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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 19 35 1,325 6,409 1,553
2 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 18 15 956 607 819
3 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 12 13 811 1,418 608
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 12 15 595 2,580 652
5 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 15 18 682 1,511 650
6 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 10 9 555 1,960 616
7 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 14 12 605 1,466 454
8 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 10 19 378 2,819 393
9 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 12 14 497 895 1,218
10 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 11 12 483 1,327 643
11 Stewart, Richard B. 8 14 267 2,542 491
12 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 14 449 1,097 608
13 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 8 361 1,732 257
14 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 6 6 551 400 264
15 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 11 11 334 1,568 343
16 Kagan, Elena U.S. Supreme Court 2 2 385 1,361 263
17 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 9 20 264 1,907 314
18 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 10 404 1,074 315
19 Manning, John F. Harvard University 7 8 369 1,293 235
20 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 9 15 273 1,267 343
21 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 12 8 425 173 464
22 Reich, Charles A. 1 1 112 2,333 161
23 Davis, Kenneth Culp 5 20 143 1,940 268
24 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 6 15 185 1,609 255
25 Levin, Ronald Mark Washington University 9 16 229 1,071 442
26 O'Connell, Anne Joseph Stanford University 9 8 332 629 297
27 Barnett, Kent Ohio State University 10 11 394 322 239
28 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 9 15 264 900 365
29 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 7 6 253 931 388
30 Seidenfeld, Mark B. Florida State University 7 17 181 1,559 194
31 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 5 6 262 866 232
32 Monaghan, Henry P. 2 3 222 1,235 113
33 Stephenson, Matthew C. Harvard University 9 11 240 894 293
34 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 3 1 193 18 1,296
35 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 8 18 180 1,250 283
36 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 7 12 237 847 265
37 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 5 6 250 716 312
38 Beermann, Jack Michael Boston University 8 11 243 631 384
39 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 4 3 280 300 452
40 Stack, Kevin M. Vanderbilt University 9 9 286 401 307
41 Zaring, David 9 14 195 689 486
42 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 13 211 627 344
43 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 8 15 154 1,023 292
44 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 219 734 209
45 Watts, Kathryn 7 10 230 661 206
46 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 6 10 151 1,022 275
47 Jaffe, Louis L. 5 16 71 1,623 144
48 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 6 5 288 72 331
49 Mortenson, Julian Davis University of Michigan 4 2 318 10 197
50 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 7 14 156 941 188
51 Mendelson, Nina A. University of Michigan 8 9 212 640 153
52 Verkuil, Paul R. Administrative Conference of the United States 6 13 113 1,138 200
53 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 4 2 205 15 637
54 Friendly, Henry J. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 3 7 89 1,341 76
55 Gersen, Jacob Harvard University 8 9 197 578 167
56 Gellhorn, Ernest 4 11 77 1,177 185
57 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 5 229 264 173
58 Michaels, Jon D. University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 172 381 342
59 Bremer, Emily University of Notre Dame 8 5 209 87 394
60 Bamzai, Aditya University of Virginia 6 4 211 96 332
61 Parrillo, Nicholas Richard Yale University 5 3 225 60 288
62 Deacon, Daniel T. University of Michigan 3 3 223 87 224
63 Simon, William Hackett 5 7 89 910 184
64 Asimow, Michael 6 13 101 713 287
65 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 5 8 150 629 96
66 Lehr, David 3 2 172 102 431
67 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 5 10 139 454 238
68 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 6 160 295 263
69 Bruff, Harold H. University of Colorado Boulder 5 11 56 1,010 163
70 Schwartz, Bernard 2 16 32 1,084 203
71 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 84 78 798
72 Livermore, Michael A. University of Virginia 6 8 148 361 211
73 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 8 8 160 295 195
74 Robinson, Glen O. University of Virginia 3 8 44 1,024 148
75 Levy, Richard E. University of Kansas 7 6 125 536 147
76 Hammond, Emily George Washington University 7 8 142 265 289
77 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 9 66 326 623
78 Elliott, E. Donald 4 11 78 805 132
79 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader U.S. Supreme Court 1 2 74 533 388
80 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 2 1 209 11 141
81 Noah, Lars University of Florida 7 13 114 580 102
82 Bamberger, Kenneth A. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 132 420 151
83 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 4 3 178 110 164
84 Herz, Michael E. Yeshiva University 6 10 110 471 194
85 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 4 3 137 136 350
86 Krishnakumar, Anita Georgetown University 5 3 191 72 124
87 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 7 9 113 437 197
88 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 85 567 228
89 Wurman, Ilan University of Minnesota 4 2 194 12 152
90 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 5 6 90 582 177
91 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 4 3 177 108 143
92 Anthony, Robert A. 4 9 55 877 68
93 Walters, Daniel E. Texas A&M University 7 5 161 55 232
94 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 4 6 107 553 77
95 Davidson, Nestor M. Fordham University 4 5 144 146 233
96 Shah, Bijal Boston College 7 3 159 55 229
97 Hahn, Robert W. 4 10 40 783 205
98 Cross, Frank B. 4 6 63 656 184
99 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 4 2 156 78 204
100 Barron, David J. 3 3 102 585 38