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Last Updated: March 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 5 883 2,418 14,975
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 18 17 980 3,246 1,624
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 11 6 878 522 2,595
4 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 7 20 224 2,058 3,537
5 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 6 18 245 1,488 2,788
6 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 18 426 1,907 1,432
7 Eskridge, William Yale University 10 27 458 2,397 652
8 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 10 20 281 1,347 1,363
9 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 181 2,288 567
10 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 8 18 189 2,061 693
11 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 7 362 322 1,193
12 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 91 1,985 1,060
13 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 9 11 377 708 588
14 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 5 14 106 1,996 818
15 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 18 215 1,703 436
16 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 11 332 451 923
17 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 6 9 286 190 1,320
18 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 8 9 312 246 1,095
19 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 6 20 111 1,865 642
20 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 263 1,268 358
21 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 5 17 117 1,790 635
22 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 10 12 260 477 1,004
23 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 48 30 2,452
24 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 79 1,626 788
25 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 6 17 101 1,717 552
26 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 9 16 222 1,067 402
27 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 7 8 162 157 1,525
28 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 234 39 1,244
29 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 6 10 145 1,495 366
30 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 145 1,429 350
31 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 343 337 251
32 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 15 86 1,729 344
33 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 28 17 2,195
34 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 8 13 245 421 513
35 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 85 1,634 251
36 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 7 13 159 1,101 336
37 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 178 828 463
38 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 7 9 196 392 745
39 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 6 5 130 138 1,301
40 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 9 13 183 577 610
41 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 229 476 442
42 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 6 263 193 343
43 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 10 84 1,057 452
44 Strasser, Mark Capital University 4 19 74 1,084 434
45 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University Law School 3 21 35 1,324 414
46 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 9 207 317 404
47 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 6 9 170 205 689
48 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 4 15 102 894 414
49 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 10 159 721 239
50 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 41 279 1,129
51 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 6 7 155 336 427
52 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 7 11 121 507 448
53 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 2 247 103 155
54 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 76 927 300
55 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 209 173 280
56 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 111 506 500
57 Baker, Katharine K. University of Iowa 7 12 104 512 521
58 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 2 5 51 667 669
59 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 99 771 320
60 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 83 792 360
61 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 4 6 87 882 262
62 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 54 985 324
63 Cain, Patricia Santa Clara University 4 16 58 1,001 270
64 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 56 677 573
65 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 94 236 730
66 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 139 164 547
67 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 11 131 449 311
68 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 4 13 65 603 521
69 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 10 71 1,017 114
70 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 29 66 1,193
71 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 7 5 170 73 434
72 Emerson, Thomas I. Yale University 2 5 21 1,119 250
73 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 236 2 106
74 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 6 12 109 451 354
75 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 2 5 90 318 565
76 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 12 66 901 153
77 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 9 57 589 465
78 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 90 613 268
79 Polikoff, Nancy American University 4 15 50 820 272
80 Wing, Adrien Katherine University of Iowa 3 12 49 568 507
81 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 6 10 104 342 416
82 Brake, Deborah L. University of Pittsburgh 6 13 92 396 427
83 George, Marie-Amelie P. Wake Forest University 7 6 138 72 478
84 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 8 40 625 464
85 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 9 95 424 336
86 Appleton, Susan Frelich Washington University 6 11 110 420 250
87 Rebouche, Rachel Temple University 6 4 115 41 569
88 Appleman, Laura I. Willamette University College of Law 2 2 46 10 967
89 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 3 6 65 802 140
90 Mahoney, Martha Ruth University of Miami 3 4 54 932 81
91 Epstein, Deborah Georgetown University 4 4 115 162 451
92 Ball, Carlos Rutgers University 4 12 76 568 280
93 Austin, Regina University of Pennsylvania 4 9 43 884 164
94 Deo, Meera Southwestern Law School 8 6 181 90 138
95 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 3 4 65 808 100
96 Levi, Jennifer Western New England University 6 9 105 195 435
97 Pruitt, Lisa R. University of California, Davis 7 12 106 320 306
98 Spade, Dean Seattle University 5 8 99 385 284
99 Neuborne, Burt New York University 2 5 63 858 49
100 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 3 5 122 317 221