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Last Updated: March 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 14 29 621 2,630 1,352
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 11 23 408 2,553 1,388
3 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 10 20 383 2,170 1,185
4 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 10 27 420 2,124 1,009
5 Sax, Joseph L. 7 21 230 3,754 381
6 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 8 16 395 1,113 948
7 Gunther, Gerald 1 1 142 3,210 115
8 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 10 10 295 1,594 741
9 Stewart, Richard B. 6 20 125 2,838 509
10 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 6 26 160 2,376 635
11 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 287 1,120 1,012
12 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 7 22 181 1,624 1,021
13 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 7 9 209 1,821 367
14 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 5 12 223 1,830 248
15 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 12 15 343 752 570
16 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 9 14 272 1,274 388
17 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 376 225 575
18 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 12 11 288 580 676
19 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 8 78 2,442 103
20 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 8 13 246 864 598
21 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 6 14 180 1,432 185
22 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 7 17 152 1,286 385
23 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 8 131 185 1,439
24 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 9 17 201 827 392
25 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 7 20 119 1,284 400
26 Scalia, Antonin U.S. Supreme Court 4 4 209 1,064 125
27 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 7 15 157 822 598
28 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 12 161 1,199 235
29 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 94 60 1,607
30 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 16 116 1,108 317
31 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 11 170 830 262
32 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 8 12 177 337 578
33 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 5 13 150 603 458
34 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 9 164 318 637
35 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 7 12 138 542 568
36 Houck, Oliver A. 5 20 91 1,144 269
37 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 8 9 182 213 610
38 Bullard, Robert D. 6 9 78 213 1,158
39 Wilkinson, Charles 5 16 97 1,179 173
40 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 140 934 153
41 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 11 100 951 324
42 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 250 141 261
43 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 148 811 114
44 Thompson, Barton H. Jr. 6 16 97 957 229
45 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 6 10 103 802 320
46 Weingast, Barry R. 3 5 104 911 195
47 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 82 478 686
48 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 6 15 117 542 438
49 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 12 126 549 366
50 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 166 556 149
51 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 4 16 79 946 242
52 Dana, David Northwestern University 5 14 108 642 340
53 Gunningham, Neil 3 7 21 205 1,180
54 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 147 453 273
55 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 2 199 12 401
56 Noll, Roger G. 2 3 95 881 157
57 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 2 2 130 691 140
58 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 6 14 115 526 353
59 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 13 75 653 411
60 Huffman, James L. 4 16 70 745 336
61 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 54 335 794
62 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 149 135 469
63 Markell, David L. 7 11 145 451 190
64 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 6 11 107 444 390
65 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 8 11 143 356 263
66 Freeman, Alan David 1 2 87 859 113
67 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 102 723 133
68 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 128 511 165
69 Harper Ho, Virginia City University of Hong Kong 5 3 156 23 456
70 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 6 12 86 654 247
71 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 6 11 103 416 371
72 Nolon, John R. Pace University 5 13 113 509 234
73 Cross, Frank B. 2 14 53 990 114
74 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 160 307 168
75 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 8 91 487 358
76 Babcock, Hope M. Georgetown University 5 12 94 483 335
77 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 87 78 748
78 Light, Sarah E. 7 5 149 112 379
79 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 6 12 94 536 281
80 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 6 9 102 518 253
81 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 108 514 223
82 Cole, Luke W. 4 10 60 649 353
83 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 5 12 82 552 308
84 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 14 97 543 230
85 Coggins, George Cameron 3 20 35 1,022 119
86 Frickey, Philip P. 4 4 106 656 79
87 Uhlmann, David M. 5 5 112 234 399
88 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 114 21 578
89 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 4 16 60 870 81
90 Freyfogle, Eric T. 4 16 46 826 187
91 Adler, Robert W. 5 13 77 543 263
92 Archer, Deborah N. New York University 2 2 154 6 343
93 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 115 212 346
94 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 7 9 124 256 253
95 Ferrey, Steven Suffolk University 4 13 92 499 191
96 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 41 911 93
97 Garnett, Nicole Stelle University of Notre Dame 5 11 75 491 280
98 Burger, Michael 5 8 129 180 273
99 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 1 1 62 718 139
100 Owley, Jessica University of Miami 5 9 92 212 427