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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 13 19 622 1,674 1,289
2 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 11 14 464 1,036 965
3 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 441 199 1,324
4 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 7 353 1,361 334
5 Bagenstos, Samuel University of Michigan 10 11 347 1,057 463
6 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 20 215 1,715 436
7 Fisk, Catherine L. University of California, Berkeley 10 14 355 587 710
8 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 4 2 453 167 623
9 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 9 10 306 1,196 284
10 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 3 3 256 1,406 140
11 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 7 376 160 672
12 Kim, Pauline T. Washington University 9 10 303 535 631
13 Selmi, Michael Arizona State University 8 17 191 1,290 441
14 Stone, Katherine V. W. University of California, Los Angeles 7 16 173 1,359 385
15 Porter, Nicole Buonocore William & Mary Law School 10 12 294 368 725
16 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 3 3 408 90 427
17 Ajunwa, Ifeoma Emory University 8 5 272 66 1,037
18 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 2 1 401 62 419
19 Andrias, Kate Columbia University School of Law 8 6 297 142 626
20 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 5 8 147 1,149 332
21 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 2 2 223 628 472
22 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 2 1 345 19 403
23 Klare, Karl E. Northeastern University 4 9 114 1,292 277
24 Cummings, Scott L. University of California, Los Angeles 6 9 215 361 668
25 Krieger, Linda Hamilton University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 139 1,302 106
26 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 6 10 217 617 312
27 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 6 11 191 704 329
28 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 5 14 176 869 235
29 Estreicher, Samuel New York University 6 16 147 975 259
30 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 3 4 151 318 866
31 Schwab, Stewart J. Cornell University 7 13 141 997 255
32 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 13 168 748 303
33 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 6 7 174 282 697
34 Abel, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 4 7 83 523 900
35 Crain, Marion G. Washington University 7 16 127 738 459
36 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 7 9 210 233 545
37 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 4 5 110 1,023 273
38 Sternlight, Jean R. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 8 169 823 172
39 Finkin, Matthew W. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 4 19 86 995 390
40 Bornstein, Stephanie Loyola Marymount University 8 7 235 162 422
41 Travis, Michelle A. University of San Francisco 5 7 92 272 977
42 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 9 10 212 343 334
43 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 7 5 230 153 434
44 Befort, Stephen F. University of Minnesota 6 17 150 736 232
45 Sachs, Benjamin Harvard University 9 8 184 412 374
46 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 2 5 66 975 396
47 Rogers, Brishen Georgetown University 6 6 134 169 829
48 Malin, Martin H. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 5 15 105 817 348
49 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 256 7 409
50 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 4 1 202 49 587
51 Green, Tristin K. Loyola Marymount University 6 10 120 592 405
52 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 3 4 90 707 417
53 Sperino, Sandra F. University of Missouri 9 9 198 310 255
54 Leong, Nancy University of Denver 5 6 167 159 548
55 Brudney, James J. Fordham University 7 11 116 594 366
56 Donohue, John J. III Stanford University 6 12 67 1,108 92
57 Bales, Richard A. Ohio Northern University 5 14 90 610 456
58 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 6 8 142 575 235
59 Schwarcz, Daniel University of Minnesota 8 5 166 121 534
60 Zatz, Noah University of California, Los Angeles 8 9 188 274 278
61 Corbett, William R. Louisiana State University 7 12 127 468 377
62 Seiner, Joseph Alan University of South Carolina 7 10 133 345 456
63 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 7 193 192 295
64 Prescott, James J. University of Michigan 5 2 211 40 355
65 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 9 118 682 173
66 Neuborne, Burt New York University 3 7 85 971 45
67 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 3 8 50 953 203
68 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 3 5 67 720 344
69 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 1 3 66 1,021 60
70 Ashar, Sameer M. University of California, Irvine 3 1 214 102 221
71 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 3 7 44 729 398
72 Fletcher, George P. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 83 881 54
73 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 9 136 381 268
74 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 93 728 140
75 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 3 4 132 59 588
76 Rutherglen, George University of Virginia 4 13 71 723 235
77 Forbath, William E. University of Texas at Austin 5 7 112 377 362
78 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 5 12 70 660 280
79 Hyman, David Georgetown University 5 11 78 583 313
80 Yamada, David C. Suffolk University 6 9 110 397 327
81 Garden, Charlotte University of Minnesota 7 6 147 136 395
82 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 5 11 86 581 259
83 Siegelman, Peter University of Connecticut 6 8 90 669 118
84 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 5 10 82 433 367
85 Hing, Bill Ong University of San Francisco 3 7 54 156 763
86 Roberts, Jessica L. Emory University 6 7 133 169 361
87 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 4 6 100 486 215
88 Paul, Sanjukta M. University of Michigan 5 2 188 29 229
89 Blanck, Peter Syracuse University 5 14 74 517 295
90 Andrews, Lori B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 2 6 16 164 893
91 Green, Michael Z. Texas A&M University 6 9 104 281 359
92 Hoffman, Sharona Case Western Reserve University 5 9 91 282 420
93 Hafiz, Hiba Boston College 8 1 144 1 428
94 Rock, Edward B. New York University 3 8 88 603 103
95 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 8 82 548 174
96 Flake, Dallan F. Gonzaga University 8 5 117 45 483
97 Simonson, Jocelyn Brooklyn Law School 1 1 183 18 201
98 Widiss, Deborah A. Indiana University Bloomington 7 6 121 172 336
99 Monahan, Amy B. University of Minnesota 6 7 87 185 481
100 Dubal, Veena B. University of California, Irvine 5 3 143 27 354