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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Estlund, Cynthia New York University 13 19 622 1,674 1,289
2 Summers, Clyde W. 6 33 137 3,533 431
3 Lobel, Orly University of San Diego 11 14 464 1,036 965
4 Cox, Archibald U.S. Solicitor General 5 25 59 3,666 123
5 Barocas, Solon 1 1 441 199 1,454
6 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 441 199 1,324
7 Eskridge, William Yale University 7 7 353 1,361 334
8 Bagenstos, Samuel University of Michigan 10 11 347 1,057 463
9 Epstein, Richard A. New York University 8 20 215 1,715 436
10 Reich, Charles A. 1 2 147 2,310 172
11 Fisk, Catherine L. University of California, Berkeley 10 14 355 587 710
12 Kapczynski, Amy Nicole Yale University 4 2 453 167 623
13 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 9 10 306 1,196 284
14 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 3 3 256 1,406 140
15 De Stefano, Valerio Osgoode Hall Law School, York University 4 3 73 34 2,300
16 Posner, Eric A. University of Chicago 10 7 376 160 672
17 Kim, Pauline T. Washington University 9 10 303 535 631
18 Selmi, Michael Arizona State University 8 17 191 1,290 441
19 Sarat, Austin 4 6 100 1,102 985
20 Stone, Katherine V. W. University of California, Los Angeles 7 16 173 1,359 385
21 Porter, Nicole Buonocore William & Mary Law School 10 12 294 368 725
22 Purdy, Jedediah S. Duke University 3 3 408 90 427
23 Ajunwa, Ifeoma Emory University 8 5 272 66 1,037
24 Grewal, David University of California, Berkeley 2 1 401 62 419
25 Rhode, Deborah L. 8 11 184 623 777
26 Andrias, Kate Columbia University School of Law 8 6 297 142 626
27 Felstiner, William L. F. 3 3 81 854 942
28 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 5 8 147 1,149 332
29 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 2 2 223 628 472
30 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 2 1 345 19 403
31 Klare, Karl E. Northeastern University 4 9 114 1,292 277
32 Cummings, Scott L. University of California, Los Angeles 6 9 215 361 668
33 Krieger, Linda Hamilton University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 139 1,302 106
34 Sullivan, Charles A. 8 15 211 681 291
35 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 6 10 217 617 312
36 Pope, James Gray Rutgers University 6 11 191 704 329
37 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 5 14 176 869 235
38 Estreicher, Samuel New York University 6 16 147 975 259
39 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 3 4 151 318 866
40 Schwab, Stewart J. Cornell University 7 13 141 997 255
41 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 13 168 748 303
42 Cherry, Miriam A. St. John's University 6 7 174 282 697
43 Abel, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 4 7 83 523 900
44 Crain, Marion G. Washington University 7 16 127 738 459
45 Bodie, Matthew T. University of Minnesota 7 9 210 233 545
46 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 4 5 110 1,023 273
47 Sternlight, Jean R. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 8 169 823 172
48 Finkin, Matthew W. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 4 19 86 995 390
49 Blumrosen, Alfred W. 2 21 22 1,587 108
50 Bornstein, Stephanie Loyola Marymount University 8 7 235 162 422
51 Travis, Michelle A. University of San Francisco 5 7 92 272 977
52 Arnow-Richman, Rachel S. University of Florida 9 10 212 343 334
53 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 7 5 230 153 434
54 Befort, Stephen F. University of Minnesota 6 17 150 736 232
55 Sachs, Benjamin Harvard University 9 8 184 412 374
56 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 2 5 66 975 396
57 Rogers, Brishen Georgetown University 6 6 134 169 829
58 Malin, Martin H. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 5 15 105 817 348
59 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 1 1 256 7 409
60 Coglianese, Cary University of Pennsylvania 4 1 202 49 587
61 Collins, Hugh 6 10 136 554 404
62 Fudge, Judy 5 9 58 236 1,073
63 LeRoy, Michael H. 3 15 79 535 685
64 Green, Tristin K. Loyola Marymount University 6 10 120 592 405
65 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 3 4 90 707 417
66 Aloisi, Antonio 3 2 76 39 1,116
67 Sperino, Sandra F. University of Missouri 9 9 198 310 255
68 Leong, Nancy University of Denver 5 6 167 159 548
69 Brudney, James J. Fordham University 7 11 116 594 366
70 Donohue, John J. III Stanford University 6 12 67 1,108 92
71 Bales, Richard A. Ohio Northern University 5 14 90 610 456
72 Kaplow, Louis Harvard University 6 8 142 575 235
73 Schwarcz, Daniel University of Minnesota 8 5 166 121 534
74 Zatz, Noah University of California, Los Angeles 8 9 188 274 278
75 Corbett, William R. Louisiana State University 7 12 127 468 377
76 Seiner, Joseph Alan University of South Carolina 7 10 133 345 456
77 Hovenkamp, Herbert University of Pennsylvania 7 7 193 192 295
78 Prescott, James J. University of Michigan 5 2 211 40 355
79 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 9 118 682 173
80 Edelman, Marc 7 9 134 205 539
81 Neuborne, Burt New York University 3 7 85 971 45
82 Bishara, Norman D. 8 8 191 181 268
83 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 3 8 50 953 203
84 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 3 5 67 720 344
85 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 1 3 66 1,021 60
86 Freeman, Alan David 1 2 96 834 96
87 Ashar, Sameer M. University of California, Irvine 3 1 214 102 221
88 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 3 7 44 729 398
89 Fletcher, George P. Columbia University School of Law 3 4 83 881 54
90 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 9 136 381 268
91 Van Alstyne, William W. 1 4 17 1,248 17
92 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 93 728 140
93 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 3 4 132 59 588
94 Rutherglen, George University of Virginia 4 13 71 723 235
95 Forbath, William E. University of Texas at Austin 5 7 112 377 362
96 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 5 12 70 660 280
97 Hyman, David Georgetown University 5 11 78 583 313
98 Yamada, David C. Suffolk University 6 9 110 397 327
99 Garden, Charlotte University of Minnesota 7 6 147 136 395
100 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 5 11 86 581 259