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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Warren, Samuel D. 1 1 649 5,236 999
2 Brandeis, Louis D. U.S. Supreme Court 1 1 649 5,236 999
3 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 10 19 346 3,487 1,135
4 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 339 932 3,383
5 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 158 750 2,934
6 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 12 159 1,720 684
7 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 9 17 183 1,387 714
8 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 6 8 143 637 1,446
9 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 284 338 932
10 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 23 1 2,473
11 Alston, Philip G. New York University 6 16 96 1,033 1,121
12 Henkin, Louis 4 13 71 1,444 604
13 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 107 635 918
14 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 125 650 727
15 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 2 23 37 1,482 362
16 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 6 13 83 1,310 217
17 Slaughter, Anne-Marie 5 8 73 1,037 479
18 Donnelly, Jack 3 7 30 293 1,229
19 Weissbrodt, David S. 5 16 66 862 523
20 Shelton, Dinah 4 9 48 419 977
21 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 57 417 876
22 Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 2 5 107 975 111
23 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 2 6 53 1,261 98
24 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 5 79 109 968
25 Hannum, Hurst 4 9 64 518 674
26 Kalven, Harry Jr. 2 2 67 1,229 31
27 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 49 315 911
28 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 110 34 821
29 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 83 14 979
30 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 42 150 1,037
31 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 10 112 443 423
32 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 13 83 854 194
33 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 66 856 244
34 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 200 107 225
35 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 46 521 617
36 Schabas, William A. 3 12 41 465 683
37 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 113 622 147
38 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 10 43 850 278
39 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 95 777 85
40 Merry, Sally Engle 2 5 36 239 820
41 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 37 766 345
42 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 4 11 52 484 509
43 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 72 826 104
44 Sikkink, Kathryn 3 7 73 416 447
45 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 3 9 45 237 729
46 Benvenisti, Eyal University of Cambridge 4 9 70 402 455
47 Bassiouni, M. Cherif 3 13 28 683 409
48 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 54 715 251
49 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 8 64 671 199
50 Buergenthal, Thomas 3 15 31 678 354
51 Perlin, Michael L. 6 12 91 413 280
52 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 60 283 546
53 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 4 8 43 765 198
54 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 30 237 719
55 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 33 106 808
56 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 5 7 79 202 477
57 Sarkin, Jeremy 3 8 43 236 619
58 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 5 6 83 221 429
59 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 6 40 246 616
60 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 85 508 153
61 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 11 34 401 498
62 Wachter, Sandra 1 1 43 19 797
63 Mittelstadt, Brent 1 1 43 19 797
64 Russell, Chris 1 1 43 19 797
65 Fredman, Sandra 2 4 40 50 773
66 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 2 9 20 444 510
67 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 7 110 211 261
68 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 110 259 204
69 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 41 125 663
70 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 70 174 465
71 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 104 279 194
72 Franck, Thomas M. 2 9 39 586 241
73 Kapur, Ratna University of Essex 2 4 19 112 758
74 Lillich, Richard B. 3 13 19 661 261
75 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 9 94 249 245
76 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 72 506 131
77 Sohn, Louis B. 2 8 14 764 190
78 Kirby, Michael 2 5 17 127 736
79 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 84 401 162
80 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 57 546 160
81 Davies, Margaret 1 2 4 14 894
82 Lippman, Matthew 3 13 27 378 441
83 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 20 657 233
84 McDougal, Myres S. 3 17 20 787 102
85 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 89 194 289
86 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 119 210 118
87 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 87 285 212
88 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 7 41 239 470
89 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 19 612 246
90 D'Amato, Anthony 2 6 20 310 497
91 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 1 1 130 37 193
92 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 49 685 20
93 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 5 6 106 269 87
94 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 4 81 351 142
95 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 3 4 13 210 593
96 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 5 14 49 517 136
97 Cox, Archibald U.S. Solicitor General 2 4 17 824 29
98 Chambers, Rachel University of Connecticut 5 1 74 18 453
99 Grassian, Stuart 1 1 35 88 589
100 Hernandez-Truyol, Berta Esperanza University of Florida 3 14 32 523 211