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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 7 5 998 2,275 14,521
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 20 15 1,097 3,054 1,777
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 10 5 920 405 2,790
4 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 9 20 277 2,036 3,584
5 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 17 481 1,836 1,526
6 Eskridge, William Yale University 11 26 510 2,322 736
7 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 6 17 296 1,396 2,537
8 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 11 20 311 1,289 1,543
9 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 214 2,250 583
10 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 10 438 397 1,271
11 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 18 228 2,010 720
12 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 6 396 259 1,446
13 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 108 1,965 1,182
14 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 6 14 146 1,977 975
15 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 9 18 267 1,636 539
16 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 10 10 423 619 690
17 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 7 20 152 1,826 731
18 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 7 8 298 162 1,551
19 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 314 1,196 439
20 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 6 17 148 1,743 692
21 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 10 11 304 422 1,074
22 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 89 1,610 936
23 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 7 17 113 1,700 625
24 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 6 10 184 1,446 513
25 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 9 15 252 1,025 440
26 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 7 7 193 114 1,623
27 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 52 25 2,319
28 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 164 1,411 399
29 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 14 98 1,711 400
30 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 250 2 1,216
31 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 8 8 234 346 918
32 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 375 284 283
33 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 7 5 144 121 1,575
34 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 8 13 199 1,058 380
35 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 96 1,622 279
36 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 192 805 517
37 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 266 425 500
38 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 7 12 202 535 707
39 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 31 14 2,039
40 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 8 13 242 395 564
41 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 10 110 1,026 520
42 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University 3 21 45 1,336 516
43 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 7 8 238 200 656
44 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 5 298 139 390
45 Strasser, Mark Capital University 5 19 97 1,080 454
46 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 7 8 191 166 807
47 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 5 14 121 875 433
48 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 10 175 690 281
49 Appleman, Laura I. Willamette University College of Law 2 2 47 6 1,591
50 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 8 217 281 466
51 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 49 270 1,272
52 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 3 5 145 537 518
53 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 70 968 449
54 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 94 906 339
55 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 124 743 340
56 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 99 775 396
57 Polikoff, Nancy American University 5 15 109 827 289
58 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 6 7 181 301 444
59 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 7 11 140 475 474
60 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 5 6 100 858 294
61 Baker, Katharine K. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 12 109 499 577
62 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 2 285 54 138
63 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 9 63 579 691
64 Emerson, Thomas I. Yale University 2 5 28 1,110 338
65 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 6 12 89 540 579
66 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 114 494 503
67 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 9 11 159 410 350
68 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 105 220 791
69 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 210 157 320
70 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 146 152 637
71 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 3 4 62 621 602
72 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 63 670 546
73 Brake, Deborah L. University of Pittsburgh 7 12 121 362 517
74 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 10 141 326 453
75 Travis, Michelle A. University of San Francisco 3 6 41 151 1,112
76 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 7 11 122 434 412
77 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 33 60 1,215
78 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 116 585 287
79 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 9 76 947 125
80 Wing, Adrien Katherine University of Iowa 3 12 55 562 598
81 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 4 8 50 615 564
82 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 6 12 76 888 161
83 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 9 112 403 431
84 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 3 6 90 776 169
85 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 7 4 166 51 483
86 Epstein, Deborah Georgetown University 4 3 135 136 535
87 Cain, Patricia Santa Clara University 4 15 57 812 243
88 Levi, Jennifer Western New England University 7 7 125 170 525
89 Austin, Regina University of Pennsylvania 4 9 56 869 179
90 Pruitt, Lisa R. University of California, Davis 8 12 123 303 373
91 Rosenblum, Darren St. John's University 8 9 130 295 342
92 Ball, Carlos Rutgers University 6 12 87 554 301
93 George, Marie-Amelie P. Wake Forest University 7 5 145 53 502
94 Mahoney, Martha Ruth University of Miami 4 4 58 923 86
95 Waldman, Emily Gold Pace University 5 3 85 32 814
96 Spade, Dean Seattle University 5 7 114 365 326
97 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 3 4 73 794 108
98 Coker, Donna University of Miami 5 7 102 373 370
99 Neuborne, Burt New York University 2 5 72 845 53
100 Goldberg, Suzanne B. Columbia University School of Law 5 11 90 499 291