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Last Updated: August 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 5 952 2,421 16,525
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 20 17 1,161 3,246 1,528
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 12 6 985 522 2,740
4 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 8 20 255 2,057 3,648
5 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 18 455 1,909 1,438
6 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 6 18 267 1,489 2,675
7 Eskridge, William Yale University 10 27 492 2,397 600
8 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 10 20 311 1,347 1,209
9 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 11 501 451 1,012
10 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 213 2,305 547
11 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 18 206 2,063 629
12 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 96 1,984 994
13 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 10 11 417 710 611
14 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 5 14 117 2,001 800
15 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 7 391 322 1,023
16 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 18 238 1,701 383
17 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 288 1,268 360
18 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 6 20 123 1,867 578
19 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 8 9 334 246 1,043
20 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 7 9 325 190 1,123
21 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 5 17 128 1,790 599
22 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 270 39 1,504
23 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 10 12 284 477 942
24 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 54 30 2,416
25 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 8 8 214 157 1,483
26 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 87 1,627 686
27 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 6 17 106 1,718 488
28 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 10 16 240 1,067 412
29 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 7 10 162 1,495 294
30 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 159 1,432 341
31 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 383 343 264
32 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 30 17 2,175
33 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 15 101 1,730 296
34 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 9 13 271 421 521
35 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 88 1,634 237
36 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 194 828 401
37 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 7 5 152 138 1,207
38 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 7 13 171 1,101 244
39 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 9 13 194 577 554
40 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 244 476 405
41 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 7 9 213 392 602
42 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 7 9 210 246 681
43 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 9 238 317 380
44 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 10 88 1,057 411
45 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 6 288 193 237
46 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 4 15 111 894 421
47 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 10 183 721 210
48 Strasser, Mark Capital University 4 19 83 1,090 270
49 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 4 6 106 883 288
50 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 45 279 1,103
51 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 8 11 131 508 489
52 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 108 771 362
53 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 82 927 309
54 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 2 5 57 667 642
55 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 97 793 319
56 Baker, Katharine K. University of Iowa 7 12 109 512 512
57 Cain, Patricia Santa Clara University 4 16 65 1,001 275
58 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 6 7 171 336 370
59 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 228 173 247
60 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 2 259 103 169
61 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 63 985 288
62 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 123 507 425
63 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 102 236 731
64 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 7 5 205 73 376
65 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 10 77 1,017 97
66 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 11 140 449 292
67 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 65 677 443
68 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 4 13 70 603 443
69 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 9 57 589 510
70 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 97 613 306
71 Polikoff, Nancy American University 4 15 53 820 308
72 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 12 68 901 161
73 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 148 164 444
74 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 251 2 97
75 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 30 66 1,046
76 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 6 12 118 451 280
77 Brake, Deborah L. University of Pittsburgh 6 13 96 396 409
78 Ball, Carlos Rutgers University 5 12 91 570 272
79 McGinley, Ann C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 10 108 342 393
80 Rebouche, Rachel University of Texas at Austin 6 4 133 41 547
81 Wing, Adrien Katherine University of Iowa 3 12 53 568 449
82 Mahoney, Martha Ruth University of Miami 4 4 59 932 81
83 Epstein, Deborah Georgetown University 4 4 122 162 476
84 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 3 6 71 803 140
85 Austin, Regina University of Pennsylvania 4 9 50 885 161
86 George, Marie-Amelie P. Wake Forest University 7 6 147 72 429
87 Appleton, Susan Frelich Washington University 6 11 122 420 229
88 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 9 105 425 301
89 Waldman, Ari Ezra University of California, Irvine 7 4 144 66 414
90 Lessig, Lawrence Harvard University 3 4 69 808 90
91 Donley, Greer University of Pittsburgh 5 2 150 5 428
92 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 3 8 42 625 374
93 Goldberg, Suzanne B. Columbia University School of Law 5 11 87 515 256
94 Neuborne, Burt New York University 2 5 67 858 47
95 Deo, Meera Southwestern Law School 8 6 190 90 145
96 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 2 4 64 731 165
97 Pruitt, Lisa R. University of California, Davis 8 12 118 321 268
98 Singer, Joseph William Harvard University 3 5 137 317 175
99 Spade, Dean Seattle University 5 8 104 385 264
100 Levi, Jennifer Western New England University 6 9 113 195 367