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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 10 19 346 3,487 1,135
2 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 339 932 3,383
3 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 158 750 2,934
4 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 12 159 1,720 684
5 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 9 17 183 1,387 714
6 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 6 8 143 637 1,446
7 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 284 338 932
8 Alston, Philip G. New York University 6 16 96 1,033 1,121
9 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 107 635 918
10 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 125 650 727
11 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 2 23 37 1,482 362
12 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 6 13 83 1,310 217
13 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 57 417 876
14 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 2 6 53 1,261 98
15 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 5 79 109 968
16 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 49 315 911
17 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 110 34 821
18 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 83 14 979
19 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 42 150 1,037
20 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 10 112 443 423
21 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 13 83 854 194
22 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 66 856 244
23 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 200 107 225
24 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 46 521 617
25 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 113 622 147
26 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 10 43 850 278
27 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 95 777 85
28 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 37 766 345
29 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 4 11 52 484 509
30 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 72 826 104
31 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 3 9 45 237 729
32 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 54 715 251
33 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 8 64 671 199
34 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 60 283 546
35 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 4 8 43 765 198
36 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 33 106 808
37 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 5 7 79 202 477
38 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 5 6 83 221 429
39 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 6 40 246 616
40 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 85 508 153
41 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 11 34 401 498
42 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 7 110 211 261
43 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 110 259 204
44 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 41 125 663
45 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 70 174 465
46 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 104 279 194
47 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 9 94 249 245
48 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 72 506 131
49 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 84 401 162
50 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 57 546 160
51 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 20 657 233
52 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 89 194 289
53 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 119 210 118
54 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 87 285 212
55 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 7 41 239 470
56 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 19 612 246
57 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 1 1 130 37 193
58 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 49 685 20
59 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 5 6 106 269 87
60 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 4 81 351 142
61 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 3 4 13 210 593
62 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 5 14 49 517 136
63 Chambers, Rachel University of Connecticut 5 1 74 18 453
64 Hernandez-Truyol, Berta Esperanza University of Florida 3 14 32 523 211
65 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 9 35 397 308
66 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 5 6 94 285 108
67 Roht-Arriaza, Naomi University of California, San Francisco 3 8 24 401 340
68 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 8 34 510 183
69 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 3 6 97 251 87
70 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 2 1 90 244 120
71 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 7 47 412 172
72 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 4 5 81 95 279
73 Garcia Hernandez, Cesar Cuauhtemoc Ohio State University 3 2 85 115 244
74 Fleischer, Victor E. University of California, Irvine 1 1 70 157 279
75 Schwartz, Paul M. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 82 183 190
76 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 92 175 146
77 Chuang, Janie A. American University 3 4 60 284 206
78 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 1 2 22 691 23
79 Backer, Larry Cata Pennsylvania State University 3 10 31 270 314
80 Kwoka, Margaret B. Ohio State University 5 5 87 74 202
81 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 1 6 33 429 155
82 Steinhardt, Ralph G. III George Washington University 2 9 22 580 58
83 Ni Aolain, Fionnuala University of Minnesota 3 7 24 165 410
84 Kanter, Arlene S. Syracuse University 4 5 42 101 376
85 Kumm, Mattias New York University 3 5 32 166 366
86 Simmons, Beth A. University of Pennsylvania 4 4 63 97 268
87 Williams, Robert A. Jr. University of Arizona 4 5 37 380 137
88 de Burca, Grainne New York University 4 7 51 144 274
89 Marouf, Fatma E. Texas A&M University 4 5 69 114 199
90 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 4 1 42 190 253
91 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 4 8 49 309 105
92 An-Naim, Abdullahi Ahmed Emory University 3 8 31 279 221
93 Cole, David D. Georgetown University 3 7 47 229 186
94 Chilton, Adam University of Chicago 5 6 68 71 213
95 Hartzog, Woodrow Boston University 1 1 99 3 123
96 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 1 1 99 3 123
97 Huneeus, Alexandra V. University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 6 49 115 260
98 Drumbl, Mark A. Washington and Lee University 3 7 25 300 216
99 Aceves, William J. California Western School of Law 3 9 31 228 248
100 Glendon, Mary Ann Harvard University 3 5 19 151 376