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Last Updated: April 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 7 5 891 2,418 15,136
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 19 17 1,008 3,246 1,617
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 11 6 889 522 2,501
4 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 7 20 228 2,057 3,467
5 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 18 430 1,903 1,400
6 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 6 17 241 1,462 2,664
7 Eskridge, William Yale University 10 27 465 2,397 608
8 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 10 20 284 1,347 1,316
9 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 11 439 451 1,094
10 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 188 2,304 568
11 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 18 194 2,060 667
12 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 91 1,984 1,038
13 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 7 365 322 1,078
14 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 10 11 387 708 599
15 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 5 14 108 2,001 835
16 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 18 218 1,701 410
17 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 6 9 291 190 1,219
18 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 8 9 315 246 1,039
19 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 268 1,268 355
20 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 6 20 114 1,863 589
21 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 5 17 120 1,789 597
22 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 10 12 262 476 969
23 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 50 30 2,399
24 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 79 1,626 738
25 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 7 8 174 157 1,524
26 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 6 17 101 1,716 500
27 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 242 39 1,243
28 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 9 16 225 1,067 397
29 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 6 10 146 1,495 332
30 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 351 337 252
31 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 28 17 2,161
32 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 15 90 1,729 310
33 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 143 1,429 305
34 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 8 13 246 420 503
35 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 87 1,633 229
36 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 183 828 446
37 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 7 13 158 1,097 318
38 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 6 5 140 138 1,222
39 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 7 9 199 392 674
40 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 232 475 419
41 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 9 13 184 577 559
42 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 6 266 193 299
43 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 10 84 1,057 435
44 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University Law School 3 21 36 1,346 401
45 Strasser, Mark Capital University 4 19 74 1,090 432
46 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 9 210 317 409
47 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 3 5 132 557 564
48 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 6 9 173 205 662
49 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 10 166 721 232
50 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 4 15 103 892 385
51 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 42 279 1,122
52 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 7 11 121 505 454
53 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 76 927 303
54 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 214 173 273
55 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 4 6 91 881 267
56 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 2 5 51 666 660
57 Baker, Katharine K. University of Iowa 7 12 105 512 510
58 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 99 771 316
59 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 2 250 103 145
60 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 5 7 155 336 410
61 Cain, Patricia Santa Clara University 4 16 62 1,000 271
62 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 58 677 578
63 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 85 792 331
64 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 109 508 453
65 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 55 985 294
66 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 145 164 518
67 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 95 236 699
68 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 10 72 1,017 102
69 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 11 131 449 291
70 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 4 13 66 603 484
71 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 7 5 173 73 411
72 Emerson, Thomas I. Yale University 2 5 21 1,119 209
73 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 239 2 97
74 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 12 67 901 158
75 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 6 12 110 451 321
76 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 9 57 589 457
77 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 90 613 263
78 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 6 10 104 342 411
79 Polikoff, Nancy American University 4 15 50 819 261
80 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 29 66 1,039
81 Wing, Adrien Katherine University of Iowa 3 12 49 568 479
82 Brake, Deborah L. University of Pittsburgh 6 13 92 396 403
83 George, Marie-Amelie P. Wake Forest University 7 6 138 72 435
84 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 9 99 424 318
85 Mahoney, Martha Ruth University of Miami 4 4 56 932 76
86 Ball, Carlos Rutgers University 5 12 81 568 262
87 Rebouche, Rachel Temple University 6 4 121 41 526
88 Austin, Regina University of Pennsylvania 4 9 45 884 161
89 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 8 40 625 408
90 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 3 6 65 802 123
91 Appleton, Susan Frelich Washington University 6 11 112 420 216
92 Epstein, Deborah Georgetown University 4 4 117 162 419
93 Deo, Meera Southwestern Law School 8 6 182 90 137
94 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 3 4 66 808 92
95 Spade, Dean Seattle University 5 8 99 385 289
96 Pruitt, Lisa R. University of California, Davis 7 12 109 320 288
97 Neuborne, Burt New York University 2 5 64 858 47
98 Waldman, Ari Ezra University of California, Irvine 7 4 131 66 389
99 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 2 4 61 731 156
100 Goldberg, Suzanne B. Columbia University School of Law 5 11 81 515 236