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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 14 29 610 2,622 1,265
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 11 23 402 2,552 1,411
3 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 9 20 379 2,169 1,212
4 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 10 27 413 2,124 954
5 Sax, Joseph L. 7 21 223 3,752 361
6 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 8 16 391 1,113 920
7 Stewart, Richard B. 6 20 125 2,838 532
8 Gunther, Gerald 1 1 137 3,207 121
9 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 6 26 158 2,381 649
10 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 10 10 287 1,594 646
11 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 281 1,121 963
12 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 7 22 179 1,624 974
13 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 7 9 208 1,822 370
14 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 12 15 332 752 619
15 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 5 12 221 1,830 247
16 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 9 14 271 1,275 366
17 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 373 225 553
18 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 8 13 243 864 616
19 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 12 11 287 582 624
20 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 7 78 2,395 99
21 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 6 14 176 1,432 181
22 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 8 129 168 1,437
23 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 7 17 150 1,286 355
24 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 94 60 1,607
25 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 9 17 199 827 381
26 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 12 160 1,199 258
27 Scalia, Antonin U.S. Supreme Court 4 4 207 1,064 110
28 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 6 20 114 1,284 371
29 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 7 15 152 822 571
30 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 16 116 1,107 289
31 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 11 166 829 253
32 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 5 13 151 607 477
33 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 9 166 320 626
34 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 7 12 138 542 568
35 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 8 12 171 318 591
36 Houck, Oliver A. 5 20 91 1,144 277
37 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 8 9 178 213 601
38 Wilkinson, Charles 5 16 96 1,179 182
39 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 6 11 96 951 323
40 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 136 934 140
41 Bullard, Robert D. 6 9 75 213 1,058
42 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 247 141 241
43 Thompson, Barton H. Jr. 6 16 95 957 237
44 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 6 10 100 802 330
45 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 144 811 103
46 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 80 478 706
47 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 4 17 80 1,000 237
48 Weingast, Barry R. 3 5 103 911 174
49 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 12 125 549 347
50 Gunningham, Neil 3 7 20 205 1,173
51 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 6 15 111 543 405
52 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 4 159 562 151
53 Dana, David Northwestern University 5 14 107 642 323
54 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 2 199 12 389
55 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 144 453 273
56 Noll, Roger G. 2 3 94 881 147
57 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 13 72 653 442
58 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 54 335 809
59 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 6 14 114 526 320
60 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 2 2 128 691 105
61 Huffman, James L. 4 16 70 745 331
62 Markell, David L. 7 11 144 451 194
63 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 145 135 440
64 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 6 11 107 439 363
65 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 84 78 798
66 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 102 722 137
67 Harper Ho, Virginia City University of Hong Kong 5 3 156 23 443
68 Freeman, Alan David 1 2 85 859 88
69 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 8 11 134 356 255
70 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 129 511 150
71 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 6 12 85 654 243
72 Cross, Frank B. 2 14 53 990 118
73 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 6 11 102 416 355
74 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 159 307 159
75 Babcock, Hope M. Georgetown University 5 12 94 483 328
76 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 8 90 487 340
77 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 6 12 93 536 274
78 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 6 9 99 518 260
79 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 105 514 231
80 Light, Sarah E. 7 5 147 112 354
81 Nolon, John R. Pace University 5 13 108 510 209
82 Cole, Luke W. 4 10 60 649 334
83 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 14 95 543 228
84 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 5 12 81 552 281
85 Frickey, Philip P. 4 4 104 656 76
86 Uhlmann, David M. 5 5 112 231 397
87 Coggins, George Cameron 3 20 35 1,022 103
88 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 4 16 60 870 90
89 Freyfogle, Eric T. 4 16 46 826 192
90 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 112 21 547
91 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 6 9 122 256 282
92 Schindler, Sarah University of Denver 5 5 92 106 568
93 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 114 213 341
94 Archer, Deborah N. New York University 2 2 152 6 330
95 Owley, Jessica University of Miami 5 9 93 214 445
96 Adler, Robert W. 5 13 75 543 243
97 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 41 911 85
98 Ferrey, Steven Suffolk University 4 13 91 499 178
99 Schleicher, David Yale University 6 4 138 160 228
100 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 62 718 139