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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 16 28 732 2,495 1,407
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 13 23 501 2,685 1,518
3 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 11 20 481 2,062 1,302
4 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 11 26 501 2,034 1,004
5 Sax, Joseph L. 7 21 284 3,690 376
6 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 9 16 456 1,047 1,005
7 Stewart, Richard B. 6 20 154 2,807 598
8 Gunther, Gerald 1 1 162 3,180 125
9 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 26 192 2,339 693
10 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 11 10 343 1,531 749
11 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 10 17 340 1,056 1,030
12 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 8 22 220 1,581 1,045
13 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 13 15 419 660 712
14 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 6 12 262 1,787 266
15 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 7 9 230 1,791 389
16 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 8 12 300 787 717
17 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 10 14 310 1,077 380
18 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 8 96 2,419 111
19 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 13 10 338 528 683
20 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 430 167 578
21 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 7 14 210 1,397 203
22 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 16 182 1,225 379
23 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 7 148 149 1,560
24 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 8 19 158 1,233 417
25 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 11 201 1,156 286
26 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 105 43 1,772
27 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 7 15 191 787 641
28 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 15 250 665 420
29 Scalia, Antonin U.S. Supreme Court 4 4 240 1,023 123
30 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 15 138 1,083 348
31 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 8 12 168 511 641
32 Houck, Oliver A. 6 20 117 1,118 296
33 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 7 13 191 560 467
34 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 8 11 199 310 658
35 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 10 195 736 241
36 Wilkinson, Charles 5 16 118 1,150 194
37 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 11 132 913 346
38 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 9 8 187 292 674
39 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 8 8 199 191 654
40 Thompson, Barton H. Jr. 7 16 120 964 268
41 Bullard, Robert D. 6 9 86 200 1,140
42 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 154 914 149
43 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 7 10 120 781 366
44 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 96 462 773
45 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 9 11 168 500 391
46 Weingast, Barry R. 4 5 133 881 200
47 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 272 115 263
48 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 161 795 114
49 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 8 13 151 480 407
50 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 4 16 88 937 257
51 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 12 101 626 490
52 Dana, David Northwestern University 6 14 129 619 354
53 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 7 9 152 483 356
54 Noll, Roger G. 2 3 118 857 170
55 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 176 418 293
56 Huffman, James L. 5 16 105 709 348
57 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 176 535 162
58 Gunningham, Neil 3 7 23 202 1,196
59 Markell, David L. 8 11 176 419 237
60 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 64 312 873
61 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 7 11 146 400 392
62 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 2 2 154 661 116
63 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 7 13 130 508 353
64 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 106 56 880
65 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 128 694 148
66 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 8 11 167 321 299
67 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 7 11 115 624 257
68 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 1 203 7 424
69 Cross, Frank B. 2 14 69 974 129
70 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 7 12 123 504 301
71 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 156 479 170
72 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 136 482 256
73 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 7 118 459 361
74 Freeman, Alan David 1 2 96 848 98
75 Babcock, Hope M. Georgetown University 6 12 120 448 350
76 Cole, Luke W. 5 9 83 626 355
77 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 13 123 514 262
78 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 6 11 120 398 378
79 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 158 119 464
80 Coggins, George Cameron 3 20 51 1,006 114
81 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 6 12 101 531 319
82 Light, Sarah E. 7 5 176 83 389
83 Frickey, Philip P. 4 4 132 628 79
84 Nolon, John R. Pace University 6 13 127 491 221
85 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 179 278 175
86 Harper Ho, Virginia City University of Hong Kong 6 2 165 13 482
87 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 5 16 75 854 100
88 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 8 8 156 221 318
89 Uhlmann, David M. 5 5 135 208 433
90 Burger, Michael 7 7 168 138 300
91 Freyfogle, Eric T. 4 15 55 780 210
92 Schindler, Sarah University of Denver 5 5 108 90 608
93 Adler, Robert W. 6 13 92 526 259
94 Owley, Jessica University of Miami 6 9 108 198 490
95 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 52 900 86
96 Stein, Amy L. University of Florida 6 5 88 79 690
97 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 127 198 385
98 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 118 15 592
99 Peel, Jacqueline 5 5 94 96 626
100 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 76 704 139