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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 9 19 320 3,485 1,086
2 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 325 932 2,875
3 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 144 749 2,895
4 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 12 143 1,720 674
5 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 8 17 170 1,387 726
6 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 6 8 131 637 1,527
7 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 263 338 943
8 Alston, Philip G. New York University 6 16 91 1,034 1,067
9 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 98 635 919
10 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 2 23 36 1,482 374
11 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 121 650 645
12 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 6 13 79 1,310 204
13 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 55 417 926
14 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 5 73 92 1,089
15 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 39 150 1,189
16 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 2 6 51 1,261 97
17 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 10 110 443 489
18 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 74 14 1,055
19 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 98 34 870
20 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 4 10 58 313 786
21 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 13 77 854 207
22 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 63 855 265
23 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 46 315 812
24 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 198 107 205
25 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 34 765 454
26 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 45 521 606
27 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 105 622 179
28 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 4 11 48 484 559
29 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 10 39 850 260
30 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 2 13 25 686 461
31 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 88 777 46
32 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 71 825 83
33 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 32 106 874
34 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 11 34 400 597
35 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 8 62 671 217
36 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 1 1 183 1 178
37 Ashar, Sameer M. University of California, Irvine 1 1 183 1 178
38 Simonson, Jocelyn Brooklyn Law School 1 1 183 1 178
39 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 4 6 80 221 481
40 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 51 713 203
41 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 57 283 531
42 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 4 8 42 765 174
43 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 79 508 165
44 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 6 38 246 588
45 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 5 7 70 202 456
46 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 7 100 211 270
47 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 9 91 249 278
48 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 66 174 473
49 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 19 657 282
50 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 106 259 178
51 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 80 401 191
52 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 68 506 143
53 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 94 279 189
54 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 116 210 128
55 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 51 546 169
56 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 19 609 259
57 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 39 125 575
58 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 82 194 291
59 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 82 285 201
60 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 5 6 104 269 88
61 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 7 40 239 436
62 Roht-Arriaza, Naomi University of California, San Francisco 3 8 23 401 380
63 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 42 685 36
64 Hernandez-Truyol, Berta Esperanza University of Florida 3 14 32 523 216
65 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 4 78 351 134
66 Chambers, Rachel University of Connecticut 5 1 66 16 477
67 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 1 1 122 37 171
68 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 5 6 90 285 96
69 Schwartz, Paul M. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 82 181 229
70 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 3 5 15 255 507
71 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 8 33 510 186
72 Chuang, Janie A. American University 3 4 59 284 247
73 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 2 1 90 244 122
74 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 9 35 397 263
75 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 7 42 412 203
76 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 3 6 88 251 103
77 Fleischer, Victor E. University of California, Irvine 1 1 63 157 300
78 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 86 175 162
79 Backer, Larry Cata Pennsylvania State University 3 10 29 270 365
80 Garcia Hernandez, Cesar Cuauhtemoc Ohio State University 3 2 80 117 230
81 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 4 14 40 484 101
82 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 4 5 73 95 269
83 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 1 2 21 690 21
84 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 1 6 29 427 184
85 Ni Aolain, Fionnuala University of Minnesota 3 7 22 165 434
86 Steinhardt, Ralph G. III George Washington University 2 9 22 584 72
87 Williams, Robert A. Jr. University of Arizona 4 5 37 379 145
88 Kwoka, Margaret B. Ohio State University 5 5 82 73 169
89 Simmons, Beth A. University of Pennsylvania 4 4 61 97 255
90 Glendon, Mary Ann Harvard University 3 5 19 151 421
91 Wilson, Richard Ashby University of Connecticut 2 1 34 8 464
92 Kanter, Arlene S. Syracuse University 4 5 39 101 353
93 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 64 155 172
94 Saito, Natsu Taylor Georgia State University 4 8 53 181 201
95 Huneeus, Alexandra V. University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 6 48 115 282
96 Todres, Jonathan Georgia State University 4 5 42 123 301
97 Kumm, Mattias New York University 3 5 31 166 320
98 Marouf, Fatma E. Texas A&M University 4 5 66 114 183
99 Cole, David D. Georgetown University 2 7 43 229 203
100 de Burca, Grainne New York University 4 7 48 144 242