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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Warren, Samuel D. 1 1 619 5,227 606
2 Brandeis, Louis D. U.S. Supreme Court 1 1 619 5,227 606
3 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 9 19 320 3,485 1,086
4 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 325 932 2,875
5 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 144 749 2,895
6 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 12 143 1,720 674
7 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 8 17 170 1,387 726
8 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 6 8 131 637 1,527
9 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 23 1 2,525
10 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 263 338 943
11 Alston, Philip G. New York University 6 16 91 1,034 1,067
12 Henkin, Louis 4 13 69 1,441 591
13 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 98 635 919
14 Donnelly, Jack 3 7 27 293 1,463
15 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 2 23 36 1,482 374
16 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 121 650 645
17 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 6 13 79 1,310 204
18 Shelton, Dinah 4 9 44 419 1,111
19 Weissbrodt, David S. 5 16 63 862 595
20 Slaughter, Anne-Marie 5 8 66 1,038 346
21 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 55 417 926
22 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 5 73 92 1,089
23 Hannum, Hurst 4 9 62 526 743
24 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 39 150 1,189
25 Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 2 5 101 975 108
26 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 2 6 51 1,261 97
27 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 10 110 443 489
28 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 74 14 1,055
29 Kalven, Harry Jr. 2 2 64 1,230 29
30 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 98 34 870
31 Schabas, William A. 3 12 40 465 764
32 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 4 10 58 313 786
33 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 13 77 854 207
34 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 63 855 265
35 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 46 315 812
36 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 198 107 205
37 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 34 765 454
38 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 45 521 606
39 Sikkink, Kathryn 3 7 68 416 565
40 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 105 622 179
41 Merry, Sally Engle 2 5 31 239 881
42 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 4 11 48 484 559
43 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 10 39 850 260
44 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 2 13 25 686 461
45 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 88 777 46
46 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 71 825 83
47 Buergenthal, Thomas 3 15 30 687 404
48 Perlin, Michael L. 6 12 91 412 313
49 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 32 106 874
50 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 11 34 400 597
51 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 8 62 671 217
52 Benvenisti, Eyal University of Cambridge 4 9 63 402 441
53 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 1 1 183 1 178
54 Ashar, Sameer M. University of California, Irvine 1 1 183 1 178
55 Simonson, Jocelyn Brooklyn Law School 1 1 183 1 178
56 Williams, Joseph 1 1 13 6 1,033
57 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 4 6 80 221 481
58 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 51 713 203
59 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 57 283 531
60 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 4 8 42 765 174
61 Sarkin, Jeremy 3 8 41 236 613
62 Lillich, Richard B. 3 13 17 661 365
63 Fredman, Sandra 2 4 37 50 788
64 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 2 9 19 444 535
65 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 79 508 165
66 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 6 38 246 588
67 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 5 7 70 202 456
68 Chase, Garrett 1 1 13 6 914
69 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 7 100 211 270
70 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 9 91 249 278
71 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 66 174 473
72 Franck, Thomas M. 2 9 37 586 261
73 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 19 657 282
74 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 106 259 178
75 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 80 401 191
76 Lippman, Matthew 3 13 26 375 476
77 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 30 237 570
78 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 68 506 143
79 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 94 279 189
80 Davies, Margaret 1 2 4 14 883
81 Sohn, Louis B. 2 8 13 764 182
82 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 116 210 128
83 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 51 546 169
84 D'Amato, Anthony 2 6 19 310 536
85 Grassian, Stuart 1 1 33 88 658
86 Zagaris, Bruce 2 5 13 86 756
87 Wachter, Sandra 1 1 38 19 684
88 Mittelstadt, Brent 1 1 38 19 684
89 Russell, Chris 1 1 38 19 684
90 McDougal, Myres S. 3 17 19 787 105
91 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 19 609 259
92 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 39 125 575
93 Kirby, Michael 2 5 17 127 685
94 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 82 194 291
95 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 82 285 201
96 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 5 6 104 269 88
97 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 7 40 239 436
98 Roht-Arriaza, Naomi University of California, San Francisco 3 8 23 401 380
99 De Stefano, Valerio Osgoode Hall Law School, York University 2 2 23 9 720
100 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 42 685 36