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Last Updated: March 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 9 19 327 3,483 1,154
2 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 332 931 3,327
3 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 149 750 3,001
4 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 12 146 1,720 708
5 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 6 8 135 637 1,621
6 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 8 17 173 1,387 729
7 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 266 338 978
8 Alston, Philip G. New York University 6 16 93 1,033 1,179
9 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 103 635 999
10 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 122 650 737
11 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 2 23 36 1,482 391
12 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 6 13 81 1,310 216
13 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 56 417 914
14 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 5 73 109 1,083
15 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 39 150 1,227
16 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 2 6 51 1,261 108
17 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 77 14 1,081
18 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 106 34 899
19 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 10 111 443 476
20 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 47 315 902
21 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 4 10 60 313 811
22 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 13 79 854 216
23 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 64 855 264
24 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 46 521 647
25 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 199 107 201
26 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 37 767 425
27 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 106 622 164
28 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 10 40 850 284
29 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 4 11 48 484 557
30 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 3 13 28 686 459
31 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 90 777 53
32 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 71 826 88
33 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 8 63 671 220
34 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 53 715 231
35 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 33 106 879
36 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 59 283 567
37 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 4 8 43 765 194
38 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 4 6 82 221 473
39 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 11 34 401 561
40 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 5 7 74 202 484
41 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 6 38 246 633
42 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 78 508 176
43 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 7 102 211 275
44 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 9 92 249 290
45 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 67 174 487
46 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 107 259 194
47 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 101 279 185
48 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 81 401 190
49 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 67 506 155
50 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 39 125 624
51 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 116 210 127
52 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 19 657 241
53 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 52 546 164
54 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 84 194 306
55 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 83 285 220
56 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 19 612 262
57 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 7 40 239 466
58 Roht-Arriaza, Naomi University of California, San Francisco 3 8 23 401 404
59 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 5 6 104 269 83
60 Hernandez-Truyol, Berta Esperanza University of Florida 3 14 32 523 231
61 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 42 684 34
62 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 1 1 125 37 179
63 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 4 78 351 138
64 Chambers, Rachel University of Connecticut 5 1 68 16 481
65 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 5 14 47 517 133
66 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 5 6 90 285 104
67 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 9 35 397 281
68 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 8 33 510 187
69 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 2 1 90 244 125
70 Chuang, Janie A. American University 3 4 59 284 247
71 Schwartz, Paul M. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 82 183 215
72 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 3 4 13 210 554
73 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 7 44 412 196
74 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 3 6 89 251 95
75 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 87 175 171
76 Garcia Hernandez, Cesar Cuauhtemoc Ohio State University 3 2 80 115 254
77 Fleischer, Victor E. University of California, Irvine 1 1 65 157 289
78 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 1 2 21 691 22
79 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 4 5 74 95 273
80 Backer, Larry Cata Pennsylvania State University 3 10 30 270 345
81 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 1 6 30 429 190
82 Kwoka, Margaret B. Ohio State University 5 5 86 73 195
83 Ni Aolain, Fionnuala University of Minnesota 3 7 23 165 443
84 Steinhardt, Ralph G. III George Washington University 2 9 22 580 71
85 Kanter, Arlene S. Syracuse University 4 5 40 101 395
86 Simmons, Beth A. University of Pennsylvania 4 4 62 97 276
87 Glendon, Mary Ann Harvard University 3 5 19 151 441
88 Williams, Robert A. Jr. University of Arizona 4 5 37 379 133
89 Kumm, Mattias New York University 3 5 31 166 358
90 Marouf, Fatma E. Texas A&M University 4 5 68 114 207
91 de Burca, Grainne New York University 4 7 50 144 273
92 Huneeus, Alexandra V. University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 6 48 115 301
93 Cole, David D. Georgetown University 3 7 46 229 202
94 Chilton, Adam University of Chicago 6 6 71 71 207
95 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 4 1 40 190 265
96 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 65 155 159
97 Todres, Jonathan Georgia State University 4 5 44 123 295
98 Contesse, Jorge Rutgers University 5 3 54 33 318
99 Saito, Natsu Taylor Georgia State University 4 8 53 181 186
100 Hartzog, Woodrow Boston University 1 1 95 3 130