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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 13 19 620 1,674 1,291
2 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 11 14 459 1,036 1,071
3 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 430 199 1,215
4 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 7 348 1,361 340
5 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 20 214 1,715 455
6 Bagenstos, Samuel University of Michigan 10 11 336 1,054 471
7 Fisk, Catherine L. University of California, Berkeley 10 14 350 587 763
8 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 9 10 300 1,196 283
9 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 2 445 167 577
10 Kim, Pauline T. Washington University 10 10 317 535 772
11 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 3 3 249 1,404 148
12 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 7 373 160 728
13 Selmi, Michael Arizona State University 8 17 188 1,290 494
14 Stone, Katherine V. W. University of California, Los Angeles 7 16 171 1,359 433
15 Porter, Nicole Buonocore William & Mary Law School 10 12 287 368 752
16 Ajunwa, Ifeoma Emory University 8 5 268 66 1,095
17 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 3 3 399 90 423
18 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 2 1 392 62 414
19 Andrias, Kate Columbia University School of Law 8 6 296 142 611
20 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 5 8 143 1,149 381
21 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 2 2 217 627 458
22 Klare, Karl E. Northeastern University 4 9 114 1,292 278
23 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 2 1 338 19 408
24 Krieger, Linda Hamilton University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 136 1,302 104
25 Cummings, Scott L. University of California, Los Angeles 6 9 212 361 632
26 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 6 10 207 617 339
27 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 6 11 185 704 355
28 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 5 14 174 869 243
29 Estreicher, Samuel New York University 6 16 146 974 260
30 Schwab, Stewart J. Cornell University 7 13 139 997 265
31 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 3 4 151 318 876
32 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 6 7 174 282 777
33 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 13 168 748 332
34 Travis, Michelle A. University of San Francisco 5 7 92 272 1,143
35 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 4 5 106 1,023 314
36 Crain, Marion G. Washington University 7 16 125 738 488
37 Sternlight, Jean R. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 8 168 823 179
38 Abel, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 4 7 81 538 889
39 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 7 5 227 153 535
40 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 7 9 208 233 543
41 Finkin, Matthew W. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 4 19 81 995 429
42 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 9 10 210 343 389
43 Bornstein, Stephanie Loyola Marymount University 8 7 230 162 436
44 Rogers, Brishen Georgetown University 6 6 133 169 891
45 Befort, Stephen F. University of Minnesota 6 17 150 736 246
46 Malin, Martin H. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 5 15 105 817 362
47 Sachs, Benjamin Harvard University 8 8 183 412 369
48 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 251 7 436
49 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 12 101 873 321
50 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 2 5 64 975 404
51 Green, Tristin K. Loyola Marymount University 6 10 114 592 484
52 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 4 1 197 49 564
53 Brudney, James J. Fordham University 7 11 114 594 391
54 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 3 4 90 707 398
55 Sperino, Sandra F. University of Missouri 8 9 193 310 254
56 Donohue, John J. III Stanford University 6 12 67 1,108 94
57 Bales, Richard A. Ohio Northern University 5 14 90 609 464
58 Leong, Nancy University of Denver 5 6 160 159 544
59 Corbett, William R. Louisiana State University 7 12 124 468 415
60 Zatz, Noah University of California, Los Angeles 7 9 183 274 308
61 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 6 8 139 574 216
62 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 7 190 192 321
63 Seiner, Joseph Alan University of South Carolina 7 10 130 345 447
64 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 3 7 43 729 488
65 Prescott, James J. University of Michigan 5 2 206 40 350
66 Neuborne, Burt New York University 3 7 81 971 52
67 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 3 5 67 720 365
68 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 3 8 50 953 204
69 Ashar, Sameer M. University of California, Irvine 3 1 210 102 240
70 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 9 109 683 164
71 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 1 3 66 1,021 58
72 Schwarcz, Daniel University of Minnesota 8 5 150 121 483
73 Fletcher, George P. Columbia University School of Law 3 5 83 890 54
74 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 93 728 153
75 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 9 132 381 287
76 Forbath, William E. University of Texas at Austin 5 7 112 377 393
77 Rutherglen, George University of Virginia 4 13 70 723 252
78 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 3 4 127 59 612
79 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 5 11 82 581 302
80 Hyman, David Georgetown University 5 11 77 583 322
81 Garden, Charlotte University of Minnesota 7 6 147 136 391
82 Yamada, David C. Suffolk University 6 9 107 397 328
83 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 5 10 82 433 413
84 Roberts, Jessica L. Emory University 6 7 132 169 400
85 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 3 2 76 140 710
86 Siegelman, Peter University of Connecticut 6 8 89 669 119
87 Blanck, Peter Syracuse University 5 14 74 519 326
88 Hoffman, Sharona Case Western Reserve University 5 9 89 282 471
89 Paul, Sanjukta M. University of Michigan 5 2 188 29 218
90 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 4 6 99 485 197
91 Green, Michael Z. Texas A&M University 6 9 101 281 376
92 Andrews, Lori B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 2 6 16 164 904
93 Rock, Edward B. New York University 3 8 87 603 114
94 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 8 82 548 183
95 Simonson, Jocelyn Brooklyn Law School 1 1 179 18 221
96 Cunningham-Parmeter, Keith Lewis & Clark Law School 5 7 97 185 450
97 Widiss, Deborah A. Indiana University Bloomington 7 6 117 172 355
98 Flake, Dallan F. Gonzaga University 8 5 114 45 492
99 Thomas, Randall S. Vanderbilt University 6 8 103 352 247
100 Dubal, Veena B. University of California, Irvine 5 3 141 27 359