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Last Updated: December 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 16 28 726 2,496 1,479
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 12 22 447 2,332 1,462
3 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 11 20 476 2,062 1,301
4 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 11 26 497 2,034 999
5 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 9 16 453 1,047 1,017
6 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 11 10 340 1,531 773
7 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 26 189 2,344 708
8 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 8 22 220 1,581 1,061
9 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 329 1,056 1,018
10 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 13 15 418 660 729
11 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 7 9 235 1,790 421
12 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 6 12 259 1,787 269
13 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 10 14 305 1,224 417
14 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 8 94 2,419 118
15 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 8 12 288 787 684
16 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 430 167 564
17 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 13 10 330 528 666
18 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 7 14 204 1,397 192
19 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 7 148 149 1,602
20 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 17 179 1,249 367
21 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 8 19 156 1,233 433
22 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 16 252 770 411
23 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 11 198 1,156 278
24 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 8 15 191 784 629
25 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 102 43 1,726
26 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 15 137 1,082 341
27 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 8 12 166 511 649
28 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 8 11 197 310 671
29 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 7 13 189 560 461
30 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 8 188 292 699
31 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 10 190 731 250
32 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 8 8 201 191 652
33 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 10 120 883 324
34 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 152 912 134
35 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 7 10 120 781 399
36 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 96 469 765
37 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 272 115 259
38 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 11 167 500 386
39 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 8 14 150 503 449
40 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 161 793 117
41 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 12 97 626 515
42 Dana, David Northwestern University 6 14 126 619 373
43 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 4 16 84 932 256
44 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 177 419 288
45 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 64 312 908
46 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 174 535 166
47 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 7 11 146 400 405
48 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 7 13 127 508 363
49 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 127 701 148
50 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 8 11 166 321 319
51 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 7 11 113 624 253
52 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 7 12 123 504 308
53 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 154 478 186
54 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 1 198 7 429
55 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 135 482 261
56 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 7 118 459 358
57 Babcock, Hope M. Georgetown University 6 12 119 448 351
58 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 13 123 514 262
59 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 6 11 119 398 372
60 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 6 12 100 531 328
61 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 157 118 441
62 Nolon, John R. Pace University 6 13 127 491 215
63 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 6 9 113 499 271
64 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 177 278 178
65 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 5 16 75 854 101
66 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 8 8 156 221 316
67 Schindler, Sarah University of Denver 5 5 108 90 596
68 Owley, Jessica University of Miami 6 9 106 195 500
69 Stein, Amy L. University of Florida 6 5 88 79 686
70 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 51 900 77
71 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 76 704 142
72 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 123 198 390
73 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 116 15 595
74 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 8 123 300 282
75 Garnett, Nicole Stelle University of Notre Dame 5 10 87 479 282
76 Ferrey, Steven Suffolk University 4 13 104 485 194
77 Schleicher, David Yale University 6 4 161 135 242
78 Mank, Bradford C. University of Cincinnati 4 17 73 690 120
79 Boyd, William University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 142 169 282
80 Steinberg, Stacey University of Florida 1 1 42 8 912
81 Levinson, Daryl New York University 2 2 134 357 132
82 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 3 88 586 128
83 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 4 7 50 201 678
84 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 4 9 75 659 116
85 Zellmer, Sandra B. University of Montana 6 12 107 361 242
86 Fletcher, William A. University of California, Berkeley 1 3 104 587 48
87 Salkin, Patricia E. Touro University 5 13 73 521 236
88 Infranca, John J. Suffolk University 6 5 139 56 364
89 Bronin, Sara C. George Washington University 7 9 119 251 267
90 Czarnezki, Jason J. Pace University 5 8 72 239 500
91 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 91 485 172
92 Carlarne, Cinnamon Albany Law School 6 6 124 69 408
93 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 3 2 162 66 230
94 Hills, Roderick M. Jr. New York University 6 6 132 295 146
95 May, James R. Washburn University 5 8 117 234 265
96 Williams, Cynthia Indiana University Bloomington 3 4 115 359 157
97 Welton, Shelley University of Pennsylvania 6 5 141 70 305
98 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 2 2 99 512 81
99 Adelman, David E. University of Texas at Austin 5 7 97 248 337
100 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 2 2 35 65 813