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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 12 20 510 1,796 1,209
2 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 10 14 386 1,117 895
3 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 359 288 1,260
4 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 8 305 1,417 321
5 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 4 432 196 578
6 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 20 183 1,749 397
7 Bagenstos, Samuel University of Michigan 9 11 271 1,137 437
8 Fisk, Catherine L. University of California, Berkeley 8 15 277 666 661
9 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 8 11 250 1,258 265
10 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 8 8 342 199 629
11 Kim, Pauline T. Washington University 9 10 269 596 645
12 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 3 3 223 1,438 121
13 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 3 4 382 122 381
14 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 2 2 375 93 374
15 Porter, Nicole Buonocore William & Mary Law School 9 13 255 425 667
16 Selmi, Michael Arizona State University 6 17 154 1,330 403
17 Ajunwa, Ifeoma Emory University 7 6 244 99 980
18 Stone, Katherine V. W. University of California, Los Angeles 6 17 132 1,403 355
19 Andrias, Kate Columbia University School of Law 7 7 257 188 589
20 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 2 2 330 39 302
21 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 2 2 192 664 426
22 Klare, Karl E. Northeastern University 3 9 97 1,311 248
23 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 6 10 200 639 285
24 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 5 8 106 1,189 285
25 Cummings, Scott L. University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 181 385 589
26 Krieger, Linda Hamilton University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 108 1,334 96
27 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 3 4 122 350 836
28 Estreicher, Samuel New York University 6 17 122 1,000 244
29 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 6 11 154 741 298
30 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 4 14 135 916 227
31 Schwab, Stewart J. Cornell University 6 13 109 1,029 243
32 Abel, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 4 7 68 539 880
33 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 6 7 134 324 654
34 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 8 10 170 273 507
35 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 4 5 83 1,050 260
36 Finkin, Matthew W. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 4 19 64 1,018 367
37 Rogers, Brishen Georgetown University 6 6 121 193 778
38 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 1 223 1 419
39 Sachs, Benjamin Harvard University 8 8 158 444 346
40 Crain, Marion G. Washington University 5 16 89 777 407
41 Sternlight, Jean R. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4 9 118 894 159
42 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 8 12 171 385 313
43 Leong, Nancy University of Denver 6 7 160 197 536
44 Bornstein, Stephanie Loyola Marymount University 7 7 186 215 385
45 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 13 86 927 280
46 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 2 5 54 989 385
47 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 7 5 182 205 391
48 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 4 2 167 87 554
49 Befort, Stephen F. University of Minnesota 5 17 115 771 209
50 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 209 56 356
51 Malin, Martin H. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 4 15 72 850 319
52 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 3 4 77 719 403
53 Travis, Michelle A. University of San Francisco 5 7 76 290 768
54 Brudney, James J. Fordham University 6 11 100 610 357
55 Green, Tristin K. Loyola Marymount University 6 10 91 621 360
56 Prescott, James J. University of Michigan 5 3 193 60 323
57 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 8 175 211 266
58 Seiner, Joseph Alan University of South Carolina 6 11 120 360 419
59 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 6 13 103 632 270
60 Sperino, Sandra F. University of Missouri 8 11 158 352 222
61 Zatz, Noah University of California, Los Angeles 8 9 161 301 247
62 Bales, Richard A. Ohio Northern University 4 14 70 632 424
63 Donohue, John J. III Stanford University 4 12 52 1,124 85
64 Corbett, William R. Louisiana State University 6 12 101 495 357
65 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 5 9 108 609 215
66 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 6 9 99 702 164
67 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 232 2 96
68 Horton, David O. University of California, Davis 5 4 153 119 377
69 Neuborne, Burt New York University 3 7 70 986 39
70 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 3 4 122 69 545
71 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 1 3 53 1,035 55
72 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 3 6 50 737 319
73 Fletcher, George P. Columbia University School of Law 3 5 70 905 55
74 Schwarcz, Daniel University of Minnesota 6 6 121 154 425
75 Hing, Bill Ong University of San Francisco 4 8 41 230 763
76 Yamada, David C. Suffolk University 6 10 96 411 313
77 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 3 7 33 740 356
78 Garden, Charlotte University of Minnesota 7 7 125 159 379
79 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 7 9 110 409 238
80 Forbath, William E. University of Texas at Austin 5 7 92 397 330
81 Rutherglen, George University of Virginia 4 13 54 742 212
82 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 66 755 131
83 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 3 2 74 142 616
84 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 3 11 69 599 236
85 Paul, Sanjukta M. University of Michigan 5 4 166 52 195
86 Hafiz, Hiba Boston College 8 2 134 14 387
87 Siegelman, Peter University of Connecticut 5 8 74 686 111
88 Hyman, David Georgetown University 4 11 59 563 278
89 Hoffman, Sharona Case Western Reserve University 4 10 78 297 395
90 Monahan, Amy B. University of Minnesota 5 8 76 214 473
91 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 2 6 29 875 142
92 Andrews, Lori B. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 2 6 14 166 828
93 Widiss, Deborah A. Indiana University Bloomington 6 6 110 188 310
94 Roberts, Jessica L. Emory University 6 8 103 199 335
95 Blanck, Peter Syracuse University 4 14 58 535 275
96 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 5 3 164 77 129
97 Dubal, Veena B. University of California, Irvine 5 3 126 47 345
98 Green, Michael Z. Texas A&M University 5 9 86 304 315
99 Schanzenbach, Max Northwestern University 1 3 155 23 207
100 Bebchuk, Lucian Arye Harvard University 4 6 70 517 197