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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 11 24 371 3,504 1,161
2 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 12 13 433 1,314 2,576
3 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 10 22 369 3,106 687
4 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 9 20 293 2,403 1,230
5 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 23 214 1,540 1,270
6 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 8 3 295 62 1,973
7 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 5 23 103 1,676 1,325
8 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 3 29 53 2,225 674
9 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 11 184 1,212 872
10 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 7 19 164 1,617 595
11 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 8 15 162 1,302 779
12 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 6 22 124 1,568 624
13 Guzman, Andrew Thomas University of Southern California 6 14 138 1,090 536
14 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 2 3 343 82 306
15 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 3 324 174 321
16 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 7 13 168 459 843
17 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 7 10 145 622 740
18 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 3 4 320 46 336
19 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 5 16 87 715 911
20 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 6 12 120 1,269 160
21 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 1 1 306 16 274
22 Dodge, William S. George Washington University 6 12 168 700 370
23 Shaffer, Gregory Georgetown University 7 11 165 398 617
24 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 5 6 90 339 993
25 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 5 11 103 521 720
26 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 7 11 178 321 493
27 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 8 6 168 249 607
28 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 14 67 690 740
29 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 10 87 760 568
30 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 15 61 1,055 437
31 Berman, Paul Schiff George Washington University 4 6 79 694 572
32 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 68 1,173 205
33 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 13 77 1,008 275
34 Ramsey, Michael David University of San Diego 5 10 116 740 298
35 Vazquez, Carlos M. Georgetown University 5 12 112 820 227
36 Franck, Susan American University 5 7 126 612 335
37 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 5 14 71 595 628
38 Sadat, Leila Nadya Washington University 3 10 63 490 754
39 Alston, Philip G. New York University 5 11 61 489 761
40 Cleveland, Sarah Columbia University School of Law 4 8 141 683 178
41 Sterio, Milena L. Cleveland State University 4 7 49 164 1,088
42 Murphy, Sean D. George Washington University 4 12 59 536 653
43 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 74 702 383
44 Wuerth, Ingrid Brunk Vanderbilt University 6 8 147 304 339
45 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 3 10 89 727 260
46 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 6 5 111 660 190
47 Burke-White, William W. University of Pennsylvania 5 11 64 592 484
48 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 7 7 148 374 239
49 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 7 13 116 565 208
50 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 38 330 784
51 Symeonides, Symeon C. Willamette University College of Law 4 20 55 854 221
52 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 9 58 477 509
53 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 15 52 843 216
54 Miller, Robert James Arizona State University 6 7 95 118 621
55 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 2 1 164 60 323
56 Stephan, Paul B. University of Virginia 5 12 76 606 285
57 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 3 11 39 561 495
58 Goodman, Ryan New York University 3 10 59 731 242
59 Colangelo, Anthony J. Southern Methodist University 5 8 80 371 434
60 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 10 60 774 173
61 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 1 6 31 210 807
62 O'Connell, Mary Ellen University of Notre Dame 3 14 45 480 494
63 Strong, S.I. Emory University 5 11 76 241 522
64 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 9 61 540 341
65 Brilmayer, Roberta Yale University 3 10 42 566 414
66 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 5 10 54 745 193
67 Kelly, Michael J. Creighton University 3 8 22 181 839
68 Deeks, Ashley University of Virginia 6 6 103 212 392
69 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 128 209 263
70 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 3 4 105 361 217
71 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 4 7 64 320 451
72 Bookman, Pamela Fordham University 5 4 134 112 246
73 Galbraith, Jean University of Pennsylvania 7 10 113 232 229
74 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 2 6 28 147 744
75 Shackelford, Scott J. Indiana University Bloomington 5 6 65 188 499
76 Bellia, Anthony J. Jr. University of Notre Dame 5 5 111 248 211
77 Shapiro, Scott Jonathan Yale University 1 3 56 112 616
78 Romano, Roberta Yale University 4 4 76 613 73
79 Rogers, Catherine A. University of California, San Francisco 5 7 65 290 398
80 Orentlicher, Diane American University 3 9 26 671 269
81 Ku, Julian G. Hofstra University 5 11 61 548 181
82 Randall, Ken George Mason University 2 5 32 587 300
83 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 1 1 168 14 62
84 Brown Weiss, Edith Georgetown University 4 9 41 351 406
85 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 3 10 38 701 119
86 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 4 8 36 247 516
87 Martinez, Jennifer Sue Stanford University 3 5 44 591 169
88 Dickinson, Laura A. George Washington University 4 8 45 428 299
89 Drumbl, Mark A. Washington and Lee University 3 10 41 389 350
90 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 3 6 85 229 264
91 Ohlin, Jens David Cornell University 4 9 65 230 360
92 Brewster, Rachel Duke University 4 7 62 210 388
93 Field, Martha Amanda Harvard University 3 4 49 708 24
94 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 5 7 91 282 172
95 Lobel, Jules L. University of Pittsburgh 3 10 41 571 171
96 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 1 6 6 279 600
97 Eichensehr, Kristen Harvard University 5 5 79 122 355
98 Charnovitz, Steve George Washington University 3 9 32 449 313
99 Alford, Roger P. University of Notre Dame 4 11 53 496 138
100 Hakimi, Monica Columbia University School of Law 5 7 86 110 296