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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 Agnew, Robert S. 1 2 3 32 4,193
9 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 10 20 285 1,347 1,256
10 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 11 447 451 1,000
11 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 194 2,305 557
12 Rhode, Deborah L. 9 20 254 1,553 907
13 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader U.S. Supreme Court 7 18 224 1,633 914
14 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 18 199 2,063 612
15 Brennan, William J. Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 2 5 254 2,193 186
16 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 91 1,984 1,002
17 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 7 376 322 1,049
18 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 10 11 392 708 585
19 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 5 14 108 1,997 812
20 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 18 223 1,701 387
21 Hooks, Bell 1 1 1 22 2,982
22 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 8 9 321 246 1,034
23 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 271 1,268 360
24 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 6 20 116 1,863 571
25 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 7 9 295 190 1,159
26 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 5 17 122 1,790 587
27 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 50 30 2,416
28 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 10 12 264 477 941
29 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 248 39 1,340
30 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 79 1,626 704
31 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 7 8 181 157 1,488
32 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 6 17 103 1,716 476
33 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 9 16 228 1,067 386
34 Franke, Katherine 6 12 139 1,444 449
35 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 6 10 151 1,495 314
36 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 28 17 2,168
37 Daly, Kathleen 3 9 27 173 2,028
38 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 353 337 264
39 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 146 1,432 317
40 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 15 94 1,730 295
41 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 87 1,634 235
42 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 8 13 249 421 489
43 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 7 5 143 137 1,249
44 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 185 828 422
45 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 11 110 1,127 494
46 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 7 13 163 1,101 238
47 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 234 476 414
48 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 9 13 185 577 542
49 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 7 9 200 392 623
50 Chesney-Lind, Meda 2 5 12 88 1,708
51 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 6 272 193 263
52 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 9 212 317 391
53 Strasser, Mark Capital University 4 19 76 1,084 389
54 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 4 15 105 895 406
55 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 6 9 174 205 671
56 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University Law School 3 21 36 1,325 358
57 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 10 169 721 230
58 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 44 279 1,105
59 Anderson, Michelle J. 6 11 116 643 419
60 Fredman, Sandra 4 8 66 151 1,081
61 Razack, Sherene H. 1 2 12 17 1,462
62 Baker, Katharine K. University of Iowa 7 12 105 512 540
63 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 4 6 94 882 273
64 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 8 11 122 508 455
65 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 102 771 321
66 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 2 256 103 147
67 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 6 7 161 336 399
68 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 77 927 286
69 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 217 173 256
70 Franklin, Cary 6 6 216 310 134
71 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 2 5 51 667 642
72 Spohn, Cassia 5 10 85 267 813
73 Cain, Patricia Santa Clara University 4 16 62 1,001 273
74 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 111 508 460
75 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 87 793 321
76 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 61 572 641
77 Grillo, Trina 3 4 53 958 330
78 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 55 985 291
79 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 61 677 519
80 Bender, Leslie 4 11 56 959 284
81 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 96 236 720
82 Wistrich, Andrew J. 3 2 104 616 342
83 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 7 5 181 73 413
84 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 3 11 23 493 828
85 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 10 76 1,017 100
86 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 145 164 504
87 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 4 13 67 603 470
88 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 11 132 449 279
89 Emerson, Thomas I. Yale University 2 5 21 1,119 212
90 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 242 2 98
91 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 30 66 1,089
92 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 2 5 94 319 544
93 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 12 67 901 154
94 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 9 57 589 475
95 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 93 613 275
96 Sampson, Robert J. 3 5 21 107 1,050
97 Polikoff, Nancy American University 4 15 50 820 269
98 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 6 12 110 451 291
99 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 10 105 342 391
100 Perlin, Michael L. 7 13 114 451 243