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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 22 39 1,483 9,334 3,349
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 21 18 1,487 2,993 2,298
3 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 4 4 614 1,357 7,267
4 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 18 20 1,358 1,752 2,157
5 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 13 34 571 5,855 1,493
6 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 21 23 1,133 3,004 1,496
7 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 17 29 818 3,484 2,397
8 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 16 18 978 3,254 1,300
9 Eskridge, William Yale University 14 23 734 4,214 860
10 Baude, William University of Chicago 15 7 1,340 368 1,372
11 Cover, Robert M. Yale University 6 7 542 3,655 2,014
12 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 9 30 502 4,292 1,121
13 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 8 16 434 4,671 1,053
14 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 11 25 369 3,216 1,501
15 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 16 20 727 1,927 790
16 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 9 12 565 2,858 659
17 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 11 23 701 1,686 915
18 Manning, John F. Harvard University 9 16 756 1,792 467
19 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 12 23 619 1,996 854
20 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 13 12 672 1,559 1,007
21 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 12 15 553 2,177 827
22 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 8 14 403 2,879 754
23 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 23 274 3,128 1,012
24 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 5 19 185 4,121 428
25 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 11 5 832 232 888
26 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 26 307 2,775 780
27 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 8 26 247 3,381 450
28 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 10 19 341 1,274 1,819
29 Resnik, Judith Yale University 7 14 456 2,035 479
30 Luban, David J. Georgetown University 9 21 240 1,964 1,446
31 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 8 13 358 1,999 827
32 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 8 14 359 2,102 664
33 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 8 329 2,026 711
34 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 22 292 1,651 1,146
35 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 7 11 289 926 1,791
36 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 11 17 459 1,255 606
37 Green, Bruce A. Fordham University 11 22 345 1,634 765
38 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 10 12 409 1,440 446
39 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 10 16 355 1,604 465
40 Robinson, Paul H. University of Pennsylvania 10 14 338 1,564 546
41 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 7 26 205 2,025 648
42 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 7 4 513 269 843
43 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 6 12 198 1,766 835
44 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 10 15 419 999 458
45 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 6 510 625 329
46 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 7 7 441 924 337
47 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 4 6 423 840 498
48 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 6 11 284 1,660 306
49 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 8 16 250 1,834 259
50 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 12 10 420 601 619
51 Wexler, David B. University of Arizona 6 23 165 1,327 1,124
52 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 4 8 277 1,191 733
53 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 5 246 1,508 546
54 Moore, Michael S. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 7 18 129 1,634 960
55 Wendel, W. Bradley Cornell University 7 14 196 687 1,543
56 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 6 6 499 191 581
57 Brest, Paul Stanford University 3 7 146 2,148 304
58 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 4 6 95 274 2,273
59 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 7 16 156 2,062 248
60 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 10 15 321 1,132 341
61 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 10 14 260 1,329 439
62 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 11 18 318 1,097 351
63 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 9 8 422 434 494
64 Leiter, Brian University of Chicago 10 15 261 929 775
65 Zipursky, Benjamin C. Fordham University 9 11 321 988 425
66 Goldberg, John C.P. Harvard University 8 11 325 982 388
67 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 6 15 151 1,558 649
68 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 7 14 284 1,169 350
69 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 9 7 257 125 1,424
70 Fletcher, George P. Columbia University School of Law 6 16 146 1,782 361
71 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 7 12 135 1,454 672
72 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 10 8 281 898 459
73 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 7 11 239 1,292 279
74 Rebouche, Rachel Temple University 7 5 299 55 1,157
75 Donley, Greer University of Pittsburgh 7 2 328 10 1,056
76 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 3 3 425 79 535
77 Finnis, John University of Notre Dame 5 13 103 453 1,691
78 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 8 8 175 1,331 508
79 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 7 13 219 1,238 382
80 Levinson, Daryl New York University 5 6 284 947 348
81 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 5 5 342 359 599
82 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 4 9 70 1,438 854
83 McLeod, Allegra Georgetown University 4 3 305 63 1,041
84 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 7 19 142 1,537 385
85 Kronman, Anthony T. Yale University 6 13 119 1,556 464
86 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 3 5 112 1,996 84
87 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 8 8 327 756 220
88 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 7 10 145 1,631 247
89 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 5 11 176 1,331 364
90 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 9 11 291 725 383
91 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 6 18 127 1,325 574
92 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 4 4 230 858 538
93 Berman, Mitchell N. University of Pennsylvania 8 8 307 650 335
94 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 5 10 151 1,547 197
95 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 5 8 184 1,274 301
96 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 5 2 392 28 488
97 Galanter, Marc University of Wisconsin-Madison 4 11 93 1,656 341
98 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 7 16 158 1,345 303
99 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 5 9 161 1,401 240
100 Tamanaha, Brian Z. Washington University 6 10 141 512 1,171