Faculty Scholarship Ranks Strongly Across Key Legal Fields

HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi (Feb. 19, 2026) — Faculty scholarship at the William S. Richardson School of Law continues to demonstrate national impact, with recent HeinOnline Scholarly Impact Rankings placing the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa among leading institutions in a number of core legal subject areas.

The rankings reflect the impact of faculty research based on citation and usage data and highlight how frequently scholarly work is relied upon by researchers, courts, and practitioners. In the most recent subject-by-institution rankings, Richardson Law performed particularly well across several areas central to the school’s academic focus and public mission.

Among the subject areas in which UH Mānoa ranked strongly are:

• Criminal Law & Justice
• Environmental Law
• Evidence
• Labor & Employment Law
• Human Rights
• Immigration Law
• Social Justice & Public Interest

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Troy J.H. Andrade ʻ11 praised the work of the faculty. “We may be a small faculty, but our impact is significant. These rankings demonstrate our faculty’s record of leadership on cutting-edge legal issues facing the community, and I couldn’t be more proud.”

These rankings underscore the strength of Richardson Law’s faculty scholarship and its continued relevance in national and international legal conversations. Faculty research at Richardson Law is closely connected to the school’s longstanding commitments to justice, public service, and place-based scholarship, reinforcing its role as Hawaiʻi’s law school with a global scholarly footprint.

View the full report on the law school’s rankings. (Note: Data current as of February 5, 2026).

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