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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 32 78 3,744 24,575 6,367
2 Eskridge, William Yale University 24 46 1,750 10,776 1,986
3 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 25 28 2,226 6,099 2,561
4 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 23 38 1,754 5,017 3,174
5 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 4 5 816 2,304 10,150
6 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 25 35 1,716 5,636 2,068
7 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 16 39 1,117 9,186 1,885
8 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 20 41 1,371 6,180 2,578
9 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 18 18 1,824 1,494 4,048
10 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 15 46 833 8,018 1,633
11 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 13 41 835 6,502 2,888
12 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 19 35 1,185 4,337 2,544
13 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 18 22 1,598 2,177 2,079
14 Baude, William University of Chicago 23 14 1,840 806 1,809
15 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 21 33 1,335 3,965 1,509
16 Manning, John F. Harvard University 20 26 1,438 3,908 973
17 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 20 33 1,078 5,262 1,509
18 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 18 30 1,092 5,185 1,180
19 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 13 46 730 7,194 1,060
20 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 16 26 752 6,878 820
21 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 14 34 905 5,444 1,010
22 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 16 31 934 3,960 1,442
23 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 19 30 971 3,722 1,424
24 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 8 28 308 8,146 755
25 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 17 28 942 2,997 2,039
26 Friedman, Barry New York University 15 30 858 3,823 1,646
27 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 14 31 985 3,215 1,321
28 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 11 35 542 5,546 1,418
29 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 12 39 542 5,606 1,176
30 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 17 26 964 3,230 1,053
31 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 15 27 747 4,091 1,335
32 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 16 23 910 3,300 1,221
33 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 15 27 712 3,780 1,449
34 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 20 16 1,173 1,628 943
35 Resnik, Judith Yale University 14 36 725 3,996 1,032
36 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 15 20 752 2,611 1,750
37 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 10 34 501 4,388 1,320
38 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 15 19 1,030 1,850 890
39 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 14 25 528 3,803 1,550
40 Issacharoff, Samuel New York University 15 31 601 3,544 1,360
41 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 14 28 606 3,332 1,429
42 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 15 19 876 922 2,085
43 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 15 22 698 3,277 885
44 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 12 32 430 4,722 928
45 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 8 30 339 5,386 706
46 Briffault, Richard Columbia University School of Law 11 30 636 3,210 1,119
47 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 19 16 1,096 725 982
48 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 10 20 548 1,836 2,597
49 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 18 18 967 1,123 1,031
50 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 9 34 408 3,578 1,637
51 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 11 23 428 4,272 895
52 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 13 25 581 3,400 892
53 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 12 37 543 3,564 727
54 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 11 28 509 3,927 544
55 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 15 11 988 486 1,114
56 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 13 16 600 1,581 2,026
57 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 7 11 402 4,263 587
58 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 14 19 716 2,000 976
59 Hasen, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 14 30 604 2,473 1,054
60 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 12 16 652 828 2,267
61 Devins, Neal William & Mary Law School 15 30 597 2,434 1,074
62 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 18 14 806 886 1,365
63 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 11 12 624 2,267 935
64 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 10 31 434 3,669 622
65 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 12 20 642 2,087 822
66 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 15 21 712 1,462 987
67 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 11 28 461 3,042 802
68 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 12 28 559 2,403 873
69 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 14 16 683 1,909 680
70 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 15 743 918 1,238
71 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 13 14 670 2,055 560
72 Burbank, Stephen B. University of Pennsylvania 13 30 501 2,882 590
73 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 7 26 309 3,394 1,074
74 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 14 14 610 1,379 1,327
75 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 7 22 248 4,128 697
76 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 11 25 487 2,665 763
77 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 13 16 614 1,001 1,458
78 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 11 24 326 2,963 1,090
79 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 11 22 475 2,546 716
80 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 14 12 675 1,506 528
81 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 12 26 430 2,865 529
82 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 11 27 385 2,608 953
83 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 8 20 316 3,297 616
84 Brest, Paul Stanford University 7 12 221 4,096 371
85 Epstein, Lee Washington University 11 22 436 1,901 1,191
86 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 7 27 163 4,308 421
87 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 8 18 243 3,788 442
88 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 11 18 455 2,293 704
89 Gilson, Ronald J. Columbia University School of Law 11 15 482 2,107 664
90 Levinson, Daryl New York University 12 14 487 1,888 667
91 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 12 16 659 863 699
92 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 13 7 748 273 780
93 Schragger, Rich University of Virginia 14 16 568 858 1,129
94 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 11 21 356 2,303 845
95 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 10 22 315 2,653 732
96 Ely, John Hart Yale University 7 20 146 4,143 252
97 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 12 17 452 1,134 1,362
98 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 11 21 417 2,013 719
99 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 12 11 494 878 1,320
100 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 14 11 731 461 509