Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
EuropeLaw / Law and Legal Studies Highly Cited Researchers 15.040 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
criminology
policing
experiments
evidence-based policy
restorative justice
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,172
9,317
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Health services
social justice
feminist ethics
death studies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,434
12,856
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
теория государства и права
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,146
7,076
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
private law
sociology of law
legal theory
contract law
legal pluralism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,242
7,395
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Derecho penal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,766
10,862
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
criminology
rehabilitation
desistance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,111
9,429
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Derecho Eclesiástico del Estado
Derecho Canónico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,499
9,926
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
environmental justice
energy
social practice
transition
rhythm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,270
10,288
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
criminology
legitimacy
procedural justice
trust
psychology and law
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,722
11,165
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Criminology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,031
5,151
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
emotion
culture
intergroup relations
social justice
self
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,384
7,815
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Criminology
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,437
6,010
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peace processes
religion and conflict
religious peace building
transitional justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,311
5,094
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Why people stop offending politics and crime the fear of crime Thatcherism homicide quantitative methods qual
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,883
5,674
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Development education
social justice
international volunteering
transformative learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,709
7,998
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Derecho del Trabajo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,370
5,671
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
criminology
policing
political economy
social democracy
media and crime
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,282
3,632
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Droits de l'homme
alimentation
développement durable
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,724
7,105
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Violence research
longitudinal studies
violence prevention
cross-national comparison
historical homicide research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,671
9,090
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
law
labour law
company law
private law
law and economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,640
3,761
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Criminology
Police
Trust
Legitimacy
Policing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,524
8,547
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Criminology
Situational Action Theory
Criminological Theory
Developmental Criminology
Juvenile Delinquency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,302
4,493
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Administración Pública
Defensor del Pueblo
Derecho Administrativo
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,038
6,670
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
youth aggression
violent behaviour
juvenile delinquency
longitudinal research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,842
7,980
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
prisons
research
values
order
trust
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,214
5,478
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,578
1,272
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lawrence W Sherman
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,172
9,317
0.232
criminology
policing
experiments
evidence-based policy
restorative justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,815
1,568
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vikki Entwistle
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,434
12,856
0.363
Health services
social justice
feminist ethics
death studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,025
69
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Александр Малько
Togliatti State University
Togliatti, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,146
7,076
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,551
917
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gunther Teubner
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,242
7,395
0.229
private law
sociology of law
legal theory
contract law
legal pluralism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,327
492
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
María José Cruz Blanca
Universidad de Jaén
Jaén, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,766
10,862
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,429
2,479
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shadd Maruna
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,111
9,429
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,345
543
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
María José Redondo Andrés
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,499
9,926
0.389
Derecho Eclesiástico del Estado
Derecho Canónico
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,783
2,588
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gordon Walker
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,270
10,288
0.407
environmental justice
energy
social practice
transition
rhythm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,838
2,693
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jonathan Jackson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,722
11,165
0.452
criminology
legitimacy
procedural justice
trust
psychology and law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,281
3,175
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mike Hough
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,031
5,151
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,865
350
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Batja Mesquita
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,384
7,815
0.365
emotion
culture
intergroup relations
social justice
self
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,408
3,523
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Friedrich Lösel
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,437
6,010
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,711
3,541
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Brewer
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,311
5,094
0.251
Peace processes
religion and conflict
religious peace building
transitional justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,287
4,508
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stephen Farrall
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,883
5,674
0.336
Why people stop offending politics and crime the fear of crime Thatcherism homicide quantitative methods qual
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,924
4,557
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Eleanor J Brown
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,709
7,998
0.479
Development education
social justice
international volunteering
transformative learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,582
1,106
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ana Belen Muñoz Ruiz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,370
5,671
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,888
4,721
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Robert Reiner
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,282
3,632
0.223
criminology
policing
political economy
social democracy
media and crime
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,498
545
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Olivier De Schutter
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,724
7,105
0.452
Droits de l'homme
alimentation
développement durable
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,749
4,955
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Manuel Eisner
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,671
9,090
0.580
Violence research
longitudinal studies
violence prevention
cross-national comparison
historical homicide research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,929
4,968
321
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Simon Deakin
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,640
3,761
0.240
law
labour law
company law
private law
law and economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,373
5,019
434
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ben Bradford
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,524
8,547
0.551
Criminology
Police
Trust
Legitimacy
Policing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,584
5,112
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Per Olof H Wikstrom
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,302
4,493
0.294
Criminology
Situational Action Theory
Criminological Theory
Developmental Criminology
Juvenile Delinquency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,924
1,252
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Carmen Parra Rodriguez
Universitat Abat Oliba CEU
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,038
6,670
0.444
Administración Pública
Defensor del Pueblo
Derecho Administrativo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,963
5,317
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
M Ttofi
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,842
7,980
0.538
youth aggression
violent behaviour
juvenile delinquency
longitudinal research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,603
5,612
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alison Liebling
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,214
5,478
0.385