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Last Updated: November 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 15 28 709 2,495 1,625
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 12 22 444 2,330 1,627
3 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 11 20 474 2,062 1,365
4 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 11 26 492 2,035 1,047
5 Sax, Joseph L. 6 21 276 3,687 423
6 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 9 16 441 1,047 1,053
7 Stewart, Richard B. 6 20 149 2,807 679
8 Gunther, Gerald 1 1 157 3,180 135
9 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 11 10 336 1,531 826
10 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 26 187 2,342 748
11 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 322 1,056 1,071
12 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 8 22 219 1,581 1,050
13 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 13 15 415 659 785
14 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 7 9 233 1,788 445
15 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 6 12 256 1,786 280
16 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 10 14 302 1,224 445
17 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 8 12 286 787 758
18 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 7 91 2,375 127
19 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 13 10 329 528 693
20 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 420 167 581
21 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 7 148 149 1,687
22 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 7 13 200 1,375 191
23 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 17 178 1,257 404
24 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 11 194 1,156 292
25 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 15 248 685 444
26 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 7 19 143 1,222 441
27 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 7 15 188 778 642
28 Scalia, Antonin U.S. Supreme Court 4 4 236 1,023 123
29 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 101 43 1,594
30 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 15 133 1,081 338
31 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 8 12 163 511 694
32 Houck, Oliver A. 5 20 115 1,119 332
33 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 8 11 194 310 695
34 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 7 13 187 560 476
35 Wilkinson, Charles 5 16 116 1,156 210
36 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 8 184 292 710
37 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 10 188 731 251
38 Thompson, Barton H. Jr. Stanford University 7 16 117 964 297
39 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 10 118 883 373
40 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 8 8 195 191 648
41 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 7 10 118 781 433
42 Bullard, Robert D. 6 9 84 200 1,164
43 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 148 912 145
44 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 11 165 500 422
45 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 8 14 150 495 489
46 Weingast, Barry R. 4 5 131 881 216
47 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 96 469 748
48 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 264 115 260
49 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 157 793 119
50 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 104 56 1,088
51 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 12 97 626 548
52 Dana, David Northwestern University 6 14 126 619 379
53 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 7 9 150 486 383
54 Noll, Roger G. 2 3 116 857 189
55 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 64 312 948
56 Huffman, James L. 5 16 104 709 349
57 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 171 418 290
58 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 7 11 146 400 421
59 Markell, David L. 8 11 175 412 248
60 Gunningham, Neil 3 7 23 202 1,205
61 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 168 535 164
62 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 2 2 150 661 116
63 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 7 13 122 508 383
64 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 4 16 81 828 276
65 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 7 12 123 504 356
66 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 125 694 159
67 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 6 6 152 478 211
68 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 7 11 112 624 263
69 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 1 197 7 443
70 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 132 482 297
71 Cross, Frank B. 2 14 67 974 138
72 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 7 116 459 390
73 Babcock, Hope M. Georgetown University 6 12 119 448 379
74 Freeman, Alan David 1 2 95 848 104
75 Harper Ho, Virginia City University of Hong Kong 6 2 164 13 564
76 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 6 12 99 531 353
77 Light, Sarah E. 7 5 168 83 447
78 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 13 116 514 276
79 Coggins, George Cameron 3 20 50 1,005 124
80 Uhlmann, David M. 5 5 135 208 470
81 Frickey, Philip P. 4 4 130 628 84
82 Cole, Luke W. 5 9 81 626 322
83 Nolon, John R. Pace University 6 13 127 491 222
84 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 8 8 155 221 339
85 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 176 278 186
86 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 8 10 144 304 302
87 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 5 16 74 854 104
88 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 6 11 119 398 324
89 Burger, Michael 7 6 163 110 347
90 Owley, Jessica University of Miami 6 9 106 195 543
91 Freyfogle, Eric T. 4 15 53 780 225
92 Schindler, Sarah University of Denver 5 5 106 90 628
93 Adler, Robert W. 6 13 87 523 287
94 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 124 199 421
95 Peel, Jacqueline 5 5 91 96 680
96 Stein, Amy L. University of Florida 6 5 87 79 709
97 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 147 118 371
98 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 51 900 81
99 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 115 15 616
100 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 74 704 149