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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 13 19 621 1,674 1,257
2 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 11 14 461 1,036 1,007
3 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 435 199 1,242
4 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 7 352 1,361 331
5 Bagenstos, Samuel University of Michigan 10 11 346 1,057 463
6 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 20 214 1,715 445
7 Fisk, Catherine L. University of California, Berkeley 10 14 350 587 727
8 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 9 10 305 1,196 287
9 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 2 448 167 594
10 Kim, Pauline T. Washington University 10 10 326 535 714
11 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 3 3 256 1,404 143
12 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 7 375 160 723
13 Selmi, Michael Arizona State University 8 17 189 1,290 426
14 Stone, Katherine V. W. University of California, Los Angeles 7 16 171 1,359 390
15 Porter, Nicole Buonocore William & Mary Law School 10 12 294 368 713
16 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 3 3 404 90 431
17 Ajunwa, Ifeoma Emory University 8 5 269 66 1,040
18 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 2 1 397 62 422
19 Andrias, Kate Columbia University School of Law 8 6 296 142 610
20 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 5 8 145 1,149 348
21 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 2 2 219 627 461
22 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 2 1 341 19 412
23 Klare, Karl E. Northeastern University 4 9 114 1,292 263
24 Cummings, Scott L. University of California, Los Angeles 6 9 212 361 652
25 Krieger, Linda Hamilton University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 138 1,302 102
26 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 6 10 216 617 320
27 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 5 14 176 869 232
28 Estreicher, Samuel New York University 6 16 146 974 268
29 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 6 11 186 704 330
30 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 3 4 151 318 871
31 Schwab, Stewart J. Cornell University 7 13 141 997 239
32 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 6 7 174 282 707
33 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 4 5 109 1,023 283
34 Abel, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 4 7 81 523 894
35 Crain, Marion G. Washington University 7 16 127 738 457
36 Sternlight, Jean R. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 8 168 823 177
37 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 7 9 209 233 534
38 Finkin, Matthew W. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 4 19 81 995 408
39 Travis, Michelle A. University of San Francisco 5 7 92 272 1,002
40 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 9 10 212 343 348
41 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 7 5 229 153 447
42 Bornstein, Stephanie Loyola Marymount University 8 7 234 162 393
43 Rogers, Brishen Georgetown University 6 6 134 169 859
44 Befort, Stephen F. University of Minnesota 6 17 150 736 230
45 Sachs, Benjamin Harvard University 9 8 184 412 373
46 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 2 5 65 975 396
47 Malin, Martin H. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 5 15 105 817 339
48 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 254 7 410
49 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 12 102 873 296
50 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 4 1 199 49 577
51 Green, Tristin K. Loyola Marymount University 6 10 118 592 423
52 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 13 145 590 292
53 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 3 4 90 707 414
54 Leong, Nancy University of Denver 5 6 167 159 548
55 Brudney, James J. Fordham University 7 11 115 594 372
56 Sperino, Sandra F. University of Missouri 9 9 197 310 248
57 Bales, Richard A. Ohio Northern University 5 14 90 609 459
58 Donohue, John J. III Stanford University 6 12 67 1,108 83
59 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 6 8 141 574 233
60 Corbett, William R. Louisiana State University 7 12 126 468 390
61 Zatz, Noah University of California, Los Angeles 8 9 185 274 288
62 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 7 190 192 313
63 Seiner, Joseph Alan University of South Carolina 7 10 131 345 442
64 Prescott, James J. University of Michigan 5 2 211 40 342
65 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 9 117 682 169
66 Schwarcz, Daniel University of Minnesota 8 5 158 121 499
67 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 1 3 66 1,021 58
68 Ashar, Sameer M. University of California, Irvine 3 1 213 102 222
69 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 3 7 43 729 417
70 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 3 5 64 683 356
71 Fletcher, George P. Columbia University School of Law 3 5 84 890 53
72 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 9 135 381 272
73 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 93 728 147
74 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 3 4 130 59 599
75 Rutherglen, George University of Virginia 4 13 71 723 234
76 Forbath, William E. University of Texas at Austin 5 7 112 377 350
77 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 5 11 86 581 273
78 Hyman, David Georgetown University 5 11 77 583 314
79 Yamada, David C. Suffolk University 6 9 108 397 337
80 Garden, Charlotte University of Minnesota 7 6 147 136 389
81 Siegelman, Peter University of Connecticut 6 8 89 669 113
82 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 3 2 76 140 668
83 Roberts, Jessica L. Emory University 6 7 132 169 365
84 Paul, Sanjukta M. University of Michigan 5 2 188 29 234
85 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 2 6 34 870 165
86 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 4 6 100 485 196
87 Blanck, Peter Syracuse University 5 14 74 517 283
88 Hoffman, Sharona Case Western Reserve University 5 9 91 282 423
89 Green, Michael Z. Texas A&M University 6 9 104 281 355
90 Andrews, Lori B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 2 6 16 164 890
91 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 5 9 70 419 370
92 Rock, Edward B. New York University 3 8 88 603 108
93 Simonson, Jocelyn Brooklyn Law School 1 1 182 18 204
94 Hing, Bill Ong University of San Francisco 3 8 54 167 668
95 Flake, Dallan F. Gonzaga University 8 5 116 45 482
96 Bainbridge, Stephen M. University of California, Los Angeles 5 7 82 535 174
97 Widiss, Deborah A. Indiana University Bloomington 7 6 119 172 337
98 Cunningham-Parmeter, Keith Lewis & Clark Law School 5 7 98 185 423
99 Wellington, Harry H. Yale University 2 13 10 949 107
100 Dubal, Veena B. University of California, Irvine 5 3 143 27 348