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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 Agnew, Robert S. 1 2 4 32 4,062
9 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 10 20 311 1,347 1,209
10 Murray, Melissa New York University 10 11 501 451 1,012
11 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 213 2,305 547
12 Rhode, Deborah L. 9 20 266 1,554 876
13 Brennan, William J. Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 2 5 282 2,193 184
14 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader U.S. Supreme Court 7 18 237 1,633 876
15 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 18 206 2,063 629
16 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 5 15 96 1,984 994
17 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 10 11 417 710 611
18 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 5 14 117 2,001 800
19 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 7 391 322 1,023
20 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 18 238 1,701 383
21 Hooks, Bell 1 1 2 22 2,994
22 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 288 1,268 360
23 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 6 20 123 1,867 578
24 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 8 9 334 246 1,043
25 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 7 9 325 190 1,123
26 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 5 17 128 1,790 599
27 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 270 39 1,504
28 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 10 12 284 477 942
29 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 54 30 2,416
30 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 8 8 214 157 1,483
31 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 87 1,627 686
32 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 6 17 106 1,718 488
33 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 10 16 240 1,067 412
34 Franke, Katherine 6 12 146 1,444 431
35 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 7 10 162 1,495 294
36 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 159 1,432 341
37 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 383 343 264
38 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 30 17 2,175
39 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 15 101 1,730 296
40 Daly, Kathleen 3 9 26 148 1,956
41 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 9 13 271 421 521
42 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 88 1,634 237
43 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 194 828 401
44 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 7 5 152 138 1,207
45 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 7 13 171 1,101 244
46 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 9 13 194 577 554
47 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 244 476 405
48 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 7 9 213 392 602
49 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 7 9 210 246 681
50 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 9 238 317 380
51 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 10 88 1,057 411
52 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 6 288 193 237
53 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University Law School 4 21 42 1,347 348
54 Chesney-Lind, Meda 2 4 13 72 1,627
55 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 4 15 111 894 421
56 Solum, Lawrence B. 3 5 142 557 576
57 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 10 183 721 210
58 Strasser, Mark Capital University 4 19 83 1,090 270
59 Anderson, Michelle J. 6 11 123 643 425
60 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 4 6 106 883 288
61 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 45 279 1,103
62 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 8 11 131 508 489
63 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 108 771 362
64 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 82 927 309
65 Razack, Sherene H. 1 2 13 17 1,446
66 Franklin, Cary 6 6 234 310 131
67 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 2 5 57 667 642
68 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 60 572 710
69 Fredman, Sandra 4 8 70 151 1,029
70 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 97 793 319
71 Baker, Katharine K. University of Iowa 7 12 109 512 512
72 Cain, Patricia Santa Clara University 4 16 65 1,001 275
73 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 6 7 171 336 370
74 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 228 173 247
75 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 2 259 103 169
76 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 63 985 288
77 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 123 507 425
78 Grillo, Trina 3 4 58 958 319
79 Wistrich, Andrew J. 3 2 109 616 375
80 Bender, Leslie 4 11 59 959 296
81 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 102 236 731
82 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 7 5 205 73 376
83 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 10 77 1,017 97
84 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 11 140 449 292
85 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 65 677 443
86 Spohn, Cassia 5 10 67 234 824
87 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 3 11 24 493 795
88 Emerson, Thomas I. 3 5 23 1,119 211
89 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 4 13 70 603 443
90 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 9 57 589 510
91 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 97 613 306
92 Polikoff, Nancy American University 4 15 53 820 308
93 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 12 68 901 161
94 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 148 164 444
95 Williams, Joseph 1 1 14 6 1,204
96 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 251 2 97
97 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 30 66 1,046
98 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 6 12 118 451 280
99 Sampson, Robert J. 3 5 22 105 1,044
100 Behrendt, Larissa 1 2 16 16 1,147