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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 11 24 380 3,502 1,281
2 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 12 13 442 1,314 2,733
3 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 10 21 366 2,922 731
4 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 9 20 291 2,219 1,219
5 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 23 215 1,540 1,252
6 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 8 3 309 62 2,098
7 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 5 23 108 1,676 1,314
8 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 11 188 1,212 936
9 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 3 29 54 2,225 675
10 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 7 19 164 1,617 607
11 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 8 15 165 1,302 776
12 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 6 22 119 1,535 619
13 Guzman, Andrew Thomas University of Southern California 6 14 139 1,090 554
14 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 7 13 176 459 878
15 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 2 3 348 82 309
16 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 3 327 174 317
17 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 7 10 151 622 812
18 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 3 4 323 46 351
19 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 5 16 87 716 944
20 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 6 12 124 1,269 157
21 Dodge, William S. George Washington University 6 12 172 700 380
22 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 1 1 309 16 278
23 Shaffer, Gregory Georgetown University 7 11 165 398 649
24 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 5 6 93 339 1,052
25 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 10 87 761 656
26 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 15 64 1,055 499
27 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 8 6 168 249 653
28 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 7 11 178 321 517
29 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 5 11 103 521 711
30 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 14 68 690 737
31 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 73 1,172 216
32 Berman, Paul Schiff George Washington University 4 6 81 694 585
33 Ramsey, Michael David University of San Diego 5 10 118 740 327
34 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 5 14 71 595 702
35 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 13 78 1,008 279
36 Alston, Philip G. New York University 5 11 63 489 822
37 Sadat, Leila Nadya Washington University 4 10 67 494 788
38 Vazquez, Carlos M. Georgetown University 6 12 115 820 229
39 Cleveland, Sarah Columbia University School of Law 4 8 143 683 197
40 Franck, Susan American University 5 7 127 612 331
41 Sterio, Milena L. Cleveland State University 4 7 50 164 1,090
42 Murphy, Sean D. George Washington University 4 12 60 536 689
43 Burke-White, William W. University of Pennsylvania 5 11 67 592 545
44 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 8 13 126 565 236
45 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 75 702 386
46 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 6 5 112 661 209
47 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 7 7 151 374 260
48 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 3 10 89 727 270
49 Wuerth, Ingrid Brunk Vanderbilt University 6 8 148 304 330
50 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 9 59 477 560
51 Symeonides, Symeon C. Willamette University College of Law 4 20 55 854 234
52 Miller, Robert James Arizona State University 6 7 96 118 675
53 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 39 330 784
54 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 1 7 32 223 905
55 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 15 52 842 212
56 Stephan, Paul B. University of Virginia 5 12 76 606 294
57 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 2 1 167 60 314
58 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 3 11 39 561 527
59 Colangelo, Anthony J. Southern Methodist University 5 8 81 370 459
60 O'Connell, Mary Ellen University of Notre Dame 3 14 45 480 538
61 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 10 62 774 174
62 Goodman, Ryan New York University 3 10 59 731 223
63 Deeks, Ashley University of Virginia 6 6 103 212 444
64 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 5 10 54 745 185
65 Kelly, Michael J. Creighton University 3 8 24 185 853
66 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 9 61 540 333
67 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 129 209 272
68 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 4 7 66 320 500
69 Brilmayer, Roberta Yale University 3 10 42 566 402
70 Strong, S.I. Emory University 5 11 77 240 507
71 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 2 6 29 147 830
72 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 3 4 105 361 232
73 Shapiro, Scott Jonathan Yale University 1 3 58 112 677
74 Bookman, Pamela Fordham University 5 4 136 112 259
75 Galbraith, Jean University of Pennsylvania 7 10 117 232 228
76 Bellia, Anthony J. Jr. University of Notre Dame 5 5 114 248 230
77 Romano, Roberta Yale University 4 4 76 613 89
78 Brown Weiss, Edith Georgetown University 4 9 42 351 493
79 Rogers, Catherine A. University of California, San Francisco 5 7 66 290 409
80 Ku, Julian G. Hofstra University 5 11 61 547 198
81 Shackelford, Scott J. Indiana University Bloomington 5 6 65 188 499
82 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 1 1 175 14 73
83 Orentlicher, Diane American University 3 9 26 671 240
84 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 10 40 701 122
85 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 4 8 38 247 542
86 Drumbl, Mark A. Washington and Lee University 3 10 41 389 379
87 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 1 6 6 279 665
88 Eichensehr, Kristen Harvard University 5 5 80 122 411
89 Martinez, Jennifer Sue Stanford University 3 5 46 591 162
90 Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. University of Michigan 5 6 92 275 200
91 Ohlin, Jens David Cornell University 4 9 66 230 371
92 Chander, Anupam Georgetown University 3 6 87 229 263
93 Dickinson, Laura A. George Washington University 4 7 44 410 314
94 Field, Martha Amanda Harvard University 3 4 49 708 19
95 Lobel, Jules L. University of Pittsburgh 3 10 41 571 180
96 Brewster, Rachel Duke University 4 7 62 210 393
97 Hakimi, Monica Columbia University School of Law 5 7 87 110 332
98 Puig, Sergio University of Arizona 5 7 80 139 334
99 Alford, Roger P. University of Notre Dame 4 11 53 496 144
100 Claussen, Kathleen E. Georgetown University 4 3 83 24 393