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Last Updated: January 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 1,006 2,275 14,651
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 20 15 1,105 3,053 1,679
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 11 5 948 405 2,682
4 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 9 20 282 2,038 3,588
5 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 17 486 1,836 1,434
6 Eskridge, William Yale University 11 26 516 2,323 694
7 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 6 17 297 1,396 2,473
8 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 12 20 327 1,288 1,456
9 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 10 464 397 1,227
10 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 218 2,251 602
11 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 18 232 2,010 699
12 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 110 1,965 1,122
13 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 6 14 148 1,977 925
14 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 6 406 259 1,303
15 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 11 10 450 619 655
16 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 9 18 273 1,636 487
17 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 7 20 154 1,826 681
18 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 322 1,196 386
19 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 7 8 305 162 1,440
20 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 6 17 151 1,743 634
21 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 10 11 310 422 1,069
22 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 91 1,610 842
23 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 7 17 114 1,700 573
24 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 53 25 2,459
25 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 6 10 188 1,446 450
26 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 10 15 261 1,025 410
27 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 7 7 198 114 1,521
28 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 165 1,411 365
29 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 14 102 1,711 364
30 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 261 2 1,225
31 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 388 285 282
32 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 31 14 2,171
33 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 8 13 200 1,058 363
34 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 8 8 238 346 819
35 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 7 5 150 122 1,447
36 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 97 1,622 266
37 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 195 805 503
38 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 9 12 214 534 647
39 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 269 425 450
40 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 8 13 256 395 529
41 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 10 112 1,026 493
42 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 7 8 246 199 641
43 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University Law School 3 21 45 1,336 462
44 Strasser, Mark Capital University 5 19 99 1,080 442
45 Polikoff, Nancy American University 5 15 90 1,261 301
46 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 5 304 139 352
47 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 5 14 121 875 438
48 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 7 8 194 166 765
49 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 10 187 691 270
50 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 8 230 281 417
51 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 51 273 1,263
52 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 3 5 146 537 546
53 Appleman, Laura I. Willamette University College of Law 2 2 49 7 1,448
54 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 70 968 399
55 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 124 743 341
56 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 95 906 313
57 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 100 775 392
58 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 5 6 107 858 276
59 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 8 11 145 475 447
60 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 2 289 54 165
61 Baker, Katharine K. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 12 111 499 551
62 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 3 4 63 621 656
63 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 118 495 510
64 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 6 7 181 301 374
65 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 9 11 164 410 330
66 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 63 670 558
67 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 6 12 89 540 551
68 Emerson, Thomas I. Yale University 2 5 28 1,110 306
69 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 108 220 750
70 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 214 157 299
71 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 149 152 581
72 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 34 60 1,202
73 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 10 141 326 430
74 Brake, Deborah L. University of Pittsburgh 7 12 122 362 479
75 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 116 585 288
76 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 7 11 125 434 378
77 Wing, Adrien Katherine University of Iowa 3 13 57 584 553
78 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 6 12 75 888 163
79 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 4 8 50 626 523
80 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 9 72 926 108
81 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 7 4 173 51 453
82 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 3 6 90 776 154
83 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 9 114 403 386
84 Travis, Michelle A. University of San Francisco 3 6 41 151 956
85 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 9 63 579 428
86 Cain, Patricia Santa Clara University 4 15 60 812 215
87 Austin, Regina University of Pennsylvania 5 9 58 869 161
88 Epstein, Deborah Georgetown University 4 3 138 136 478
89 Mahoney, Martha Ruth University of Miami 4 4 59 923 84
90 Levi, Jennifer Western New England University 7 7 126 170 476
91 Ball, Carlos Rutgers University 6 12 89 554 284
92 George, Marie-Amelie P. Wake Forest University 7 5 148 53 478
93 Rosenblum, Darren St. John's University 8 9 130 295 318
94 Pruitt, Lisa R. University of California, Davis 8 12 123 303 329
95 Neuborne, Burt New York University 2 5 75 845 48
96 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 3 4 73 794 102
97 Coker, Donna University of Miami 5 7 103 373 355
98 Spade, Dean Seattle University 5 7 116 366 297
99 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 3 5 135 301 271
100 Appleton, Susan Frelich Washington University 6 10 118 385 246