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Last Updated: April 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 5 891 2,418 15,136
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 19 17 1,008 3,246 1,617
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 11 6 889 522 2,501
4 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 7 20 228 2,057 3,467
5 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 18 430 1,903 1,400
6 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 6 17 241 1,462 2,664
7 Eskridge, William Yale University 10 27 465 2,397 608
8 Agnew, Robert S. 1 2 3 32 4,385
9 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 10 20 284 1,347 1,316
10 Rhode, Deborah L. 10 20 274 1,667 1,024
11 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 11 439 451 1,094
12 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 188 2,304 568
13 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader U.S. Supreme Court 7 18 222 1,633 913
14 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 18 194 2,060 667
15 Brennan, William J. Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 2 5 249 2,192 189
16 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 91 1,984 1,038
17 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 7 365 322 1,078
18 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 10 11 387 708 599
19 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 5 14 108 2,001 835
20 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 18 218 1,701 410
21 Hooks, Bell 1 1 1 22 2,962
22 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 6 9 291 190 1,219
23 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 8 9 315 246 1,039
24 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 268 1,268 355
25 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 6 20 114 1,863 589
26 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 5 17 120 1,789 597
27 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 10 12 262 476 969
28 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 50 30 2,399
29 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 79 1,626 738
30 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 7 8 174 157 1,524
31 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 6 17 101 1,716 500
32 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 242 39 1,243
33 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 9 16 225 1,067 397
34 Franke, Katherine 6 12 136 1,451 464
35 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 6 10 146 1,495 332
36 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 351 337 252
37 Daly, Kathleen 3 9 27 173 2,032
38 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 28 17 2,161
39 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 15 90 1,729 310
40 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 143 1,429 305
41 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 8 13 246 420 503
42 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 87 1,633 229
43 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 183 828 446
44 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 7 13 158 1,097 318
45 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 6 5 140 138 1,222
46 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 7 9 199 392 674
47 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 232 475 419
48 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 9 13 184 577 559
49 Chesney-Lind, Meda 2 5 12 88 1,785
50 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 6 266 193 299
51 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 10 84 1,057 435
52 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University Law School 3 21 36 1,346 401
53 Strasser, Mark Capital University 4 19 74 1,090 432
54 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 9 210 317 409
55 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 3 5 132 557 564
56 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 6 9 173 205 662
57 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 10 166 721 232
58 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 4 15 103 892 385
59 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 42 279 1,122
60 Razack, Sherene H. 1 2 12 17 1,490
61 Anderson, Michelle J. 6 11 116 643 397
62 Fredman, Sandra 4 8 66 151 1,089
63 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 7 11 121 505 454
64 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 76 927 303
65 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 214 173 273
66 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 4 6 91 881 267
67 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 2 5 51 666 660
68 Baker, Katharine K. University of Iowa 7 12 105 512 510
69 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 99 771 316
70 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 2 250 103 145
71 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 5 7 155 336 410
72 Franklin, Cary 6 6 211 310 140
73 Cain, Patricia Santa Clara University 4 16 62 1,000 271
74 Spohn, Cassia 5 10 85 265 804
75 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 58 677 578
76 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 85 792 331
77 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 109 508 453
78 Grillo, Trina 3 4 53 958 338
79 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 61 572 631
80 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 55 985 294
81 Bender, Leslie 4 11 56 959 275
82 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 3 11 23 493 855
83 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 145 164 518
84 Wistrich, Andrew J. 3 2 102 616 336
85 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 95 236 699
86 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 10 72 1,017 102
87 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 11 131 449 291
88 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 4 13 66 603 484
89 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 7 5 173 73 411
90 Emerson, Thomas I. Yale University 2 5 21 1,119 209
91 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 239 2 97
92 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 12 67 901 158
93 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 6 12 110 451 321
94 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 9 57 589 457
95 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 90 613 263
96 Sampson, Robert J. 3 5 21 107 1,056
97 Cullen, Francis T. 2 5 19 79 1,086
98 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 6 10 104 342 411
99 Polikoff, Nancy American University 4 15 50 819 261
100 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 29 66 1,039