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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 31 77 3,665 24,492 6,437
2 Eskridge, William Yale University 24 45 1,717 10,656 2,034
3 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 25 28 2,171 6,098 2,680
4 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 23 38 1,731 5,004 3,171
5 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 4 5 804 2,302 10,257
6 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 25 35 1,682 5,635 2,080
7 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 16 39 1,101 9,192 1,878
8 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 20 41 1,336 6,136 2,669
9 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 18 18 1,799 1,492 3,944
10 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 13 41 824 6,513 2,874
11 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 15 45 811 7,973 1,623
12 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 19 35 1,153 4,252 2,583
13 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 18 22 1,555 2,177 2,095
14 Manning, John F. Harvard University 20 26 1,419 3,907 1,007
15 Baude, William University of Chicago 22 14 1,788 802 1,848
16 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 19 33 1,051 5,255 1,558
17 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 21 33 1,295 3,924 1,488
18 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 18 30 1,065 5,183 1,212
19 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 13 46 717 7,192 1,077
20 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 16 26 733 6,877 841
21 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 14 34 893 5,444 1,028
22 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 16 31 922 3,958 1,431
23 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 19 30 943 3,721 1,416
24 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 17 28 926 2,995 2,001
25 Friedman, Barry New York University 15 30 845 3,823 1,613
26 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 14 31 969 3,215 1,339
27 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 11 35 533 5,512 1,432
28 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 12 39 536 5,712 1,192
29 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 16 26 942 3,229 1,072
30 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 15 27 731 4,089 1,329
31 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 16 23 899 3,282 1,191
32 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 15 27 696 3,780 1,452
33 Resnik, Judith Yale University 14 36 718 3,988 1,076
34 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 20 16 1,143 1,627 932
35 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 14 20 745 2,611 1,794
36 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 11 21 628 1,987 2,841
37 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 10 34 494 4,387 1,316
38 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 15 19 1,007 1,850 852
39 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 14 25 516 3,801 1,607
40 Issacharoff, Samuel New York University 15 31 591 3,537 1,353
41 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 15 22 688 3,277 917
42 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 14 28 573 3,331 1,438
43 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 15 19 863 922 2,080
44 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 12 32 409 4,680 1,000
45 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 8 30 335 5,382 712
46 Briffault, Richard Columbia University School of Law 11 30 625 3,210 1,126
47 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 19 16 1,077 707 990
48 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 18 18 952 1,113 1,032
49 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 13 25 569 3,398 929
50 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 9 33 405 3,535 1,632
51 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 11 23 419 4,272 887
52 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 11 28 507 3,925 566
53 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 12 37 537 3,564 725
54 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 7 11 397 4,259 622
55 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 13 16 594 1,578 1,894
56 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 14 19 701 1,999 969
57 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 15 10 934 451 1,114
58 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 14 15 636 1,870 1,343
59 Hasen, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 14 30 583 2,473 1,041
60 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 12 16 638 828 2,224
61 Devins, Neal William & Mary Law School 15 30 572 2,435 1,098
62 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 17 14 786 886 1,356
63 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 10 31 426 3,669 630
64 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 11 12 608 2,266 924
65 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 15 21 700 1,462 981
66 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 12 20 618 2,085 834
67 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 11 28 453 3,038 802
68 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 12 28 542 2,403 904
69 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 15 735 915 1,211
70 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 13 16 662 1,907 678
71 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 12 14 654 2,055 566
72 Burbank, Stephen B. University of Pennsylvania 13 30 496 2,869 592
73 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 7 26 306 3,379 1,079
74 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 10 25 477 2,676 809
75 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 7 22 244 4,128 683
76 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 11 22 467 2,546 762
77 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 13 16 599 1,008 1,448
78 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 11 24 323 2,962 1,083
79 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 12 26 418 2,865 538
80 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 14 12 654 1,506 529
81 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 11 27 379 2,608 942
82 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 8 20 309 3,297 634
83 Brest, Paul Stanford University 7 12 218 4,095 380
84 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 7 27 161 4,307 421
85 Epstein, Lee Washington University 11 22 425 1,900 1,205
86 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 10 18 453 2,293 690
87 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 8 18 238 3,788 441
88 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 11 15 475 2,107 662
89 Levinson, Daryl New York University 12 14 477 1,877 672
90 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 12 16 652 863 676
91 Schragger, Rich University of Virginia 13 16 552 858 1,179
92 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 13 7 733 273 777
93 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 10 22 312 2,653 751
94 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 11 21 351 2,299 842
95 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 9 22 256 1,886 1,679
96 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 12 17 448 1,134 1,369
97 Ely, John Hart Yale University 7 20 144 4,143 244
98 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 11 21 413 2,013 735
99 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 14 11 717 461 509
100 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 12 11 487 876 1,300