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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 11 24 396 3,576 1,275
2 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 12 13 456 1,314 2,629
3 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 10 22 390 3,205 696
4 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 9 20 299 2,218 1,136
5 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 23 217 1,537 1,219
6 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 8 3 317 62 2,013
7 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 5 23 108 1,670 1,236
8 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 11 190 1,209 919
9 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 7 19 170 1,617 578
10 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 3 28 55 2,164 629
11 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 8 15 165 1,297 757
12 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 6 22 126 1,565 615
13 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 3 343 175 314
14 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 2 3 363 78 296
15 Guzman, Andrew Thomas University of Southern California 6 14 144 1,089 491
16 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 7 13 180 459 853
17 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 3 4 338 47 358
18 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 5 16 87 716 890
19 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 1 1 324 17 279
20 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 9 133 612 704
21 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 6 12 125 1,269 152
22 Dodge, William S. George Washington University 7 12 180 700 367
23 Shaffer, Gregory Georgetown University 7 11 169 397 642
24 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 5 6 95 339 1,022
25 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 10 88 761 642
26 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 5 11 105 521 763
27 Meron, Theodor New York University 5 15 66 1,055 479
28 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 7 11 185 322 522
29 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 8 6 173 249 640
30 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 14 69 689 724
31 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 74 1,172 225
32 Sadat, Leila Nadya Washington University 4 10 74 493 795
33 Ramsey, Michael David University of San Diego 5 10 122 740 331
34 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 6 14 72 595 702
35 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 13 79 1,008 267
36 Alston, Philip G. New York University 5 11 63 489 796
37 Berman, Paul Schiff George Washington University 4 6 81 694 521
38 Cleveland, Sarah Columbia University School of Law 4 8 148 683 178
39 Franck, Susan American University 5 7 129 612 324
40 Vazquez, Carlos M. Georgetown University 6 12 115 820 199
41 Symeonides, Symeon C. Willamette University College of Law 5 20 92 891 223
42 Sterio, Milena L. Cleveland State University 4 7 51 164 1,075
43 Burke-White, William W. University of Pennsylvania 5 11 68 592 593
44 Murphy, Sean D. George Washington University 4 12 60 537 663
45 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 8 13 127 565 251
46 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 76 702 382
47 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 6 5 114 661 217
48 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 3 10 90 727 266
49 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 7 7 152 374 259
50 Wuerth, Ingrid Brunk Vanderbilt University 6 8 149 304 322
51 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 9 60 477 552
52 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 40 330 788
53 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 1 6 32 210 910
54 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 15 56 842 210
55 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 4 11 42 562 515
56 Miller, Robert James Arizona State University 6 6 91 109 644
57 Stephan, Paul B. University of Virginia 5 12 76 605 275
58 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 2 1 170 60 278
59 Colangelo, Anthony J. Southern Methodist University 5 8 81 370 438
60 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 10 63 777 169
61 Goodman, Ryan New York University 3 10 61 732 220
62 Deeks, Ashley University of Virginia 6 6 106 212 447
63 O'Connell, Mary Ellen University of Notre Dame 3 14 45 480 500
64 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 4 7 67 320 509
65 Strong, S.I. Emory University 5 11 84 240 487
66 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 9 61 539 337
67 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 5 10 55 745 170
68 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 3 4 108 361 242
69 Brilmayer, Roberta Yale University 4 10 44 566 380
70 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 132 209 251
71 Shapiro, Scott Jonathan Yale University 1 3 59 112 678
72 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 2 6 30 147 789
73 Kelly, Michael J. Creighton University 3 8 24 185 775
74 Bookman, Pamela Fordham University 5 4 138 112 255
75 Bellia, Anthony J. Jr. University of Notre Dame 5 5 114 248 233
76 Romano, Roberta Yale University 4 4 76 613 94
77 Galbraith, Jean University of Pennsylvania 7 10 118 232 207
78 Ku, Julian G. Hofstra University 5 11 62 548 207
79 Shackelford, Scott J. Indiana University Bloomington 6 6 72 188 469
80 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 1 1 178 14 82
81 Rogers, Catherine A. University of California, San Francisco 5 7 66 290 390
82 Orentlicher, Diane American University 3 9 26 671 234
83 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 10 42 701 121
84 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 4 8 38 247 534
85 Drumbl, Mark A. Washington and Lee University 3 10 43 389 383
86 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 5 6 95 275 203
87 Eichensehr, Kristen Harvard University 5 5 81 122 408
88 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 2 6 7 279 640
89 Martinez, Jennifer Sue Stanford University 3 5 47 591 152
90 Dickinson, Laura A. George Washington University 4 7 44 410 320
91 Lobel, Jules L. University of Pittsburgh 3 10 43 569 178
92 Field, Martha Amanda Harvard University 3 4 49 708 22
93 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 3 6 88 229 247
94 Ohlin, Jens David Cornell University 4 9 66 230 350
95 Brewster, Rachel Duke University 4 7 66 210 368
96 Hakimi, Monica Columbia University School of Law 5 7 87 110 341
97 Claussen, Kathleen E. Georgetown University 4 3 91 24 381
98 Puig, Sergio University of Arizona 5 7 81 139 326
99 Alford, Roger P. University of Notre Dame 4 11 55 496 134
100 Fleischer, Victor E. University of California, Irvine 2 2 74 194 291