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Last Updated: December 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Warren, Samuel D. 1 1 738 5,091 604
2 Brandeis, Louis D. U.S. Supreme Court 1 1 738 5,091 604
3 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 10 18 421 3,375 1,210
4 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 373 881 3,119
5 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 172 717 3,110
6 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 12 174 1,684 733
7 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 9 17 222 1,332 828
8 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 7 8 155 604 1,570
9 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 289 299 1,019
10 Alston, Philip G. New York University 7 16 112 1,011 1,160
11 Henkin, Louis 4 13 91 1,417 615
12 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 7 14 129 1,561 249
13 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 119 618 1,038
14 Donnelly, Jack 4 7 37 283 1,618
15 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 3 22 48 1,470 409
16 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 143 623 712
17 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 4 5 198 496 520
18 Shelton, Dinah 4 9 63 400 1,160
19 Weissbrodt, David S. 5 16 73 852 635
20 Slaughter, Anne-Marie 5 8 93 1,008 371
21 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 4 87 78 1,224
22 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 47 142 1,327
23 Hannum, Hurst 4 9 80 503 785
24 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 3 61 411 940
25 Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 2 5 116 958 133
26 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 6 64 1,248 91
27 Kalven, Harry Jr. 2 2 75 1,217 32
28 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 6 10 128 421 510
29 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 81 832 328
30 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 38 764 572
31 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 5 13 90 841 235
32 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 59 302 899
33 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 5 11 67 464 680
34 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 82 3 1,047
35 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 97 31 916
36 Schabas, William A. 4 12 50 443 724
37 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 53 513 629
38 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 125 602 178
39 Sikkink, Kathryn 3 7 82 400 576
40 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 219 82 217
41 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 5 7 103 220 619
42 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 3 13 33 675 517
43 Merry, Sally Engle 2 5 35 235 916
44 Perlin, Michael L. 6 12 115 399 365
45 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 3 9 63 218 781
46 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 9 46 808 285
47 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 10 45 392 689
48 Buergenthal, Thomas 4 15 36 681 436
49 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 102 760 51
50 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 4 78 820 96
51 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 7 78 653 234
52 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 7 54 271 716
53 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 5 8 63 744 187
54 Benvenisti, Eyal University of Cambridge 4 9 75 389 469
55 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 2 7 70 695 199
56 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 64 274 581
57 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 5 6 91 210 512
58 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 105 480 182
59 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 35 103 880
60 Sarkin, Jeremy 3 8 43 234 677
61 Lillich, Richard B. 3 12 17 597 443
62 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 2 9 20 443 573
63 Fredman, Sandra 2 4 43 44 837
64 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 89 151 487
65 Franck, Thomas M. 2 10 40 609 275
66 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 89 483 158
67 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 51 113 695
68 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 25 651 295
69 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 8 109 231 285
70 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 96 381 210
71 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 114 257 230
72 Sohn, Louis B. 2 8 20 757 203
73 D'Amato, Anthony 2 6 23 306 620
74 Lippman, Matthew 3 13 32 369 501
75 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 6 116 174 273
76 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 61 535 189
77 Charlesworth, Hilary 2 8 32 234 609
78 Grassian, Stuart 1 1 45 76 695
79 McDougal, Myres S. 3 17 21 784 118
80 Anderson, David A. 3 3 57 446 259
81 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 130 196 139
82 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 7 46 232 501
83 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 20 606 264
84 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 7 65 394 250
85 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 101 174 289
86 Roht-Arriaza, Naomi University of California, San Francisco 3 8 29 395 419
87 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 95 271 214
88 Cox, Archibald U.S. Solicitor General 2 4 22 819 35
89 Zagaris, Bruce 2 5 16 83 764
90 Kirby, Michael 2 5 18 126 713
91 Quigley, John 2 14 21 421 409
92 Stewart, Potter U.S. Supreme Court 1 2 45 715 18
93 Wachter, Sandra 1 1 46 11 688
94 Mittelstadt, Brent 1 1 46 11 688
95 Russell, Chris 1 1 46 11 688
96 Ewing, K. D. 3 5 30 175 603
97 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 7 47 493 214
98 Davies, Margaret 1 2 4 14 878
99 De Stefano, Valerio Osgoode Hall Law School, York University 2 2 23 7 789
100 Chuang, Janie A. American University 3 4 82 261 260