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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 34 76 4,198 23,791 6,848
2 Eskridge, William Yale University 25 45 1,953 10,421 2,193
3 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 27 27 2,422 5,702 3,043
4 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 25 37 1,929 4,711 3,342
5 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 19 39 1,288 8,927 1,991
6 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 4 5 914 2,165 10,043
7 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 27 34 1,857 5,349 2,288
8 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 22 40 1,577 5,887 2,916
9 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 18 17 2,004 1,191 4,079
10 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 16 46 998 8,145 1,944
11 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 21 34 1,479 4,128 3,006
12 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 14 39 941 6,326 2,915
13 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 22 33 1,477 3,731 1,671
14 Manning, John F. Harvard University 20 26 1,609 3,624 1,139
15 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 19 33 1,169 5,067 1,588
16 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 14 45 836 7,033 1,188
17 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 20 22 1,626 1,985 2,181
18 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 19 29 1,181 4,982 1,319
19 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 16 26 855 6,701 993
20 Baude, William University of Chicago 21 13 1,859 597 1,966
21 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 16 34 1,005 5,275 1,128
22 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 8 27 369 8,062 781
23 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 16 31 1,014 3,808 1,676
24 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 20 29 1,033 3,558 1,567
25 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 11 35 610 5,405 1,597
26 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 13 38 642 5,587 1,245
27 Friedman, Barry New York University 17 29 909 3,693 1,748
28 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 15 31 1,059 3,062 1,519
29 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 17 28 995 2,845 1,953
30 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 17 23 1,071 3,063 1,229
31 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 16 26 875 3,902 1,360
32 Resnik, Judith Yale University 17 35 873 3,799 1,159
33 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 16 25 1,011 3,086 1,116
34 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 19 15 1,345 1,369 979
35 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 15 27 780 3,640 1,506
36 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 16 19 816 2,501 1,994
37 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 10 34 555 4,280 1,443
38 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 15 25 604 3,681 1,720
39 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 11 20 671 1,861 3,045
40 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 15 19 1,131 1,654 901
41 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 15 22 799 3,124 956
42 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 16 19 989 806 2,254
43 Issacharoff, Samuel New York University 15 29 654 3,377 1,369
44 Briffault, Richard Columbia University School of Law 13 30 707 3,078 1,231
45 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 15 28 623 3,238 1,402
46 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 10 34 463 3,490 1,892
47 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 13 31 454 4,122 1,256
48 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 12 23 507 4,154 912
49 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 10 29 373 5,004 737
50 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 20 13 1,188 536 1,053
51 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 14 24 634 3,294 994
52 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 13 27 608 3,799 608
53 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 18 16 1,068 945 1,107
54 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 13 36 607 3,460 855
55 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 7 11 468 4,160 641
56 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 15 18 816 1,849 1,047
57 Hasen, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 16 30 705 2,323 1,093
58 Devins, Neal William & Mary Law School 15 28 638 2,344 1,164
59 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 11 30 490 3,578 683
60 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 13 16 661 1,470 1,851
61 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 18 14 877 744 1,459
62 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 12 12 690 2,149 964
63 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 13 16 687 730 2,296
64 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 12 27 514 2,957 916
65 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 12 27 614 2,295 1,059
66 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 13 20 727 1,919 813
67 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 8 26 351 3,339 1,207
68 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 14 16 761 1,773 686
69 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 15 8 960 353 1,093
70 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 8 22 282 4,071 764
71 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 13 14 737 1,934 622
72 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 11 24 534 2,566 921
73 Burbank, Stephen B. University of Pennsylvania 15 30 548 2,806 600
74 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 13 792 823 1,344
75 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 16 20 752 1,362 961
76 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 11 22 552 2,433 868
77 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 12 23 402 2,861 1,167
78 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 13 26 502 2,770 537
79 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 15 13 625 1,302 1,348
80 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 10 20 375 3,211 652
81 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 13 14 641 889 1,586
82 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 11 27 427 2,536 995
83 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 9 18 287 3,722 493
84 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 7 27 182 4,274 458
85 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 11 14 567 1,989 734
86 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 15 12 708 1,398 576
87 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 10 22 347 1,778 1,897
88 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 11 18 484 2,236 765
89 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 10 22 370 2,575 862
90 Corbin, Caroline Mala University of Miami 12 11 391 473 2,745
91 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 13 20 480 1,643 1,136
92 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 11 21 434 2,207 795
93 Levinson, Daryl New York University 11 13 530 1,784 717
94 Ely, John Hart Yale University 7 20 159 4,119 257
95 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 14 16 496 1,046 1,578
96 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 14 6 793 185 941
97 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 12 20 466 1,929 819
98 Lupu, Ira C. George Washington University 10 27 251 2,336 1,455
99 Schragger, Rich University of Virginia 14 15 606 776 1,211
100 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 12 16 714 769 690