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Last Updated: September 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 5 974 2,421 17,349
2 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 20 17 1,188 3,246 1,509
3 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 12 6 1,011 522 2,647
4 MacKinnon, Catharine A. University of Michigan 8 20 253 2,056 3,474
5 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 10 18 458 1,909 1,415
6 Fineman, Martha Lillian Albertson Emory University 7 18 271 1,489 2,630
7 Eskridge, William Yale University 10 27 502 2,397 574
8 Agnew, Robert S. 1 2 4 32 4,085
9 Cahn, Naomi R. University of Virginia 11 20 326 1,347 1,163
10 Murray, Melissa New York University 11 11 516 449 1,004
11 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 7 16 217 2,289 509
12 Rhode, Deborah L. 9 20 272 1,554 831
13 Brennan, William J. Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 2 5 287 2,193 192
14 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader U.S. Supreme Court 7 18 242 1,633 844
15 West, Robin L. Georgetown University 9 18 206 2,063 607
16 NeJaime, Douglas George Yale University 11 11 438 710 623
17 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 6 15 99 1,984 957
18 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 5 14 119 1,997 829
19 Franks, Mary Anne George Washington University 8 7 407 322 997
20 Koppelman, Andrew Northwestern University 7 18 241 1,701 368
21 Hooks, Bell 1 1 2 22 2,920
22 Goodwin, Michele B. Georgetown University 8 9 342 246 1,074
23 Yoshino, Kenji New York University 6 8 295 1,268 368
24 Williams, Joan C. University of California, San Francisco 6 20 127 1,865 565
25 Bartlett, Katharine T. Duke University 5 17 129 1,790 583
26 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 8 9 335 190 1,068
27 Chesney, Robert M. University of Texas at Austin 1 1 278 39 1,460
28 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 4 2 55 30 2,411
29 Gruber, Marisa Aya University of Southern California 10 12 287 477 877
30 Ziegler, Mary R. University of California, Davis 8 8 225 157 1,420
31 Abrams, Kathryn University of California, Berkeley 5 14 87 1,628 680
32 Schneider, Elizabeth M. Brooklyn Law School 6 17 107 1,717 492
33 Chamallas, Martha Ohio State University 10 16 242 1,067 424
34 Franke, Katherine 6 12 150 1,444 426
35 Schultz, Vicki Yale University 7 10 166 1,495 289
36 Resnik, Judith Yale University 6 14 160 1,432 344
37 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 2 2 30 17 2,184
38 Greene, Jamal Columbia University School of Law 4 6 386 337 268
39 Law, Sylvia A. New York University 4 15 103 1,730 297
40 Joslin, Courtney G. University of California, Davis 9 13 289 421 538
41 Daly, Kathleen 3 9 28 173 1,924
42 Olsen, Frances University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 91 1,634 234
43 Hutchinson, Darren Lenard Emory University 9 14 198 828 388
44 Case, Mary Anne University of Chicago 7 13 170 1,097 244
45 Carbone, June R. University of Minnesota 9 13 206 577 538
46 Onwuachi-Willig, Angela Ifeoma Boston University 8 9 225 392 583
47 Crawford, Bridget J. Pace University 7 5 146 137 1,168
48 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 6 10 250 476 389
49 Mayeri, Serena University of Pennsylvania 8 9 244 317 381
50 Halley, Janet E. Harvard University 6 10 88 1,057 417
51 Chesney-Lind, Meda 2 5 15 88 1,603
52 Colker, Ruth Ohio State University 4 15 113 896 412
53 Clarke, Jessica A. University of Southern California 8 6 290 193 229
54 Tuerkheimer, Deborah Northwestern University 6 9 192 205 660
55 Wardle, Lynn D. Brigham Young University Law School 4 21 44 1,325 318
56 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 7 10 184 722 210
57 Strasser, Mark Capital University 4 19 86 1,090 257
58 Charlesworth, Hilary 3 8 60 572 796
59 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 9 45 279 1,121
60 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 8 11 134 508 497
61 Anderson, Michelle J. 6 11 125 643 412
62 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 4 6 107 883 273
63 Rachlinski, Jeffrey J. Cornell University 3 3 108 770 367
64 Hunter, Nan D. Georgetown University 6 15 82 927 306
65 Williams, Patricia J. Northeastern University 2 5 59 667 649
66 Franklin, Cary 6 6 238 310 134
67 Baker, Katharine K. University of Iowa 7 12 115 512 504
68 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 10 101 793 312
69 Nourse, Victoria Georgetown University 7 6 237 173 246
70 Spohn, Cassia 5 10 87 267 838
71 Cain, Patricia Santa Clara University 5 16 66 1,001 271
72 Fredman, Sandra 4 8 71 151 1,009
73 Finley, Lucinda M. University at Buffalo 4 9 62 985 296
74 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 5 2 127 507 428
75 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 2 2 261 103 164
76 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 5 7 169 336 365
77 Grillo, Trina 3 4 59 958 311
78 Wistrich, Andrew J. 3 2 111 616 380
79 Bender, Leslie 4 11 59 957 295
80 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 2 105 236 734
81 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 7 5 215 73 368
82 Chinkin, Christine M. University of Michigan 4 9 58 589 596
83 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 10 77 1,017 99
84 Cook, Rebecca University of Toronto 3 11 25 493 792
85 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 6 66 677 434
86 Grossman, Joanna Lynn Southern Methodist University 8 11 145 449 271
87 Emerson, Thomas I. 3 5 23 1,121 206
88 Guthrie, Chris Vanderbilt University 2 2 97 613 308
89 Dowd, Nancy E. University of Florida 4 13 70 603 427
90 Polikoff, Nancy American University 4 15 54 820 305
91 Solum, Lawrence B. 2 5 100 319 549
92 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 257 2 93
93 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 5 12 72 864 154
94 Johnson, Margaret E. University of Baltimore 7 6 149 164 421
95 Sampson, Robert J. 3 5 22 105 1,054
96 Garland, David W. New York University 3 4 31 66 1,041
97 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 6 12 120 451 274
98 Perlin, Michael L. 7 13 129 452 230
99 Williams, Joseph 1 1 15 6 1,157
100 Estrich, Susan R. 2 4 59 994 64