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Last Updated: December 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 1,004 2,275 14,284
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 20 15 1,124 3,054 1,741
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 11 5 942 405 2,667
4 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 9 20 283 2,036 3,510
5 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 17 484 1,836 1,425
6 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 7 17 309 1,416 2,551
7 Eskridge, William Yale University 11 26 512 2,322 697
8 Agnew, Robert S. 1 2 5 30 4,609
9 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 11 20 317 1,289 1,450
10 Rhode, Deborah L. 9 19 296 1,501 1,173
11 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader U.S. Supreme Court 8 18 274 1,570 1,020
12 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 10 459 397 1,242
13 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 218 2,257 584
14 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 18 229 2,010 707
15 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 6 14 148 1,977 946
16 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 6 404 259 1,344
17 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 109 1,965 1,110
18 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 9 18 271 1,636 507
19 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 10 10 432 619 657
20 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 7 20 153 1,819 706
21 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 321 1,196 407
22 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 7 8 303 162 1,457
23 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 6 17 150 1,743 641
24 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 8 8 344 205 1,124
25 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 10 11 306 422 1,037
26 Hooks, Bell 1 1 2 21 2,861
27 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 90 1,610 865
28 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 7 17 113 1,700 584
29 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 6 10 186 1,446 464
30 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 52 25 2,454
31 Franke, Katherine 6 12 158 1,410 564
32 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 9 15 257 1,025 411
33 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 7 7 196 114 1,567
34 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 164 1,411 362
35 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 14 100 1,711 382
36 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 259 2 1,194
37 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 383 284 277
38 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 8 13 200 1,058 367
39 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 31 14 2,168
40 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 8 5 149 121 1,484
41 Daly, Kathleen 3 9 30 159 2,019
42 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 8 8 237 346 838
43 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 97 1,622 268
44 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 195 805 501
45 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 8 12 206 535 665
46 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 268 425 453
47 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 8 13 249 395 547
48 Chesney-Lind, Meda 2 5 15 83 1,910
49 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 10 111 1,026 493
50 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University 3 21 45 1,335 502
51 Strasser, Mark Capital University 5 19 98 1,080 437
52 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 5 302 139 347
53 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 5 14 121 875 433
54 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 7 8 192 166 768
55 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 10 184 690 274
56 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 8 226 281 426
57 Anderson, Michelle J. 7 10 148 603 470
58 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 50 270 1,241
59 Solum, Lawrence B. University of Virginia 3 5 146 537 512
60 Razack, Sherene H. 2 2 12 12 1,643
61 Appleman, Laura I. Willamette University College of Law 2 2 48 6 1,461
62 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 70 968 418
63 Grillo, Trina 3 4 79 931 403
64 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 95 906 313
65 Fredman, Sandra 4 8 71 141 1,149
66 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 124 743 321
67 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 8 11 145 475 466
68 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 100 775 388
69 Bender, Leslie 4 11 71 942 352
70 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 3 5 64 653 664
71 Franklin, Cary 6 6 243 267 163
72 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 5 6 100 858 277
73 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 2 288 54 152
74 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 6 7 184 301 399
75 Cain, Patricia Santa Clara University 4 16 66 990 300
76 Baker, Katharine K. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) 7 12 109 499 544
77 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 117 495 495
78 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 2 11 22 492 935
79 Wistrich, Andrew J. 3 2 127 588 341
80 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 9 11 162 410 330
81 Emerson, Thomas I. Yale University 2 5 28 1,110 310
82 Spohn, Cassia 5 9 93 257 808
83 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 63 670 558
84 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 6 12 89 540 546
85 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 212 157 312
86 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 10 78 1,008 126
87 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 107 220 748
88 Cullen, Francis T. 2 5 20 77 1,283
89 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 146 152 596
90 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 34 60 1,214
91 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 10 141 326 427
92 Brake, Deborah L. University of Pittsburgh 7 12 122 362 479
93 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 7 11 125 434 380
94 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 6 12 77 888 170
95 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 116 585 271
96 Sampson, Robert J. 3 5 19 96 1,201
97 Polikoff, Nancy American University 5 14 69 799 276
98 Perlin, Michael L. 7 13 139 425 292
99 Wing, Adrien Katherine University of Iowa 3 12 55 562 557
100 Estrich, Susan R. 3 4 72 972 70