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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 10 18 421 3,383 1,188
2 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 374 881 3,236
3 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 173 717 3,138
4 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 12 176 1,685 716
5 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 9 17 224 1,332 815
6 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 7 8 156 607 1,617
7 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 293 299 1,008
8 Alston, Philip G. New York University 7 16 113 1,011 1,157
9 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 7 13 128 1,539 242
10 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 3 22 48 1,470 403
11 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 148 623 705
12 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 113 607 850
13 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 47 142 1,328
14 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 4 87 78 1,187
15 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 4 61 422 961
16 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 6 64 1,248 101
17 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 7 10 130 421 513
18 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 59 302 942
19 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 81 833 303
20 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 84 3 1,083
21 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 38 764 563
22 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 5 13 90 841 228
23 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 99 31 924
24 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 5 11 67 464 604
25 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 53 513 629
26 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 223 82 224
27 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 125 602 189
28 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 5 7 104 220 608
29 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 10 46 843 285
30 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 3 9 63 218 786
31 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 3 8 74 721 253
32 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 10 45 389 674
33 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 103 760 51
34 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 79 816 96
35 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 7 78 654 228
36 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 7 55 271 681
37 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 5 8 63 744 187
38 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 35 103 912
39 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 5 6 91 210 522
40 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 106 481 184
41 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 64 274 569
42 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 3 13 30 561 440
43 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 125 240 250
44 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 5 5 130 137 315
45 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 91 151 480
46 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 90 484 157
47 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 8 109 231 295
48 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 98 381 204
49 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 25 651 289
50 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 115 257 230
51 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 6 117 174 289
52 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 51 113 648
53 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 61 535 188
54 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 3 7 57 321 385
55 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 101 174 307
56 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 96 276 230
57 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 21 604 268
58 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 130 196 133
59 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 7 46 233 486
60 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 7 65 389 244
61 Roht-Arriaza, Naomi University of California, San Francisco 3 8 29 395 404
62 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 4 96 332 142
63 Hernandez-Truyol, Berta Esperanza University of Florida 3 14 38 517 225
64 Chuang, Janie A. American University 3 4 82 261 262
65 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 46 680 38
66 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 5 14 51 524 148
67 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 3 4 23 247 549
68 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 7 48 491 195
69 Schwartz, Paul M. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 100 159 246
70 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 6 6 114 258 79
71 Backer, Larry Cata Pennsylvania State University 4 10 40 277 406
72 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 5 6 104 271 107
73 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 9 41 391 287
74 Chambers, Rachel University of Connecticut 5 1 67 15 515
75 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 2 1 104 229 131
76 Fleischer, Victor E. University of California, Irvine 1 1 80 140 318
77 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 1 1 131 26 179
78 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 3 5 100 239 108
79 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 2 2 104 154 168
80 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 1 2 23 686 22
81 Steinhardt, Ralph G. III George Washington University 3 9 32 570 72
82 Garcia Hernandez, Cesar Cuauhtemoc Ohio State University 3 2 92 102 234
83 Ni Aolain, Fionnuala University of Minnesota 4 7 31 155 465
84 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 1 6 34 421 199
85 Williams, Robert A. Jr. University of Arizona 4 5 47 369 160
86 Emerson, Thomas I. Yale University 2 5 19 498 159
87 Glendon, Mary Ann Harvard University 3 5 24 146 467
88 Huneeus, Alexandra V. University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 5 67 95 293
89 Saito, Natsu Taylor Georgia State University 4 8 58 174 259
90 Kanter, Arlene S. Syracuse University 4 5 47 93 370
91 Wilson, Richard Ashby University of Connecticut 3 1 36 6 506
92 Simmons, Beth A. University of Pennsylvania 4 4 68 90 271
93 Kumm, Mattias New York University 3 5 37 160 351
94 de Burca, Grainne New York University 4 6 60 131 268
95 Riley, Angela R. University of California, Los Angeles 3 3 70 149 199
96 Kwoka, Margaret B. Ohio State University 5 5 90 63 180
97 Todres, Jonathan Georgia State University 4 5 50 115 317
98 Marouf, Fatma E. Texas A&M University 4 4 79 101 193
99 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 4 1 43 187 272
100 Cole, David D. Georgetown University 3 7 50 221 204