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Last Updated: July 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 5 933 2,421 16,142
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 19 17 1,104 3,246 1,531
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 12 6 958 522 2,690
4 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 8 20 241 2,057 3,638
5 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 6 18 262 1,489 2,702
6 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 18 448 1,909 1,431
7 Eskridge, William Yale University 10 27 482 2,397 595
8 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 10 20 301 1,347 1,211
9 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 11 484 451 973
10 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 202 2,305 546
11 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 18 204 2,063 633
12 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 95 1,984 1,000
13 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 5 15 119 2,017 819
14 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 10 11 412 710 580
15 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 7 389 322 1,025
16 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 18 235 1,701 378
17 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 283 1,268 374
18 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 6 20 119 1,865 585
19 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 7 9 312 190 1,145
20 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 5 17 127 1,790 591
21 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 262 39 1,463
22 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 8 9 329 246 943
23 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 53 30 2,429
24 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 10 12 281 477 926
25 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 8 8 200 157 1,491
26 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 86 1,626 698
27 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 6 17 106 1,718 488
28 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 10 16 238 1,067 390
29 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 7 10 161 1,495 290
30 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 155 1,432 335
31 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 30 17 2,184
32 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 372 337 253
33 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 15 99 1,730 294
34 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 9 13 267 421 489
35 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 88 1,634 232
36 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 189 828 403
37 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 7 13 169 1,101 244
38 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 6 5 142 138 1,203
39 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 9 13 191 577 551
40 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 239 476 408
41 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 7 9 208 392 615
42 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 6 286 193 250
43 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 10 87 1,057 419
44 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 9 228 317 388
45 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 4 15 110 896 409
46 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 6 9 184 205 670
47 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 10 182 721 214
48 Strasser, Mark Capital University 4 19 79 1,090 280
49 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 4 6 103 883 285
50 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 44 279 1,088
51 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 8 11 127 508 468
52 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 106 771 342
53 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 80 927 296
54 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 2 5 55 667 644
55 Baker, Katharine K. University of Iowa 7 12 109 512 513
56 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 94 793 324
57 Cain, Patricia Santa Clara University 4 16 64 1,001 273
58 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 224 173 244
59 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 63 985 290
60 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 6 7 165 336 378
61 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 2 256 103 157
62 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 119 508 438
63 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 100 236 730
64 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 7 5 194 73 397
65 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 10 76 1,017 96
66 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 63 677 450
67 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 11 136 449 289
68 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 4 13 68 603 448
69 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 146 164 462
70 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 9 57 589 502
71 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 12 67 901 164
72 Polikoff, Nancy American University 4 15 52 820 306
73 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 95 613 287
74 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 247 2 97
75 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 30 66 1,052
76 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 6 12 115 451 282
77 Rebouche, Rachel University of Texas at Austin 6 4 132 41 550
78 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 10 105 342 397
79 Brake, Deborah L. University of Pittsburgh 6 13 95 396 387
80 Ball, Carlos Rutgers University 5 12 88 570 266
81 Wing, Adrien Katherine University of Iowa 3 12 50 568 443
82 Epstein, Deborah Georgetown University 4 4 121 162 467
83 George, Marie-Amelie P. Wake Forest University 7 6 143 72 437
84 Austin, Regina University of Pennsylvania 4 9 49 885 162
85 Mahoney, Martha Ruth University of Miami 4 4 58 932 77
86 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 3 6 69 803 138
87 Appleton, Susan Frelich Washington University 6 11 120 420 229
88 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 9 101 425 301
89 Waldman, Ari Ezra University of California, Irvine 7 4 142 66 415
90 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 3 4 68 808 90
91 Neuborne, Burt New York University 2 5 67 858 47
92 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 8 40 625 376
93 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 2 4 63 731 172
94 Goldberg, Suzanne B. Columbia University School of Law 5 11 85 515 249
95 Pruitt, Lisa R. University of California, Davis 8 12 116 321 259
96 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 3 5 134 317 185
97 Deo, Meera Southwestern Law School 8 6 185 90 134
98 Donley, Greer University of Pittsburgh 5 2 144 5 401
99 Spade, Dean Seattle University 5 8 101 385 259
100 Levi, Jennifer Western New England University 6 9 113 195 367