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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 21 35 1,555 6,266 1,696
2 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 20 13 1,191 511 1,090
3 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 12 13 962 1,248 662
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 14 674 2,477 704
5 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 17 17 795 1,391 735
6 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 11 9 656 1,850 678
7 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 11 19 461 2,696 411
8 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 15 12 687 1,363 500
9 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 12 12 557 725 1,223
10 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 12 11 566 1,231 661
11 Stewart, Richard B. 8 14 318 2,488 530
12 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 12 554 1,008 692
13 Eskridge, William Yale University 8 8 423 1,660 277
14 Kagan, Elena U.S. Supreme Court 2 2 477 1,264 284
15 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 11 11 396 1,498 367
16 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 10 20 304 1,853 340
17 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 10 477 998 340
18 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 7 6 594 384 311
19 Manning, John F. Harvard University 7 8 434 1,218 249
20 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 13 8 523 132 589
21 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 9 15 331 1,206 359
22 Reich, Charles A. 1 1 146 2,297 166
23 Davis, Kenneth Culp 7 20 168 1,901 281
24 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 7 16 214 1,639 283
25 O'Connell, Anne Joseph Stanford University 9 8 409 548 336
26 Levin, Ronald Mark Washington University 10 16 263 1,025 466
27 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 10 14 301 862 419
28 Barnett, Kent Ohio State University 11 9 455 247 263
29 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 7 6 295 883 420
30 Seidenfeld, Mark B. Florida State University 8 16 218 1,455 202
31 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 5 6 308 816 249
32 Stephenson, Matthew C. Harvard University 10 11 288 843 306
33 Monaghan, Henry P. 2 2 251 1,203 127
34 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 5 6 303 659 336
35 Mortenson, Julian Davis University of Michigan 5 3 440 42 271
36 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 8 12 279 801 291
37 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 8 16 231 1,033 293
38 Beermann, Jack Michael Boston University 8 10 285 587 447
39 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 3 1 209 1 1,321
40 Zaring, David 9 14 241 641 530
41 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 4 324 274 484
42 Stack, Kevin M. Vanderbilt University 9 9 331 349 332
43 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 8 14 209 968 314
44 Mendelson, Nina A. University of Michigan 9 9 260 783 231
45 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 11 265 570 368
46 Watts, Kathryn 8 9 276 609 217
47 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 7 10 178 991 308
48 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 250 701 224
49 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 8 13 207 887 198
50 Verkuil, Paul R. Administrative Conference of the United States 6 13 132 1,116 214
51 Friendly, Henry J. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 3 7 109 1,319 82
52 Gersen, Jacob Harvard University 9 9 240 534 183
53 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 7 4 295 56 355
54 Gellhorn, Ernest 5 11 94 1,150 206
55 Michaels, Jon D. University of California, Los Angeles 6 6 217 333 371
56 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 5 279 212 185
57 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 4 1 211 3 691
58 Bremer, Emily University of Notre Dame 9 5 237 78 448
59 Noll, Roger G. 2 4 119 880 245
60 Weingast, Barry R. 4 3 133 871 183
61 Jaffe, Louis L. 5 15 63 1,282 102
62 Simon, William Hackett 6 7 106 890 200
63 Parrillo, Nicholas Richard Yale University 5 2 252 33 323
64 Lehr, David 3 2 219 52 452
65 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 5 8 179 597 110
66 Bamzai, Aditya University of Virginia 6 3 233 68 352
67 Asimow, Michael 6 13 116 667 313
68 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 5 10 173 419 253
69 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 6 194 256 291
70 Livermore, Michael A. University of Virginia 6 7 190 318 230
71 Bruff, Harold H. University of Colorado Boulder 6 11 62 1,001 182
72 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 106 56 880
73 Deacon, Daniel T. University of Michigan 4 3 229 77 271
74 Robinson, Glen O. University of Virginia 4 8 56 1,011 167
75 Schwartz, Bernard 2 16 34 1,056 211
76 Elliott, E. Donald 5 11 100 782 140
77 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 8 8 189 260 212
78 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader U.S. Supreme Court 2 2 92 514 430
79 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 9 79 320 663
80 Hammond, Emily George Washington University 6 7 164 235 319
81 Bamberger, Kenneth A. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 164 388 170
82 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 6 10 115 537 245
83 Noah, Lars University of Florida 8 13 136 557 117
84 Herz, Michael E. Yeshiva University 6 10 133 445 216
85 Anthony, Robert A. 4 9 73 859 76
86 Hahn, Robert W. 4 10 54 776 233
87 Cross, Frank B. 4 6 86 633 208
88 Davidson, Nestor M. Fordham University 4 5 182 105 251
89 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 4 6 130 529 86
90 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 4 2 203 79 168
91 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 8 9 130 414 173
92 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 4 3 149 118 370
93 Tiller, Emerson H. Northwestern University 5 8 88 604 188
94 Barron, David J. 3 3 126 560 48
95 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 4 2 199 84 150
96 Ferejohn, John A. New York University 2 3 144 336 163
97 Markell, David L. 7 10 131 392 154
98 Croley, Steven P. 4 7 70 703 150
99 Schrag, Philip G. Georgetown University 3 3 136 380 144
100 Krishnakumar, Anita Georgetown University 5 2 202 54 137