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Last Updated: March 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 14 10 1,053 830 1,129
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 12 12 762 1,650 1,397
3 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 7 11 478 2,140 524
4 Hansmann, Henry B. Yale University 6 7 377 1,598 1,328
5 Kraakman, Reinier Harvard University 4 6 352 1,604 1,289
6 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 11 18 416 1,783 721
7 Baude, William University of Chicago 9 4 648 214 768
8 Finkelman, Paul Albany Law School 9 20 258 1,187 1,087
9 Eskridge, William Yale University 10 16 259 1,817 465
10 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 8 12 453 569 438
11 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 266 35 1,805
12 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 8 9 309 1,192 517
13 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 7 9 283 1,150 474
14 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 10 11 318 779 401
15 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 9 10 304 789 423
16 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 6 17 159 1,481 561
17 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 9 12 292 800 448
18 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 8 13 205 1,408 291
19 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 7 18 139 1,278 693
20 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 3 3 410 88 284
21 Horwitz, Morton J. Harvard University 5 13 151 1,450 392
22 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 6 10 189 1,219 392
23 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 11 207 1,022 457
24 McLeod, Allegra Georgetown University 3 2 271 87 921
25 Friedman, Barry New York University 7 9 209 1,189 233
26 Gordon, Robert W. Stanford University 5 13 128 1,570 264
27 White, G. Edward University of Virginia 7 17 171 1,152 399
28 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 8 13 166 1,135 386
29 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 7 5 308 140 480
30 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 4 3 315 318 208
31 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 7 13 139 981 387
32 Resnik, Judith Yale University 5 7 195 769 268
33 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 5 6 262 392 226
34 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 7 16 131 1,057 303
35 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 6 9 135 469 817
36 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 1 304 3 340
37 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 6 7 209 684 214
38 Chin, Gabriel J. University of California, Davis 8 8 214 337 494
39 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 4 7 112 1,322 131
40 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 8 6 278 158 283
41 Flaherty, Martin S. Fordham University 5 8 126 1,100 190
42 Blackhawk, Maggie New York University 4 2 258 29 462
43 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 6 4 235 93 477
44 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 9 7 232 347 235
45 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 5 7 148 795 259
46 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 11 195 540 189
47 Easterbrook, Frank H. University of Chicago 5 8 144 845 134
48 Sitaraman, Ganesh Vanderbilt University 5 4 235 147 266
49 Siegel, Neil S. Texas A&M University 8 9 199 250 352
50 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 5 6 90 862 365
51 Langbein, John H. Yale University 6 8 110 767 300
52 Gerken, Heather Kristin Yale University 6 7 172 474 223
53 Alschuler, Albert W. University of Chicago 4 7 122 710 230
54 Lee, Thomas R. Brigham Young University Law School 4 3 249 110 103
55 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 4 4 173 426 190
56 Whittington, Keith E. Yale University 6 9 161 355 303
57 Lash, Kurt T. University of Richmond 8 12 129 576 255
58 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 4 8 68 974 203
59 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 5 8 147 460 230
60 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 6 6 124 116 660
61 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 10 108 690 220
62 Manning, John F. Harvard University 5 7 152 526 99
63 Bickel, Alexander M. Yale University 2 2 91 884 96
64 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 4 11 78 782 241
65 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 7 126 367 361
66 Murray, Melissa New York University 4 2 196 78 257
67 Hamburger, Philip Columbia University School of Law 7 9 139 502 163
68 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 5 8 137 519 160
69 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 4 5 158 233 309
70 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 5 7 143 441 174
71 Peller, Gary Georgetown University 4 5 53 760 313
72 Ablavsky, Gregory Stanford University 5 4 173 92 276
73 Coffee, John C. Jr. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 64 705 281
74 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 5 7 85 630 233
75 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 6 8 143 331 186
76 Luban, David J. Georgetown University 3 4 37 270 795
77 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 6 10 113 428 239
78 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 5 5 156 184 235
79 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 6 4 160 82 291
80 Miller, Geoffrey Parsons New York University 4 8 74 801 91
81 Forbath, William E. University of Texas at Austin 5 10 90 497 270
82 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 6 9 131 409 130
83 Appleman, Laura I. Willamette University College of Law 3 2 54 12 900
84 Colby, Thomas George Washington University 5 5 145 299 149
85 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 6 7 141 221 237
86 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 10 95 513 215
87 Schwartz, David S. University of Wisconsin-Madison 8 4 153 60 316
88 Kaczorowski, Robert J. Fordham University 6 11 90 523 220
89 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 6 10 106 402 235
90 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 4 4 141 38 372
91 Wendel, W. Bradley Cornell University 4 4 50 111 722
92 Yeazell, Stephen C. University of California, Los Angeles 4 8 34 722 250
93 Bone, Robert G. University of Texas at Austin 5 5 93 464 164
94 Hasday, Jill Elaine University of Minnesota 4 5 86 440 222
95 Woolhandler, Ann University of Virginia 5 4 123 332 119
96 Burbank, Stephen B. University of Pennsylvania 7 8 130 319 84
97 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 6 7 86 510 139
98 Macey, Jonathan Yale University 3 9 51 706 149
99 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 5 7 112 335 148
100 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 5 4 156 54 167