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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 20 39 1,230 9,626 3,102
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 21 19 1,378 3,215 2,139
3 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 3 4 542 1,442 7,220
4 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 16 21 1,275 1,924 2,040
5 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 19 24 1,052 3,153 1,364
6 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 17 30 743 3,601 2,157
7 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 11 34 469 5,937 1,280
8 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 15 18 883 3,412 1,276
9 Eskridge, William Yale University 14 25 745 4,463 854
10 Baude, William University of Chicago 14 9 1,275 518 1,323
11 Cover, Robert M. Yale University 6 7 489 3,736 2,037
12 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 8 17 372 4,780 1,043
13 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 9 30 463 4,351 911
14 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 10 25 327 3,268 1,351
15 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 14 20 623 2,057 761
16 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 8 12 461 2,986 633
17 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 13 13 612 1,660 1,011
18 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 10 24 636 1,740 801
19 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 12 15 501 2,272 829
20 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 11 7 803 314 931
21 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 23 248 3,194 941
22 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 7 14 327 2,974 644
23 Manning, John F. Harvard University 8 15 584 1,715 366
24 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 22 410 1,976 759
25 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 7 26 204 3,430 410
26 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 25 257 2,791 682
27 Luban, David J. Georgetown University 9 22 220 1,997 1,443
28 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 9 20 299 1,312 1,552
29 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 8 14 325 2,151 663
30 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 362 1,975 427
31 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 7 13 282 2,082 722
32 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 8 301 2,064 554
33 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 7 11 239 987 1,795
34 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 23 265 1,757 935
35 Green, Bruce A. Fordham University 10 23 301 1,747 721
36 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 10 17 406 1,324 554
37 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 9 12 348 1,517 373
38 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 8 4 468 333 794
39 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 10 17 320 1,610 386
40 Robinson, Paul H. University of Pennsylvania 10 14 277 1,630 502
41 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 12 11 423 634 573
42 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 6 26 169 2,065 581
43 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 9 16 372 1,063 429
44 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 4 6 367 912 521
45 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 7 7 383 999 341
46 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 6 8 476 244 524
47 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 6 425 727 333
48 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 5 233 1,535 558
49 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 3 1 509 4 510
50 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 6 11 246 1,706 284
51 Wendel, W. Bradley Cornell University 7 14 171 683 1,527
52 Wexler, David B. University of Arizona 6 23 145 1,347 1,057
53 Moore, Michael S. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 6 18 107 1,662 873
54 Brest, Paul Stanford University 3 7 129 2,168 312
55 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 6 15 212 1,795 214
56 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 10 15 291 1,172 328
57 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 4 8 220 1,254 621
58 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 3 6 87 291 2,121
59 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 9 8 380 494 444
60 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 9 14 235 1,372 393
61 Donley, Greer University of Pittsburgh 7 2 359 11 964
62 Zipursky, Benjamin C. Fordham University 8 12 275 1,051 447
63 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 10 19 283 1,137 312
64 Leiter, Brian University of Chicago 10 16 232 973 698
65 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 3 4 423 112 505
66 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 6 16 132 2,088 218
67 Goldberg, John C.P. Harvard University 7 12 287 1,040 350
68 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 9 8 224 175 1,417
69 Rebouche, Rachel Temple University 6 5 321 64 1,024
70 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 9 8 253 948 502
71 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 6 15 117 1,596 609
72 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 7 14 240 1,223 298
73 Fletcher, George P. Columbia University School of Law 6 15 128 1,771 358
74 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 5 12 150 1,244 662
75 McLeod, Allegra Georgetown University 4 3 297 92 933
76 Levinson, Daryl New York University 5 6 254 992 337
77 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 6 13 101 1,539 600
78 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 5 3 397 51 400
79 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 7 14 187 1,278 367
80 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 6 11 194 1,341 253
81 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 7 9 154 1,358 438
82 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 6 19 122 1,465 493
83 Berman, Mitchell N. University of Pennsylvania 9 8 285 689 335
84 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 8 12 251 783 422
85 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 4 4 216 881 514
86 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 7 8 287 813 207
87 Murray, Melissa New York University 7 1 367 2 515
88 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 7 20 129 1,596 299
89 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 6 11 131 1,655 236
90 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 5 6 284 427 543
91 Kronman, Anthony T. Yale University 5 13 96 1,586 449
92 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 3 5 87 2,025 88
93 Finnis, John University of Notre Dame 4 13 91 468 1,438
94 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 4 9 57 1,455 671
95 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 5 8 154 1,313 296
96 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 2 2 293 672 163
97 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 10 10 277 304 555
98 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 6 17 140 1,418 260
99 Tobia, Kevin Georgetown University 8 1 306 10 661
100 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 4 3 153 684 841