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Last Updated: December 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 16 28 726 2,496 1,479
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 12 22 447 2,332 1,462
3 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 11 20 476 2,062 1,301
4 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 11 26 497 2,034 999
5 Sax, Joseph L. 7 21 280 3,687 393
6 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 9 16 453 1,047 1,017
7 Stewart, Richard B. 6 20 150 2,807 597
8 Gunther, Gerald 1 1 161 3,180 133
9 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 11 10 340 1,531 773
10 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 26 189 2,344 708
11 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 8 22 220 1,581 1,061
12 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 329 1,056 1,018
13 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 13 15 418 660 729
14 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 7 9 235 1,790 421
15 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 6 12 259 1,787 269
16 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 10 14 305 1,224 417
17 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 8 94 2,419 118
18 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 8 12 288 787 684
19 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 430 167 564
20 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 13 10 330 528 666
21 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 7 14 204 1,397 192
22 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 7 148 149 1,602
23 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 17 179 1,249 367
24 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 8 19 156 1,233 433
25 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 10 16 252 770 411
26 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 11 198 1,156 278
27 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 8 15 191 784 629
28 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 102 43 1,726
29 Scalia, Antonin U.S. Supreme Court 4 4 240 1,023 121
30 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 15 137 1,082 341
31 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 8 12 166 511 649
32 Houck, Oliver A. 5 20 115 1,118 301
33 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 8 11 197 310 671
34 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 7 13 189 560 461
35 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 8 188 292 699
36 Wilkinson, Charles 5 16 116 1,156 202
37 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 10 190 731 250
38 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 8 8 201 191 652
39 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 10 120 883 324
40 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 152 912 134
41 Thompson, Barton H. Jr. 7 16 116 933 270
42 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 7 10 120 781 399
43 Bullard, Robert D. 6 9 85 200 1,112
44 Weingast, Barry R. 4 5 132 881 210
45 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 96 469 765
46 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 272 115 259
47 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 11 167 500 386
48 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 8 14 150 503 449
49 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 161 793 117
50 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 12 97 626 515
51 Dana, David Northwestern University 6 14 126 619 373
52 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 4 16 84 932 256
53 Noll, Roger G. 2 3 117 857 177
54 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 177 419 288
55 Huffman, James L. 5 16 104 709 336
56 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 64 312 908
57 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 174 535 166
58 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 105 56 955
59 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 7 11 146 400 405
60 Gunningham, Neil 3 7 23 202 1,187
61 Markell, David L. 8 11 175 413 232
62 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 2 2 152 661 113
63 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 7 13 127 508 363
64 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 127 701 148
65 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 8 11 166 321 319
66 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 7 11 113 624 253
67 Cross, Frank B. 2 14 68 974 128
68 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 7 12 123 504 308
69 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 154 478 186
70 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 1 198 7 429
71 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 135 482 261
72 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 7 118 459 358
73 Freeman, Alan David 1 2 95 848 96
74 Babcock, Hope M. Georgetown University 6 12 119 448 351
75 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 13 123 514 262
76 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 6 11 119 398 372
77 Cole, Luke W. 5 9 83 626 327
78 Coggins, George Cameron 3 20 50 1,006 116
79 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 6 12 100 531 328
80 Light, Sarah E. 7 5 170 83 416
81 Frickey, Philip P. 4 4 131 628 83
82 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 157 118 441
83 Harper Ho, Virginia City University of Hong Kong 6 2 165 13 504
84 Nolon, John R. Pace University 6 13 127 491 215
85 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 6 9 113 499 271
86 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 177 278 178
87 Uhlmann, David M. 5 5 135 208 440
88 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 5 16 75 854 101
89 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 8 8 156 221 316
90 Burger, Michael 7 7 165 135 316
91 Freyfogle, Eric T. 4 15 55 780 213
92 Adler, Robert W. 6 13 91 523 266
93 Schindler, Sarah University of Denver 5 5 108 90 596
94 Owley, Jessica University of Miami 6 9 106 195 500
95 Stein, Amy L. University of Florida 6 5 88 79 686
96 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 51 900 77
97 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 76 704 142
98 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 123 198 390
99 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 116 15 595
100 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 8 123 300 282