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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 12 22 472 3,393 1,296
2 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 13 13 509 1,235 2,735
3 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 13 23 494 3,284 769
4 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 10 20 364 2,331 1,331
5 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 22 260 1,493 1,361
6 Slaughter, Anne-Marie 8 17 203 2,213 860
7 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 8 3 317 36 2,209
8 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 6 23 138 1,640 1,424
9 Schmitt, Michael N. 11 16 302 869 1,266
10 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 7 18 197 1,581 681
11 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 8 11 231 1,163 904
12 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 4 28 63 2,155 718
13 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 9 15 216 1,247 819
14 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 7 22 145 1,519 690
15 Koskenniemi, Martti 7 15 176 866 1,095
16 McDougal, Myres S. 6 24 105 1,826 394
17 Guzman, Andrew Thomas University of Southern California 7 14 173 1,055 553
18 Henkin, Louis 4 13 86 1,676 344
19 Schabas, William A. 4 14 69 563 1,445
20 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 7 13 190 443 951
21 Lauterpacht, H. 5 13 75 651 1,212
22 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 5 16 108 694 971
23 Grant, Thomas D. 5 8 70 162 1,625
24 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 2 2 366 49 336
25 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 2 339 154 355
26 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 7 12 148 1,240 173
27 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 103 540 1,015
28 Dodge, William S. George Washington University 8 12 206 658 398
29 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 6 9 146 589 739
30 Chimni, B. S. 5 7 136 217 1,141
31 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 3 2 338 21 370
32 Kelsen, Hans 5 14 71 573 1,098
33 Benvenisti, Eyal University of Cambridge 6 13 122 703 731
34 Shaffer, Gregory Georgetown University 7 11 189 373 654
35 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 8 6 212 205 661
36 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 5 6 102 325 1,064
37 Franck, Thomas M. 3 15 76 1,078 453
38 Meron, Theodor New York University 5 15 71 1,045 504
39 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 6 11 125 499 764
40 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 5 14 79 673 777
41 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 10 99 745 596
42 Cassese, Antonio 6 14 102 725 586
43 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 9 10 196 301 535
44 Sohn, Louis B. 4 14 41 1,124 469
45 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 79 1,160 242
46 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 13 97 987 299
47 Berman, Paul Schiff George Washington University 5 5 91 624 670
48 Hannum, Hurst 4 9 80 514 813
49 Sadat, Leila Nadya Washington University 4 10 86 470 825
50 Ramsey, Michael David University of San Diego 6 10 144 710 318
51 Mearsheimer, John J. 1 2 1 7 1,652
52 Alston, Philip G. New York University 5 11 78 472 828
53 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 6 14 87 580 677
54 Franck, Susan American University 5 7 151 583 365
55 Cleveland, Sarah Columbia University School of Law 5 8 173 651 188
56 Sterio, Milena L. Cleveland State University 4 6 62 151 1,168
57 Vazquez, Carlos M. Georgetown University 6 12 127 796 243
58 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 9 13 169 533 268
59 Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 2 4 111 961 118
60 Schachter, Oscar 5 14 68 847 417
61 Niebuhr, Reinhold 1 1 164 810 7
62 Shelton, Dinah 5 8 63 468 781
63 Murphy, Sean D. George Washington University 5 12 72 523 684
64 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 6 9 95 681 409
65 Symeonides, Symeon C. Willamette University College of Law 4 20 86 858 264
66 Burke-White, William W. University of Pennsylvania 6 11 83 572 533
67 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 6 5 139 632 206
68 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 3 10 109 706 279
69 D'Amato, Anthony 3 9 41 552 722
70 Wuerth, Ingrid Brunk Vanderbilt University 6 8 171 280 357
71 Akande, Dapo 6 7 89 182 807
72 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 5 15 83 810 229
73 Nanda, Ved P. 3 13 38 581 661
74 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 7 7 168 348 259
75 Schechter, Frank I. 2 2 64 925 210
76 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 4 11 54 545 569
77 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 5 9 68 467 571
78 Lillich, Richard B. 3 15 25 822 430
79 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 2 6 39 202 940
80 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 5 10 86 748 186
81 Strong, S.I. Emory University 7 10 114 206 565
82 Fidler, David P. 5 14 78 474 475
83 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 41 327 796
84 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 10 76 710 260
85 Zagaris, Bruce 2 6 22 93 1,102
86 Keohane, Robert O. 5 10 49 389 687
87 Colangelo, Anthony J. Southern Methodist University 6 8 103 348 456
88 Miller, Robert James Arizona State University 6 6 106 91 685
89 Stephan, Paul B. University of Virginia 5 12 86 596 298
90 Roberts, Anthea 7 8 123 323 370
91 Merry, Sally Engle 2 5 36 209 884
92 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 9 78 528 369
93 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 2 1 180 41 356
94 Bederman, David J. 4 15 44 620 437
95 Shany, Yuval Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law 5 8 108 284 454
96 Brilmayer, Roberta Yale University 4 10 57 544 436
97 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 6 10 66 732 206
98 O'Connell, Mary Ellen University of Notre Dame 3 14 48 473 530
99 Bantekas, Ilias 6 6 106 150 555
100 Deeks, Ashley University of Virginia 7 5 126 188 408