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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 33 76 4,053 22,544 6,391
2 Eskridge, William Yale University 24 45 1,917 10,403 2,149
3 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 27 27 2,419 5,705 2,982
4 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 25 37 1,940 4,733 3,400
5 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 19 39 1,301 8,945 2,020
6 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 4 5 916 2,165 10,239
7 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 27 34 1,865 5,351 2,283
8 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 22 40 1,588 5,896 2,947
9 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 18 17 2,009 1,191 4,134
10 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 15 45 975 7,885 2,004
11 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 21 35 1,500 4,160 2,925
12 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 14 39 949 6,335 2,963
13 Manning, John F. Harvard University 21 26 1,658 3,646 1,131
14 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 22 33 1,484 3,733 1,678
15 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 20 33 1,172 5,069 1,596
16 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 14 45 840 7,033 1,201
17 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 20 22 1,630 1,986 2,230
18 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 19 29 1,177 4,965 1,325
19 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 16 26 858 6,702 1,012
20 Baude, William University of Chicago 21 13 1,872 597 1,947
21 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 16 34 1,006 5,278 1,119
22 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 8 27 373 8,062 762
23 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 16 31 1,019 3,808 1,691
24 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 20 29 1,035 3,560 1,551
25 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 13 38 644 5,591 1,249
26 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 11 35 611 5,382 1,577
27 Friedman, Barry New York University 17 29 913 3,697 1,727
28 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 15 31 1,064 3,064 1,479
29 Resnik, Judith Yale University 17 36 913 4,050 1,178
30 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 17 28 1,007 2,845 1,823
31 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 16 26 879 3,905 1,372
32 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 17 23 1,076 3,064 1,226
33 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 16 25 1,015 3,088 1,053
34 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 15 27 783 3,646 1,502
35 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 20 15 1,335 1,361 957
36 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 16 19 822 2,502 2,018
37 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 11 20 698 1,859 3,105
38 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 10 34 560 4,287 1,414
39 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 15 25 609 3,682 1,707
40 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 15 19 1,142 1,654 907
41 Issacharoff, Samuel New York University 16 29 663 3,373 1,391
42 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 14 17 848 1,593 2,178
43 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 15 22 796 3,106 950
44 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 10 29 378 5,322 717
45 Briffault, Richard Columbia University School of Law 13 30 709 3,078 1,238
46 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 15 28 625 3,241 1,377
47 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 10 34 466 3,499 1,883
48 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 16 19 932 793 2,214
49 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 20 14 1,201 556 1,118
50 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 12 23 511 4,158 923
51 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 13 30 451 4,078 1,159
52 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 14 24 637 3,296 1,014
53 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 13 27 611 3,799 619
54 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 18 16 1,074 945 1,128
55 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 13 36 593 3,463 845
56 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 7 11 472 4,162 644
57 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 15 18 822 1,850 1,059
58 Hasen, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 16 30 709 2,323 1,107
59 Devins, Neal William & Mary Law School 15 28 644 2,329 1,176
60 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 11 30 491 3,598 686
61 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 16 13 689 1,792 1,396
62 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 18 14 881 745 1,460
63 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 12 12 695 2,149 967
64 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 13 16 691 730 2,268
65 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 12 27 517 2,960 920
66 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 12 27 619 2,303 1,039
67 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 13 20 735 1,921 815
68 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 14 16 764 1,774 684
69 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 8 26 350 3,311 1,179
70 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 8 22 284 4,072 768
71 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 15 9 968 355 1,055
72 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 13 14 741 1,935 601
73 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 11 24 540 2,580 911
74 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 13 796 823 1,333
75 Burbank, Stephen B. University of Pennsylvania 15 30 548 2,808 603
76 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 16 20 754 1,363 964
77 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 11 22 556 2,434 870
78 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 12 23 389 2,845 1,160
79 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 13 26 504 2,764 554
80 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 10 20 377 3,212 656
81 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 11 21 465 2,424 898
82 Brest, Paul Stanford University 7 12 248 4,059 379
83 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 13 13 637 824 1,604
84 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 9 18 291 3,722 485
85 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 7 27 183 4,274 464
86 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 11 26 422 2,488 972
87 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 11 14 571 1,989 722
88 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 10 22 348 1,778 1,960
89 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 15 12 713 1,398 548
90 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 11 18 487 2,238 759
91 Epstein, Lee Washington University 11 22 436 1,780 1,368
92 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 10 22 372 2,579 848
93 Corbin, Caroline Mala University of Miami 12 11 400 474 2,683
94 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 14 16 504 1,046 1,591
95 Levinson, Daryl New York University 11 13 535 1,785 730
96 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 13 20 483 1,643 1,070
97 Ely, John Hart Yale University 7 20 159 4,120 254
98 Schragger, Rich University of Virginia 14 15 608 776 1,250
99 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 14 6 793 185 917
100 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 13 16 716 766 701