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Last Updated: March 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 30 78 3,605 24,615 6,646
2 Eskridge, William Yale University 23 45 1,680 10,659 2,135
3 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 25 28 2,130 6,099 2,851
4 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 23 38 1,694 5,015 3,276
5 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 4 5 797 2,302 10,364
6 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 25 35 1,638 5,636 2,180
7 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 16 39 1,075 9,185 1,941
8 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 20 41 1,335 6,180 2,811
9 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 17 18 1,766 1,492 4,016
10 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 15 47 835 8,365 1,855
11 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 13 41 798 6,488 2,952
12 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 19 35 1,246 4,241 2,538
13 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 18 22 1,517 2,176 2,176
14 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 21 33 1,291 3,965 1,598
15 Manning, John F. Harvard University 20 26 1,394 3,907 1,035
16 Baude, William University of Chicago 22 14 1,742 805 1,885
17 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 18 33 1,016 5,261 1,566
18 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 18 30 1,037 5,184 1,245
19 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 13 46 695 7,194 1,150
20 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 16 26 713 6,878 894
21 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 14 34 870 5,444 1,089
22 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 16 31 903 3,958 1,645
23 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 8 28 300 8,149 768
24 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 19 30 915 3,722 1,504
25 Friedman, Barry New York University 15 30 829 3,823 1,654
26 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 14 31 952 3,215 1,387
27 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 11 35 522 5,544 1,499
28 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 16 28 894 2,995 1,803
29 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 12 39 531 5,607 1,227
30 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 16 23 873 3,294 1,194
31 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 15 27 710 4,093 1,331
32 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 16 26 897 3,230 1,038
33 Resnik, Judith Yale University 13 36 710 3,990 1,121
34 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 14 27 668 3,785 1,476
35 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 20 16 1,129 1,627 970
36 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 14 20 733 2,611 1,920
37 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 10 34 469 4,347 1,379
38 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 15 19 987 1,850 884
39 Issacharoff, Samuel New York University 15 31 572 3,538 1,376
40 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 12 32 410 4,723 1,083
41 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 15 22 677 3,277 939
42 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 14 28 562 3,332 1,467
43 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 15 19 836 922 2,136
44 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 8 30 327 5,389 737
45 Briffault, Richard Columbia University School of Law 11 30 607 3,208 1,188
46 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 18 16 1,062 707 1,034
47 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 13 24 480 3,565 1,434
48 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 10 20 522 1,833 2,759
49 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 9 34 398 3,591 1,748
50 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 18 18 935 1,113 1,065
51 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 13 25 556 3,397 979
52 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 11 23 412 4,273 881
53 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 11 28 500 3,926 589
54 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 11 37 523 3,564 773
55 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 7 11 385 4,261 660
56 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 14 19 693 1,998 1,027
57 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 14 15 631 1,957 1,343
58 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 12 16 576 1,580 1,908
59 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 14 10 914 448 1,109
60 Hasen, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 13 30 575 2,473 1,052
61 Devins, Neal William & Mary Law School 14 29 554 2,449 1,147
62 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 17 14 766 886 1,406
63 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 12 16 617 827 2,251
64 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 10 31 416 3,645 649
65 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 11 12 594 2,266 959
66 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 11 28 531 2,403 977
67 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 12 20 609 2,087 835
68 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 11 28 443 3,041 845
69 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 15 724 916 1,252
70 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 15 21 679 1,461 987
71 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 13 16 655 1,907 696
72 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 12 14 646 2,055 563
73 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 7 26 302 3,380 1,166
74 Burbank, Stephen B. University of Pennsylvania 13 30 485 2,873 605
75 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 10 25 466 2,663 873
76 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 7 22 238 4,129 709
77 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 11 22 457 2,546 813
78 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 13 16 575 1,001 1,521
79 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 11 24 315 2,961 1,113
80 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 12 26 411 2,866 555
81 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 27 370 2,607 994
82 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 14 12 636 1,506 514
83 Brest, Paul Stanford University 7 12 217 4,091 391
84 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 8 20 303 3,296 636
85 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 7 27 158 4,307 447
86 Epstein, Lee Washington University 10 22 414 1,900 1,263
87 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 8 18 232 3,788 458
88 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 10 18 437 2,293 715
89 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 11 15 465 2,107 674
90 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 13 7 726 273 804
91 Schragger, Rich University of Virginia 13 16 540 858 1,228
92 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 12 16 641 863 665
93 Levinson, Daryl New York University 11 14 458 1,876 716
94 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 10 22 305 2,653 819
95 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 9 22 257 1,886 1,708
96 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 12 17 426 1,134 1,474
97 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 10 21 346 2,303 816
98 Ely, John Hart Yale University 7 20 139 4,143 247
99 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 11 21 399 2,013 769
100 Lupu, Ira C. George Washington University 9 27 213 2,386 1,398