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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 14 29 610 2,622 1,265
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 11 23 402 2,552 1,411
3 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 9 20 379 2,169 1,212
4 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 10 27 413 2,124 954
5 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 8 16 391 1,113 920
6 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 6 26 158 2,381 649
7 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 10 10 287 1,594 646
8 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 281 1,121 963
9 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 7 22 179 1,624 974
10 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 7 9 208 1,822 370
11 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 12 15 332 752 619
12 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 5 12 221 1,830 247
13 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 9 14 271 1,275 366
14 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 373 225 553
15 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 8 13 243 864 616
16 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 12 11 287 582 624
17 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 7 78 2,395 99
18 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 6 14 176 1,432 181
19 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 8 129 168 1,437
20 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 7 17 150 1,286 355
21 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 94 60 1,607
22 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 9 17 199 827 381
23 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 12 160 1,199 258
24 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 6 20 114 1,284 371
25 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 7 15 152 822 571
26 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 16 116 1,107 289
27 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 11 166 829 253
28 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 5 13 151 607 477
29 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 9 166 320 626
30 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 7 12 138 542 568
31 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 8 12 171 318 591
32 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 8 9 178 213 601
33 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 6 11 96 951 323
34 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 136 934 140
35 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 247 141 241
36 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 6 10 100 802 330
37 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 144 811 103
38 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 80 478 706
39 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 4 17 80 1,000 237
40 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 12 125 549 347
41 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 6 15 111 543 405
42 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 4 159 562 151
43 Dana, David Northwestern University 5 14 107 642 323
44 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 2 199 12 389
45 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 144 453 273
46 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 13 72 653 442
47 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 54 335 809
48 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 6 14 114 526 320
49 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 145 135 440
50 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 6 11 107 439 363
51 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 102 722 137
52 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 8 11 134 356 255
53 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 129 511 150
54 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 6 12 85 654 243
55 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 6 11 102 416 355
56 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 159 307 159
57 Babcock, Hope M. Georgetown University 5 12 94 483 328
58 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 8 90 487 340
59 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 6 12 93 536 274
60 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 6 9 99 518 260
61 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 105 514 231
62 Nolon, John R. Pace University 5 13 108 510 209
63 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 14 95 543 228
64 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 5 12 81 552 281
65 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 4 16 60 870 90
66 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 112 21 547
67 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 6 9 122 256 282
68 Schindler, Sarah University of Denver 5 5 92 106 568
69 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 114 213 341
70 Archer, Deborah N. New York University 2 2 152 6 330
71 Owley, Jessica University of Miami 5 9 93 214 445
72 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 41 911 85
73 Ferrey, Steven Suffolk University 4 13 91 499 178
74 Schleicher, David Yale University 6 4 138 160 228
75 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 62 718 139
76 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 8 101 322 253
77 Garnett, Nicole Stelle University of Notre Dame 5 11 75 491 235
78 Boyd, William University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 127 186 230
79 Duffy, John F. University of Virginia 3 3 104 392 168
80 Stein, Amy L. University of Florida 5 5 70 59 622
81 Czarnezki, Jason J. Pace University 4 9 64 251 485
82 Warner, Elizabeth Ann Kronk University of Utah 8 5 125 65 326
83 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 86 493 156
84 Levinson, Daryl New York University 2 2 111 381 124
85 Bronin, Sara C. George Washington University 7 9 102 268 256
86 Steinberg, Stacey University of Florida 1 1 39 12 810
87 Adelman, David E. University of Texas at Austin 5 8 90 267 318
88 Mank, Bradford C. University of Cincinnati 4 18 56 708 106
89 Infranca, John J. Suffolk University 5 5 118 79 336
90 May, James R. Washburn University 5 9 103 248 262
91 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 4 9 61 679 104
92 Carlarne, Cinnamon Albany Law School 6 6 115 79 340
93 Leshy, John University of California, San Francisco 4 14 59 500 253
94 Zellmer, Sandra B. University of Montana 5 13 86 384 212
95 Fletcher, William A. University of California, Berkeley 2 3 81 609 48
96 Williams, Cynthia Indiana University Bloomington 2 4 101 374 146
97 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 3 66 607 111
98 Welton, Shelley University of Pennsylvania 7 5 126 90 244
99 Salkin, Patricia E. Touro University 4 13 61 534 193
100 Hills, Roderick M. Jr. New York University 6 7 109 320 123