Rutgers Law Faculty Ranked Among Most Cited Across U.S. Law Schools

Rutgers Law faculty are among the most cited authors across multiple legal disciplines in the latest HeinOnline Scholarly Impact Rankings. Rutgers Law ranks #22 among the most cited ABA-accredited institutions nationwide by author affiliation as of January 2026. HeinOnline tracks citation influence across its entire law journal database archiving over 244 million pages of research. 

In addition, several Rutgers Law professors are among the most cited in legal scholarship:

Business & Corporations: Michael Carrier (#44)

Constitutional Law: Robert Williams (Emeritus) (#68)

Contracts: Jay Feinman (Emeritus) (#34)

Education: Katie Eyer (#74), Jon Dubin (#87)

Estates & Trusts: Reid Kress Weisbord (#13)

Food & Drug Law: Michael Carrier (#3)

Human Rights: Beth Stephens (Emerita) (#22), James Gray Pope (Emeritus) (#72)

Immigration Law: Rose Cuison-Villazor (#10)

Insurance Law: Rick Swedloff (#48), Jay M. Feinman (Emeritus) (#71)

International & Comparative Law: Beth Stephens (Emerita) (#83)

Labor Law and Employment: James Gray Pope (Emeritus) (#27)

Law, Science and Technology: Rachel Godsil (#73)

Legal History: Katie Eyer (#85) 

Property: Michael Carrier (#43)

Social Justice and Public Interest: Katie Eyer (#81), Carlos A. Ball (#91)

Rutgers Law Dean Johanna Bond said, “These rankings underscore what we at Rutgers Law have long known: our faculty are shaping the national conversation across various fields of law. This is a powerful affirmation of the depth and reach of the scholarship that faculty bring to our students.”

One of the goals of the Rutgers Law Strategic Plan is to promote an ambitious culture of scholarly inquiry leading to high-quality and meaningful scholarship. One strategy is to increase citation counts and recognize strong scholarly output. Click here to learn more about our Strategic Plan.