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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Ruhl, J. B. Vanderbilt University 14 28 645 2,617 1,221
2 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 12 23 423 2,549 1,298
3 Blumm, Michael C. Lewis & Clark Law School 10 27 437 2,120 989
4 Lazarus, Richard Harvard University 10 20 398 2,171 1,133
5 Sax, Joseph L. 7 21 244 3,754 379
6 Craig, Robin Kundis University of Kansas 9 15 406 1,096 879
7 Gunther, Gerald 1 1 144 3,211 109
8 Stewart, Richard B. 6 20 130 2,838 458
9 Revesz, Richard L. New York University 10 10 307 1,594 675
10 Tarlock, A. Dan Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 6 26 167 2,383 590
11 Salzman, James University of California, Los Angeles 9 17 299 1,115 944
12 Farber, Daniel A. University of California, Berkeley 7 22 190 1,623 956
13 Klass, Alexandra B. University of Michigan 12 15 366 752 564
14 Ellickson, Robert C. Yale University 7 9 218 1,823 342
15 Karkkainen, Bradley C. University of Minnesota 5 12 229 1,830 223
16 Merrill, Thomas W. Columbia University School of Law 10 14 288 1,275 361
17 Serkin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 12 11 302 582 667
18 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 4 384 225 556
19 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 8 80 2,442 93
20 Vandenbergh, Michael P. Vanderbilt University 8 13 258 864 518
21 Rose, Carol M. Yale University 6 14 186 1,432 172
22 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 7 17 158 1,283 358
23 Adler, Jonathan H. William & Mary Law School 7 15 172 821 566
24 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 6 8 142 185 1,279
25 Doremus, Holly University of California, Berkeley 7 20 123 1,283 385
26 Been, Vicki L. New York University 8 12 166 1,199 246
27 Scalia, Antonin U.S. Supreme Court 4 4 215 1,064 110
28 Glicksman, Robert L. George Washington University 9 17 208 827 340
29 Pollman, Elizabeth University of Pennsylvania 3 1 106 60 1,491
30 Mandelker, Daniel R. Washington University 6 16 117 1,103 306
31 Wagner, Wendy E. University of Texas at Austin 7 11 172 830 221
32 Kysar, Douglas Yale University 5 13 159 607 461
33 Owen, Dave R. University of California, San Francisco 8 12 188 338 535
34 Houck, Oliver A. 5 20 93 1,144 257
35 Osofsky, Hari M. Northwestern University 7 12 144 542 509
36 Wilkinson, Charles 5 16 102 1,179 154
37 Lin, Albert C. University of California, Davis 8 9 170 318 570
38 Baude, William University of Chicago 5 4 265 141 257
39 Biber, Eric Gustav University of California, Berkeley 9 9 190 213 556
40 Resnik, Judith Yale University 1 2 143 934 157
41 Bullard, Robert D. 6 9 80 212 1,054
42 Engel, Kirsten H. University of Arizona 7 11 103 951 252
43 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 2 2 154 811 108
44 Thompson, Barton H. Jr. 6 16 101 957 200
45 Dernbach, John C. Widener University Commonwealth Law School 7 15 131 543 412
46 Weingast, Barry R. 3 5 108 911 197
47 Esty, Daniel C. Yale University 6 10 106 802 269
48 Wiseman, Hannah Pennsylvania State University 8 12 134 549 350
49 Eskridge, William Yale University 2 3 177 556 129
50 Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 2 2 136 692 201
51 Dana, David Northwestern University 6 14 117 642 320
52 Driesen, David M. Syracuse University 5 10 85 478 621
53 McGarity, Thomas O. University of Texas at Austin 5 16 81 946 221
54 Gunningham, Neil 3 7 22 205 1,174
55 Wood, Mary University of Oregon 6 12 152 453 276
56 Noll, Roger G. 2 3 99 881 158
57 Ryan, Erin Florida State University 7 5 162 135 476
58 Condon, Madison Boston University 5 2 204 12 354
59 Arnold, Craig Anthony University of Louisville 6 14 117 526 322
60 Huffman, James L. 5 16 78 745 306
61 Freeman, Alan David 1 2 88 859 129
62 Rossi, Jim Vanderbilt University 9 11 154 356 231
63 Percival, Robert V. University of Maryland 5 13 77 653 351
64 Mashaw, Jerry L. Yale University 4 9 106 722 146
65 Markell, David L. 7 11 147 451 176
66 Camacho, Alejandro E. University of California, Los Angeles 6 11 109 444 364
67 Nolon, John R. Pace University 5 13 120 510 242
68 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 4 8 55 335 710
69 Strahilevitz, Lior J. University of Chicago 7 6 135 511 152
70 Cross, Frank B. 3 14 57 990 114
71 Smith, Henry E. Harvard University 4 4 168 307 161
72 Buzbee, William W. Georgetown University 6 12 87 654 245
73 Harper Ho, Virginia City University of Hong Kong 5 3 167 23 399
74 Light, Sarah E. 7 5 160 112 350
75 Spence, David B. University of Texas at Austin 6 12 101 536 266
76 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 6 9 109 517 239
77 Kaswan, Alice University of San Francisco 6 11 106 416 338
78 Carlson, Ann E. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 115 514 193
79 Cole, Luke W. 4 10 62 649 327
80 Keiter, Robert B. University of Utah 6 12 86 552 287
81 Frickey, Philip P. 4 4 111 656 75
82 Coggins, George Cameron 3 20 38 1,022 108
83 Freeman, Jody Harvard University 6 8 91 487 318
84 Babcock, Hope M. 5 12 98 482 285
85 Nevitt, Mark P. Emory University 7 3 127 21 544
86 Fischman, Robert L. Indiana University Bloomington 7 14 98 543 199
87 Pierce, Richard J. Jr. George Washington University 4 16 63 870 77
88 Adler, Robert W. 5 13 86 543 248
89 Stein, Amy L. University of Florida 6 6 90 88 621
90 Scherer, Matthew U. 1 1 92 78 613
91 Hirokawa, Keith H. Albany Law School 6 9 122 212 333
92 Uhlmann, David M. 5 5 119 231 324
93 Freyfogle, Eric T. 4 16 47 792 180
94 Outka, Uma University of Kansas 7 9 130 256 238
95 Boyd, William University of California, Los Angeles 6 5 147 186 212
96 Ackerman, Bruce Arnold Yale University 3 4 41 911 95
97 Garnett, Nicole Stelle University of Notre Dame 5 11 78 491 276
98 Burger, Michael 5 8 138 180 252
99 Archer, Deborah N. New York University 2 2 156 6 319
100 Ferrey, Steven Suffolk University 5 13 97 499 159