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Last Updated: December 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 10 18 421 3,375 1,210
2 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 373 881 3,119
3 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 172 717 3,110
4 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 12 174 1,684 733
5 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 9 17 222 1,332 828
6 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 7 8 155 604 1,570
7 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 289 299 1,019
8 Alston, Philip G. New York University 7 16 112 1,011 1,160
9 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 7 14 129 1,561 249
10 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 119 618 1,038
11 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 3 22 48 1,470 409
12 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 143 623 712
13 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 5 198 496 520
14 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 4 87 78 1,224
15 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 47 142 1,327
16 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 61 411 940
17 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 6 64 1,248 91
18 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 10 128 421 510
19 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 81 832 328
20 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 38 764 572
21 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 5 13 90 841 235
22 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 59 302 899
23 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 5 11 67 464 680
24 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 82 3 1,047
25 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 97 31 916
26 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 53 513 629
27 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 125 602 178
28 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 219 82 217
29 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 5 7 103 220 619
30 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 3 13 33 675 517
31 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 3 9 63 218 781
32 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 9 46 808 285
33 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 10 45 392 689
34 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 102 760 51
35 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 4 78 820 96
36 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 7 78 653 234
37 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 7 54 271 716
38 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 5 8 63 744 187
39 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 70 695 199
40 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 64 274 581
41 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 5 6 91 210 512
42 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 105 480 182
43 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 35 103 880
44 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 89 151 487
45 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 89 483 158
46 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 51 113 695
47 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 25 651 295
48 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 8 109 231 285
49 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 96 381 210
50 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 114 257 230
51 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 6 116 174 273
52 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 61 535 189
53 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 130 196 139
54 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 7 46 232 501
55 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 20 606 264
56 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 7 65 394 250
57 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 101 174 289
58 Roht-Arriaza, Naomi University of California, San Francisco 3 8 29 395 419
59 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 95 271 214
60 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 7 47 493 214
61 Chuang, Janie A. American University 3 4 82 261 260
62 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 44 680 40
63 Hernandez-Truyol, Berta Esperanza University of Florida 3 14 38 517 215
64 Schwartz, Paul M. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 100 159 245
65 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 5 14 49 509 144
66 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 6 113 258 78
67 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 3 4 23 247 522
68 Chambers, Rachel University of Connecticut 5 1 67 15 529
69 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 9 40 391 291
70 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 5 6 101 271 108
71 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 2 1 104 229 137
72 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 3 91 307 119
73 Backer, Larry Cata Pennsylvania State University 4 9 38 261 401
74 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 1 1 131 26 181
75 Fleischer, Victor E. University of California, Irvine 1 1 80 140 304
76 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 3 5 100 239 105
77 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 103 154 160
78 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 1 2 23 686 22
79 Steinhardt, Ralph G. III George Washington University 3 9 32 570 81
80 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 4 5 86 80 289
81 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 1 6 34 421 208
82 Garcia Hernandez, Cesar Cuauhtemoc Ohio State University 3 2 91 102 230
83 Glendon, Mary Ann Harvard University 3 5 24 146 487
84 Williams, Robert A. Jr. University of Arizona 4 5 47 369 159
85 Ni Aolain, Fionnuala University of Minnesota 4 7 30 155 426
86 Huneeus, Alexandra V. University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 5 67 95 291
87 Wilson, Richard Ashby University of Connecticut 3 1 36 6 529
88 Saito, Natsu Taylor Georgia State University 4 8 58 174 248
89 Simmons, Beth A. University of Pennsylvania 4 4 68 90 264
90 Kanter, Arlene S. Syracuse University 4 5 47 93 360
91 Todres, Jonathan Georgia State University 4 5 50 115 320
92 Marouf, Fatma E. Texas A&M University 4 3 78 95 205
93 de Burca, Grainne New York University 4 6 60 132 252
94 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 3 3 70 149 188
95 Kwoka, Margaret B. Ohio State University 5 5 88 63 175
96 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 3 1 42 187 280
97 Kumm, Mattias New York University 3 5 37 160 317
98 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 4 8 49 304 116
99 An-Naim, Abdullahi Ahmed Emory University 3 8 31 279 227
100 Vazquez, Carlos M. Georgetown University 3 4 44 373 75