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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 11 24 371 3,504 1,161
2 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 12 13 433 1,314 2,576
3 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 10 22 369 3,106 687
4 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 9 20 293 2,403 1,230
5 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 9 23 214 1,540 1,270
6 Slaughter, Anne-Marie 8 17 156 2,270 799
7 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 8 3 295 62 1,973
8 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 5 23 103 1,676 1,325
9 Schmitt, Michael N. 9 17 233 940 1,177
10 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 3 29 53 2,225 674
11 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 11 184 1,212 872
12 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 7 19 164 1,617 595
13 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 8 15 162 1,302 779
14 Kim, Sang Ah 1 1 23 1 2,525
15 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 6 22 124 1,568 624
16 Koskenniemi, Martti 6 15 138 904 1,021
17 McDougal, Myres S. 5 24 93 1,838 369
18 Guzman, Andrew Thomas University of Southern California 6 14 138 1,090 536
19 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 2 3 343 82 306
20 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 3 324 174 321
21 Henkin, Louis 4 13 63 1,700 324
22 Schabas, William A. 4 14 52 581 1,343
23 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 7 13 168 459 843
24 Lauterpacht, H. 5 13 63 662 1,147
25 Grant, Thomas D. 5 8 60 174 1,573
26 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 7 10 145 622 740
27 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 3 4 320 46 336
28 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 5 16 87 715 911
29 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 99 552 976
30 Franck, Thomas M. 3 16 71 1,293 436
31 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 6 12 120 1,269 160
32 Benvenisti, Eyal University of Cambridge 6 13 108 718 678
33 Chimni, B. S. 5 8 111 243 1,071
34 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 1 1 306 16 274
35 Dodge, William S. George Washington University 6 12 168 700 370
36 Shaffer, Gregory Georgetown University 7 11 165 398 617
37 Kelsen, Hans 5 14 55 569 992
38 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 5 6 90 339 993
39 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 5 11 103 521 720
40 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 7 11 178 321 493
41 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 8 6 168 249 607
42 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 4 14 67 690 740
43 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 10 87 760 568
44 Meron, Theodor New York University 4 15 61 1,055 437
45 Cassese, Antonio 5 15 77 753 542
46 Berman, Paul Schiff George Washington University 4 6 79 694 572
47 Sohn, Louis B. 3 14 30 1,136 434
48 Mearsheimer, John J. 1 2 1 7 1,562
49 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 68 1,173 205
50 Hannum, Hurst 4 9 65 529 769
51 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 13 77 1,008 275
52 Ramsey, Michael David University of San Diego 5 10 116 740 298
53 Akande, Dapo 5 8 79 238 905
54 Vazquez, Carlos M. Georgetown University 5 12 112 820 227
55 Franck, Susan American University 5 7 126 612 335
56 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 5 14 71 595 628
57 Sadat, Leila Nadya Washington University 3 10 63 490 754
58 Alston, Philip G. New York University 5 11 61 489 761
59 Cleveland, Sarah Columbia University School of Law 4 8 141 683 178
60 Sterio, Milena L. Cleveland State University 4 7 49 164 1,088
61 Niebuhr, Reinhold 1 1 145 832 7
62 Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 1 4 96 972 100
63 Murphy, Sean D. George Washington University 4 12 59 536 653
64 Shelton, Dinah 4 8 49 483 731
65 Schachter, Oscar 4 13 56 841 376
66 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 74 702 383
67 Wuerth, Ingrid Brunk Vanderbilt University 6 8 147 304 339
68 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 3 10 89 727 260
69 D'Amato, Anthony 3 9 34 581 657
70 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 6 5 111 660 190
71 Burke-White, William W. University of Pennsylvania 5 11 64 592 484
72 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 7 7 148 374 239
73 Nanda, Ved P. 2 13 35 584 621
74 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 7 13 116 565 208
75 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 38 330 784
76 Symeonides, Symeon C. Willamette University College of Law 4 20 55 854 221
77 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 4 9 58 477 509
78 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 4 15 52 843 216
79 Zagaris, Bruce 2 7 17 106 1,039
80 Miller, Robert James Arizona State University 6 7 95 118 621
81 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 2 1 164 60 323
82 Lillich, Richard B. 3 15 23 824 375
83 Stephan, Paul B. University of Virginia 5 12 76 606 285
84 Fidler, David P. 5 14 66 486 436
85 Keohane, Robert O. 5 10 42 395 639
86 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 3 11 39 561 495
87 Goodman, Ryan New York University 3 10 59 731 242
88 Merry, Sally Engle 2 5 31 214 834
89 Colangelo, Anthony J. Southern Methodist University 5 8 80 371 434
90 Roberts, Anthea 7 8 100 346 346
91 Bantekas, Ilias 5 6 97 162 514
92 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 4 10 60 774 173
93 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 1 6 31 210 807
94 O'Connell, Mary Ellen University of Notre Dame 3 14 45 480 494
95 Bederman, David J. 4 15 36 628 406
96 Strong, S.I. Emory University 5 11 76 241 522
97 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 9 61 540 341
98 Brilmayer, Roberta Yale University 3 10 42 566 414
99 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 5 10 54 745 193
100 Shany, Yuval Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law 5 8 79 314 431