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Last Updated: February 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 5 865 2,420 13,540
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 18 17 962 3,246 1,573
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 10 6 759 361 2,438
4 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 7 20 223 2,101 3,318
5 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 18 421 1,909 1,339
6 Eskridge, William Yale University 10 27 450 2,397 658
7 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 6 18 243 1,488 2,480
8 Agnew, Robert S. 1 2 3 32 4,485
9 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 9 20 275 1,347 1,335
10 Rhode, Deborah L. 9 20 247 1,555 1,064
11 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader U.S. Supreme Court 6 18 217 1,633 939
12 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 176 2,289 544
13 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 8 18 183 2,062 673
14 Brennan, William J. Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 2 5 240 2,190 213
15 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 7 350 322 1,207
16 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 90 1,986 988
17 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 5 14 105 1,996 842
18 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 9 11 365 708 561
19 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 18 212 1,703 450
20 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 11 329 451 929
21 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 6 9 280 190 1,323
22 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 8 9 312 246 1,067
23 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 259 1,268 357
24 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 6 20 109 1,863 607
25 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 5 17 116 1,790 602
26 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 9 12 259 501 979
27 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 3 2 424 104 330
28 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 76 1,626 771
29 Hooks, Bell 1 1 1 22 2,521
30 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 6 17 98 1,717 541
31 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 9 16 219 1,067 384
32 Franke, Katherine 6 12 131 1,444 503
33 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 48 30 2,157
34 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 6 10 139 1,494 390
35 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 6 8 158 157 1,448
36 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 229 39 1,157
37 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 144 1,432 332
38 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 338 337 254
39 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 15 86 1,730 337
40 Daly, Kathleen 3 9 24 166 1,875
41 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 6 5 130 138 1,318
42 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 176 828 471
43 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 7 13 157 1,101 329
44 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 7 9 192 392 760
45 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 8 81 1,630 233
46 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 8 13 234 421 485
47 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 28 17 1,894
48 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 8 13 176 577 598
49 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 11 105 1,127 480
50 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 221 476 413
51 Chesney-Lind, Meda 2 5 11 88 1,764
52 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 6 253 193 332
53 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University Law School 3 21 34 1,325 425
54 Strasser, Mark Capital University 4 19 73 1,100 412
55 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 4 15 101 895 405
56 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 9 201 317 384
57 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 6 10 158 721 254
58 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 6 9 157 205 698
59 Razack, Sherene H. 1 2 11 17 1,557
60 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 41 279 1,108
61 Anderson, Michelle J. 6 11 108 643 437
62 Fredman, Sandra 4 8 62 151 1,079
63 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 54 985 360
64 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 75 927 295
65 Baker, Katharine K. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 12 99 512 521
66 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 204 173 275
67 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 108 507 482
68 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 7 11 119 508 417
69 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 83 793 349
70 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 2 5 50 667 634
71 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 96 771 306
72 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 4 6 86 881 248
73 Franklin, Cary 6 6 203 310 137
74 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 8 6 179 101 429
75 Bender, Leslie 4 11 55 959 320
76 Grillo, Trina 2 4 52 958 341
77 Cain, Patricia Santa Clara University 4 16 57 1,001 267
78 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 6 7 150 336 354
79 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 55 677 527
80 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 61 572 586
81 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 138 164 539
82 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 4 13 65 603 532
83 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 92 236 707
84 Ashar, Sameer M. University of California, Irvine 2 1 203 128 230
85 Spohn, Cassia 5 10 85 267 705
86 Wistrich, Andrew J. 3 2 99 616 323
87 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 7 11 129 449 298
88 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 10 70 1,017 113
89 Emerson, Thomas I. Yale University 2 5 21 1,117 280
90 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 4 11 40 1,091 180
91 Appleman, Laura I. Willamette University College of Law 2 2 46 10 1,078
92 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 2 11 21 493 782
93 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 6 12 109 451 350
94 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 28 66 1,098
95 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 232 2 96
96 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 12 65 901 149
97 Brake, Deborah L. University of Pittsburgh 6 13 89 396 440
98 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 6 11 102 366 398
99 Perlin, Michael L. 7 13 113 451 265
100 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 88 613 260