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Last Updated: March 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 13 20 523 1,796 1,283
2 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 10 14 393 1,117 924
3 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 365 288 1,433
4 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 8 315 1,417 329
5 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 4 437 196 621
6 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 20 187 1,750 431
7 Bagenstos, Samuel University of Michigan 9 11 272 1,137 446
8 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 3 1 418 2 624
9 Fisk, Catherine L. University of California, Berkeley 8 14 281 644 706
10 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 8 11 252 1,258 269
11 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 8 352 199 624
12 Kim, Pauline T. Washington University 9 10 277 596 632
13 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 3 3 228 1,438 135
14 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 3 4 387 122 389
15 Porter, Nicole Buonocore William & Mary Law School 9 13 258 425 710
16 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 2 2 380 93 379
17 Selmi, Michael Arizona State University 6 17 154 1,330 405
18 Ajunwa, Ifeoma Emory University 7 6 247 98 995
19 Stone, Katherine V. W. University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 132 1,403 384
20 Andrias, Kate Columbia University School of Law 7 7 261 188 633
21 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 2 2 333 39 319
22 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 2 2 193 663 434
23 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 7 10 207 641 277
24 Cummings, Scott L. University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 184 385 633
25 Klare, Karl E. Northeastern University 3 9 97 1,311 228
26 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 5 8 110 1,190 262
27 Krieger, Linda Hamilton University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 109 1,335 95
28 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 3 4 122 350 897
29 Estreicher, Samuel New York University 6 17 124 1,000 272
30 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 4 14 142 916 235
31 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 6 11 154 742 325
32 Abel, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 4 7 68 539 952
33 Schwab, Stewart J. Cornell University 6 13 112 1,029 246
34 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 6 7 136 324 663
35 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 8 10 170 273 515
36 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 4 5 83 1,050 258
37 Sachs, Benjamin Harvard University 8 8 160 444 378
38 Hing, Bill Ong University of San Francisco 4 8 41 230 1,203
39 Rogers, Brishen Georgetown University 6 6 123 193 791
40 Crain, Marion G. Washington University 5 16 91 777 408
41 Paul, Sanjukta M. University of Michigan 6 4 245 52 252
42 Sternlight, Jean R. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4 9 118 893 154
43 Finkin, Matthew W. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 4 18 57 979 393
44 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 13 86 926 287
45 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 7 5 189 205 397
46 Bornstein, Stephanie Loyola Marymount University 7 7 188 215 387
47 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 8 12 171 384 298
48 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 214 56 362
49 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 4 2 175 87 534
50 Befort, Stephen F. University of Minnesota 5 17 115 771 222
51 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 2 5 57 989 320
52 Leong, Nancy University of Denver 5 6 151 179 549
53 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 3 4 79 719 424
54 Brudney, James J. Fordham University 6 11 103 610 385
55 Malin, Martin H. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 4 15 72 850 311
56 Ashar, Sameer M. University of California, Irvine 3 1 213 111 227
57 Seiner, Joseph Alan University of South Carolina 6 11 122 360 434
58 Prescott, James J. University of Michigan 5 3 197 60 314
59 Sperino, Sandra F. University of Missouri 8 11 162 352 226
60 Donohue, John J. III Stanford University 5 12 54 1,124 99
61 Green, Tristin K. Loyola Marymount University 6 10 91 621 354
62 Corbett, William R. Louisiana State University 6 12 102 495 401
63 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 6 12 105 608 277
64 Travis, Michelle A. University of San Francisco 5 7 77 290 714
65 Zatz, Noah University of California, Los Angeles 8 9 164 301 232
66 Bales, Richard A. Ohio Northern University 4 13 70 617 424
67 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 236 2 106
68 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 5 4 155 119 416
69 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 5 9 107 609 222
70 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 6 9 99 703 166
71 Neuborne, Burt New York University 3 7 71 986 41
72 Fletcher, George P. Columbia University School of Law 3 5 71 905 94
73 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 1 3 57 1,032 56
74 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 3 6 50 737 321
75 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 6 7 160 153 259
76 Schwarcz, Daniel University of Minnesota 6 6 124 154 446
77 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 3 4 122 69 528
78 Yamada, David C. Suffolk University 6 10 96 411 344
79 Garden, Charlotte University of Minnesota 7 7 126 159 409
80 Simonson, Jocelyn Brooklyn Law School 1 1 190 19 205
81 Forbath, William E. University of Texas at Austin 5 7 93 398 366
82 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 9 112 409 246
83 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 3 7 33 740 361
84 Siegelman, Peter University of Connecticut 5 8 78 686 153
85 Rutherglen, George University of Virginia 4 13 54 744 220
86 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 3 11 70 599 261
87 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 67 755 136
88 Hafiz, Hiba Boston College 8 2 136 14 396
89 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 3 2 75 142 609
90 Monahan, Amy B. University of Minnesota 5 8 79 214 502
91 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 2 6 29 876 155
92 Hyman, David Georgetown University 4 11 59 563 274
93 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 5 3 168 77 136
94 Widiss, Deborah A. Indiana University Bloomington 6 6 113 188 320
95 Dubal, Veena B. University of California, Irvine 5 3 126 47 375
96 Blanck, Peter Syracuse University 4 14 58 535 278
97 Green, Michael Z. Texas A&M University 5 9 88 304 325
98 Roberts, Jessica L. Emory University 6 8 103 199 339
99 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 4 6 71 517 213
100 Andrews, Lori B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 2 6 14 166 829