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Last Updated: November 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 9 18 411 3,373 1,281
2 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 371 881 3,351
3 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 169 717 3,158
4 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 12 170 1,684 792
5 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 9 17 220 1,332 835
6 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 7 8 155 604 1,604
7 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 280 299 1,082
8 Alston, Philip G. New York University 7 16 112 1,011 1,209
9 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 7 14 126 1,561 251
10 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 116 618 1,038
11 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 3 22 48 1,470 419
12 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 142 623 760
13 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 4 87 78 1,295
14 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 46 142 1,359
15 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 61 411 969
16 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 6 63 1,248 92
17 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 81 832 356
18 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 10 126 421 515
19 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 5 11 67 463 767
20 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 38 764 613
21 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 5 13 89 841 250
22 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 3 9 62 218 896
23 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 56 302 833
24 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 94 31 898
25 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 81 3 987
26 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 3 13 33 681 554
27 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 217 82 201
28 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 5 7 99 220 644
29 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 119 602 168
30 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 9 46 831 302
31 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 52 513 572
32 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 101 760 59
33 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 10 45 392 684
34 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 7 54 271 742
35 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 76 816 99
36 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 7 78 653 239
37 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 5 8 63 744 185
38 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 70 695 194
39 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 63 274 628
40 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 5 6 89 210 536
41 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 35 103 887
42 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 103 480 171
43 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 5 5 128 137 361
44 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 50 113 744
45 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 123 240 236
46 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 114 257 251
47 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 96 381 228
48 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 8 107 231 300
49 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 5 87 140 491
50 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 87 483 151
51 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 24 651 284
52 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 6 116 174 280
53 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 61 535 204
54 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 7 45 233 564
55 Roht-Arriaza, Naomi University of California, San Francisco 3 8 29 395 461
56 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 3 7 57 321 393
57 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 20 606 294
58 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 129 196 147
59 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 94 276 234
60 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 7 65 388 265
61 Hernandez-Truyol, Berta Esperanza University of Florida 3 14 38 517 271
62 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 100 174 278
63 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 7 47 493 220
64 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 5 14 50 527 158
65 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 43 680 42
66 Chuang, Janie A. American University 3 4 81 261 255
67 Schwartz, Paul M. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 100 159 255
68 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 3 4 23 247 544
69 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 9 40 391 309
70 Chambers, Rachel University of Connecticut 5 1 68 15 536
71 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 5 6 101 271 120
72 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 2 1 104 229 146
73 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 3 91 307 128
74 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 6 108 258 80
75 Backer, Larry Cata Pennsylvania State University 4 9 38 261 412
76 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 1 1 130 26 181
77 Fleischer, Victor E. University of California, Irvine 1 1 80 140 310
78 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 3 5 97 239 106
79 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 100 154 163
80 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 1 2 23 686 23
81 Steinhardt, Ralph G. III George Washington University 3 9 32 570 85
82 Glendon, Mary Ann Harvard University 3 5 24 146 526
83 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 1 6 34 421 207
84 Garcia Hernandez, Cesar Cuauhtemoc Ohio State University 3 2 91 102 233
85 Williams, Robert A. Jr. University of Arizona 4 5 47 368 183
86 Wilson, Richard Ashby University of Connecticut 3 1 34 6 587
87 Ni Aolain, Fionnuala University of Minnesota 4 7 30 155 426
88 An-Naim, Abdullahi Ahmed Emory University 3 8 30 279 301
89 Huneeus, Alexandra V. University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 5 65 95 303
90 Todres, Jonathan Georgia State University 4 5 50 115 354
91 Simmons, Beth A. University of Pennsylvania 4 4 68 90 289
92 Saito, Natsu Taylor Georgia State University 4 8 58 174 252
93 Marouf, Fatma E. Texas A&M University 4 3 78 95 217
94 Kanter, Arlene S. Syracuse University 4 5 47 93 366
95 de Burca, Grainne New York University 4 6 59 132 268
96 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 69 149 200
97 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 3 1 42 187 289
98 Land, Molly K. University of Connecticut 2 2 29 9 527
99 Kumm, Mattias New York University 3 5 37 160 331
100 Drumbl, Mark A. Washington and Lee University 3 7 28 293 242