Professor Margot Kaminski named "Top 100 Legal Scholar"
Congratulations to , who was recently listed as a 听听
In its third iteration of this study, the authors focus on recent publications as opposed to career-long research outputs. This helps recognize a broader range of scholars, emphasizing current impact.听听
The pool of authors from which the study pulled is large, with ABA 509 data indicating that there are roughly 9,663 full time faculty members across reporting schools. Kaminski was ranked 91st based on citations to law review articles published in the HeinOnline Law Journal Library from 2018 through 2020, and 65th when co-authorship was considered.听听
鈥淚鈥檓 honored to be included on this list, which includes incredibly impressive scholars I鈥檝e long admired,鈥 Professor Kaminski said. 鈥淣o one study perfectly captures impact, but I appreciate the authors鈥 thoughtfulness about the metrics they chose. It is truly exciting to find out about the relative level of impact of my recent work. I鈥檓 very grateful to my co-authors, and to colleagues in my field and at Colorado Law for crucial feedback. I am also grateful for the support I have received for my scholarship from Fulbright, and at various academic institutions, including Colorado Law.鈥听
Kaminski鈥檚 work specializes in the law of new technologies, focusing on information governance, data privacy, and freedom of expression. Recently, her research has focused on AI Law; she is currently drafting a leading co-authored casebook in the field.听
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In 2018, Professor Kaminski conducted research on comparative data privacy law at the University of Amsterdam's Institute for Information Studies (IVIR) and Scuola Superiore Sant鈥橝nna as a recipient of the Fulbright-Schuman Innovation Grant. In 2024, she conducted research on comparative AI Law at the European University Institute (EUI) as a Fernand Braudel Senior Fellow and recipient of a 2024 Fulbright-Schuman Grant.听听