Google Scholar Metrics has ranked law reviews, and just in time for the spring law review submissions season. In a previous post I discussed Google Scholar's ranking of the top 20 law reviews. In another post, I used the Google Scholar Metrics data to produce a list of Google's most-cited law review articles in top-20 journals for the last five years.
In this post, I expand the original rankings of the law reviews to include Google's ranking for many, many more publications. I have attempted to include as many law reviews as possible (specialty and general, as well as peer-reviewed) with h-indices over 10. Because journals below the top 20 are not available in a list from Google I searched for them individually, which means that I am sure that I have left some out. You can search Google Scholar Metrics to find the place for any other journals not listed and put them where they belong in your own ranking scheme.
The table below ranks each law review according to its h-index in Google Scholar. The final column gives the rank according to the W&L Combined 2005-2012 rank. The h-index is used as the primary rank (following Google's approach), with h5-median as a tiebreaker, and W&L ranking as a further tiebreaker. Note that Google's ranking is based on articles published from 2007 to 2011 and is calculated as of November 15, 2012.
The h-index used by Google to rank the journals is a valuable measure, but it has advantages and disadvantages, which are well summarized in the Wikipedia entry on the subject. One disadvantage in particular is that the index does not penalize journals for publishing many articles that are cited rarely or not at all. The Google data itself is also often inconsistent as to names and dates, so drawing inferences at a fine-grained level about individual authors or articles can be treacherous without further research.
The rankings largely parallel the widely known Washington and Lee Law Journal Rankings, but with some incredible outliers. The Journal of Law & Economics is ranked as a top-20 journal by Google, but is ranked #382 (!) by Washington and Lee. I would render a verdict in favor of Google's ranking on that one. Overall, it seems that the W&L rankings tend to rank interdisciplinary journals lower (e.g., the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies and the Law & Society Review which are ranked 150 and 237, respectively, in the W&L rankings but in the top 50 journals according to Google). But Google seems to get some journals wrong as well, likely putting Yale too low and not even producing a ranking for well-known journals such as the Harvard Journal on Legislation, the Yale Journal on Regulation, or the Supreme Court Review.
Here are the rankings. Please feel free to comment with any corrections or major omissions. Note that the table cuts off at a Google h5-index of 10, which I used simply as a round number and not as a judgment about journal quality on my part. I will keep this table at the top of the blog for the next couple of weeks during the submissions cycle.
Click on the link under any journal's name to see a listing of the most cited law review articles in the journal between 2007 and 2011.
|
Google Rank
|
Law Review
|
Google Scholar h5-Index Score |
Google Scholar h5- Median Score |
W&L Combined Rank 05-12
|
|
1 |
Harvard Law Review (most cited articles) |
44 |
71 |
1 |
|
2 |
Stanford Law Review (most cited articles) |
44 |
67 |
4 |
|
3 |
Columbia Law Review (most cited articles) |
43 |
70 |
2 |
|
4 |
University of Pennsylvania Law Review (most cited articles) |
41 |
70 |
8 |
|
5 |
Michigan Law Review (most cited articles) |
38 |
65 |
6 |
|
6 |
UCLA Law Review (most cited articles) |
38 |
59 |
7 |
|
7 |
Texas Law Review (most cited articles) |
38 |
55 |
9 |
|
8 |
Yale Law Journal (most cited articles) |
38 |
53 |
3 |
|
9 |
Georgetown Law Journal (most cited articles) |
36 |
63 |
5 |
|
10 |
Virginia Law Review (most cited articles) |
36 |
55 |
10 |
|
11 |
California Law Review (most cited articles) |
35 |
45 |
