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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 30 78 3,548 24,585 6,356
2 Eskridge, William Yale University 23 46 1,644 10,776 2,057
3 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 25 28 2,097 6,099 2,792
4 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 23 38 1,658 5,013 3,167
5 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 4 5 781 2,304 9,434
6 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 25 35 1,609 5,635 2,123
7 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 16 39 1,064 9,182 1,854
8 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 20 41 1,296 6,121 2,699
9 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 17 18 1,726 1,494 3,812
10 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 15 46 781 8,032 1,771
11 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 13 41 790 6,500 2,799
12 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 19 35 1,218 4,231 2,524
13 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 18 22 1,480 2,177 2,067
14 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 20 33 1,273 3,965 1,517
15 Manning, John F. Harvard University 20 26 1,373 3,907 1,040
16 Baude, William University of Chicago 21 14 1,713 805 1,814
17 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 18 33 995 5,262 1,519
18 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 18 29 1,022 5,145 1,239
19 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 13 46 686 7,191 1,111
20 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 16 27 717 6,936 915
21 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 14 34 855 5,442 1,008
22 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 16 31 890 3,956 1,593
23 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 8 28 300 8,144 709
24 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 18 30 888 3,722 1,443
25 Friedman, Barry New York University 15 30 807 3,823 1,595
26 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 14 31 933 3,213 1,346
27 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 11 35 518 5,542 1,421
28 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 16 28 876 2,994 1,713
29 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 12 39 526 5,607 1,175
30 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 15 27 698 4,091 1,263
31 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 15 23 849 3,300 1,111
32 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 16 26 882 3,230 987
33 Resnik, Judith Yale University 13 36 693 3,995 1,072
34 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 14 27 663 3,780 1,393
35 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 20 16 1,116 1,628 906
36 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 14 20 727 2,610 1,867
37 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 10 34 462 4,352 1,299
38 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 15 19 971 1,850 840
39 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 15 20 868 948 2,073
40 Issacharoff, Samuel New York University 14 31 567 3,543 1,330
41 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 12 32 407 4,723 1,062
42 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 14 22 668 3,277 919
43 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 14 28 549 3,331 1,293
44 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 18 16 1,049 707 995
45 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 8 30 323 5,384 681
46 Briffault, Richard Columbia University School of Law 11 30 586 3,209 1,146
47 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 9 20 517 1,851 2,652
48 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 13 24 475 3,565 1,319
49 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 9 34 391 3,578 1,735
50 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 18 18 916 1,113 1,059
51 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 13 25 546 3,398 948
52 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 11 23 403 4,270 862
53 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 11 37 520 3,564 771
54 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 11 28 494 3,926 591
55 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 7 11 383 4,258 614
56 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 14 19 681 2,000 982
57 Hasen, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 13 30 566 2,473 999
58 Devins, Neal William & Mary Law School 14 29 545 2,449 1,113
59 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 12 16 562 1,581 1,784
60 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 17 14 754 886 1,338
61 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 14 10 894 448 999
62 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 12 16 603 827 2,101
63 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 10 31 409 3,644 636
64 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 11 12 586 2,267 891
65 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 11 28 521 2,407 959
66 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 11 28 438 3,042 817
67 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 15 709 918 1,261
68 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 12 20 597 2,087 753
69 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 13 16 647 1,909 636
70 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 12 14 636 2,055 556
71 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 7 26 300 3,393 1,114
72 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 15 21 663 1,462 899
73 Burbank, Stephen B. University of Pennsylvania 13 30 479 2,881 566
74 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 7 22 235 4,127 713
75 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 10 25 457 2,665 833
76 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 14 15 572 1,467 1,247
77 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 10 22 448 2,546 819
78 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 13 16 560 1,001 1,533
79 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 11 24 306 2,962 1,048
80 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 12 26 407 2,865 525
81 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 27 364 2,606 919
82 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 14 12 626 1,506 499
83 Brest, Paul Stanford University 6 12 216 4,096 368
84 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 7 20 297 3,295 614
85 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 7 27 157 4,307 441
86 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 8 18 231 3,786 456
87 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 10 18 434 2,293 693
88 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 11 15 462 2,107 642
89 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 13 7 716 273 801
90 Schragger, Rich University of Virginia 13 16 538 858 1,173
91 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 9 22 254 1,886 1,735
92 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 12 16 633 863 652
93 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 10 22 300 2,652 773
94 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 12 17 424 1,134 1,437
95 Levinson, Daryl New York University 11 14 448 1,878 672
96 Ely, John Hart Yale University 7 20 139 4,141 241
97 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 10 21 345 2,303 760
98 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 11 21 393 2,013 756
99 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 12 11 471 878 1,334
100 Epstein, Lee Washington University 9 22 384 1,543 1,156