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2023 Meta-Ranking Of Flagship U.S. Law Reviews

Paul Caron
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Bryce Clayton Newell (Oregon), 2023 Meta-Ranking of Flagship US Law Reviews:

This is an updated ranking of the top flagship law reviews at US law schools (updated as of July 25, 2023). For a summary and more details about method, see below the table. You can also compare MetaRanking since 2018, including changes in ranking over time here: MetaRank Comparison 2018-2023. I have also analyzed the potential Meta-Ranking for specialty law and technology journals (2022) in a separate blog post (2023 Law+Tech ranking is not yet completed).

The MetaRank was computed by averaging ranks (using a 25% weighting from each) of the following rankings:

prRank = US News Peer Reputation score ranking (averaged over 10 years);
usnRank = overall US News school ranking (averaged over 10 years);
wluRank = Washington & Lee Law Journal Ranking;
gRank = Google Scholar Metrics ranking (note: “1000” means journal was not indexed).

Journal MetaRank prRank usnRank wluRank gRank
Harvard Law Review 1 1 3 1 1
Yale Law Journal 2 3 1 3 2
Stanford Law Review 3 2 2 2 4
Columbia Law Review 4 4 5 4 3
California Law Review 5 7 9 5 4
New York University Law Review 6 6 6 10 7
Michigan Law Review 7 8 9 9 9
University of Chicago Law Review 8 5 4 21 6
University of Pennsylvania Law Review 9 9 7 13 9
Georgetown Law Journal 10 14 14 6 11
Duke Law Journal 11 11 11 15 11
Vanderbilt Law Review 12 17 17 8 8
Northwestern University Law Review 13 13 12 14 16
Virginia Law Review 14 10 8 22 18
UCLA Law Review 15 16 15 7 22
Cornell Law Review 16 12 13 18 23
Texas Law Review 17 15 16 19 19
Minnesota Law Review 18 19 20 11 20
Notre Dame Law Review 19 22 22 12 16
Boston University Law Review 20 23 21 24 11
Boston College Law Review 21 29 30 16 11
Iowa Law Review 22 29 25 19 15
Southern California Law Review 23 19 19 30 23
Washington University Law Review 24 18 18 31 32
George Washington Law Review 25 25 24 28 25
Fordham Law Review 26 33 37 17 20
UC Davis Law Review 27 26 41 23 28
William & Mary Law Review 28 32 34 27 28
Indiana Law Journal 29 34 38 25 27
North Carolina Law Review 30 23 31 34 38
Emory Law Journal 31 21 23 41 45
University of Illinois Law Review 32 40 43 26 25
Alabama Law Review 32 37 26 35 36
Florida Law Review 34 36 35 32 33
Wisconsin Law Review 35 28 33 38 38
Washington Law Review 36 38 42 29 30
UC Irvine Law Review 37 27 29 44 43
Ohio State Law Journal 38 31 32 47 53
Wake Forest Law Review 39 45 40 39 40
Georgia Law Review 40 35 28 48 56
Arizona State Law Journal 41 39 27 50 53
UC Law Journal 41 44 56 36 33
Maryland Law Review 43 48 48 42 35
University of Colorado Law Review 43 43 47 43 40
Arizona Law Review 45 42 46 40 47
Cardozo Law Review 46 53 60 33 31
Utah Law Review 47 49 45 46 40
Washington and Lee Law Review 48 41 39 51 56
Brigham Young University Law Review 49 50 35 45 59
Connecticut Law Review 50 52 58 53 62
American University Law Review 51 51 80 52 45
Tulane Law Review 51 46 54 59 69
University of Richmond Law Review 53 68 52 64 50
Denver Law Review 53 55 75 54 50
George Mason Law Review 55 59 44 60 72
Temple Law Review 56 57 53 58 76
Houston Law Review 57 60 57 67 62
SMU Law Review 58 63 50 68 66
Georgia State University Law Review 59 62 67 74 47
Oklahoma Law Review 60 79 66 55 53
Lewis & Clark Law Review 61 88 93 37 36
Florida State University Law Review 61 47 49 75 83
Tennessee Law Review 63 65 59 72 1000
Nevada Law Journal 64 76 72 49 76
Pepperdine Law Review 65 60 55 77 83
University of Kansas Law Review 66 67 64 79 66
Chicago-Kent Law Review 67 77 89 69 43
Seton Hall Law Review 68 87 61 65 69
Villanova Law Review 69 78 70 76 62
San Diego Law Review 69 58 82 80 66
Case Western Reserve Law Review 71 69 71 95 59
South Carolina Law Review 72 84 91 61 59
Texas A&M Law Review 73 95 87 57 1000
University of Miami Law Review 74 56 68 102 71
Missouri Law Review 75 70 62 89 83
Penn State Law Review 76 92 73 70 72
Kentucky Law Journal 76 74 63 83 87
Nebraska Law Review 78 85 74 71 81
Brooklyn Law Review 79 70 90 62 90
Buffalo Law Review 80 103 106 56 49
Michigan State Law Review 81 89 97 63 76
Marquette Law Review 82 97 101 66 65
Rutgers University Law Review 83 73 84 87 87
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal 84 72 77 92 94
Seattle University Law Review 85 93 116 73 58
University of Cincinnati Law Review 86 90 78 97 76
Saint Louis University Law Journal 87 98 92 85 76
University of Pittsburgh Law Review 87 66 79 103 103
Oregon Law Review 89 54 83 110 1000
Northeastern University Law Review 90 81 76 104 1000
Syracuse Law Review 91 96 102 90 83
Santa Clara Law Review 92 82 123 85 1000
UMKC Law Review 93 107 121 78 75
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 94 64 69 141 111
New Mexico Law Review 95 91 86 105 1000
Arkansas Law Review 96 94 88 113 94
Indiana Law Review 97 83 105 112 90
St. John’s Law Review 98 102 81 109 103
Drexel Law Review 99 111 104 91 1000
City University of New York Law Review 100 113 126 81 1000
Howard Law Journal 100 75 112 107 1000

