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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Warren, Samuel D. 1 1 642 5,236 945
2 Brandeis, Louis D. U.S. Supreme Court 1 1 642 5,236 945
3 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 10 19 342 3,484 1,146
4 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 335 931 3,349
5 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 154 750 2,893
6 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 12 152 1,720 697
7 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 6 8 141 637 1,645
8 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 8 17 178 1,387 702
9 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 23 1 2,534
10 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 279 338 925
11 Alston, Philip G. New York University 6 16 94 1,032 1,126
12 Henkin, Louis 4 13 71 1,443 597
13 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 6 14 98 1,595 228
14 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 105 634 961
15 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 123 650 732
16 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 2 23 37 1,482 370
17 Slaughter, Anne-Marie 5 8 71 1,037 477
18 Donnelly, Jack 3 7 30 293 1,300
19 Weissbrodt, David S. 5 16 65 862 541
20 Shelton, Dinah 4 9 46 419 999
21 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 57 417 889
22 Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 2 5 104 975 116
23 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 5 73 109 1,022
24 Hannum, Hurst 4 9 64 518 702
25 Michelman, Frank I. arvard University 2 6 52 1,260 102
26 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 81 14 1,051
27 Kalven, Harry Jr. 2 2 67 1,229 31
28 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 109 34 855
29 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 47 315 908
30 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 41 150 1,063
31 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 10 110 443 448
32 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 13 83 854 203
33 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 66 856 260
34 Schabas, William A. 3 12 41 465 724
35 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 46 520 638
36 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 200 107 203
37 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 6 8 101 230 587
38 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 37 768 394
39 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 110 622 152
40 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 10 41 850 281
41 Merry, Sally Engle 2 5 34 239 852
42 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 4 11 50 484 528
43 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 90 777 65
44 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 3 9 47 236 753
45 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 72 825 95
46 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 3 13 28 689 422
47 Sikkink, Kathryn 3 7 73 416 428
48 Benvenisti, Eyal University of Cambridge 4 9 68 402 457
49 Buergenthal, Thomas 3 15 30 687 384
50 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 53 715 238
51 Williams, Joseph 1 1 14 6 1,066
52 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 8 64 671 215
53 Perlin, Michael L. 6 12 92 401 301
54 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 7 41 287 649
55 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 60 283 553
56 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 4 8 43 765 194
57 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 30 237 710
58 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 4 6 82 221 455
59 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 11 34 401 526
60 Sarkin, Jeremy 3 8 43 236 622
61 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 33 106 789
62 Fredman, Sandra 2 4 40 50 786
63 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 2 9 20 444 535
64 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 81 508 163
65 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 7 107 211 260
66 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 70 174 477
67 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 108 259 204
68 Wachter, Sandra 1 1 42 19 754
69 Mittelstadt, Brent 1 1 42 19 754
70 Russell, Chris 1 1 42 19 754
71 Lillich, Richard B. 3 13 17 661 296
72 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 40 125 654
73 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 9 94 249 260
74 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 84 401 175
75 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 102 279 182
76 Kapur, Ratna University of Essex 2 4 19 112 755
77 Franck, Thomas M. 2 9 37 586 236
78 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 70 506 138
79 Sohn, Louis B. 2 8 14 764 189
80 Kirby, Michael 2 5 19 127 726
81 Lippman, Matthew 3 13 27 378 458
82 Davies, Margaret 1 2 4 14 898
83 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 55 546 157
84 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 85 290 226
85 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 116 210 132
86 McDougal, Myres S. 3 17 19 787 108
87 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 19 657 223
88 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 19 612 249
89 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 7 41 239 459
90 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 85 194 279
91 D'Amato, Anthony 2 6 20 319 490
92 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 45 684 30
93 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 5 6 106 269 81
94 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 1 1 127 37 187
95 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 5 14 49 523 140
96 Hernandez-Truyol, Berta Esperanza University of Florida 3 14 32 523 227
97 Grassian, Stuart 1 1 35 88 594
98 Dixon, Rosalind 4 5 45 69 553
99 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 4 79 351 134
100 Chambers, Rachel University of Connecticut 5 1 71 18 466