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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 20 39 1,250 9,627 3,091
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 21 19 1,418 3,215 2,048
3 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 3 4 550 1,444 7,088
4 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 16 21 1,307 1,923 2,023
5 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 19 24 1,078 3,154 1,331
6 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 17 30 756 3,601 2,142
7 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 12 34 481 5,938 1,234
8 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 15 18 909 3,412 1,259
9 Eskridge, William Yale University 14 25 759 4,464 840
10 Baude, William University of Chicago 14 9 1,317 522 1,309
11 Cover, Robert M. Yale University 6 7 495 3,736 2,042
12 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 9 30 463 4,352 887
13 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 8 16 374 4,759 925
14 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 10 25 330 3,269 1,383
15 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 14 20 628 2,057 756
16 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 13 13 634 1,660 1,019
17 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 8 12 474 2,986 614
18 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 10 24 650 1,740 782
19 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 12 16 516 2,310 854
20 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 11 7 841 314 933
21 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 5 21 159 4,403 421
22 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 23 255 3,195 882
23 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 7 14 330 2,974 603
24 Manning, John F. Harvard University 8 14 590 1,677 353
25 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 22 415 1,976 772
26 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 9 20 322 1,463 1,612
27 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 7 26 207 3,430 410
28 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 25 264 2,790 662
29 Luban, David J. Georgetown University 9 22 221 2,005 1,465
30 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 8 14 325 2,151 661
31 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 367 1,979 426
32 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 7 13 288 2,082 717
33 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 7 11 242 987 1,759
34 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 8 301 2,065 505
35 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 23 271 1,756 909
36 Green, Bruce A. Fordham University 10 23 308 1,774 689
37 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 10 17 418 1,324 518
38 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 8 4 483 330 805
39 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 9 12 356 1,518 368
40 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 10 17 325 1,610 375
41 Robinson, Paul H. University of Pennsylvania 10 14 281 1,631 504
42 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 6 26 170 2,072 565
43 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 9 16 381 1,063 408
44 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 12 11 427 634 541
45 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 6 12 181 1,804 720
46 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 7 7 397 999 338
47 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 4 6 371 912 531
48 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 6 436 727 328
49 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 5 8 473 227 542
50 Wendel, W. Bradley Cornell University 7 14 186 702 1,531
51 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 3 1 517 4 505
52 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 5 234 1,536 548
53 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 6 11 250 1,706 290
54 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 6 15 217 1,795 210
55 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 3 6 89 291 2,165
56 Moore, Michael S. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 6 18 108 1,662 847
57 Brest, Paul Stanford University 3 7 130 2,168 299
58 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 5 8 225 1,254 622
59 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 9 9 390 504 454
60 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 10 15 296 1,173 314
61 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 9 14 238 1,372 359
62 Donley, Greer University of Pittsburgh 7 2 366 11 930
63 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 10 19 286 1,139 319
64 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 4 4 428 112 506
65 Wexler, David B. University of Arizona 6 23 145 1,347 804
66 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 6 16 133 2,088 210
67 Zipursky, Benjamin C. Fordham University 8 12 278 1,047 406
68 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 10 8 234 175 1,377
69 Rebouche, Rachel Temple University 6 5 325 64 1,004
70 Goldberg, John C.P. Harvard University 7 12 286 1,006 348
71 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 9 8 257 948 532
72 Leiter, Brian University of Chicago 10 16 222 974 628
73 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 6 15 118 1,596 588
74 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 7 14 244 1,223 275
75 Fletcher, George P. Columbia University School of Law 6 15 128 1,772 347
76 Levinson, Daryl New York University 5 7 259 1,002 338
77 McLeod, Allegra Georgetown University 4 3 306 92 883
78 Eisenberg, Melvin Aron University of California, Berkeley 6 13 102 1,539 602
79 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 5 3 401 51 413
80 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 7 14 189 1,279 373
81 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 6 11 196 1,343 251
82 Berman, Mitchell N. University of Pennsylvania 9 8 293 689 339
83 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 7 9 156 1,359 422
84 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 4 4 222 882 514
85 Pasquale, Frank A. Cornell University 5 6 293 428 552
86 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 7 8 292 813 211
87 Alexander, Gregory S. Cornell University 8 12 251 783 425
88 Schlag, Pierre J. University of Colorado Boulder 7 20 132 1,596 284
89 Murray, Melissa New York University 7 1 379 2 464
90 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 6 11 131 1,656 221
91 Kronman, Anthony T. Yale University 5 13 101 1,586 429
92 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 5 19 113 1,443 480
93 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 3 5 89 2,026 91
94 Finnis, John University of Notre Dame 4 13 91 469 1,391
95 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 2 2 299 672 169
96 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 4 10 135 1,571 173
97 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 5 8 157 1,313 289
98 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 4 9 59 1,455 650
99 Cooter, Robert D. University of California, Berkeley 6 17 144 1,418 253
100 Tobia, Kevin Georgetown University 8 1 310 10 671