Robert M. Jarvis (Nova) & Phyllis Coleman (Nova) have published Ranking Law Reviews by Author Prominence—Ten Years Later, 99 Law Library J. 573 (2007). The authors assign different point values to forty types of authors, including:
- 1. U.S. President (1,000 points)
- 2. Leader—Major Foreign Nation (975)
- 3. U.S. Supreme Court Justice (950)
- 4. Major Celebrity (925)
- 5. U.S. Vice President (900)
- 8. Lawyer Celebrity (825)
- 10. Minor Celebrity (775)
- 11. State Governor (750)
- 12. U.S. Circuit Judge (725)
- 13. U.S. District Judge (700)
- 14. U.S. Representative (675)
- 15. State Supreme Court Justice (650)
- 16. Law Professor—Top 25 School (per U.S. News) (625)
- 22. Law Professor—Top 50 School (per U.S. News) (475)
- 25. Law Professor—Top 100 School (per U.S. News) (400)
- 30. Law Professor—Third Tier School (per U.S. News) (275)
- 32. Law Professor—Fourth Tier School (per U.S. News) (225)
- 34. Lawyer (not in any other category) (175)
- 37. Ph.D. Student (100)
- 38. J.D. Student (75)
- 39. Paralegal (50)
- 40. All Others (25)
Here are the Top 25 Law Reviews by author prominence, based on articles published in 2001-05:
- Yale
- Harvard
- Columbia
- Virginia
- Stanford
- Chicago
- Michigan
- NYU
- Texas
- Penn
- California
- Georgetown
- Duke
- Vanderbilt
- Illinois
- George Washington
- Cornell
- Emory
- UCLA
- Northwestern
- Boston College
- William & Mary
- Wake Forest
- Southern California
- Iowa
(Hat Tip: Bill Henderson.)
