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BRICS Law Highly Cited Researchers 55 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

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These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Russia
Alexei Kibalnik
Criminal Law
International Criminal La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,923
2,379
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brazil
Salo de Carvalho
Direito Penal
Criminologia
Criminal Law
Criminologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,111
2,272
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
India
Prem Chandra
Criminal Law
Constitutional La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,404
2,079
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Russia
Elena N. Trikoz -- Трикоз Елена Николаевна
codistics
codification
comparative law
criminal law
кодификаци�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,516
980
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Brazil
Vinicius Gomes De Vasconcellos
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Law
Criminal Justic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
704
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
India
Kushagra Sharma
Criminal Law
Constitutional Law
Gender Justice
Artificial Intelligence and La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
912
296
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Russia
Lev R. Klebanov Лев Романович Клебанов
уголовное право
криминология
уголовно-исполнительное право
criminal la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
262
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Russia
Gennadiy Yu. Lesnikov (Лесников Геннадий Юрьевич)
уголовное право
уголовная политика
criminal law
criminology
криминологи�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
896
220
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Russia
Юрий Воронин
Criminal Law
Criminology
Transnational Organized Crim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
783
317
0.405

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Iran
Farbod Fadai
Psychiatry
Medicine
genetics
literature
criminal la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
355
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Russia
Dmitriy Skougarevskiy|Дмитрий Скугаревский
Law & Economics
International Economic Law
Criminal Law
Sentencing Research
Economics of Crim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551
394
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Indonesia
Pena Justisia
Legal Studies
Criminal Law
Privat Law
Constitutional Law
Administrative La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
391
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Brazil
Mariana de Assis Brasil Weigert
Direito Penal
Criminologia
Psicanálise
Sociologia do desvi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
167
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
South Africa
Murdoch Mm Watney
Criminal Law
Criminal Justice
Cyber La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
137
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Russia
Oksana O. Ayvazyan (ОO Айвазян)
Sociolinguistic
Communicative culture
Language Education
Legal culture
Criminal La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
107
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Russia
Olga A. Kuznetsova (Ольга Алексеевна Кузнецова)
criminal law
criminology
уголовное право
криминологи�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
81
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Russia
Милена Игнатова
Criminal law
уголовное прав�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210
69
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
South Africa
Avitus Agbor
International Law
International Human Rights Law
International Criminal Justice and Criminal La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
132
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
South Africa
Callixte Kavuro
Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
Refugee Law
Immigration La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
117
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
South Africa
Redson Kapindu
Human Rights Law
Public International Law
Commercial Law
Criminal La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
64
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Russia
Алексей Петрович Жеребцов / Aleksey Zherebtsov
Уголовное право / Criminal La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
27
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Russia
Оксана Шумилина (Oksana Shumilina)
уголовное право
criminal law
criminolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
44
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
South Africa
Michelle Nel
International law
maritime security
human security
military law
internationa criminal la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
88
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Russia
Natalia Yu. Zhilina (Жилина Наталья Юрьевна)
criminal law
criminology
minors
crime
preventio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
49
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Russia
Павел Макурин
criminal law
criminology
customs law
civil la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
39
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,094
Russia
402
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alexei Kibalnik
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,923
2,379
0.267
Criminal Law
International Criminal La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,045
Brazil
3,473
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Salo de Carvalho
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,111
2,272
0.372
Direito Penal
Criminologia
Criminal Law
Criminologi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,084
India
6,758
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Prem Chandra
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,404
2,079
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,764
Russia
2,277
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Elena N. Trikoz -- Трикоз Елена Николаевна
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,516
980
0.390
codistics
codification
comparative law
criminal law
кодификаци�
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
710,167
Brazil
24,210
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vinicius Gomes De Vasconcellos
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
704
0.717
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Law
Criminal Justic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
737,206
India
24,138
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kushagra Sharma
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
912
296
0.325
Criminal Law
Constitutional Law
Gender Justice
Artificial Intelligence and La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743,079
Russia
6,692
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lev R. Klebanov Лев Романович Клебанов
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
262
0.292
уголовное право
криминология
уголовно-исполнительное право
criminal la
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743,486
Russia
6,701
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gennadiy Yu. Lesnikov (Лесников Геннадий Юрьевич)
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
896
220
0.246
уголовное право
уголовная политика
criminal law
criminology
криминологи�
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
790,978
Russia
7,484
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Юрий Воронин
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
783
317
0.405
Criminal Law
Criminology
Transnational Organized Crim
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
825,901
Iran
14,841
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Farbod Fadai
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
355
0.501
Psychiatry
Medicine
genetics
literature
criminal la

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
915,180
Russia
9,709
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dmitriy Skougarevskiy|Дмитрий Скугаревский
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551
394
0.715
Law & Economics
International Economic Law
Criminal Law
Sentencing Research
Economics of Crim
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,042,242
Indonesia
17,172
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pena Justisia
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
391
0.965
Legal Studies
Criminal Law
Privat Law
Constitutional Law
Administrative La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,160,921
Brazil
38,356
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mariana de Assis Brasil Weigert
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
167
0.546
Direito Penal
Criminologia
Psicanálise
Sociologia do desvi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,262,302
South Africa
7,845
637
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Murdoch Mm Watney
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
137
0.557
Criminal Law
Criminal Justice
Cyber La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,299,156
Russia
17,965
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Oksana O. Ayvazyan (ОO Айвазян)
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
107
0.469
Sociolinguistic
Communicative culture
Language Education
Legal culture
Criminal La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,327,991
Russia
18,621
534
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Olga A. Kuznetsova (Ольга Алексеевна Кузнецова)
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
81
0.377
criminal law
criminology
уголовное право
криминологи�
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,339,694
Russia
18,847
538
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Милена Игнатова
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210
69
0.329
Criminal law
уголовное прав�
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,412,790
South Africa
9,088
560
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Avitus Agbor
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
132
0.725
International Law
International Human Rights Law
International Criminal Justice and Criminal La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,516,732
South Africa
9,956
1,004
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Callixte Kavuro
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
117
0.785
Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
Refugee Law
Immigration La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,524,701
South Africa
10,034
839
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Redson Kapindu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
64
0.435
Human Rights Law
Public International Law
Commercial Law
Criminal La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,604,065
Russia
24,328
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Алексей Петрович Жеребцов / Aleksey Zherebtsov
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
27
0.214
Уголовное право / Criminal La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,607,839
Russia
24,386
321
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Оксана Шумилина (Oksana Shumilina)
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
44
0.352
уголовное право
criminal law
criminolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,644,139
South Africa
10,925
1,092
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michelle Nel
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
88
0.759
International law
maritime security
human security
military law
internationa criminal la
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,671,620
Russia
25,638
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Natalia Yu. Zhilina (Жилина Наталья Юрьевна)
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
49
0.445
criminal law
criminology
minors
crime
preventio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,685,446
Russia
25,958
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Павел Макурин
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
39
0.364
criminal law
criminology
customs law
civil la
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