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Last Updated: December 2025

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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 1,004 2,275 14,284
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 20 15 1,124 3,054 1,741
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 11 5 942 405 2,667
4 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 9 20 283 2,036 3,510
5 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 17 484 1,836 1,425
6 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 7 17 309 1,416 2,551
7 Eskridge, William Yale University 11 26 512 2,322 697
8 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 11 20 317 1,289 1,450
9 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 10 459 397 1,242
10 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 218 2,257 584
11 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 18 229 2,010 707
12 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 6 14 148 1,977 946
13 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 6 404 259 1,344
14 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 109 1,965 1,110
15 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 9 18 271 1,636 507
16 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 10 10 432 619 657
17 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 7 20 153 1,819 706
18 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 321 1,196 407
19 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 7 8 303 162 1,457
20 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 6 17 150 1,743 641
21 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 8 8 344 205 1,124
22 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 10 11 306 422 1,037
23 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 90 1,610 865
24 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 7 17 113 1,700 584
25 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 6 10 186 1,446 464
26 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 52 25 2,454
27 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 9 15 257 1,025 411
28 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 7 7 196 114 1,567
29 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 164 1,411 362
30 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 14 100 1,711 382
31 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 259 2 1,194
32 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 383 284 277
33 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 8 13 200 1,058 367
34 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 31 14 2,168
35 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 8 5 149 121 1,484
36 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 8 8 237 346 838
37 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 97 1,622 268
38 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 195 805 501
39 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 8 12 206 535 665
40 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 268 425 453
41 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 8 13 249 395 547
42 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 10 111 1,026 493
43 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University 3 21 45 1,335 502
44 Strasser, Mark Capital University 5 19 98 1,080 437
45 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 5 302 139 347
46 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 5 14 121 875 433
47 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 7 8 192 166 768
48 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 10 184 690 274
49 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 8 226 281 426
50 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 50 270 1,241
51 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 3 5 146 537 512
52 Appleman, Laura I. Willamette University College of Law 2 2 48 6 1,461
53 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 70 968 418
54 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 95 906 313
55 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 124 743 321
56 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 8 11 145 475 466
57 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 100 775 388
58 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 3 5 64 653 664
59 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 5 6 100 858 277
60 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 2 288 54 152
61 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 6 7 184 301 399
62 Cain, Patricia Santa Clara University 4 16 66 990 300
63 Baker, Katharine K. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 12 109 499 544
64 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 117 495 495
65 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 9 11 162 410 330
66 Emerson, Thomas I. Yale University 2 5 28 1,110 310
67 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 63 670 558
68 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 6 12 89 540 546
69 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 212 157 312
70 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 10 78 1,008 126
71 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 107 220 748
72 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 146 152 596
73 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 34 60 1,214
74 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 10 141 326 427
75 Brake, Deborah L. University of Pittsburgh 7 12 122 362 479
76 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 7 11 125 434 380
77 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 6 12 77 888 170
78 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 116 585 271
79 Polikoff, Nancy American University 5 14 69 799 276
80 Wing, Adrien Katherine University of Iowa 3 12 55 562 557
81 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 4 8 50 615 514
82 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 3 6 90 776 165
83 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 9 113 403 408
84 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 7 4 172 51 458
85 Travis, Michelle A. University of San Francisco 3 6 41 151 978
86 Austin, Regina University of Pennsylvania 5 9 57 869 167
87 Epstein, Deborah Georgetown University 4 3 137 136 481
88 Mahoney, Martha Ruth University of Miami 4 4 58 923 80
89 Rosenblum, Darren St. John's University 8 9 130 295 327
90 Pruitt, Lisa R. University of California, Davis 8 12 123 303 350
91 Levi, Jennifer Western New England University 7 7 125 171 467
92 Ball, Carlos Rutgers University 6 12 88 554 268
93 George, Marie-Amelie P. Wake Forest University 7 5 146 53 471
94 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 3 4 73 794 103
95 Appleton, Susan Frelich Washington University 6 11 121 401 239
96 Coker, Donna University of Miami 5 7 103 373 352
97 Spade, Dean Seattle University 5 7 115 365 299
98 Waldman, Emily Gold Pace University 5 3 85 32 748
99 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 3 5 132 301 266
100 Goldberg, Suzanne B. Columbia University School of Law 5 11 91 499 266