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Last Updated: February 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 5 865 2,420 13,540
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 18 17 962 3,246 1,573
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 10 6 759 361 2,438
4 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 7 20 223 2,101 3,318
5 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 18 421 1,909 1,339
6 Eskridge, William Yale University 10 27 450 2,397 658
7 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 6 18 243 1,488 2,480
8 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 9 20 275 1,347 1,335
9 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 176 2,289 544
10 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 8 18 183 2,062 673
11 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 7 350 322 1,207
12 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 90 1,986 988
13 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 5 14 105 1,996 842
14 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 9 11 365 708 561
15 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 18 212 1,703 450
16 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 11 329 451 929
17 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 6 9 280 190 1,323
18 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 8 9 312 246 1,067
19 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 259 1,268 357
20 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 6 20 109 1,863 607
21 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 5 17 116 1,790 602
22 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 9 12 259 501 979
23 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 3 2 424 104 330
24 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 76 1,626 771
25 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 6 17 98 1,717 541
26 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 9 16 219 1,067 384
27 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 48 30 2,157
28 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 6 10 139 1,494 390
29 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 6 8 158 157 1,448
30 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 229 39 1,157
31 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 144 1,432 332
32 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 338 337 254
33 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 15 86 1,730 337
34 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 6 5 130 138 1,318
35 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 176 828 471
36 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 7 13 157 1,101 329
37 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 7 9 192 392 760
38 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 8 81 1,630 233
39 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 8 13 234 421 485
40 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 28 17 1,894
41 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 8 13 176 577 598
42 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 11 105 1,127 480
43 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 221 476 413
44 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 6 253 193 332
45 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University Law School 3 21 34 1,325 425
46 Strasser, Mark Capital University 4 19 73 1,100 412
47 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 4 15 101 895 405
48 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 9 201 317 384
49 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 6 10 158 721 254
50 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 6 9 157 205 698
51 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 41 279 1,108
52 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 54 985 360
53 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 75 927 295
54 Baker, Katharine K. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 12 99 512 521
55 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 204 173 275
56 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 108 507 482
57 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 7 11 119 508 417
58 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 83 793 349
59 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 2 5 50 667 634
60 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 96 771 306
61 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 4 6 86 881 248
62 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 8 6 179 101 429
63 Cain, Patricia Santa Clara University 4 16 57 1,001 267
64 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 6 7 150 336 354
65 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 55 677 527
66 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 138 164 539
67 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 4 13 65 603 532
68 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 92 236 707
69 Ashar, Sameer M. University of California, Irvine 2 1 203 128 230
70 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 7 11 129 449 298
71 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 10 70 1,017 113
72 Emerson, Thomas I. Yale University 2 5 21 1,117 280
73 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 4 11 40 1,091 180
74 Appleman, Laura I. Willamette University College of Law 2 2 46 10 1,078
75 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 6 12 109 451 350
76 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 28 66 1,098
77 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 232 2 96
78 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 12 65 901 149
79 Brake, Deborah L. University of Pittsburgh 6 13 89 396 440
80 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 6 11 102 366 398
81 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 88 613 260
82 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 8 40 625 484
83 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 2 5 88 319 502
84 Wing, Adrien Katherine University of Iowa 3 12 48 561 493
85 Polikoff, Nancy American University 4 15 50 820 245
86 George, Marie-Amelie P. Wake Forest University 7 6 134 72 448
87 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 9 57 589 398
88 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 9 93 425 348
89 Rebouche, Rachel Temple University 5 4 113 41 560
90 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 3 6 64 802 144
91 Mahoney, Martha Ruth University of Miami 3 4 53 932 80
92 Epstein, Deborah Georgetown University 4 4 112 162 436
93 Ball, Carlos Rutgers University 4 12 75 569 268
94 Austin, Regina University of Pennsylvania 4 9 43 885 153
95 Appleton, Susan Frelich Washington University 6 11 106 420 228
96 Levi, Jennifer Western New England University 6 9 102 195 436
97 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 3 5 121 316 236
98 Pruitt, Lisa R. University of California, Davis 7 12 106 321 292
99 Deo, Meera Southwestern Law School 8 6 176 90 133
100 Simonson, Jocelyn Brooklyn Law School 1 1 183 1 178