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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 33 76 3,974 22,525 6,820
2 Eskridge, William Yale University 25 45 1,927 10,421 2,227
3 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 27 27 2,365 5,702 3,113
4 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 25 37 1,899 4,736 3,478
5 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 19 39 1,276 8,927 2,039
6 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 4 5 910 2,165 10,214
7 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 27 34 1,837 5,349 2,306
8 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 21 40 1,530 5,849 2,952
9 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 18 17 1,976 1,191 4,264
10 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 16 46 1,011 8,204 2,061
11 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 21 35 1,477 4,206 3,069
12 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 14 39 923 6,309 2,927
13 Manning, John F. Harvard University 21 26 1,624 3,641 1,199
14 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 22 33 1,459 3,731 1,775
15 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 19 33 1,154 5,067 1,529
16 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 14 45 826 7,033 1,211
17 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 20 22 1,592 1,985 2,241
18 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 19 29 1,168 4,982 1,339
19 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 16 26 848 6,690 1,004
20 Baude, William University of Chicago 21 13 1,831 599 1,968
21 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 16 34 989 5,275 1,206
22 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 16 31 1,003 3,808 1,789
23 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 7 27 362 8,059 808
24 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 20 29 1,017 3,558 1,635
25 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 11 35 599 5,384 1,691
26 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 12 38 636 5,587 1,227
27 Friedman, Barry New York University 17 29 886 3,676 1,811
28 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 15 31 1,034 3,062 1,552
29 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 17 28 977 2,845 1,975
30 Resnik, Judith Yale University 17 36 890 4,040 1,231
31 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 16 26 861 3,902 1,402
32 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 17 23 1,051 3,063 1,265
33 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 16 25 1,000 3,090 1,177
34 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 15 27 769 3,640 1,575
35 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 19 15 1,332 1,369 989
36 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 16 19 807 2,500 2,020
37 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 10 34 551 4,280 1,523
38 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 11 20 683 1,857 3,183
39 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 14 25 596 3,681 1,807
40 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 15 19 1,118 1,654 920
41 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 15 22 789 3,124 1,002
42 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 13 17 826 1,593 2,305
43 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 16 19 973 805 2,315
44 Issacharoff, Samuel New York University 15 29 648 3,377 1,405
45 Briffault, Richard Columbia University School of Law 13 30 703 3,078 1,331
46 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 10 29 373 5,320 768
47 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 10 34 459 3,490 2,012
48 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 15 28 615 3,238 1,432
49 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 12 23 503 4,154 940
50 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 13 30 442 4,037 1,294
51 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 20 13 1,167 536 1,087
52 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 14 24 625 3,294 1,004
53 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 13 27 602 3,799 615
54 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 18 16 1,051 945 1,122
55 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 13 36 600 3,460 868
56 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 7 11 458 4,161 656
57 Hasen, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 16 30 695 2,323 1,180
58 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 15 18 804 1,849 1,053
59 Devins, Neal William & Mary Law School 15 28 626 2,344 1,174
60 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 11 30 477 3,598 690
61 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 12 12 683 2,149 1,043
62 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 13 16 685 730 2,404
63 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 17 14 858 744 1,511
64 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 16 13 670 1,779 1,430
65 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 12 27 602 2,295 1,106
66 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 13 20 718 1,919 858
67 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 8 26 350 3,312 1,297
68 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 11 27 470 2,957 959
69 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 14 16 753 1,773 705
70 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 13 14 727 1,934 652
71 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 8 22 275 4,073 797
72 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 13 781 823 1,435
73 Burbank, Stephen B. University of Pennsylvania 15 30 543 2,806 658
74 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 15 8 942 353 1,063
75 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 11 24 528 2,566 914
76 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 12 23 394 2,860 1,267
77 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 11 22 545 2,433 916
78 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 16 20 741 1,365 973
79 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 13 26 499 2,764 571
80 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 10 20 373 3,211 686
81 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 13 14 633 889 1,631
82 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 9 18 285 3,722 532
83 Brest, Paul Stanford University 7 12 244 4,057 392
84 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 7 27 181 4,274 479
85 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 11 14 563 1,989 779
86 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 15 12 693 1,398 605
87 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 11 26 413 2,486 921
88 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 11 18 475 2,236 814
89 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 10 22 344 1,778 1,889
90 Corbin, Caroline Mala University of Miami 12 11 382 473 2,915
91 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 10 22 368 2,575 902
92 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 13 20 474 1,642 1,217
93 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 11 21 433 2,205 869
94 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 13 16 484 1,046 1,712
95 Levinson, Daryl New York University 11 13 524 1,784 745
96 Ely, John Hart Yale University 7 20 157 4,119 263
97 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 14 6 785 185 959
98 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 12 20 462 1,929 819
99 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 13 10 537 800 1,550
100 Schragger, Rich University of Virginia 14 15 597 776 1,249