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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 20 36 1,389 6,506 1,604
2 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 18 15 984 607 810
3 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 12 13 838 1,418 587
4 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 12 15 620 2,579 621
5 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 16 18 703 1,511 670
6 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 10 9 577 1,959 650
7 Hickman, Kristin E. University of Minnesota 14 12 632 1,466 476
8 Strauss, Peter L. Columbia University School of Law 10 19 388 2,818 367
9 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 12 14 526 895 1,125
10 Stewart, Richard B. 8 14 291 2,663 530
11 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 11 12 491 1,327 626
12 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 8 379 1,731 231
13 Bagley, Nicholas University of Michigan 6 6 577 400 290
14 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 9 10 430 1,074 374
15 Kagan, Elena U.S. Supreme Court 2 2 400 1,361 278
16 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 11 11 343 1,568 330
17 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 9 20 270 1,907 309
18 Manning, John F. Harvard University 7 8 384 1,293 234
19 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 13 352 964 521
20 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 12 8 440 172 503
21 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 9 15 280 1,267 340
22 Davis, Kenneth Culp 5 21 147 2,071 271
23 Reich, Charles A. 1 1 116 2,333 164
24 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 6 16 199 1,668 268
25 Levin, Ronald Mark Washington University 9 15 241 1,069 471
26 Barnett, Kent Ohio State University 10 11 412 327 219
27 O'Connell, Anne Joseph Stanford University 9 8 341 628 299
28 Heinzerling, Lisa Georgetown University 9 15 276 900 352
29 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 7 6 263 932 395
30 Shapiro, Sidney A. Wake Forest University 9 18 211 1,231 290
31 Seidenfeld, Mark B. Florida State University 7 16 181 1,501 166
32 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 5 6 275 867 238
33 Kaminski, Margot E. University of Colorado Boulder 3 1 204 18 1,319
34 Stephenson, Matthew C. Harvard University 9 11 252 892 290
35 Monaghan, Henry P. 2 3 228 1,235 94
36 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 7 12 251 847 272
37 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 5 4 296 315 472
38 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 5 6 254 715 313
39 Stack, Kevin M. Vanderbilt University 9 9 300 401 340
40 Beermann, Jack Michael Boston University 8 11 246 631 309
41 Zaring, David 9 14 201 688 450
42 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 9 230 729 217
43 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 8 15 160 1,023 305
44 Watts, Kathryn 7 10 237 661 220
45 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 13 218 623 314
46 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 6 10 155 1,022 285
47 Jaffe, Louis L. 5 16 75 1,623 137
48 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 7 5 309 72 320
49 Mortenson, Julian Davis University of Michigan 4 2 332 10 179
50 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 7 14 161 941 203
51 Mendelson, Nina A. University of Michigan 8 9 214 640 202
52 Verkuil, Paul R. Administrative Conference of the United States 6 13 115 1,138 180
53 Friendly, Henry J. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 3 7 91 1,343 83
54 Gersen, Jacob Harvard University 8 9 203 577 163
55 Bloch-Wehba, Hannah C. Texas A&M University 4 2 212 15 609
56 Gellhorn, Ernest 4 11 79 1,177 179
57 Gluck, Abbe Rubin Yale University 6 5 236 263 186
58 Bremer, Emily University of Notre Dame 9 6 223 97 386
59 Bamzai, Aditya University of Virginia 6 4 222 96 361
60 Parrillo, Nicholas Richard Yale University 6 3 240 60 278
61 Michaels, Jon D. University of California, Los Angeles 5 6 178 381 292
62 Weingast, Barry R. 4 4 110 898 174
63 Noll, Roger G. 2 4 97 903 218
64 Deacon, Daniel T. University of Michigan 3 3 231 87 256
65 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 5 8 159 629 104
66 Simon, William Hackett 5 7 90 910 175
67 Lehr, David 3 2 188 102 384
68 Asimow, Michael 6 13 100 686 287
69 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 6 166 294 280
70 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 5 10 142 452 235
71 Bruff, Harold H. University of Colorado Boulder 5 11 57 1,011 158
72 Schwartz, Bernard 3 16 33 1,084 196
73 Livermore, Michael A. University of Virginia 6 8 152 361 209
74 Robinson, Glen O. University of Virginia 3 8 46 1,024 151
75 Masur, Jonathan S. University of Chicago 8 8 166 295 180
76 Levy, Richard E. University of Kansas 7 6 128 536 147
77 Shugerman, Jed H. Boston University 4 3 189 110 201
78 Litman, Leah M. University of Michigan 2 1 217 11 150
79 Hammond, Emily George Washington University 7 8 147 267 250
80 Elliott, E. Donald 4 11 79 805 116
81 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 4 3 147 136 365
82 Bamberger, Kenneth A. University of California, Berkeley 5 7 138 420 156
83 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 9 70 326 578
84 Krishnakumar, Anita Georgetown University 5 3 203 72 119
85 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 91 77 681
86 Noah, Lars University of Florida 7 13 117 580 85
87 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader U.S. Supreme Court 1 2 76 533 335
88 Wurman, Ilan University of Minnesota 4 2 202 12 153
89 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 4 3 186 108 141
90 Herz, Michael E. Yeshiva University 6 10 113 471 181
91 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 88 567 202
92 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 4 2 169 78 210
93 Anthony, Robert A. 4 9 57 877 65
94 Cross, Frank B. 4 6 66 656 211
95 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 4 6 113 553 64
96 Walters, Daniel E. Texas A&M University 7 5 167 55 220
97 Davidson, Nestor M. Fordham University 4 5 150 146 225
98 Sharkey, Catherine M. New York University 7 9 110 437 153
99 Shah, Bijal Boston College 7 3 161 55 234
100 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 4 5 91 496 196