9 119 251 273
87 Steinberg, Stacey University of Florida 1 1 42 8 873
88 Salkin, Patricia E. Touro University 5 13 73 521 228
89 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 4 7 50 201 639
90 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 91 485 171
91 Adelman, David E. University of Texas at Austin 5 7 103 248 335
92 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 3 2 162 66 229
93 Hills, Roderick M. Jr. New York University 6 6 133 294 143
94 May, James R. Washburn University 5 8 117 234 272
95 Carlarne, Cinnamon Albany Law School 6 6 126 69 382
96 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 2 2 101 512 86
97 Williams, Cynthia Indiana University Bloomington 3 4 116 359 149
98 Charnovitz, Steve George Washington University 3 15 38 642 243
99 Warner, Elizabeth Ann Kronk University of Utah 8 4 130 59 349
100 Leshy, John University of California, San Francisco 5 13 69 438 276