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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 14 28 630 2,617 1,231
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 12 23 417 2,549 1,342
3 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 10 27 428 2,120 996
4 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 10 20 391 2,171 1,140
5 Sax, Joseph L. 7 21 235 3,754 366
6 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 8 15 399 1,096 909
7 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 10 10 302 1,594 720
8 Gunther, Gerald 1 1 143 3,210 109
9 Stewart, Richard B. 6 20 129 2,838 471
10 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 6 26 163 2,378 608
11 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 288 1,115 948
12 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 7 22 187 1,623 972
13 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 12 16 357 754 578
14 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 7 9 210 1,823 354
15 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 5 12 224 1,830 215
16 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 10 14 281 1,273 372
17 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 382 224 573
18 Michelman, Frank I. arvard University 3 8 78 2,442 101
19 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 12 11 294 581 642
20 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 8 12 244 844 534
21 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 6 14 182 1,432 170
22 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 7 17 156 1,287 375
23 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 8 133 185 1,342
24 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 7 15 167 821 559
25 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 9 17 203 827 367
26 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 7 20 119 1,283 387
27 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 12 163 1,199 233
28 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 103 60 1,551
29 Scalia, Antonin U.S. Supreme Court 4 4 209 1,064 115
30 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 16 117 1,103 312
31 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 11 170 836 246
32 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 8 12 183 338 540
33 Houck, Oliver A. 5 20 91 1,144 273
34 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 7 12 140 542 551
35 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 5 13 154 603 427
36 Wilkinson, Charles 5 16 101 1,179 170
37 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 9 164 318 586
38 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 8 9 182 213 575
39 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 140 933 151
40 Bullard, Robert D. 6 9 79 212 1,087
41 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 256 141 250
42 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 11 102 951 269
43 Thompson, Barton H. Jr. 6 17 99 988 218
44 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 153 811 108
45 Weingast, Barry R. 3 5 105 911 197
46 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 6 10 103 802 293
47 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 6 15 117 542 424
48 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 5 16 81 948 236
49 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 12 130 549 338
50 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 171 556 136
51 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 84 478 638
52 Gunningham, Neil 3 7 21 205 1,173
53 Dana, David Northwestern University 5 14 110 640 322
54 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 151 453 275
55 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 2 2 132 691 145
56 Noll, Roger G. 2 3 96 881 158
57 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 2 203 12 360
58 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 6 14 115 526 339
59 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 153 135 482
60 Huffman, James L. 4 16 73 745 326
61 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 13 76 653 369
62 Markell, David L. 7 11 146 451 176
63 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 6 11 107 444 376
64 Freeman, Alan David 1 2 88 858 116
65 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 9 11 148 357 240
66 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 55 335 735
67 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 105 722 135
68 Nolon, John R. Pace University 5 13 117 509 240
69 Harper Ho, Virginia City University of Hong Kong 5 3 165 23 414
70 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 6 12 87 655 242
71 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 161 307 177
72 Cross, Frank B. 2 14 54 990 112
73 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 6 11 104 415 361
74 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 129 511 149
75 Light, Sarah E. 7 5 158 112 353
76 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 6 12 99 536 274
77 Cole, Luke W. 4 10 61 649 350
78 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 8 91 487 336
79 Babcock, Hope M. 5 12 97 482 301
80 Coggins, George Cameron 3 20 38 1,022 120
81 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 111 514 201
82 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 6 9 104 514 233
83 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 6 12 83 552 296
84 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 91 77 681
85 Frickey, Philip P. 4 4 107 656 80
86 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 14 97 543 213
87 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 4 16 63 870 77
88 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 119 21 541
89 Adler, Robert W. 5 13 81 543 262
90 Uhlmann, David M. 5 5 116 231 352
91 Stein, Amy L. University of Florida 6 6 87 88 622
92 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 118 212 332
93 Archer, Deborah N. New York University 2 2 154 6 340
94 Freyfogle, Eric T. 4 16 45 792 181
95 Boyd, William University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 142 186 226
96 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 7 9 127 256 234
97 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 41 911 93
98 Garnett, Nicole Stelle University of Notre Dame 5 11 76 491 275
99 Burger, Michael 5 8 131 181 261
100 Ferrey, Steven Suffolk University 5 13 94 499 164