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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 10 19 342 3,484 1,146
2 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 335 931 3,349
3 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 154 750 2,893
4 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 12 152 1,720 697
5 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 6 8 141 637 1,645
6 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 8 17 178 1,387 702
7 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 279 338 925
8 Alston, Philip G. New York University 6 16 94 1,032 1,126
9 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 6 14 98 1,595 228
10 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 105 634 961
11 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 123 650 732
12 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 2 23 37 1,482 370
13 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 57 417 889
14 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 5 73 109 1,022
15 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 81 14 1,051
16 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 109 34 855
17 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 47 315 908
18 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 41 150 1,063
19 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 10 110 443 448
20 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 13 83 854 203
21 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 66 856 260
22 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 46 520 638
23 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 200 107 203
24 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 6 8 101 230 587
25 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 37 768 394
26 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 110 622 152
27 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 10 41 850 281
28 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 4 11 50 484 528
29 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 90 777 65
30 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 3 9 47 236 753
31 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 72 825 95
32 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 3 13 28 689 422
33 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 53 715 238
34 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 8 64 671 215
35 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 7 41 287 649
36 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 60 283 553
37 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 4 8 43 765 194
38 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 4 6 82 221 455
39 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 11 34 401 526
40 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 33 106 789
41 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 81 508 163
42 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 7 107 211 260
43 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 70 174 477
44 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 108 259 204
45 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 40 125 654
46 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 9 94 249 260
47 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 84 401 175
48 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 102 279 182
49 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 70 506 138
50 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 55 546 157
51 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 85 290 226
52 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 116 210 132
53 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 19 657 223
54 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 19 612 249
55 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 7 41 239 459
56 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 85 194 279
57 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 45 684 30
58 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 5 6 106 269 81
59 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 1 1 127 37 187
60 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 5 14 49 523 140
61 Hernandez-Truyol, Berta Esperanza University of Florida 3 14 32 523 227
62 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 4 79 351 134
63 Chambers, Rachel University of Connecticut 5 1 71 18 466
64 Roht-Arriaza, Naomi University of California, San Francisco 3 8 24 401 360
65 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 5 6 94 285 105
66 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 9 35 396 299
67 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 3 4 13 210 566
68 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 8 34 510 176
69 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 2 1 90 244 119
70 Schwartz, Paul M. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 82 183 208
71 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 3 6 94 251 84
72 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 7 46 412 179
73 Fleischer, Victor E. University of California, Irvine 1 1 69 157 285
74 Chuang, Janie A. American University 3 4 59 284 213
75 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 90 175 152
76 Garcia Hernandez, Cesar Cuauhtemoc Ohio State University 3 2 81 115 247
77 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 4 5 78 95 266
78 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 1 2 22 691 20
79 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 1 6 32 429 159
80 Kwoka, Margaret B. Ohio State University 5 5 87 74 185
81 Steinhardt, Ralph G. III George Washington University 2 9 22 580 65
82 Ni Aolain, Fionnuala University of Minnesota 3 7 24 165 417
83 Kanter, Arlene S. Syracuse University 4 5 41 101 378
84 Kumm, Mattias New York University 3 5 32 166 358
85 Simmons, Beth A. University of Pennsylvania 4 4 62 97 264
86 de Burca, Grainne New York University 4 7 51 144 275
87 Williams, Robert A. Jr. University of Arizona 4 5 37 380 135
88 Backer, Larry Cata Pennsylvania State University 3 9 29 242 297
89 Marouf, Fatma E. Texas A&M University 4 5 69 114 198
90 Glendon, Mary Ann Harvard University 3 5 19 151 412
91 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 4 1 42 190 259
92 Cole, David D. Georgetown University 3 7 47 229 192
93 Huneeus, Alexandra V. University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 6 49 115 278
94 Chilton, Adam University of Chicago 5 6 68 71 220
95 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 4 8 49 309 97
96 Hartzog, Woodrow Boston University 1 1 98 3 123
97 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 1 1 98 3 123
98 Aceves, William J. California Western School of Law 3 9 30 228 261
99 An-Naim, Abdullahi Ahmed Emory University 3 8 31 279 204
100 Drumbl, Mark A. Washington and Lee University 3 7 25 300 213