Back to Rankings

HeinOnline Logo

HEINONLINE'S SCHOLARLY IMPACT RANKINGS


ABA-Approved Law Schools

Most-Cited Authors by Subject

How is this ranking calculated?
Last Updated: April 2026

Cited 0-5 Years Cited 5+ Years Past 12 Months
Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 13 20 536 1,796 1,220
2 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 10 14 399 1,117 890
3 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 373 287 1,449
4 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 8 321 1,417 314
5 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 4 456 197 615
6 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 20 193 1,750 422
7 Bagenstos, Samuel University of Michigan 9 11 275 1,129 421
8 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 3 1 431 2 609
9 Fisk, Catherine L. University of California, Berkeley 8 14 287 644 689
10 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 8 11 258 1,258 253
11 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 8 368 199 608
12 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 3 3 235 1,438 129
13 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 3 4 403 121 388
14 Kim, Pauline T. Washington University 9 10 278 596 567
15 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 2 2 396 92 378
16 Porter, Nicole Buonocore William & Mary Law School 9 13 253 419 718
17 Selmi, Michael Arizona State University 6 17 156 1,330 385
18 Stone, Katherine V. W. University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 136 1,403 373
19 Ajunwa, Ifeoma Emory University 7 6 250 98 948
20 Andrias, Kate Columbia University School of Law 7 7 268 188 619
21 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 2 2 349 40 317
22 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 2 2 204 663 403
23 Cummings, Scott L. University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 188 383 612
24 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 7 10 212 641 258
25 Klare, Karl E. Northeastern University 3 9 100 1,311 219
26 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 5 8 110 1,190 234
27 Krieger, Linda Hamilton University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 111 1,335 101
28 Estreicher, Samuel New York University 6 17 127 1,000 272
29 Abel, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 4 7 69 539 976
30 Hing, Bill Ong University of San Francisco 4 8 42 230 1,382
31 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 6 11 162 741 314
32 Schwab, Stewart J. Cornell University 7 13 117 1,028 258
33 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 3 4 123 350 834
34 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 4 14 144 916 213
35 Sachs, Benjamin Harvard University 8 8 170 444 387
36 Finkin, Matthew W. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 4 19 65 1,017 385
37 Paul, Sanjukta M. University of Michigan 6 4 258 54 253
38 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 8 10 173 273 480
39 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 4 5 84 1,049 243
40 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 6 7 138 324 600
41 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 8 177 211 493
42 Rogers, Brishen Georgetown University 6 6 128 193 751
43 Sternlight, Jean R. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4 9 122 891 163
44 Crain, Marion G. Washington University 5 16 92 777 395
45 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 7 5 192 205 360
46 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 8 12 174 385 267
47 Bornstein, Stephanie Loyola Marymount University 7 7 189 215 339
48 Leong, Nancy University of Denver 5 6 151 179 566
49 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 5 13 77 927 275
50 Befort, Stephen F. University of Minnesota 5 17 117 771 201
51 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 218 56 332
52 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 3 4 81 719 420
53 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 4 2 178 87 486
54 Brudney, James J. Fordham University 6 11 104 610 381
55 Sperino, Sandra F. University of Missouri 8 11 176 352 233
56 Malin, Martin H. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 4 15 74 850 300
57 Ashar, Sameer M. University of California, Irvine 3 1 219 111 213
58 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 2 5 61 989 234
59 Prescott, James J. University of Michigan 5 3 204 60 308
60 Donohue, John J. III Stanford University 5 12 55 1,124 88
61 Green, Tristin K. Loyola Marymount University 6 10 94 621 321
62 Bales, Richard A. Ohio Northern University 4 13 71 615 438
63 Seiner, Joseph Alan University of South Carolina 6 11 122 360 394
64 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 6 12 105 608 254
65 Corbett, William R. Louisiana State University 6 12 105 495 346
66 Zatz, Noah University of California, Los Angeles 8 9 164 301 213
67 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 5 9 110 609 208
68 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 239 2 97
69 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 5 4 156 119 401
70 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 6 9 102 702 154
71 Neuborne, Burt New York University 3 7 72 986 37
72 Fletcher, George P. Columbia University School of Law 3 5 74 904 96
73 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 3 6 52 737 340
74 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 1 3 58 1,032 52
75 Schwarcz, Daniel University of Minnesota 6 6 131 154 438
76 Forbath, William E. University of Texas at Austin 5 7 98 397 343
77 Simonson, Jocelyn Brooklyn Law School 1 1 196 19 186
78 Garden, Charlotte University of Minnesota 7 7 130 159 383
79 Yamada, David C. Suffolk University 6 10 98 411 313
80 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 9 113 409 233
81 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 3 7 33 740 337
82 Travis, Michelle A. University of San Francisco 5 7 76 290 514
83 Siegelman, Peter University of Connecticut 5 8 79 682 143
84 Rutherglen, George University of Virginia 4 13 55 744 203
85 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 3 4 122 69 465
86 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 67 755 124
87 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 3 11 69 599 228
88 Monahan, Amy B. University of Minnesota 5 8 83 214 491
89 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 2 7 29 883 162
90 Hyman, David Georgetown University 4 11 61 577 262
91 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 3 2 75 142 579
92 Dubal, Veena B. University of California, Irvine 5 3 131 47 374
93 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 5 3 172 77 132
94 Widiss, Deborah A. Indiana University Bloomington 6 6 118 188 298
95 Hafiz, Hiba Boston College 8 2 134 14 365
96 Blanck, Peter Syracuse University 4 14 58 535 274
97 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 4 6 71 517 212
98 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 1 3 159 23 197
99 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 1 1 158 10 192
100 Green, Michael Z. Texas A&M University 5 9 90 304 263