Hofstra Law Review 102 105 118 88 94
Dickinson Law Review 102 100 65 150 90
DePaul Law Review 104 99 123 82 103
Louisiana Law Review 105 104 96 99 111
Baylor Law Review 106 86 51 142 1000
University of St. Thomas Law Journal 107 139 122 93 72
West Virginia Law Review 108 111 107 119 90
FIU Law Review 109 138 95 108 87
Catholic University Law Review 110 110 109 100 111
Albany Law Review 111 129 119 98 94
Wayne Law Review 112 116 85 127 117
Cleveland State Law Review 113 144 113 96 100
Akron Law Review 114 149 140 84 81
Mercer Law Review 115 126 125 101 103
University of Louisville Law Review 116 109 99 132 127
Washburn Law Journal 117 132 114 128 94
University of Baltimore Law Review 118 118 130 111 1000
Drake Law Review 119 131 111 118 111
University of Memphis Law Review 119 140 143 94 94
Vermont Law Review 121 121 141 106 1000
Maine Law Review 122 106 128 121 1000
University of Hawaii Law Review 123 80 100 150 1000
Mississippi Law Journal 124 101 108 147 126
Texas Tech Law Review 125 133 110 117 123
Stetson Law Review 125 114 103 133 1000
Montana Law Review 127 120 117 124 1000
Tulsa Law Review 128 125 98 150 117
Idaho Law Review 128 119 132 136 103
Loyola Law Review 130 115 137 120 1000
Pace Law Review 131 130 136 114 1000
Suffolk University Law Review 132 127 145 129 101
Chapman Law Review 133 144 133 115 1000
Touro Law Review 134 170 169 121 50
Creighton Law Review 134 137 131 139 103
Wyoming Law Review 136 123 129 131 1000
Univ. of New Hampshire Law Review 137 122 94 150 1000
University of Toledo Law Review 138 146 139 126 109
University of the Pacific Law Review 139 134 149 123 115
Univ. of Ark. at Little Rock Law Review 140 108 144 150 127
Gonzaga Law Review 141 117 114 150 1000
Southwestern Law Review 142 143 157 116 123
Mitchell Hamline Law Review 143 150 151 124 117
South Dakota Law Review 144 148 138 146 116
Duquesne Law Review 145 147 120 144 1000
St. Mary’s Law Journal 146 154 163 138 101
University of San Francisco Law Review 147 127 163 135 1000
New York Law School Law Review 148 136 127 150 1000
Quinnipiac Law Review 149 135 134 148 1000
Willamette Law Review 150 124 142 150 1000
Campbell Law Review 151 172 147 134 120
University of Detroit Mercy Law Review 152 164 153 130 1000
Ohio Northern University Law Review 153 174 152 137 115
UIC Law Review 154 141 160 150 129
Southern Illinois University Law Journal 155 153 173 150 109
Roger Williams University Law Review 156 157 170 145 120
North Dakota Law Review 157 142 154 150 123
University of Dayton Law Review 158 152 146 150 1000
Cumberland Law Review 159 155 148 150 1000
Northern Illinois University Law Review 160 156 159 150 1000
Elon Law Review 160 160 155 150 1000
Capital University Law Review 162 179 175 143 120
Belmont Law Review 162 182 135 150 1000
Widener Commonwealth Law Review 164 158 162 150 1000
Northern Kentucky Law Review 165 162 160 150 1000
South Texas Law Review 166 159 166 150 1000
Widener Law Review 167 151 175 150 1000
Oklahoma City University Law Review 168 171 158 150 1000
Nova Law Review 169 161 170 150 1000
Mississippi College Law Review 170 165 168 150 1000
Regent University Law Review 170 183 150 150 1000
California Western Law Review 172 163 175 150 1000
New England Law Review 173 175 165 150 1000
Charleston Law Review 174 184 179 140 1000
Liberty University Law Review 174 187 156 150 1000
North Carolina Central Law Review 176 169 175 150 1000
Univ. of District of Columbia Law Review 177 166 179 150 1000
Florida A & M University Law Review 178 167 179 150 1000
Golden Gate University Law Review 179 168 179 150 1000
Univ. of Massachusetts Law Review 179 173 174 150 1000
John Marshall Law Journal 181 181 170 150 1000
Faulkner Law Review 182 185 167 150 1000
Southern University Law Review 183 176 179 150 1000
Thurgood Marshall Law Review 184 177 179 150 1000
St. Thomas Law Review 185 178 179 150 1000
Western New England Law Review 186 180 179 150 1000
Appalachian Journal of Law 187 186 179 150 1000
Barry Law Review 188 189 179 150 1000
Ave Maria Law Review 189 190 179 150 1000
Thomas M. Cooley Law Review 190 191 179 150 1000
Western State Law Review 191 192 179 150 1000
Lincoln Memorial Univ. Law Review 192 188 192 150 1000

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Paul Caron
Paul Caron was named Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law on June 1, 2017. Dean Caron joined the Pepperdine faculty in 2013 after serving as the Dorothy and Leonard Straus Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law in the spring semesters of 2010 through 2013. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Pepperdine in 2015-2017. Before coming to Pepperdine, he was Associate Dean of Faculty and Charles Hartsock Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
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