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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 14 28 630 2,617 1,231
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 12 23 417 2,549 1,342
3 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 10 27 428 2,120 996
4 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 10 20 391 2,171 1,140
5 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 8 15 399 1,096 909
6 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 10 10 302 1,594 720
7 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 6 26 163 2,378 608
8 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 288 1,115 948
9 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 7 22 187 1,623 972
10 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 12 16 357 754 578
11 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 7 9 210 1,823 354
12 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 5 12 224 1,830 215
13 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 10 14 281 1,273 372
14 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 382 224 573
15 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 12 11 294 581 642
16 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 8 12 244 844 534
17 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 6 14 182 1,432 170
18 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 7 17 156 1,287 375
19 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 8 133 185 1,342
20 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 7 15 167 821 559
21 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 9 17 203 827 367
22 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 7 20 119 1,283 387
23 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 12 163 1,199 233
24 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 103 60 1,551
25 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 16 117 1,103 312
26 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 11 170 836 246
27 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 8 12 183 338 540
28 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 7 12 140 542 551
29 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 5 13 154 603 427
30 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 9 164 318 586
31 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 8 9 182 213 575
32 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 140 933 151
33 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 256 141 250
34 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 11 102 951 269
35 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 153 811 108
36 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 6 10 103 802 293
37 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 6 15 117 542 424
38 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 5 16 81 948 236
39 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 12 130 549 338
40 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 171 556 136
41 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 84 478 638
42 Dana, David Northwestern University 5 14 110 640 322
43 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 151 453 275
44 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 2 203 12 360
45 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 6 14 115 526 339
46 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 153 135 482
47 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 13 76 653 369
48 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 6 11 107 444 376
49 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 9 11 148 357 240
50 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 55 335 735
51 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 105 722 135
52 Nolon, John R. Pace University 5 13 117 509 240
53 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 6 12 87 655 242
54 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 161 307 177
55 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 6 11 104 415 361
56 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 129 511 149
57 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 6 12 99 536 274
58 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 8 91 487 336
59 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 111 514 201
60 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 6 9 104 514 233
61 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 6 12 83 552 296
62 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 14 97 543 213
63 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 4 16 63 870 77
64 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 119 21 541
65 Stein, Amy L. University of Florida 6 6 87 88 622
66 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 118 212 332
67 Archer, Deborah N. New York University 2 2 154 6 340
68 Boyd, William University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 142 186 226
69 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 7 9 127 256 234
70 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 41 911 93
71 Garnett, Nicole Stelle University of Notre Dame 5 11 76 491 275
72 Ferrey, Steven Suffolk University 5 13 94 499 164
73 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 62 717 134
74 Schleicher, David Yale University 6 4 140 160 217
75 Infranca, John J. Suffolk University 5 5 124 79 369
76 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 4 13 59 477 332
77 Owley, Jessica University of Miami 5 9 93 212 394
78 Levinson, Daryl New York University 2 2 118 380 122
79 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 4 7 39 212 665
80 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 8 105 319 232
81 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 91 495 144
82 Schindler, Sarah University of Denver 5 5 95 105 467
83 Mank, Bradford C. University of Cincinnati 4 18 59 707 110
84 Czarnezki, Jason J. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 4 9 67 252 475
85 Adelman, David E. University of Texas at Austin 6 8 99 267 295
86 Bronin, Sara C. George Washington University 7 9 107 268 249
87 Zellmer, Sandra B. University of Montana 5 13 94 384 212
88 Fletcher, William A. University of California, Berkeley 2 3 88 609 48
89 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 5 9 63 674 105
90 Welton, Shelley University of Pennsylvania 7 5 141 90 225
91 Warner, Elizabeth Ann Kronk University of Utah 8 5 127 65 311
92 May, James R. Washburn University 5 9 103 249 264
93 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 3 68 607 114
94 Fisch, Jill E. University of Pennsylvania 3 3 139 98 208
95 Williams, Cynthia Indiana University Bloomington 2 4 104 374 139
96 Salkin, Patricia E. Touro University 4 13 62 533 199
97 Hills, Roderick M. Jr. New York University 6 7 110 320 137
98 Carlarne, Cinnamon Albany Law School 6 6 121 79 292
99 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 2 2 81 536 95
100 Macey, Joshua C. Yale University 5 2 103 13 440