Law’s Michael Scharf recognized among the top 20 scholars in international law
In its new scholarly impact rankings, HeinOnline recently named Case Western Reserve University School of Law professor Michael Scharf among the top 20 most-cited scholars in the field of international law. A premier online research platform, HeinOnline offers more than 244 million pages of fully searchable scholarly articles, government documents, international resources and caselaw.
Scharf, who has published 21 books and over 100 articles, has been a professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law for 23 years. At CWRU, he served as co-dean of the law school from 2013 to 2024 and is currently associate dean for global affairs and the Joseph C. Hostetler--BakerHostetler Professor of Law. Scharf also leads CWRU’s international law program, ranked 13th in the country by U.S. News and World Report, and is president of the American Branch of the International Law Association. In addition, he is host of Talking Foreign Policy, a radio show broadcast on ideastream Public Media.
"I am thrilled to be listed as one of the nation's most-cited scholars in international law in HeinOnline's newly established Scholarly Impact Rankings," said Scharf. "There is nothing more important to a legal academic than influencing the law, and this ranking is an important measure of that impact."