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Last Updated: November 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 5 998 2,275 14,521
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 20 15 1,097 3,054 1,777
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 10 5 920 405 2,790
4 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 9 20 277 2,036 3,584
5 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 17 481 1,836 1,526
6 Eskridge, William Yale University 11 26 510 2,322 736
7 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 6 17 296 1,396 2,537
8 Agnew, Robert S. 1 2 5 30 4,561
9 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 11 20 311 1,289 1,543
10 Rhode, Deborah L. 9 19 295 1,501 1,281
11 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader U.S. Supreme Court 8 18 272 1,570 1,125
12 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 214 2,250 583
13 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 10 438 397 1,271
14 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 18 228 2,010 720
15 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 6 396 259 1,446
16 Brennan, William J. Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 2 5 270 2,141 225
17 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 108 1,965 1,182
18 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 6 14 146 1,977 975
19 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 9 18 267 1,636 539
20 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 10 10 423 619 690
21 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 7 20 152 1,826 731
22 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 7 8 298 162 1,551
23 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 314 1,196 439
24 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 6 17 148 1,743 692
25 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 10 11 304 422 1,074
26 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 89 1,610 936
27 Hooks, Bell 1 1 2 21 2,904
28 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 7 17 113 1,700 625
29 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 6 10 184 1,446 513
30 Franke, Katherine 6 12 157 1,410 567
31 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 9 15 252 1,025 440
32 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 7 7 193 114 1,623
33 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 52 25 2,319
34 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 164 1,411 399
35 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 14 98 1,711 400
36 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 250 2 1,216
37 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 8 8 234 346 918
38 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 375 284 283
39 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 7 5 144 121 1,575
40 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 8 13 199 1,058 380
41 Daly, Kathleen 3 9 30 159 2,086
42 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 96 1,622 279
43 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 192 805 517
44 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 266 425 500
45 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 7 12 202 535 707
46 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 31 14 2,039
47 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 8 13 242 395 564
48 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 10 110 1,026 520
49 Chesney-Lind, Meda 2 5 15 83 1,908
50 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University 3 21 45 1,336 516
51 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 7 8 238 200 656
52 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 5 298 139 390
53 Strasser, Mark Capital University 5 19 97 1,080 454
54 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 7 8 191 166 807
55 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 5 14 121 875 433
56 Anderson, Michelle J. 7 10 148 603 530
57 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 10 175 690 281
58 Appleman, Laura I. Willamette University College of Law 2 2 47 6 1,591
59 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 8 217 281 466
60 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 49 270 1,272
61 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 62 565 910
62 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 3 5 145 537 518
63 Razack, Sherene H. 2 2 12 12 1,690
64 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 70 968 449
65 Grillo, Trina 3 4 79 931 410
66 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 94 906 339
67 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 124 743 340
68 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 99 775 396
69 Polikoff, Nancy American University 5 15 109 827 289
70 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 6 7 181 301 444
71 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 7 11 140 475 474
72 Bender, Leslie 4 11 69 942 372
73 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 5 6 100 858 294
74 Franklin, Cary 6 6 238 267 184
75 Fredman, Sandra 4 8 70 135 1,138
76 Baker, Katharine K. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 12 109 499 577
77 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 2 285 54 138
78 Wistrich, Andrew J. 3 2 127 588 374
79 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 2 11 22 492 982
80 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 9 63 579 691
81 Emerson, Thomas I. Yale University 2 5 28 1,110 338
82 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 6 12 89 540 579
83 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 114 494 503
84 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 9 11 159 410 350
85 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 105 220 791
86 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 210 157 320
87 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 146 152 637
88 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 3 4 62 621 602
89 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 63 670 546
90 Spohn, Cassia 5 9 93 257 785
91 Brake, Deborah L. University of Pittsburgh 7 12 121 362 517
92 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 10 141 326 453
93 Travis, Michelle A. University of San Francisco 3 6 41 151 1,112
94 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 7 11 122 434 412
95 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 33 60 1,215
96 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 116 585 287
97 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 9 76 947 125
98 Wing, Adrien Katherine University of Iowa 3 12 55 562 598
99 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 4 8 50 615 564
100 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 6 12 76 888 161