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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 24 22 1,831 4,575 2,054
2 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 23 30 1,583 3,560 2,469
3 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 21 30 1,089 6,469 1,806
4 Fallon, Richard Henry Jr. Harvard University 22 22 1,323 3,152 1,576
5 Amar, Akhil Reed Yale University 15 35 836 5,614 1,352
6 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 17 31 939 3,486 1,642
7 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 18 17 1,378 1,367 1,469
8 Baude, William University of Chicago 15 10 1,498 415 1,603
9 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 14 28 834 4,274 865
10 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 14 30 954 2,788 1,190
11 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 12 30 600 3,610 1,728
12 Eskridge, William Yale University 13 22 683 4,182 790
13 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 14 18 926 2,526 1,000
14 Manning, John F. Harvard University 12 17 992 2,191 759
15 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 7 23 257 5,809 500
16 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 16 19 704 2,905 1,100
17 Redish, Martin H. Northwestern University 12 28 543 3,780 696
18 Brennan, William J. Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 7 13 461 4,227 660
19 Schauer, Frederick 14 28 536 3,155 1,191
20 Post, Robert Charles Yale University 13 19 657 2,695 786
21 Monaghan, Henry P. 11 22 411 3,991 397
22 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 14 24 539 2,458 899
23 Vermeule, Adrian Harvard University 15 19 729 1,463 939
24 Calabresi, Steven Northwestern University 15 22 618 1,803 1,117
25 Levinson, Sanford University of Texas at Austin 9 25 397 2,931 941
26 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 8 21 292 3,874 514
27 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 10 16 424 2,855 819
28 Metzger, Gillian E. Columbia University School of Law 11 13 774 1,110 581
29 Gunther, Gerald 4 7 223 4,252 193
30 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 13 19 557 2,253 496
31 Calabresi, Guido Yale University 5 5 388 3,035 490
32 Sachs, Stephen E. Harvard University 13 7 834 302 960
33 Blocher, Joseph Duke University 15 13 726 583 1,179
34 Dorf, Michael C. Cornell University 11 19 465 2,371 707
35 Barrett, Amy Coney U.S. Supreme Court 11 8 831 388 720
36 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 10 26 383 2,696 587
37 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 8 7 711 624 1,009
38 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 14 13 634 499 1,450
39 Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore University of Virginia 12 19 527 1,376 1,117
40 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 9 26 329 2,677 810
41 Lawrence, Charles R. 6 6 363 3,018 235
42 Lawson, Gary Steven University of Florida 12 18 567 1,465 694
43 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 14 10 728 574 718
44 Friedman, Barry New York University 10 19 401 2,274 580
45 Nelson, Caleb University of Virginia 12 11 634 1,108 574
46 Sullivan, Kathleen M. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan 7 13 306 2,720 549
47 McGinnis, John O. Northwestern University 12 20 520 1,526 649
48 Melamed, A. Douglas 1 1 340 2,754 293
49 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 9 26 287 2,731 541
50 Paulsen, Michael University of St. Thomas 12 22 368 1,983 756
51 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 9 21 292 1,954 1,104
52 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 11 3 709 97 770
53 Strauss, David A. University of Chicago 8 16 420 1,649 637
54 Rappaport, Michael B. University of San Diego 12 19 504 1,250 557
55 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 12 12 467 399 1,438
56 Van Alstyne, William W. 6 27 91 3,424 275
57 Whittington, Keith E. Yale University 10 14 505 781 812
58 Alexander, Lawrence Alan University of San Diego 10 21 333 1,801 565
59 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 10 13 385 1,422 680
60 Karlan, Pamela Susan Stanford University 10 24 333 1,785 561
61 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 6 20 140 2,960 331
62 Levinson, Daryl New York University 10 11 400 1,415 560
63 Wechsler, Herbert American Law Institute 1 3 212 2,806 123
64 Brest, Paul Stanford University 4 8 177 2,764 313
65 Scalia, Antonin U.S. Supreme Court 4 8 305 1,351 1,034
66 Landau, David E. Florida State University 11 9 430 276 1,415
67 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 12 14 538 701 490
68 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 10 11 323 1,638 607
69 Frickey, Philip P. 5 13 321 2,093 140
70 Sager, Lawrence University of Texas at Austin 7 15 192 2,581 257
71 Bell, Derrick 3 8 459 1,135 271
72 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 10 16 351 1,263 598
73 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 8 12 347 1,362 520
74 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 7 15 217 2,097 414
75 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 13 10 439 358 989
76 Pfander, James E. Northwestern University 13 14 430 785 617
77 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 14 7 561 139 592
78 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 11 17 293 1,442 570
79 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 5 9 485 343 663
80 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 7 18 190 1,864 524
81 Williams, Robert Rutgers University 9 18 287 1,533 356
82 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 8 7 359 1,238 290
83 Pildes, Richard H. New York University 10 15 295 1,271 546
84 Harrison, John University of Virginia 10 12 361 974 502
85 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 11 10 379 699 674
86 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader U.S. Supreme Court 6 12 241 1,334 698
87 Bressman, Lisa Schultz Vanderbilt University 7 5 422 857 277
88 Corwin, Edward S. Princeton University 7 19 133 2,255 283
89 Kopel, David B. 10 15 296 822 841
90 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 8 8 267 889 910
91 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 10 16 293 1,213 441
92 Ely, John Hart Yale University 5 14 72 2,577 186
93 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 8 18 197 1,665 442
94 Linde, Hans A. 6 13 136 2,092 317
95 Dixon, Rosalind 11 9 353 272 971
96 Stone, Geoffrey R. University of Chicago 6 15 157 1,721 519
97 Vladeck, Stephen I. Georgetown University 10 13 393 429 613
98 Westen, Peter University of Michigan 5 15 119 2,153 269
99 Treanor, William Michael Georgetown University 8 11 268 1,404 270
100 Powell, H. Jefferson Duke University 5 14 174 1,855 287