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Last Updated: November 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 24 22 1,775 4,571 2,110
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 21 30 1,113 6,611 1,867
3 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 23 29 1,537 3,491 2,526
4 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 22 22 1,302 3,150 1,634
5 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 15 35 824 5,606 1,381
6 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 17 31 913 3,489 1,652
7 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 17 17 1,348 1,366 1,500
8 Baude, William University of Chicago 15 10 1,462 415 1,602
9 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 14 28 818 4,299 929
10 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 14 30 925 2,786 1,243
11 Eskridge, William Yale University 13 22 674 4,181 772
12 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 12 30 580 3,598 1,761
13 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 14 18 906 2,526 1,039
14 Manning, John F. Harvard University 12 17 971 2,187 829
15 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 6 23 248 5,808 524
16 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 16 19 687 2,905 1,126
17 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 12 28 531 3,780 721
18 Schauer, Frederick 13 28 524 3,153 1,251
19 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 13 19 646 2,694 749
20 Brennan, William J. Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 6 13 391 3,749 634
21 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 14 24 531 2,456 987
22 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 15 23 603 1,840 1,207
23 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 9 27 396 3,031 1,043
24 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 15 19 713 1,463 986
25 Monaghan, Henry P. 11 21 355 3,912 377
26 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 8 21 288 3,873 526
27 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 10 16 418 2,853 834
28 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 11 13 758 1,110 585
29 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 19 546 2,253 507
30 Gunther, Gerald 4 7 216 4,252 212
31 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 15 13 682 511 1,510
32 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 14 13 712 582 1,245
33 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 5 5 377 3,035 499
34 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 11 19 459 2,369 703
35 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 12 7 812 302 968
36 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 12 19 508 1,376 1,271
37 Barrett, Amy Coney U.S. Supreme Court 11 8 807 388 740
38 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 8 7 705 624 1,012
39 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 26 319 2,685 861
40 Lawrence, Charles R. 6 6 356 3,018 257
41 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 12 18 558 1,467 752
42 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 14 10 717 574 693
43 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 12 11 626 1,107 604
44 Friedman, Barry New York University 10 19 393 2,283 604
45 Sullivan, Kathleen M. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan 7 13 299 2,720 595
46 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 12 20 504 1,525 677
47 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 9 26 289 2,729 541
48 Melamed, A. Douglas 1 1 329 2,754 303
49 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 10 26 316 2,520 530
50 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 9 21 289 1,949 1,210
51 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 12 22 360 1,981 769
52 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 11 3 702 97 813
53 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 8 16 412 1,648 664
54 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 12 19 492 1,249 592
55 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 11 12 463 399 1,508
56 Van Alstyne, William W. 5 27 89 3,424 314
57 Brest, Paul Stanford University 5 9 181 2,943 333
58 Whittington, Keith E. Yale University 10 14 497 781 784
59 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 10 13 378 1,422 700
60 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 10 24 323 1,791 573
61 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 6 20 138 2,960 340
62 Levinson, Daryl New York University 10 11 390 1,414 580
63 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 21 326 1,797 518
64 Wechsler, Herbert American Law Institute 1 3 206 2,805 138
65 Scalia, Antonin U.S. Supreme Court 4 8 299 1,350 1,024
66 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 11 14 527 704 510
67 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 10 11 313 1,637 663
68 Landau, David E. Florida State University 11 9 413 276 1,440
69 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 7 15 189 2,582 299
70 Frickey, Philip P. 5 13 315 2,093 150
71 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 11 16 362 1,264 597
72 Bell, Derrick 3 8 445 1,135 283
73 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 8 12 336 1,361 571
74 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 7 15 212 2,096 425
75 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 13 14 425 787 609
76 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 14 7 552 145 579
77 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 11 17 287 1,442 574
78 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 5 9 474 343 698
79 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 7 18 187 1,864 589
80 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 9 8 359 1,256 303
81 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 12 9 419 275 937
82 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 10 15 289 1,270 605
83 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader U.S. Supreme Court 6 12 234 1,332 786
84 Williams, Robert Rutgers University 9 18 278 1,533 353
85 Harrison, John University of Virginia 10 12 356 973 503
86 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 7 5 414 856 301
87 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 10 368 699 656
88 Kopel, David B. 10 15 292 821 888
89 Corwin, Edward S. Princeton University 7 19 132 2,255 258
90 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 8 8 261 889 928
91 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 8 18 197 1,664 437
92 Linde, Hans A. 6 13 133 2,092 331
93 Ely, John Hart Yale University 5 14 69 2,564 189
94 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 10 16 287 1,212 405
95 Stone, Geoffrey R. University of Chicago 6 15 151 1,721 543
96 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 5 14 172 1,852 310
97 Stuntz, William J. 8 8 247 1,473 298
98 Westen, Peter University of Michigan 5 15 118 2,152 263
99 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 8 11 259 1,403 286
100 Vladeck, Stephen I. Georgetown University 10 13 385 429 566