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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Noah, Lars University of Florida 9 18 262 911 353
2 Rabin, Robert L. Stanford University 6 7 174 790 174
3 Carrier, Michael Rutgers University 9 9 229 388 282
4 Price, W. Nicholson II University of Michigan 8 4 211 96 371
5 Mikos, Robert A. Vanderbilt University 9 8 188 287 249
6 Merges, Robert P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 93 909 67
7 Feldman, Robin Cooper University of California, San Francisco 7 4 164 64 503
8 Lietzan, Erika University of Missouri 8 6 163 160 231
9 Kamin, Sam University of Denver 6 7 158 228 180
10 Hemphill, Christopher New York University 6 6 136 395 119
11 Eisenberg, Rebecca S. University of Michigan 7 7 133 347 140
12 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 3 5 63 484 325
13 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 7 4 125 133 309
14 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 6 4 121 181 264
15 Sachs, Rachel Eva Washington University 7 3 149 30 258
16 Tonry, Michael H. University of Minnesota 2 2 13 42 852
17 Ohm, Paul Georgetown University 1 1 160 41 157
18 Leslie, Christopher R. University of California, Irvine 6 3 87 41 494
19 Ausness, Richard C. University of Kentucky 4 11 90 323 176
20 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 3 5 79 250 228
21 Fromer, Jeanne New York University 3 2 119 35 200
22 Zettler, Patricia J. Ohio State University 6 5 115 67 182
23 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 5 7 74 266 185
24 Price, Zachary S. University of California, San Francisco 3 2 112 149 117
25 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 3 5 108 156 114
26 Ouellette, Lisa Larrimore Stanford University 4 2 109 41 103
27 Roth, Andrea L. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 96 41 146
28 Sinha, Michael S. Saint Louis University 4 2 57 18 307
29 Shepherd, Joanna Emory University 4 4 43 124 269
30 Pinard, Michael University of Maryland 1 1 79 118 101
31 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 2 1 78 67 147
32 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 3 6 39 210 180
33 Vitiello, Michael University of the Pacific (McGeorge) 3 4 57 70 221
34 Twerski, Aaron D. Brooklyn Law School 4 7 51 266 54
35 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 2 2 60 206 67
36 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 5 6 61 162 96
37 Bradt, Andrew David University of California, Berkeley 3 2 66 29 198
38 Hodge, James G. Jr. Arizona State University 4 4 62 133 114
39 Terry, Nicolas Indiana University Indianapolis 4 4 41 61 279
40 Kovacic, William E. George Washington University 3 6 51 196 104
41 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 3 6 29 240 166
42 Issacharoff, Samuel New York University 1 1 34 256 122
43 Jacobs, Sharon Bogas University of California, Berkeley 2 1 81 12 128
44 Ho, Cynthia M. Loyola University Chicago 6 8 57 142 108
45 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 1 1 69 5 188
46 Chin, Gabriel J. University of California, Davis 3 3 47 146 151
47 Morse, Stephen J. University of Pennsylvania 4 7 31 177 178
48 Bennett, Mark Drake University 2 2 28 33 331
49 Rai, Arti K. Duke University 3 3 46 40 232
50 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 2 2 36 314 20
51 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 4 6 52 162 81
52 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 1 2 30 236 119
53 Salop, Steven C. Georgetown University 2 2 35 273 49
54 Kreit, Alex Northern Kentucky University 4 8 50 128 108
55 Orfield, Myron W. University of Minnesota 2 3 31 289 48
56 Rutschman, Ana Santos Villanova University 4 1 68 5 140
57 Bonnie, Richard University of Virginia 2 5 34 167 143
58 Marks, Mason Florida State University 3 1 52 3 213
59 Gostin, Lawrence Georgetown University 3 4 47 149 89
60 Beebe, Barton New York University 1 1 75 22 79
61 Paradise, Jordan Loyola University Chicago 4 7 51 90 117
62 Cohen, I. Glenn Harvard University 3 2 55 19 156
63 Edlin, Aaron S. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 63 116 24
64 Rustad, Michael L. Suffolk University 3 3 20 268 81
65 Viscusi, W. Kip Vanderbilt University 3 6 18 196 150
66 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 3 8 38 171 78
67 Miller, Eric J. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 47 119 85
68 Seymore, Sean B. Vanderbilt University 4 3 45 72 128
69 Hemel, Daniel New York University 2 1 65 6 97
70 Holman, Christopher M. University of Missouri-Kansas City 4 5 42 108 98
71 Abbott, Frederick M. Florida State University 3 6 24 211 82
72 Scharff, Erin Adele Arizona State University 1 1 71 15 49
73 Heled, Yaniv Georgia State University 4 3 58 57 64
74 Brown, Darryl University of Virginia 2 2 45 118 66
75 Mendelson, Nina A. University of Michigan 1 1 45 117 68
76 Luna, Erik Arizona State University 2 3 36 168 58
77 Berman, Micah Ohio State University 4 4 53 38 88
78 Fletcher, William A. University of California, Berkeley 1 1 27 245 17
79 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 23 195 79
80 Brewster, Rachel Duke University 2 2 40 18 164
81 Donley, Greer University of Pittsburgh 3 1 40 2 177
82 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 1 1 68 15 28
83 Broad Leib, Emily M. Harvard University 3 4 33 50 152
84 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 4 2 42 105 56
85 Hanson, Jon Harvard University 2 3 21 257 11
86 Strandburg, Katherine Jo New York University 1 2 27 187 50
87 Beletsky, Leo Northeastern University 4 3 50 36 80
88 Marcus, David University of California, Los Angeles 2 1 54 29 71
89 Jefferson Exum, Jelani St. John's University 3 2 44 22 118
90 Kendrick, Leslie University of Virginia 2 1 43 11 132
91 Dreyfuss, Rochelle C. New York University 2 4 27 143 74
92 Ramirez, Steven A. Loyola University Chicago 1 1 14 10 264
93 Clopton, Zachary D. Northwestern University 2 1 32 3 181
94 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 1 2 27 201 17
95 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 2 2 14 98 173
96 Echols, Marsha Howard University 1 2 3 50 269
97 Robinson, Paul H. University of Pennsylvania 2 2 20 201 44
98 Sanders, Joseph University of Houston 2 4 19 224 23
99 Crain, Marion G. Washington University 2 3 21 165 70
100 Outterson, Michael Kevin Boston University 2 6 19 143 98