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Last Updated: March 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 11 24 380 3,502 1,281
2 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 12 13 442 1,314 2,733
3 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 10 21 366 2,922 731
4 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 9 20 291 2,219 1,219
5 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 23 215 1,540 1,252
6 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 8 3 309 62 2,098
7 Slaughter, Anne-Marie 8 17 161 2,270 846
8 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 5 23 108 1,676 1,314
9 Schmitt, Michael N. 9 17 235 940 1,168
10 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 11 188 1,212 936
11 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 3 29 54 2,225 675
12 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 7 19 164 1,617 607
13 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 8 15 165 1,302 776
14 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 23 1 2,607
15 Koskenniemi, Martti 6 15 141 904 1,079
16 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 6 22 119 1,535 619
17 McDougal, Myres S. 5 24 97 1,822 380
18 Guzman, Andrew Thomas University of Southern California 6 14 139 1,090 554
19 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 7 13 176 459 878
20 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 2 3 348 82 309
21 Henkin, Louis 4 13 64 1,701 328
22 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 102 552 1,168
23 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 3 327 174 317
24 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 7 10 151 622 812
25 Lauterpacht, H. 5 13 65 662 1,226
26 Schabas, William A. 4 14 52 581 1,336
27 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 3 4 323 46 351
28 Grant, Thomas D. 5 8 60 174 1,605
29 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 5 16 87 716 944
30 Franck, Thomas M. 3 16 71 1,293 472
31 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 6 12 124 1,269 157
32 Chimni, B. S. 5 8 111 243 1,136
33 Benvenisti, Eyal University of Cambridge 6 13 110 718 700
34 Dodge, William S. George Washington University 6 12 172 700 380
35 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 1 1 309 16 278
36 Shaffer, Gregory Georgetown University 7 11 165 398 649
37 Kelsen, Hans 5 14 56 569 1,046
38 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 5 6 93 339 1,052
39 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 10 87 761 656
40 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 15 64 1,055 499
41 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 8 6 168 249 653
42 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 7 11 178 321 517
43 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 5 11 103 521 711
44 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 14 68 690 737
45 Cassese, Antonio 5 15 80 754 582
46 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 73 1,172 216
47 Akande, Dapo 5 8 85 238 975
48 Berman, Paul Schiff George Washington University 4 6 81 694 585
49 Hannum, Hurst 4 9 65 529 805
50 Ramsey, Michael David University of San Diego 5 10 118 740 327
51 Sohn, Louis B. 3 14 31 1,135 428
52 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 5 14 71 595 702
53 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 13 78 1,008 279
54 Alston, Philip G. New York University 5 11 63 489 822
55 Sadat, Leila Nadya Washington University 4 10 67 494 788
56 Mearsheimer, John J. 1 2 1 7 1,584
57 Vazquez, Carlos M. Georgetown University 6 12 115 820 229
58 Cleveland, Sarah Columbia University School of Law 4 8 143 683 197
59 Franck, Susan American University 5 7 127 612 331
60 Niebuhr, Reinhold 1 1 150 832 8
61 Sterio, Milena L. Cleveland State University 4 7 50 164 1,090
62 Murphy, Sean D. George Washington University 4 12 60 536 689
63 Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 1 4 95 971 107
64 Burke-White, William W. University of Pennsylvania 5 11 67 592 545
65 Schachter, Oscar 4 13 57 841 367
66 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 8 13 126 565 236
67 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 75 702 386
68 Shelton, Dinah 4 8 49 483 712
69 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 6 5 112 661 209
70 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 7 7 151 374 260
71 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 3 10 89 727 270
72 Nanda, Ved P. 2 13 36 593 666
73 Wuerth, Ingrid Brunk Vanderbilt University 6 8 148 304 330
74 D'Amato, Anthony 3 9 34 581 635
75 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 9 59 477 560
76 Symeonides, Symeon C. Willamette University College of Law 4 20 55 854 234
77 Miller, Robert James Arizona State University 6 7 96 118 675
78 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 39 330 784
79 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 1 7 32 223 905
80 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 15 52 842 212
81 Stephan, Paul B. University of Virginia 5 12 76 606 294
82 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 2 1 167 60 314
83 Merry, Sally Engle 2 5 33 214 879
84 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 3 11 39 561 527
85 Bantekas, Ilias 6 6 101 162 547
86 Fidler, David P. 5 14 67 486 431
87 Keohane, Robert O. 5 10 43 395 640
88 Colangelo, Anthony J. Southern Methodist University 5 8 81 370 459
89 Lillich, Richard B. 3 15 23 824 352
90 O'Connell, Mary Ellen University of Notre Dame 3 14 45 480 538
91 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 10 62 774 174
92 Roberts, Anthea 7 8 101 346 351
93 Goodman, Ryan New York University 3 10 59 731 223
94 Zagaris, Bruce 2 6 19 98 1,008
95 Deeks, Ashley University of Virginia 6 6 103 212 444
96 Bederman, David J. 4 15 38 628 405
97 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 5 10 54 745 185
98 Kelly, Michael J. Creighton University 3 8 24 185 853
99 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 9 61 540 333
100 Pozen, David E. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 129 209 272