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Last Updated: December 2025

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Koh, Harold H. Yale University 12 23 483 3,387 1,324
2 Hathaway, Oona Anne Yale University 13 13 500 1,229 2,684
3 Bradley, Curtis A. University of Chicago 13 22 484 3,096 778
4 Goldsmith, Jack Landman III Harvard University 10 20 354 2,147 1,343
5 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 22 258 1,493 1,377
6 Slaughter, Anne-Marie 8 17 201 2,213 889
7 Achiume, E. Tendayi Stanford University 8 3 312 36 2,220
8 Bassiouni, M. Cherif DePaul University 6 23 137 1,639 1,460
9 Schmitt, Michael N. 11 16 298 867 1,261
10 Yoo, John Choon University of California, Berkeley 7 18 195 1,574 697
11 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 8 11 231 1,163 903
12 Paust, Jordan University of Houston 4 28 63 2,160 722
13 Helfer, Laurence R. Duke University 9 15 213 1,247 821
14 Reisman, W Michael Yale University 6 22 140 1,504 655
15 Koskenniemi, Martti 7 15 176 866 1,095
16 McDougal, Myres S. 6 24 101 1,826 388
17 Guzman, Andrew Thomas University of Southern California 7 14 170 1,055 570
18 Henkin, Louis 4 13 86 1,672 322
19 Gathii, James Thuo Loyola University Chicago 7 13 181 442 965
20 Franck, Thomas M. 4 16 87 1,277 575
21 Lauterpacht, H. 5 13 74 651 1,229
22 Scharf, Michael P. Case Western Reserve University 5 16 108 694 1,011
23 Schabas, William A. 4 14 68 563 1,317
24 Grant, Thomas D. 5 8 69 165 1,675
25 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 7 9 166 597 790
26 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 3 2 336 154 367
27 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 2 2 362 49 336
28 Jackson, Vicki C. Harvard University 7 12 146 1,239 172
29 Dodge, William S. George Washington University 8 12 206 658 411
30 Kelsen, Hans 5 14 70 573 1,139
31 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 3 2 335 21 367
32 Chimni, B. S. 5 7 135 217 1,124
33 Benvenisti, Eyal University of Cambridge 6 13 120 703 711
34 Shaffer, Gregory Georgetown University 7 11 192 373 665
35 Bodansky, Daniel Arizona State University 6 11 125 499 809
36 Meron, Theodor New York University 5 14 71 1,030 547
37 Crootof, Rebecca University of Richmond 8 6 210 205 658
38 Alvarez, Jose Enrique New York University 5 14 82 676 794
39 Anghie, Antony T. University of Utah 5 6 102 325 1,027
40 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 7 74 217 1,265
41 Berman, Paul Schiff George Washington University 5 6 98 673 680
42 Cassese, Antonio 6 14 102 725 581
43 Ginsburg, Tom University of Chicago 9 10 195 301 522
44 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 2 3 79 1,160 261
45 Sohn, Louis B. 4 14 41 1,124 468
46 Jinks, Derek P. University of Texas at Austin 4 13 97 986 300
47 Ramsey, Michael David University of San Diego 6 10 143 710 326
48 Hannum, Hurst 4 9 80 514 806
49 Alston, Philip G. New York University 5 11 77 472 841
50 Sadat, Leila Nadya Washington University 4 10 86 470 798
51 Vazquez, Carlos M. Georgetown University 6 12 135 795 247
52 Mearsheimer, John J. 1 2 1 7 1,654
53 Franck, Susan American University 5 7 150 582 374
54 Kennedy, David William Harvard University 6 14 85 580 669
55 Cleveland, Sarah Columbia University School of Law 5 8 170 649 195
56 Akande, Dapo 6 8 94 222 946
57 Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 2 5 112 972 130
58 Sterio, Milena L. Cleveland State University 4 6 62 151 1,142
59 Schachter, Oscar 5 14 68 846 431
60 Shelton, Dinah 5 8 63 468 794
61 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 9 70 421 805
62 Niebuhr, Reinhold 1 1 160 810 5
63 Raustiala, Kal University of California, Los Angeles 6 9 90 681 444
64 Murphy, Sean D. George Washington University 5 12 71 523 680
65 D'Amato, Anthony 3 9 42 573 754
66 Yu, Peter K. Texas A&M University 8 13 152 528 257
67 Burke-White, William W. University of Pennsylvania 6 11 83 572 539
68 Symeonides, Symeon C. Willamette University College of Law 4 20 84 851 255
69 Lemley, Mark Alan Stanford University 6 5 138 632 201
70 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 3 10 108 706 265
71 Wuerth, Ingrid Brunk Vanderbilt University 6 8 168 280 378
72 Nanda, Ved P. 3 13 38 581 678
73 Spiro, Peter J. Temple University 5 15 81 812 246
74 Clark, Bradford R. George Washington University 7 7 168 347 265
75 Simma, Bruno University of Michigan 5 9 68 466 589
76 Ratner, Steven R. University of Michigan 4 11 52 544 572
77 Goodman, Ryan New York University 4 10 76 709 274
78 Fidler, David P. 5 14 77 474 483
79 Colangelo, Anthony J. Southern Methodist University 6 8 103 347 480
80 Neuman, Gerald Harvard University 5 10 86 742 182
81 Keohane, Robert O. 5 10 49 387 699
82 Miller, Robert James Arizona State University 6 7 112 99 671
83 Stephan, Paul B. University of Virginia 5 12 85 596 319
84 Lillich, Richard B. 3 14 22 773 452
85 Strong, S.I. Emory University 7 10 110 206 570
86 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 41 327 787
87 Teitel, Ruti G. New York Law School 2 6 39 202 914
88 Zagaris, Bruce 2 7 22 101 1,089
89 Roberts, Anthea 7 8 123 323 372
90 Brilmayer, Roberta Yale University 4 10 57 551 457
91 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 2 1 179 41 356
92 Mortenson, Julian Davis University of Michigan 4 3 191 53 272
93 Merry, Sally Engle 2 5 36 209 867
94 Kingsbury, Benedict New York University 5 9 78 523 356
95 Shany, Yuval Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law 5 8 108 284 441
96 Young, Ernest A. Duke University 6 10 64 732 209
97 Bederman, David J. 4 15 43 618 417
98 O'Connell, Mary Ellen University of Notre Dame 3 14 50 470 519
99 Crawford, James 5 8 76 220 633
100 Bantekas, Ilias 6 6 106 150 551