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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 Agnew, Robert S. 1 2 3 32 4,069
9 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 10 20 301 1,347 1,211
10 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 11 484 451 973
11 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 202 2,305 546
12 Rhode, Deborah L. 9 20 259 1,554 907
13 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader U.S. Supreme Court 7 18 232 1,633 887
14 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 18 204 2,063 633
15 Brennan, William J. Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 2 5 269 2,193 183
16 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 95 1,984 1,000
17 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 5 15 119 2,017 819
18 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 10 11 412 710 580
19 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 7 389 322 1,025
20 Hooks, Bell 1 1 1 22 3,011
21 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 18 235 1,701 378
22 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 283 1,268 374
23 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 6 20 119 1,865 585
24 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 7 9 312 190 1,145
25 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 5 17 127 1,790 591
26 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 262 39 1,463
27 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 8 9 329 246 943
28 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 53 30 2,429
29 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 10 12 281 477 926
30 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 8 8 200 157 1,491
31 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 86 1,626 698
32 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 6 17 106 1,718 488
33 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 10 16 238 1,067 390
34 Franke, Katherine 6 12 142 1,444 436
35 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 7 10 161 1,495 290
36 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 155 1,432 335
37 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 30 17 2,184
38 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 372 337 253
39 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 15 99 1,730 294
40 Daly, Kathleen 3 9 28 173 1,972
41 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 9 13 267 421 489
42 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 88 1,634 232
43 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 189 828 403
44 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 7 13 169 1,101 244
45 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 6 5 142 138 1,203
46 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 9 13 191 577 551
47 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 239 476 408
48 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 7 9 208 392 615
49 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 6 286 193 250
50 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 10 87 1,057 419
51 Chesney-Lind, Meda 2 5 14 88 1,634
52 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 9 228 317 388
53 Solum, Lawrence B. 3 5 141 557 572
54 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 4 15 110 896 409
55 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 6 9 184 205 670
56 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 10 182 721 214
57 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University Law School 4 21 40 1,325 345
58 Strasser, Mark Capital University 4 19 79 1,090 280
59 Anderson, Michelle J. 6 11 122 643 432
60 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 4 6 103 883 285
61 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 44 279 1,088
62 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 8 11 127 508 468
63 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 106 771 342
64 Razack, Sherene H. 1 2 12 16 1,451
65 Franklin, Cary 6 6 229 310 140
66 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 80 927 296
67 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 2 5 55 667 644
68 Fredman, Sandra 4 8 69 151 1,032
69 Baker, Katharine K. University of Iowa 7 12 109 512 513
70 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 94 793 324
71 Cain, Patricia Santa Clara University 4 16 64 1,001 273
72 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 61 572 671
73 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 224 173 244
74 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 63 985 290
75 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 6 7 165 336 378
76 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 2 256 103 157
77 Spohn, Cassia 5 10 85 267 817
78 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 119 508 438
79 Grillo, Trina 3 4 55 958 320
80 Bender, Leslie 4 11 57 959 286
81 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 100 236 730
82 Wistrich, Andrew J. 3 2 107 616 355
83 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 7 5 194 73 397
84 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 10 76 1,017 96
85 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 63 677 450
86 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 3 11 24 493 798
87 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 11 136 449 289
88 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 4 13 68 603 448
89 Emerson, Thomas I. 2 5 22 1,119 210
90 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 146 164 462
91 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 9 57 589 502
92 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 12 67 901 164
93 Polikoff, Nancy American University 4 15 52 820 306
94 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 95 613 287
95 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 247 2 97
96 Williams, Joseph 1 1 14 6 1,194
97 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 30 66 1,052
98 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 6 12 115 451 282
99 Sampson, Robert J. 3 5 21 105 1,042
100 Estrich, Susan R. 2 4 58 994 63