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Last Updated: December 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 21 35 1,547 6,253 1,684
2 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 12 13 951 1,248 659
3 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 14 669 2,477 709
4 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 17 17 790 1,391 706
5 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 11 9 651 1,850 692
6 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 17 11 918 350 806
7 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 11 19 461 2,725 403
8 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 15 12 682 1,363 528
9 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 13 12 581 790 1,266
10 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 12 11 564 1,231 668
11 Stewart, Richard B. 8 15 318 2,541 540
12 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 12 553 1,008 726
13 Eskridge, William Yale University 8 8 421 1,658 277
14 Kagan, Elena U.S. Supreme Court 2 2 473 1,262 272
15 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 11 11 394 1,497 382
16 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 10 475 997 402
17 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 10 19 303 1,833 349
18 Manning, John F. Harvard University 7 8 434 1,218 243
19 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 6 5 570 363 288
20 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 9 15 330 1,206 346
21 Reich, Charles A. 1 1 145 2,297 158
22 Davis, Kenneth Culp 7 20 167 1,901 281
23 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 7 16 213 1,639 285
24 O'Connell, Anne Joseph Stanford University 9 8 409 548 342
25 Levin, Ronald Mark Washington University 10 16 264 1,029 457
26 Barnett, Kent Ohio State University 11 9 451 244 267
27 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 10 14 297 862 407
28 Seidenfeld, Mark B. Florida State University 8 16 217 1,455 213
29 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 7 6 292 883 403
30 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 9 17 249 1,178 309
31 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 5 6 305 816 252
32 Stephenson, Matthew C. Harvard University 10 11 285 843 298
33 Monaghan, Henry P. 2 2 250 1,203 131
34 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 5 6 301 658 348
35 Beermann, Jack Michael Boston University 8 10 284 586 469
36 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 8 12 274 801 306
37 Zaring, David 9 14 237 641 546
38 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 4 324 274 463
39 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 8 14 209 968 326
40 Stack, Kevin M. Vanderbilt University 9 9 327 349 327
41 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 3 1 209 1 1,223
42 Nielson, Aaron Brigham Young University 12 7 344 107 441
43 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 11 265 570 364
44 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 7 10 177 991 322
45 Watts, Kathryn 8 9 275 609 217
46 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 246 701 240
47 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 8 13 207 887 195
48 Verkuil, Paul R. Administrative Conference of the United States 6 13 132 1,116 207
49 Jaffe, Louis L. 5 14 73 1,409 150
50 Gersen, Jacob Harvard University 9 9 238 534 175
51 Mendelson, Nina A. University of Michigan 8 8 220 558 200
52 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 7 4 289 56 344
53 Michaels, Jon D. University of California, Los Angeles 6 6 217 333 368
54 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 5 279 212 183
55 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 4 1 211 3 694
56 Noll, Roger G. 2 4 118 880 244
57 Weingast, Barry R. 4 3 131 871 187
58 Bremer, Emily University of Notre Dame 8 5 220 71 456
59 Simon, William Hackett 6 7 106 890 199
60 Parrillo, Nicholas Richard Yale University 5 2 251 33 326
61 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 5 10 179 425 275
62 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 5 8 177 597 112
63 Gellhorn, Ernest 4 10 87 947 204
64 Bamzai, Aditya University of Virginia 6 3 231 68 348
65 Asimow, Michael 6 13 115 667 320
66 Lehr, David 3 2 217 52 427
67 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 105 56 955
68 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 6 193 255 295
69 Livermore, Michael A. University of Virginia 6 7 189 318 229
70 Robinson, Glen O. University of Virginia 4 8 56 1,011 163
71 Schwartz, Bernard 2 16 33 1,056 219
72 Elliott, E. Donald 5 11 100 782 137
73 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 8 8 188 260 210
74 Deacon, Daniel T. University of Michigan 3 3 220 77 239
75 Levy, Richard E. University of Kansas 7 6 145 512 161
76 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader U.S. Supreme Court 2 2 90 514 426
77 Hammond, Emily George Washington University 6 7 164 235 319
78 Bamberger, Kenneth A. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 164 388 172
79 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 9 78 314 636
80 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 6 10 113 537 247
81 Herz, Michael E. Yeshiva University 6 10 133 445 225
82 Noah, Lars University of Florida 7 13 129 557 122
83 Anthony, Robert A. 4 9 73 859 78
84 Hahn, Robert W. 4 10 54 772 224
85 Davidson, Nestor M. Fordham University 4 5 182 105 250
86 Cross, Frank B. 4 6 86 633 200
87 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 4 6 130 529 82
88 Bruff, Harold H. University of Colorado Boulder 5 10 53 790 189
89 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 4 2 201 79 163
90 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 8 9 129 414 174
91 Tiller, Emerson H. Northwestern University 5 8 88 604 183
92 Barron, David J. 3 3 125 560 46
93 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 4 3 146 118 366
94 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 4 2 199 84 144
95 Schrag, Philip G. Georgetown University 3 3 136 380 147
96 Markell, David L. 7 10 131 392 151
97 Ferejohn, John A. New York University 2 3 142 336 160
98 Croley, Steven P. 4 7 70 703 141
99 Krishnakumar, Anita Georgetown University 5 2 200 54 136
100 Wurman, Ilan University of Minnesota 4 1 196 3 178