HeinOnline’s Scholarly Impact Rankings for December 2025 feature several Vanderbilt Law Faculty members across different subject areas. The results demonstrate the breadth of their impact in multiple subjects, with scholars being featured in areas beyond their traditional focus.
The ranking highlights the scholarly impact of ABA-approved law schools by identifying the most-cited authors within 25 major legal subject areas, refreshed on a monthly basis.
Administrative Law
- Lisa Bressman – No. 13
- Jim Rossi – No. 31
- J.B. Ruhl – No. 33
- Kevin Stack – No. 34
- Edward Rubin – No. 38
Business and Corporations
- Margaret Blair – No. 25
- Randall Thomas – No. 35
- Lisa Bressman – No. 39
- Jim Rossi – No. 88
Constitutional Law
- Christopher Slobogin – No. 63
- Lisa Bressman – No. 74
Courts and Jurisprudence
- Christopher Slobogin – No. 11
- Jeffrey Bellin – No. 36
- Sara Mayeux – No. 94
Criminal Law
- Christopher Slobogin – No. 9
- Jeffrey Bellin – No. 32
Economics and Taxation
- Margaret Blair – No. 28
- Randall Thomas – No. 34
- Yesha Yadav – No. 63
Environmental Law
- J.B. Ruhl – No. 1
- Michael Vandenbergh – No. 15
- Christopher Serkin – No. 17
- Jim Rossi – No. 50
Estates and Trusts
- Margaret Blair – No. 33
- Jeffery Schoenblum – No. 68
Evidence
- Christopher Slobogin – No. 9
- Chris Guthrie – No. 12
- Jeffrey Bellin – No. 26
- Edward Cheng – No. 41
Food and Drug Law
- Robert Mikos – No. 5
- W. Kip Viscusi – No. 61
- Sean Seymore – No. 69
- Rebecca Allensworth – No. 86
Government
- Lisa Bressman – No. 71
- Edward Rubin – No. 89
- J.B. Ruhl – No. 91
Immigration Law
- Kevin Stack – No. 85
Insurance Law
- W. Kip Viscusi – No. 32
- James Blumstein – No. 82
International and Comparative Law
- Ingrid Brunk – No. 48
Law, Science, and Technology
- Lisa Bressman – No. 48
- Christopher Slobogin – No. 85
- Daniel Gervais – No. 93
Legal Education and Practice
- Chris Guthrie – No. 51
- Suzanna Sherry – No. 60
- Edward Rubin – No. 82
- Lisa Bressman – No. 99
Legal History
- Ganesh Sitaraman – No. 46
Property
- Daniel Gervais – No. 33
- Sean Seymore – No. 68
Social Justice and Public Interest
- Suzanna Sherry – No. 70
- Chris Guthrie – No. 78
Torts
- W. Kip Viscusi – No. 35