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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 Agnew, Robert S. 1 2 5 30 4,659
9 Rhode, Deborah L. 10 20 323 1,614 1,219
10 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 12 20 327 1,288 1,456
11 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader U.S. Supreme Court 8 18 279 1,570 1,041
12 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 10 464 397 1,227
13 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 218 2,251 602
14 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 18 232 2,010 699
15 Brennan, William J. Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 2 5 284 2,141 235
16 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 110 1,965 1,122
17 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 6 14 148 1,977 925
18 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 6 406 259 1,303
19 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 11 10 450 619 655
20 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 9 18 273 1,636 487
21 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 7 20 154 1,826 681
22 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 322 1,196 386
23 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 7 8 305 162 1,440
24 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 6 17 151 1,743 634
25 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 10 11 310 422 1,069
26 Hooks, Bell 1 1 2 21 2,866
27 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 91 1,610 842
28 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 7 17 114 1,700 573
29 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 53 25 2,459
30 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 6 10 188 1,446 450
31 Franke, Katherine 6 12 161 1,411 552
32 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 10 15 261 1,025 410
33 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 7 7 198 114 1,521
34 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 165 1,411 365
35 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 14 102 1,711 364
36 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 261 2 1,225
37 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 388 285 282
38 Daly, Kathleen 3 9 31 159 2,036
39 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 31 14 2,171
40 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 8 13 200 1,058 363
41 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 8 8 238 346 819
42 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 7 5 150 122 1,447
43 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 97 1,622 266
44 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 195 805 503
45 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 9 12 214 534 647
46 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 269 425 450
47 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 8 13 256 395 529
48 Chesney-Lind, Meda 2 5 15 83 1,904
49 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 10 112 1,026 493
50 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 7 8 246 199 641
51 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University Law School 3 21 45 1,336 462
52 Strasser, Mark Capital University 5 19 99 1,080 442
53 Polikoff, Nancy American University 5 15 90 1,261 301
54 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 5 304 139 352
55 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 5 14 121 875 438
56 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 7 8 194 166 765
57 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 10 187 691 270
58 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 8 230 281 417
59 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 51 273 1,263
60 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 3 5 146 537 546
61 Anderson, Michelle J. 7 10 148 603 457
62 Razack, Sherene H. 2 2 12 13 1,663
63 Appleman, Laura I. Willamette University College of Law 2 2 49 7 1,448
64 Grillo, Trina 3 4 79 931 404
65 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 70 968 399
66 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 124 743 341
67 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 95 906 313
68 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 100 775 392
69 Fredman, Sandra 4 8 72 135 1,132
70 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 5 6 107 858 276
71 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 8 11 145 475 447
72 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 2 289 54 165
73 Bender, Leslie 4 11 72 942 334
74 Franklin, Cary 6 6 245 267 148
75 Baker, Katharine K. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 12 111 499 551
76 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 3 4 63 621 656
77 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 118 495 510
78 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 6 7 181 301 374
79 Wistrich, Andrew J. 3 2 127 588 359
80 Spohn, Cassia 5 9 95 257 817
81 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 2 11 22 492 934
82 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 9 11 164 410 330
83 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 63 670 558
84 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 6 12 89 540 551
85 Emerson, Thomas I. Yale University 2 5 28 1,110 306
86 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 108 220 750
87 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 214 157 299
88 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 62 565 625
89 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 149 152 581
90 Cullen, Francis T. 2 5 20 75 1,255
91 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 34 60 1,202
92 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 10 141 326 430
93 Brake, Deborah L. University of Pittsburgh 7 12 122 362 479
94 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 116 585 288
95 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 7 11 125 434 378
96 Wing, Adrien Katherine University of Iowa 3 13 57 584 553
97 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 6 12 75 888 163
98 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 4 8 50 626 523
99 Randall, Melanie 5 6 62 124 926
100 Perlin, Michael L. 7 12 138 400 294