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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 12 22 472 3,393 1,296
2 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 13 13 509 1,235 2,735
3 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 13 23 494 3,284 769
4 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 10 20 364 2,331 1,331
5 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 22 260 1,493 1,361
6 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 8 3 317 36 2,209
7 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 6 23 138 1,640 1,424
8 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 7 18 197 1,581 681
9 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 8 11 231 1,163 904
10 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 4 28 63 2,155 718
11 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 9 15 216 1,247 819
12 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 7 22 145 1,519 690
13 Guzman, Andrew Thomas University of Southern California 7 14 173 1,055 553
14 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 7 13 190 443 951
15 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 5 16 108 694 971
16 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 2 2 366 49 336
17 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 2 339 154 355
18 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 7 12 148 1,240 173
19 Dodge, William S. George Washington University 8 12 206 658 398
20 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 9 146 589 739
21 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 3 2 338 21 370
22 Shaffer, Gregory Georgetown University 7 11 189 373 654
23 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 8 6 212 205 661
24 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 5 6 102 325 1,064
25 Meron, Theodor New York University 5 15 71 1,045 504
26 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 6 11 125 499 764
27 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 5 14 79 673 777
28 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 10 99 745 596
29 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 9 10 196 301 535
30 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 79 1,160 242
31 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 13 97 987 299
32 Berman, Paul Schiff George Washington University 5 5 91 624 670
33 Sadat, Leila Nadya Washington University 4 10 86 470 825
34 Ramsey, Michael David University of San Diego 6 10 144 710 318
35 Alston, Philip G. New York University 5 11 78 472 828
36 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 6 14 87 580 677
37 Franck, Susan American University 5 7 151 583 365
38 Cleveland, Sarah Columbia University School of Law 5 8 173 651 188
39 Sterio, Milena L. Cleveland State University 4 6 62 151 1,168
40 Vazquez, Carlos M. Georgetown University 6 12 127 796 243
41 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 9 13 169 533 268
42 Murphy, Sean D. George Washington University 5 12 72 523 684
43 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 6 9 95 681 409
44 Symeonides, Symeon C. Willamette University College of Law 4 20 86 858 264
45 Burke-White, William W. University of Pennsylvania 6 11 83 572 533
46 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 6 5 139 632 206
47 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 3 10 109 706 279
48 Wuerth, Ingrid Brunk Vanderbilt University 6 8 171 280 357
49 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 5 15 83 810 229
50 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 7 7 168 348 259
51 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 4 11 54 545 569
52 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 5 9 68 467 571
53 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 2 6 39 202 940
54 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 5 10 86 748 186
55 Strong, S.I. Emory University 7 10 114 206 565
56 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 41 327 796
57 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 10 76 710 260
58 Colangelo, Anthony J. Southern Methodist University 6 8 103 348 456
59 Miller, Robert James Arizona State University 6 6 106 91 685
60 Stephan, Paul B. University of Virginia 5 12 86 596 298
61 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 9 78 528 369
62 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 2 1 180 41 356
63 Brilmayer, Roberta Yale University 4 10 57 544 436
64 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 6 10 66 732 206
65 O'Connell, Mary Ellen University of Notre Dame 3 14 48 473 530
66 Deeks, Ashley University of Virginia 7 5 126 188 408
67 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 157 177 274
68 Kelly, Michael J. Creighton University 3 8 26 177 878
69 Bookman, Pamela Fordham University 5 3 173 74 263
70 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 4 7 77 305 484
71 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 4 4 119 343 224
72 Shackelford, Scott J. Indiana University Bloomington 6 6 87 163 534
73 Galbraith, Jean University of Pennsylvania 8 8 139 204 244
74 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 2 6 38 136 789
75 Romano, Roberta Yale University 4 4 90 599 82
76 Randall, Ken George Mason University 2 5 40 579 333
77 Ku, Julian G. Hofstra University 5 11 77 531 196
78 Orentlicher, Diane American University 3 9 31 666 277
79 Brown Weiss, Edith Georgetown University 4 9 58 334 458
80 Bellia, Anthony J. Jr. University of Notre Dame 5 5 125 228 228
81 Rogers, Catherine A. University of California, San Francisco 5 7 70 281 414
82 Martinez, Jennifer Sue Stanford University 3 5 62 571 178
83 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 10 46 693 133
84 Shapiro, Scott Jonathan Yale University 1 3 64 104 614
85 Brewster, Rachel Duke University 5 6 88 183 416
86 Ohlin, Jens David Cornell University 4 9 86 210 387
87 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 4 8 40 243 570
88 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 2 6 9 276 680
89 Dickinson, Laura A. George Washington University 4 8 53 430 321
90 Field, Martha Amanda Harvard University 3 4 58 699 28
91 Lobel, Jules L. University of Pittsburgh 3 10 54 557 178
92 Drumbl, Mark A. Washington and Lee University 3 10 48 379 368
93 Alford, Roger P. University of Notre Dame 5 11 73 476 153
94 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 4 5 100 214 274
95 Charnovitz, Steve George Washington University 3 9 42 439 333
96 Eichensehr, Kristen Harvard University 5 5 96 104 394
97 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 3 8 38 243 517
98 Damaska, Mirjan R. Yale University 4 6 45 338 384
99 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 5 6 99 263 190
100 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 3 3 42 669 68