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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 13 20 544 1,796 1,230
2 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 10 14 408 1,117 877
3 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 382 288 1,521
4 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 8 324 1,417 279
5 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 4 464 197 640
6 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 20 197 1,750 411
7 Bagenstos, Samuel University of Michigan 9 11 284 1,129 416
8 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 3 1 438 2 617
9 Fisk, Catherine L. University of California, Berkeley 9 14 295 644 700
10 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 8 11 263 1,258 241
11 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 8 375 199 567
12 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 3 3 238 1,438 127
13 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 3 4 407 121 399
14 Kim, Pauline T. Washington University 9 10 280 596 546
15 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 2 2 400 92 387
16 Porter, Nicole Buonocore William & Mary Law School 9 13 254 419 710
17 Selmi, Michael Arizona State University 6 17 156 1,330 375
18 Stone, Katherine V. W. University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 137 1,403 359
19 Ajunwa, Ifeoma Emory University 7 6 253 99 922
20 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 2 2 353 40 330
21 Andrias, Kate Columbia University School of Law 7 7 271 188 597
22 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 2 2 206 663 396
23 Hing, Bill Ong University of San Francisco 4 8 42 230 1,539
24 Cummings, Scott L. University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 193 395 619
25 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 7 10 219 641 261
26 Klare, Karl E. Northeastern University 3 9 100 1,311 224
27 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 5 8 113 1,190 232
28 Krieger, Linda Hamilton University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 111 1,335 97
29 Abel, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 4 7 72 539 977
30 Estreicher, Samuel New York University 6 17 127 1,001 286
31 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 3 4 123 350 869
32 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 6 11 163 741 308
33 Schwab, Stewart J. Cornell University 7 13 117 1,029 245
34 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 4 14 145 916 206
35 Sachs, Benjamin Harvard University 8 8 177 444 386
36 Bornstein, Stephanie Loyola Marymount University 8 7 202 215 448
37 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 4 5 86 1,050 251
38 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 8 10 180 273 455
39 Finkin, Matthew W. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 4 19 66 1,018 359
40 Sternlight, Jean R. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4 9 125 894 152
41 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 6 7 142 324 566
42 Crain, Marion G. Washington University 5 16 94 777 398
43 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 8 178 211 480
44 Rogers, Brishen Georgetown University 6 6 130 193 727
45 Leong, Nancy University of Denver 5 6 153 179 594
46 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 5 13 79 927 271
47 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 8 12 175 385 267
48 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 4 2 183 87 498
49 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 222 56 332
50 Befort, Stephen F. University of Minnesota 5 17 117 771 198
51 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 7 5 193 205 317
52 Brudney, James J. Fordham University 6 11 106 610 381
53 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 3 4 84 719 366
54 Sperino, Sandra F. University of Missouri 8 11 176 352 220
55 Schwarcz, Daniel University of Minnesota 7 6 154 154 506
56 Malin, Martin H. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 4 15 75 850 283
57 Ashar, Sameer M. University of California, Irvine 3 1 222 111 206
58 Prescott, James J. University of Michigan 5 3 207 60 300
59 Donohue, John J. III Stanford University 5 12 56 1,124 86
60 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 2 5 62 989 175
61 Green, Tristin K. Loyola Marymount University 6 10 95 621 297
62 Seiner, Joseph Alan University of South Carolina 6 11 123 360 387
63 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 5 9 114 609 206
64 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 6 12 106 608 237
65 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 5 4 160 119 400
66 Zatz, Noah University of California, Los Angeles 8 9 164 301 213
67 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 242 2 98
68 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 6 9 104 702 152
69 Corbett, William R. Louisiana State University 6 12 105 495 324
70 Neuborne, Burt New York University 3 7 74 986 34
71 Fletcher, George P. Columbia University School of Law 3 5 74 905 96
72 Bales, Richard A. Ohio Northern University 4 13 71 617 352
73 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 3 6 52 737 338
74 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 1 3 58 1,032 49
75 Garden, Charlotte University of Minnesota 7 7 135 159 390
76 Forbath, William E. University of Texas at Austin 5 7 99 397 352
77 Simonson, Jocelyn Brooklyn Law School 1 1 199 19 183
78 Yamada, David C. Suffolk University 6 10 99 411 297
79 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 9 114 409 222
80 Siegelman, Peter University of Connecticut 6 8 81 682 143
81 Paul, Sanjukta M. University of Michigan 5 4 182 53 193
82 Rutherglen, George University of Virginia 4 13 56 744 203
83 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 3 7 33 740 317
84 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 68 755 127
85 Monahan, Amy B. University of Minnesota 6 8 92 214 480
86 Travis, Michelle A. University of San Francisco 5 7 76 290 481
87 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 3 11 71 599 226
88 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 3 4 122 69 436
89 Dubal, Veena B. University of California, Irvine 6 3 139 47 360
90 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 2 6 29 875 164
91 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 3 2 77 142 564
92 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 5 3 175 77 130
93 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 4 6 74 517 223
94 Widiss, Deborah A. Indiana University Bloomington 6 6 120 188 281
95 Blanck, Peter Syracuse University 4 14 60 535 259
96 Hafiz, Hiba Boston College 8 2 135 14 346
97 Hyman, David Georgetown University 4 10 60 539 252
98 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 1 3 161 23 190
99 Sitkoff, Robert H. Harvard University 1 1 160 10 185
100 Rock, Edward B. New York University 3 8 67 626 90