12 |
|
12 |
Minnesota Law Review (most cited articles) |
33 |
53 |
18 |
|
13 |
Duke Law Journal (most cited articles) |
33 |
52 |
21 |
|
14 |
University of Chicago Law Review (most cited articles) |
33 |
44 |
24 |
|
15 |
Northwestern University Law Review (most cited articles) |
32 |
49 |
16 |
|
16 |
University of Illinois Law Review (most cited articles) |
32 |
45 |
27 |
|
17 |
Iowa Law Review (most cited articles) |
31 |
54 |
17 |
|
18 |
Cornell Law Review (most cited articles) |
31 |
50 |
15 |
|
19 |
Journal of Law & Economics (most cited articles) |
30 |
51 |
382 |
|
20 |
Notre Dame Law Review (most cited articles) |
30 |
45 |
13 |
|
21 |
UC Davis Law Review (most cited articles) |
30 |
39 |
29 |
|
22 |
New York University Law Review (most cited articles) |
29 |
54 |
14 |
|
23 |
American Journal of International Law (most cited articles) |
29 |
51 |
56 |
|
24 |
Vanderbilt Law Review (most cited articles) |
28 |
49 |
20 |
|
25 |
Boston University Law Review (most cited articles) |
28 |
42 |
22 |
|
26 |
William and Mary Law Review (most cited articles) |
28 |
40 |
19 |
|
27 |
Fordham Law Review (most cited articles) |
28 |
39 |
11 |
|
28 |
George Washington Law Review (most cited articles) |
27 |
39 |
31 |
|
29 |
Hastings Law Journal (most cited articles) |
27 |
37 |
35 |
|
30 |
Cardozo Law Review (most cited articles) |
27 |
35 |
23 |
|
31 |
Boston College Law Review (most cited articles) |
26 |
36 |
24 |
|
32 |
Iowa Journal of Corporate Law (most cited articles) |
25 |
42 |
72 |
|
33 |
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (most cited articles) |
25 |
40 |
150 |
|
34 |
North Carolina Law Review (most cited articles) |
25 |
38 |
28 |
|
35 |
Emory Law Journal (most cited articles) |
25 |
38 |
31 |
|
36 |
Berkeley Technology Law Journal (most cited articles) |
25 |
37 |
60 |
|
37 |
Indiana Law Journal (most cited articles) |
25 |
36 |
34 |
|
38 |
Journal of Legal Studies (most cited articles) |
25 |
36 |
82 |
|
39 |
Arizona Law Review (most cited articles) |
24 |
38 |
50 |
|
40 |
Connecticut Law Review (most cited articles) |
24 |
34 |
41 |
|
41 |
Law & Society Review (most cited articles) |
24 |
34 |
237 |
|
42 |
European Journal of International Law (most cited articles) |
23 |
32 |
124 |
|
43 |
American Journal of Comparative Law (most cited articles) |
23 |
31 |
63 |
|
44 |
Southern California Law Review (most cited articles) |
22 |
40 |
33 |
|
45 |
Lewis & Clark Law Review (most cited articles) |
22 |
28 |
70 |
|
46 |
Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review (most cited articles) |
21 |
36 |
41 |
|
47 |
Virginia Journal of International Law (most cited articles) |
21 |
36 |
53 |
|
48 |
George Mason Law Review (most cited articles) |
21 |
34 |
77 |
|
49 |
Houston Law Review (most cited articles) |
21 |
31 |
57 |
|
50 |
Florida Law Review (most cited articles) |
21 |
30 |
38 |
|
51 |
Wake Forest Law Review (most cited articles) |
21 |
30 |
40 |
|
52 |
Ohio State Law Journal (most cited articles) |
21 |
30 |
51 |
|
53 |
Wisconsin Law Review (most cited articles) |
21 |
29 |
26 |
|
54 |
Tulane Law Review (most cited articles) |
21 |
29 |
69 |
|
55 |
University of Colorado Law Review (most cited articles) |
21 |
26 |
49 |
|
56 |
European Law Journal (most cited articles) |
20 |
43 |
641 |
|
57 |
American Journal of Law & Medicine (most cited articles) |
20 |
33 |
208 |
|
58 |
Law and Contemporary Problems (most cited articles) |
20 |
30 |
106 |
|
59 |
Alabama Law Review (most cited articles) |
20 |
29 |
66 |
|
60 |
Chicago Journal of International Law (most cited articles) |
20 |
28 |
77 |
|
61 |
Washington University Law Review (most cited articles) |
20 |
27 |
30 |
|
62 |
American University Law Review (most cited articles) |
20 |
27 |
39 |
|
63 |
Buffalo Law Review (most cited articles) |
20 |
26 |
84 |
|
64 |
Fordham Urban Law Journal (most cited articles) |
20 |
26 |
101 |
|
65 |
DePaul Law Review (most cited articles) |
20 |
25 |
65 |
|
66 |
Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics (most cited articles) |
