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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 20 39 1,196 9,639 3,115
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 21 19 1,313 3,215 2,136
3 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 4 4 528 1,444 6,802
4 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 16 21 1,211 1,923 2,038
5 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 19 24 1,004 3,175 1,407
6 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 16 30 718 3,600 2,231
7 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 11 34 454 5,937 1,263
8 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 15 18 841 3,396 1,223
9 Eskridge, William Yale University 14 25 705 4,464 860
10 Baude, William University of Chicago 14 9 1,212 519 1,281
11 Cover, Robert M. Yale University 6 7 468 3,736 1,944
12 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 9 30 445 4,351 1,050
13 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 8 17 353 4,781 1,098
14 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 14 21 618 2,107 763
15 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 10 25 305 3,246 1,370
16 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 10 24 606 1,755 830
17 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 8 12 442 2,986 607
18 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 12 13 590 1,659 945
19 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 12 16 474 2,310 807
20 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 23 511 2,107 780
21 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 5 21 155 4,521 443
22 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 11 7 770 313 837
23 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 24 238 3,227 953
24 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 7 14 312 2,972 687
25 Manning, John F. Harvard University 8 14 559 1,676 351
26 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 9 20 309 1,526 1,660
27 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 25 251 2,789 715
28 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 7 26 199 3,430 420
29 Luban, David J. Georgetown University 8 22 204 2,005 1,400
30 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 8 14 317 2,151 614
31 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 7 13 275 2,082 738
32 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 353 1,979 426
33 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 23 256 1,755 1,108
34 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 8 292 2,065 657
35 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 7 11 234 987 1,741
36 Green, Bruce A. Fordham University 9 23 297 1,771 723
37 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 10 17 392 1,324 547
38 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 9 12 336 1,518 411
39 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 8 4 456 334 772
40 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 10 17 307 1,610 421
41 Robinson, Paul H. University of Pennsylvania 9 14 272 1,631 512
42 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 6 26 162 2,071 599
43 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 12 11 400 633 592
44 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 9 16 360 1,062 415
45 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 5 12 165 1,803 747
46 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 7 7 373 999 317
47 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 6 417 727 309
48 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 4 6 355 912 454
49 Wexler, David B. University of Arizona 6 23 145 1,350 1,089
50 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 6 11 241 1,706 285
51 Wendel, W. Bradley Cornell University 7 14 175 702 1,488
52 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 5 8 444 228 521
53 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 3 1 473 4 527
54 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 5 219 1,536 491
55 Moore, Michael S. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 6 18 102 1,662 904
56 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 4 8 214 1,254 656
57 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 6 15 206 1,794 219
58 Brest, Paul Stanford University 3 7 129 2,168 297
59 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 9 8 366 494 458
60 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 3 6 80 290 2,105
61 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 15 277 1,173 318
62 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 9 14 223 1,372 413
63 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 9 19 278 1,140 329
64 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 6 16 130 2,088 223
65 Donley, Greer University of Pittsburgh 7 2 332 11 984
66 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 7 14 116 1,619 673
67 Rebouche, Rachel Temple University 6 5 296 64 1,099
68 Zipursky, Benjamin C. Fordham University 8 12 261 1,051 404
69 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 3 4 398 113 485
70 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 8 14 187 1,661 213
71 Leiter, Brian University of Chicago 10 16 213 974 655
72 Goldberg, John C.P. Harvard University 7 12 268 1,006 344
73 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 8 8 208 175 1,360
74 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 7 14 231 1,223 321
75 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 6 15 114 1,596 598
76 McLeod, Allegra Georgetown University 4 3 283 92 981
77 Fletcher, George P. Columbia University School of Law 6 15 122 1,772 343
78 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 8 14 193 1,280 376
79 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 9 8 238 948 420
80 Levinson, Daryl New York University 5 6 240 992 323
81 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 7 9 147 1,359 474
82 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 7 20 127 1,596 365
83 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 6 11 190 1,342 263
84 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 5 3 378 50 383
85 Finnis, John University of Notre Dame 4 13 88 469 1,504
86 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 4 9 53 1,455 830
87 Murray, Melissa New York University 7 1 351 2 536
88 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 4 4 209 882 506
89 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 5 19 109 1,442 523
90 Berman, Mitchell N. University of Pennsylvania 9 8 273 689 325
91 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 5 6 276 428 536
92 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 7 8 276 813 193
93 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 6 11 124 1,655 229
94 Kronman, Anthony T. Yale University 5 13 91 1,586 442
95 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 8 12 241 783 356
96 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 3 5 83 2,025 78
97 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 6 17 137 1,418 285
98 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 2 2 286 672 141
99 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 4 8 146 1,313 278
100 Tamanaha, Brian Z. Washington University 5 10 117 537 1,092