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Last Updated: March 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Warren, Samuel D. 1 1 632 5,236 794
2 Brandeis, Louis D. U.S. Supreme Court 1 1 632 5,236 794
3 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 9 19 327 3,483 1,154
4 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 332 931 3,327
5 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 149 750 3,001
6 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 6 12 146 1,720 708
7 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 6 8 135 637 1,621
8 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 8 17 173 1,387 729
9 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 23 1 2,607
10 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 266 338 978
11 Alston, Philip G. New York University 6 16 93 1,033 1,179
12 Henkin, Louis 4 13 70 1,445 617
13 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 103 635 999
14 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 122 650 737
15 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 2 23 36 1,482 391
16 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 6 13 81 1,310 216
17 Donnelly, Jack 3 7 29 293 1,416
18 Weissbrodt, David S. 5 16 64 862 630
19 Shelton, Dinah 4 9 45 419 1,106
20 Slaughter, Anne-Marie 5 8 69 1,038 399
21 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 56 417 914
22 Hannum, Hurst 4 9 63 518 777
23 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 5 73 109 1,083
24 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 39 150 1,227
25 Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 2 5 100 974 117
26 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 2 6 51 1,261 108
27 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 77 14 1,081
28 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 106 34 899
29 Kalven, Harry Jr. 2 2 65 1,229 31
30 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 10 111 443 476
31 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 47 315 902
32 Schabas, William A. 3 12 40 465 783
33 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 4 10 60 313 811
34 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 4 13 79 854 216
35 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 64 855 264
36 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 46 521 647
37 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 199 107 201
38 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 37 767 425
39 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 106 622 164
40 Merry, Sally Engle 2 5 32 239 903
41 Sikkink, Kathryn 3 7 70 416 536
42 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 10 40 850 284
43 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 4 11 48 484 557
44 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 3 13 28 686 459
45 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 90 777 53
46 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 71 826 88
47 Buergenthal, Thomas 3 15 30 687 417
48 Perlin, Michael L. 6 12 92 403 320
49 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 8 63 671 220
50 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 53 715 231
51 Benvenisti, Eyal University of Cambridge 4 9 64 402 451
52 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 33 106 879
53 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 59 283 567
54 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 4 8 43 765 194
55 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 4 6 82 221 473
56 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 11 34 401 561
57 Williams, Joseph 1 1 14 6 1,020
58 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 2 9 20 444 573
59 Sarkin, Jeremy 3 8 41 236 646
60 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 5 7 74 202 484
61 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 6 38 246 633
62 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 78 508 176
63 Fredman, Sandra 2 4 39 50 793
64 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 30 237 666
65 Lillich, Richard B. 3 13 17 661 331
66 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 7 102 211 275
67 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 9 92 249 290
68 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 67 174 487
69 Franck, Thomas M. 2 9 37 586 271
70 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 107 259 194
71 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 101 279 185
72 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 81 401 190
73 Wachter, Sandra 1 1 40 19 743
74 Mittelstadt, Brent 1 1 40 19 743
75 Russell, Chris 1 1 40 19 743
76 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 67 506 155
77 Lippman, Matthew 3 13 27 378 475
78 Sohn, Louis B. 2 8 14 764 187
79 Chase, Garrett 1 1 13 6 879
80 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 39 125 624
81 Davies, Margaret 1 2 4 14 910
82 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 116 210 127
83 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 19 657 241
84 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 52 546 164
85 McDougal, Myres S. 3 17 19 787 108
86 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 84 194 306
87 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 83 285 220
88 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 19 612 262
89 D'Amato, Anthony 2 6 19 310 531
90 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 7 40 239 466
91 Roht-Arriaza, Naomi University of California, San Francisco 3 8 23 401 404
92 Kirby, Michael 2 5 17 127 680
93 Barnett, Randy E. Georgetown University 5 6 104 269 83
94 Hernandez-Truyol, Berta Esperanza University of Florida 3 14 32 523 231
95 Zagaris, Bruce 2 5 14 86 725
96 Grassian, Stuart 1 1 33 88 624
97 Kapur, Ratna University of Essex 2 4 19 112 671
98 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 42 684 34
99 Campbell, Jud Stanford University 1 1 125 37 179
100 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 4 78 351 138