20 |
25 |
91 |
|
67 |
Washington & Lee Law Review (most cited articles) |
19 |
35 |
51 |
|
68 |
Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy (most cited articles) |
19 |
33 |
48 |
|
69 |
Utah Law Review (most cited articles) |
19 |
31 |
89 |
|
70 |
Harvard Law & Policy Review (most cited articles) |
19 |
29 |
80 |
|
71 |
Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law (most cited articles) |
19 |
29 |
107 |
|
72 |
SMU Law Review (most cited articles) |
19 |
28 |
139 |
|
73 |
Georgia Law Review (most cited articles) |
19 |
27 |
75 |
|
74 |
American Business Law Journal (most cited articles) |
19 |
27 |
99 |
|
75 |
Nevada Law Journal (most cited articles) |
19 |
27 |
130 |
|
76 |
Law & Social Inquiry (most cited articles) |
19 |
27 |
185 |
|
77 |
American Criminal Law Review (most cited articles) |
19 |
26 |
101 |
|
78 |
Delaware Journal of Corporate Law (most cited articles) |
18 |
28 |
93 |
|
79 |
International Journal of Constitutional Law (most cited articles) |
18 |
28 |
292 |
|
80 |
Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology (most cited articles) |
18 |
26 |
57 |
|
81 |
Missouri Law Review (most cited articles) |
18 |
26 |
121 |
|
82 |
Hofstra Law Review (most cited articles) |
18 |
24 |
68 |
|
83 |
Brigham Young University Law Review (most cited articles) |
18 |
24 |
86 |
|
84 |
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law (most cited articles) |
18 |
23 |
74 |
|
85 |
Akron Law Review (most cited articles) |
18 |
23 |
75 |
|
86 |
Fordham International Law Journal (most cited articles) |
18 |
23 |
149 |
|
87 |
Pepperdine Law Review (most cited articles) |
18 |
20 |
89 |
|
88 |
Administrative Law Review (most cited articles) |
17 |
29 |
88 |
|
89 |
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform (most cited articles) |
17 |
25 |
111 |
|
90 |
Santa Clara Computer & High Tech. L.J. (most cited articles) |
17 |
25 |
126 |
|
91 |
Kansas Law Review (most cited articles) |
17 |
25 |
130 |
|
92 |
University of Richmond Law Review (most cited articles) |
17 |
24 |
91 |
|
93 |
Denver University Law Review (most cited articles) |
17 |
23 |
113 |
|
94 |
Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (most cited articles) |
17 |
22 |
114 |
|
95 |
German Law Journal (most cited articles) |
17 |
20 |
505 |
|
96 |
Business Lawyer (most cited articles) |
16 |
28 |
73 |
|
97 |
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law (most cited articles) |
16 |
27 |
120 |
|
98 |
Cornell International Law Journal (most cited articles) |
16 |
25 |
143 |
|
99 |
Washington Law Review (most cited articles) |
16 |
24 |
37 |
|
100 |
Brooklyn Law Review (most cited articles) |
16 |
24 |
43 |
|
101 |
Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts (most cited articles) |
16 |
23 |
133 |
|
102 |
Florida State University Law Review (most cited articles) |
16 |
22 |
70 |
|
103 |
Chicago-Kent Law Review (most cited articles) |
16 |
22 |
133 |
|
104 |
Michigan Journal of International Law (most cited articles) |
16 |
21 |
94 |
|
105 |
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review (most cited articles) |
16 |
21 |
121 |
|
106 |
South Carolina Law Review (most cited articles) |
16 |
21 |
139 |
|
107 |
Tennessee Law Review (most cited articles) |
16 |
19 |
118 |
|
108 |
Villanova Law Review (most cited articles) |
16 |
19 |
159 |
|
109 |
Arizona State Law Journal (most cited articles) |
15 |
29 |
103 |
|
110 |
Environmental Law (most cited articles) |
15 |
28 |
161 |
|
111 |
New York University Journal of International Law & Policy (most cited articles) |
15 |
26 |
251 |
|
112 |
Maryland Law Review (most cited articles) |
15 |
25 |
103 |
|
113 |
Nebraska Law Review (most cited articles) |
15 |
24 |
121 |
|
114 |
Washburn Law Journal (most cited articles) |
15 |
24 |
177 |
|
115 |
Family Law Quarterly (most cited articles) |
15 |
23 |
255 |
|
116 |
Review of Litigation (most cited articles) |
15 |
22 |
118 |
|
117 |
University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law (most cited articles) |
