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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Warren, Samuel D. 1 1 746 5,091 641
2 Brandeis, Louis D. U.S. Supreme Court 1 1 746 5,091 641
3 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 10 18 421 3,383 1,188
4 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 1 1 374 881 3,236
5 Mutua, Makau W. University at Buffalo 6 12 173 717 3,138
6 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 12 176 1,685 716
7 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 9 17 224 1,332 815
8 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 7 8 156 607 1,617
9 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 5 2 293 299 1,008
10 Alston, Philip G. New York University 7 16 113 1,011 1,157
11 Henkin, Louis 4 12 91 1,369 618
12 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 7 13 128 1,539 242
13 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 3 22 48 1,470 403
14 Donnelly, Jack 4 7 37 283 1,568
15 Hughes, Justin J. T. Loyola Marymount University 2 2 148 623 705
16 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 13 113 607 850
17 Shelton, Dinah 4 9 63 400 1,174
18 Weissbrodt, David S. 5 16 73 852 639
19 Slaughter, Anne-Marie 5 8 94 1,009 369
20 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 3 5 47 142 1,328
21 Gonzalez, Carmen G. Loyola University Chicago 5 4 87 78 1,187
22 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 4 61 422 961
23 Hannum, Hurst 4 9 80 501 786
24 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 3 6 64 1,248 101
25 Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 2 4 115 947 125
26 Kalven, Harry Jr. 2 2 75 1,217 30
27 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 7 10 130 421 513
28 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 3 7 59 302 942
29 Schabas, William A. 4 12 52 443 817
30 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 11 81 833 303
31 Surden, Harry Adam University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 84 3 1,083
32 Perry, Michael J. Emory University 3 11 38 764 563
33 Stephens, Beth Rutgers University 5 13 90 841 228
34 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 6 2 99 31 924
35 Sikkink, Kathryn 4 7 84 400 599
36 Anaya, Stephen James University of Colorado Boulder 5 11 67 464 604
37 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 1 2 53 513 629
38 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 4 223 82 224
39 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 4 6 125 602 189
40 Merry, Sally Engle 2 5 35 235 934
41 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 5 7 104 220 608
42 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 10 46 843 285
43 Hathaway, James C. University of Michigan 3 9 63 218 786
44 Weiler, Joseph H. H. New York University 3 8 74 721 253
45 Perlin, Michael L. 6 12 114 381 361
46 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 3 10 45 389 674
47 Colbert, Douglas L. University of Maryland 2 3 103 760 51
48 Buergenthal, Thomas 4 15 36 672 435
49 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 2 3 79 816 96
50 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 7 78 654 228
51 Benvenisti, Eyal University of Cambridge 4 9 75 389 475
52 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 3 7 55 271 681
53 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 5 8 63 744 187
54 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 3 4 35 103 912
55 Tsosie, Rebecca University of Arizona 5 6 91 210 522
56 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 4 5 106 481 184
57 Engle, Karen University of Texas at Austin 4 9 64 274 569
58 Lillich, Richard B. 3 13 19 653 411
59 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 3 13 30 561 440
60 Sarkin, Jeremy 3 8 43 234 665
61 Fredman, Sandra 2 4 43 44 848
62 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 2 9 20 443 574
63 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 3 4 125 240 250
64 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 5 5 130 137 315
65 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 3 6 91 151 480
66 Shavell, Steven Harvard University 3 5 90 484 157
67 Tsesis, Alexander V. Florida State University 7 8 109 231 295
68 Whitman, James Quick Yale University 1 2 98 381 204
69 Lippman, Matthew 3 13 32 369 519
70 Orentlicher, Diane American University 1 8 25 651 289
71 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 6 9 115 257 230
72 Sohn, Louis B. 2 8 20 757 201
73 Versteeg, Mila University of Virginia 6 6 117 174 289
74 Franck, Thomas M. 2 9 39 584 271
75 Knox, John H. Wake Forest University 3 4 51 113 648
76 D'Amato, Anthony 2 6 23 306 595
77 Grassian, Stuart 1 1 45 76 703
78 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 2 6 61 535 188
79 Charlesworth, Hilary 2 8 32 234 599
80 McDougal, Myres S. 3 17 22 784 115
81 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 3 7 57 321 385
82 Zagaris, Bruce 2 5 16 83 805
83 Wachter, Sandra 1 1 46 11 728
84 Mittelstadt, Brent 1 1 46 11 728
85 Russell, Chris 1 1 46 11 728
86 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 3 3 101 174 307
87 McCrudden, Christopher University of Michigan 4 6 96 276 230
88 Richards, David A. J. New York University 2 12 21 604 268
89 Carter, William M. Jr. University of Pittsburgh 6 6 130 196 133
90 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 7 46 233 486
91 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 7 65 389 244
92 Anderson, David A. 3 3 57 446 227
93 Roht-Arriaza, Naomi University of California, San Francisco 3 8 29 395 404
94 Davies, Margaret 1 2 4 14 889
95 Cox, Archibald U.S. Solicitor General 2 4 22 819 30
96 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 4 96 332 142
97 Hernandez-Truyol, Berta Esperanza University of Florida 3 14 38 517 225
98 Kirby, Michael 2 5 19 124 693
99 Chuang, Janie A. American University 3 4 82 261 262
100 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 1 1 46 680 38