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Last Updated: November 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Warren, Samuel D. 1 1 732 5,091 617
2 Brandeis, Louis D. U.S. Supreme Court 1 1 732 5,091 617
3 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 9 18 411 3,373 1,281
4 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 371 881 3,351
5 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 169 717 3,158
6 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 12 170 1,684 792
7 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 9 17 220 1,332 835
8 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 7 8 155 604 1,604
9 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 280 299 1,082
10 Alston, Philip G. New York University 7 16 112 1,011 1,209
11 Henkin, Louis 4 13 88 1,417 624
12 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 7 14 126 1,561 251
13 Donnelly, Jack 4 7 37 283 1,785
14 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 116 618 1,038
15 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 3 22 48 1,470 419
16 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 142 623 760
17 Weissbrodt, David S. 5 16 73 852 691
18 Shelton, Dinah 4 9 62 400 1,148
19 Slaughter, Anne-Marie 5 8 93 1,009 384
20 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 4 87 78 1,295
21 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 46 142 1,359
22 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 61 411 969
23 Hannum, Hurst 4 9 79 501 785
24 Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 2 5 112 958 145
25 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 6 63 1,248 92
26 Kalven, Harry Jr. 2 2 75 1,217 33
27 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 81 832 356
28 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 10 126 421 515
29 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 5 11 67 463 767
30 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 38 764 613
31 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 5 13 89 841 250
32 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 3 9 62 218 896
33 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 56 302 833
34 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 94 31 898
35 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 81 3 987
36 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 3 13 33 681 554
37 Schabas, William A. 4 12 51 443 695
38 Sikkink, Kathryn 3 7 82 400 575
39 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 217 82 201
40 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 5 7 99 220 644
41 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 119 602 168
42 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 9 46 831 302
43 Perlin, Michael L. 6 12 111 381 401
44 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 52 513 572
45 Merry, Sally Engle 2 5 34 235 921
46 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 101 760 59
47 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 10 45 392 684
48 Buergenthal, Thomas 4 15 36 672 438
49 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 7 54 271 742
50 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 76 816 99
51 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 7 78 653 239
52 Benvenisti, Eyal University of Cambridge 4 9 75 389 474
53 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 5 8 63 744 185
54 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 70 695 194
55 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 63 274 628
56 Sarkin, Jeremy 3 8 43 234 748
57 Lillich, Richard B. 3 13 19 647 461
58 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 5 6 89 210 536
59 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 35 103 887
60 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 2 9 20 443 625
61 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 103 480 171
62 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 5 5 128 137 361
63 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 50 113 744
64 Fredman, Sandra 2 4 42 44 838
65 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 123 240 236
66 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 114 257 251
67 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 96 381 228
68 Franck, Thomas M. 2 9 39 584 301
69 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 8 107 231 300
70 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 5 87 140 491
71 D'Amato, Anthony 2 6 23 306 645
72 Lippman, Matthew 3 13 32 369 534
73 Sohn, Louis B. 2 8 19 757 222
74 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 87 483 151
75 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 24 651 284
76 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 6 116 174 280
77 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 61 535 204
78 Charlesworth, Hilary 2 8 32 234 633
79 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 7 45 233 564
80 Grassian, Stuart 1 1 45 76 714
81 Anderson, David A. 3 3 57 445 289
82 Roht-Arriaza, Naomi University of California, San Francisco 3 8 29 395 461
83 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 3 7 57 321 393
84 McDougal, Myres S. 3 17 21 784 114
85 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 20 606 294
86 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 129 196 147
87 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 94 276 234
88 De Stefano, Valerio Osgoode Hall Law School, York University 2 2 23 7 851
89 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 7 65 388 265
90 Hernandez-Truyol, Berta Esperanza University of Florida 3 14 38 517 271
91 Ewing, K. D. 3 5 29 175 633
92 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 100 174 278
93 Kirby, Michael 2 5 17 126 736
94 Zagaris, Bruce 2 5 16 83 781
95 Wachter, Sandra 1 1 46 11 705
96 Mittelstadt, Brent 1 1 46 11 705
97 Russell, Chris 1 1 46 11 705
98 Cox, Archibald U.S. Solicitor General 2 4 21 819 36
99 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 7 47 493 220
100 Quigley, John 2 14 21 421 412