15 |
22 |
152 |
|
118 |
Brooklyn Journal International Law (most cited articles) |
15 |
22 |
189 |
|
119 |
Vermont Law Review (most cited articles) |
15 |
22 |
216 |
|
120 |
Virginia Tax Review (most cited articles) |
15 |
21 |
197 |
|
121 |
Fordham J. of Corporate & Financial Law (most cited articles) |
15 |
21 |
250 |
|
122 |
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal (most cited articles) |
15 |
20 |
87 |
|
123 |
Catholic University Law Review (most cited articles) |
15 |
20 |
133 |
|
124 |
Marquette Law Review (most cited articles) |
15 |
20 |
181 |
|
125 |
St. Louis Law Journal (most cited articles) |
15 |
19 |
169 |
|
126 |
University of Cincinnati Law Review (most cited articles) |
14 |
22 |
59 |
|
127 |
Santa Clara Law Review (most cited articles) |
14 |
22 |
145 |
|
128 |
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law (most cited articles) |
14 |
22 |
197 |
|
129 |
Indiana Law Review (most cited articles) |
14 |
22 |
210 |
|
130 |
Michigan State Law Review (most cited articles) |
14 |
21 |
44 |
|
131 |
Pennsylvania State Law Review (most cited articles) |
14 |
21 |
114 |
|
132 |
Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal (most cited articles) |
14 |
21 |
251 |
|
133 |
New York University Environmental Law Journal (most cited articles) |
14 |
20 |
112 |
|
134 |
Columbia Journal of Gender and Law (most cited articles) |
14 |
20 |
126 |
|
135 |
St. John's Law Review (most cited articles) |
14 |
20 |
153 |
|
136 |
Rutgers Law Review (most cited articles) |
14 |
20 |
164 |
|
137 |
San Diego Law Review (most cited articles) |
14 |
19 |
103 |
|
138 |
Washington University Journal of Law & Policy (most cited articles) |
14 |
19 |
181 |
|
139 |
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal (most cited articles) |
14 |
18 |
124 |
|
140 |
University of Miami Law Review (most cited articles) |
14 |
18 |
138 |
|
141 |
Georgetown Immigration Law Journal (most cited articles) |
14 |
18 |
255 |
|
142 |
Drake Law Review (most cited articles) |
14 |
17 |
193 |
|
143 |
Howard Law Journal (most cited articles) |
14 |
16 |
205 |
|
144 |
Texas International Law Journal (most cited articles) |
14 |
16 |
222 |
|
145 |
Constitutional Commentary (most cited articles) |
13 |
31 |
108 |
|
146 |
Georgetown Journal of International Law (most cited articles) |
13 |
28 |
197 |
|
147 |
Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology (most cited articles) |
13 |
24 |
133 |
|
148 |
Cornell Journal of Law & Public Policy (most cited articles) |
13 |
22 |
84 |
|
149 |
Albany Law Review (most cited articles) |
13 |
22 |
114 |
|
150 |
Seattle University Law Review (most cited articles) |
13 |
22 |
148 |
|
151 |
Mercer Law Review (most cited articles) |
13 |
22 |
318 |
|
152 |
Stanford Law & Policy Review (most cited articles) |
13 |
21 |
97 |
|
153 |
West Virginia Law Review (most cited articles) |
13 |
21 |
228 |
|
154 |
Wisconsin International Law Journal (most cited articles) |
13 |
21 |
308 |
|
155 |
Seton Hall Law Review (most cited articles) |
13 |
20 |
126 |
|
156 |
New York University Review of Law & Social Change (most cited articles) |
13 |
20 |
155 |
|
157 |
John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law (most cited articles) |
13 |
20 |
275 |
|
158 |
Temple Law Review (most cited articles) |
13 |
19 |
126 |
|
159 |
Oregon Law Review (most cited articles) |
13 |
19 |
177 |
|
160 |
American University International Law Review (most cited articles) |
13 |
19 |
228 |
|
161 |
University of Toledo Law Review (most cited articles) |
13 |
19 |
233 |
|
162 |
Theoretical Inquiries in Law (most cited articles) |
13 |
18 |
189 |
|
163 |
William & Mary Environmental L. & Pol. Rev. (most cited articles) |
13 |
18 |
269 |
|
164 |
Syracuse Law Review (most cited articles) |
13 |
18 |
289 |
|
165 |
Georgia State University Law Review (most cited articles) |
13 |
18 |
318 |
|
166 |
Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology (most cited articles) |
13 |
17 |
222 |
|
167 |
New York Law School Law Review (most cited articles) |
