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Last Updated: May 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 5 905 2,420 15,519
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 19 17 1,043 3,246 1,540
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 11 6 818 357 2,506
4 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 8 20 234 2,057 3,542
5 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 18 432 1,909 1,420
6 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 6 18 249 1,488 2,647
7 Eskridge, William Yale University 10 27 469 2,397 604
8 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 10 20 285 1,347 1,256
9 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 11 447 451 1,000
10 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 194 2,305 557
11 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 18 199 2,063 612
12 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 91 1,984 1,002
13 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 7 376 322 1,049
14 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 10 11 392 708 585
15 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 5 14 108 1,997 812
16 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 18 223 1,701 387
17 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 8 9 321 246 1,034
18 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 271 1,268 360
19 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 6 20 116 1,863 571
20 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 7 9 295 190 1,159
21 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 5 17 122 1,790 587
22 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 50 30 2,416
23 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 10 12 264 477 941
24 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 248 39 1,340
25 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 79 1,626 704
26 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 7 8 181 157 1,488
27 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 6 17 103 1,716 476
28 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 9 16 228 1,067 386
29 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 6 10 151 1,495 314
30 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 28 17 2,168
31 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 353 337 264
32 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 146 1,432 317
33 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 15 94 1,730 295
34 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 87 1,634 235
35 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 8 13 249 421 489
36 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 7 5 143 137 1,249
37 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 185 828 422
38 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 11 110 1,127 494
39 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 7 13 163 1,101 238
40 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 234 476 414
41 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 9 13 185 577 542
42 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 7 9 200 392 623
43 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 6 272 193 263
44 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 9 212 317 391
45 Strasser, Mark Capital University 4 19 76 1,084 389
46 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 4 15 105 895 406
47 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 6 9 174 205 671
48 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University Law School 3 21 36 1,325 358
49 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 10 169 721 230
50 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 44 279 1,105
51 Baker, Katharine K. University of Iowa 7 12 105 512 540
52 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 4 6 94 882 273
53 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 8 11 122 508 455
54 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 102 771 321
55 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 2 256 103 147
56 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 6 7 161 336 399
57 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 77 927 286
58 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 217 173 256
59 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 2 5 51 667 642
60 Cain, Patricia Santa Clara University 4 16 62 1,001 273
61 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 111 508 460
62 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 87 793 321
63 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 55 985 291
64 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 61 677 519
65 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 96 236 720
66 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 7 5 181 73 413
67 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 10 76 1,017 100
68 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 145 164 504
69 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 4 13 67 603 470
70 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 11 132 449 279
71 Emerson, Thomas I. Yale University 2 5 21 1,119 212
72 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 242 2 98
73 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 30 66 1,089
74 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 2 5 94 319 544
75 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 12 67 901 154
76 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 9 57 589 475
77 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 93 613 275
78 Polikoff, Nancy American University 4 15 50 820 269
79 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 6 12 110 451 291
80 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 10 105 342 391
81 Brake, Deborah L. University of Pittsburgh 6 13 92 396 400
82 Wing, Adrien Katherine University of Iowa 3 12 50 568 449
83 Ball, Carlos Rutgers University 5 12 85 569 266
84 George, Marie-Amelie P. Wake Forest University 7 6 138 72 431
85 Austin, Regina University of Pennsylvania 4 9 47 885 164
86 Epstein, Deborah Georgetown University 4 4 118 162 449
87 Mahoney, Martha Ruth University of Miami 4 4 56 932 74
88 Rebouche, Rachel Temple University 6 4 122 41 530
89 Appleton, Susan Frelich Washington University 6 11 115 420 226
90 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 3 6 66 802 129
91 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 9 99 425 294
92 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 8 40 625 388
93 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 3 4 67 808 90
94 Deo, Meera Southwestern Law School 8 6 182 90 143
95 Neuborne, Burt New York University 2 5 66 858 46
96 Waldman, Ari Ezra University of California, Irvine 7 4 134 66 395
97 Goldberg, Suzanne B. Columbia University School of Law 5 11 82 515 245
98 Spade, Dean Seattle University 5 8 100 385 271
99 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 2 4 61 731 160
100 Donley, Greer University of Pittsburgh 5 2 134 5 435