13 |
15 |
173 |
|
168 |
University of Pittsburgh Law Review (most cited articles) |
12 |
22 |
167 |
|
169 |
William Mitchell Law Review (most cited articles) |
12 |
20 |
240 |
|
170 |
Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly (most cited articles) |
12 |
19 |
161 |
|
171 |
Rutgers Law Journal (most cited articles) |
12 |
19 |
220 |
|
172 |
Georgetown Int't Environmental L.Rev. (most cited articles) |
12 |
19 |
292 |
|
173 |
Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (most cited articles) |
12 |
19 |
321 |
|
174 |
Texas Tech Law Review (most cited articles) |
12 |
18 |
318 |
|
175 |
Kentucky Law Journal (most cited articles) |
12 |
17 |
169 |
|
176 |
William & Mary Journal of Women & Law (most cited articles) |
12 |
17 |
245 |
|
177 |
Louisiana Law Review (most cited articles) |
12 |
16 |
185 |
|
178 |
Pace Law Review (most cited articles) |
12 |
16 |
187 |
|
179 |
Valparaiso University Law Review (most cited articles) |
12 |
16 |
197 |
|
180 |
Mississippi Law Journal (most cited articles) |
12 |
16 |
251 |
|
181 |
Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law (most cited articles) |
12 |
16 |
304 |
|
182 |
University of St. Thomas Law Journal (most cited articles) |
12 |
16 |
365 |
|
183 |
Ohio Northern University Law Review (most cited articles) |
12 |
16 |
382 |
|
184 |
Creighton Law Review (most cited articles) |
12 |
15 |
210 |
|
185 |
Suffolk University Law Review (most cited articles) |
12 |
15 |
220 |
|
186 |
Pace Environmental Law Review (most cited articles) |
12 |
15 |
272 |
|
187 |
McGeorge Law Review (most cited articles) |
12 |
15 |
325 |
|
188 |
Arkansas Law Review (most cited articles) |
12 |
15 |
413 |
|
189 |
UMKC Law Review (most cited articles) |
12 |
14 |
193 |
|
190 |
Tulsa Law Review (most cited articles) |
12 |
14 |
272 |
|
191 |
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law (most cited articles) |
11 |
22 |
396 |
|
192 |
New York University Annual Survey of American Law (most cited articles) |
11 |
21 |
173 |
|
193 |
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law (most cited articles) |
11 |
20 |
155 |
|
194 |
Widener Law Journal (most cited articles) |
11 |
19 |
289 |
|
195 |
Southwestern Law Review (most cited articles) |
11 |
18 |
240 |
|
196 |
Georgetown Journal of Poverty Law & Policy (most cited articles) |
11 |
16 |
321 |
|
197 |
Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review (most cited articles) |
11 |
14 |
255 |
|
198 |
Georgia Journal of Law & Public Policy (most cited articles) |
10 |
18 |
420 |
|
199 |
Western New England Law Review (most cited articles) |
10 |
17 |
382 |
|
200 |
Southern Illinois University Law Journal (most cited articles) |
10 |
16 |
400 |
|
201 |
Baylor Law Review (most cited articles) |
10 |
15 |
236 |
|
202 |
Cleveland State Law Review (most cited articles) |
10 |
14 |
177 |
|
203 |
Maine Law Review (most cited articles) |
10 |
14 |
255 |
|
204 |
New Criminal Law Review (most cited articles) |
10 |
14 |
269 |
|
205 |
Denver Journal of International Law & Policy (most cited articles) |
10 |
14 |
365 |
|
206 |
Duke Law & Technology Review (most cited articles) |
10 |
13 |
167 |
|
207 |
John Marshall Law Review (most cited articles) |
10 |
13 |
300 |
|
208 |
Notre Dame J. of Law, Ethics & Public Pol. (most cited articles) |
10 |
13 |
341 |
|
209 |
Suffolk Transnational Law Review (most cited articles) |
10 |
13 |
458 |
|
210 |
Case Western Reserve Law Review (most cited articles) |
10 |
12 |
164 |
|
211 |
Oklahoma Law Review (most cited articles) |
10 |
12 |
308 |
|
212 |
Hamline Law Review (most cited articles) |
10 |
12 |
390 |
|
213 |
North Dakota Law Review (most cited articles) |
10 |
12 |
467 |
|
214 |
Marquette Sports Law Review (most cited articles) |
10 |
12 |
581 |
|
215 |
Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy (most cited articles) |
10 |
11 |
158 |
|
216 |
Drake Journal of Agricultural Law (most cited articles) |
10 |
10 |
505 |
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