Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Latin America Highly Cited Researchers CitationLaw / Law and Legal Studies Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Direito Constitucional
Teoria dos Direitos Fundamentais
Eficácia e Efetividade dos direitos fundamentais no direito público.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,158
12,302
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Antropologia
Direitos Humanos
violência de gênero
raça e racismo
Colonialidade do Poder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,450
15,532
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Jurisprudence
Direito Constitucional
Hermenêutica Jurídica
Filosofia do Direito
Teoria do Direito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,684
7,981
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Direito Administrativo
Direito Constitucional
Direito Público
Administrative Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,291
5,536
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Direito
Direito Privado
Direito Civil-Constitucional
Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,650
5,608
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Direito Processual Civil
Teoria Geral do Processo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,264
5,928
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Derecho Público (Constitucional y Penal)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,496
5,255
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Criminología
Seguridad Pública
Derechos Humanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,945
1,870
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Derecho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,861
5,737
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Direito do Trabalho
Direito Processual do Trabalho
Direito Constitucional
Direitos Humanos
Direitos Sociais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,398
4,363
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Saúde Coletiva
Saúde e Direitos Humanos enfocando HIV/Aids
ISTs
COVID-19
violência interpessoal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,954
2,826
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
direito
sociologia
sociologia jurídica
sociologia do direito
ciência política
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,607
1,598
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Direito Processual
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,914
2,977
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Sociologia
teoria social
violência
justiça criminal
criminalidade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,836
3,229
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
sexualidade
gênero
estudos queer
direitos humanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,676
3,988
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,511
1,263
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Latin American Politics
Democracy
Political Parties
Electoral Reform
Women's Political Representation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,505
3,077
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
direito ambiental
povos indígenas
federalismo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,254
1,759
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
bioética
direito
doença infecciosa
saúde pública
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,184
3,048
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Direito Público
Direito Constitucional
Direito Administrativo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,184
2,611
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Direito Constitucional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,153
2,621
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
teoría del derecho en América Latina
fuerza simbólica de la ley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,107
2,264
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Direito Público
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,987
2,635
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Direito
sustentabilidade
inteligência artificial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,916
2,246
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Direito Internacional Público
Direito Internacional Privado
Direitos Humanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,779
3,010
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,251
158
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ingo Sarlet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,158
12,302
0.395
Direito Constitucional
Teoria dos Direitos Fundamentais
Eficácia e Efetividade dos direitos fundamentais no direito público.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,628
276
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rita Segato
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,450
15,532
0.662
Antropologia
Direitos Humanos
violência de gênero
raça e racismo
Colonialidade do Poder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,920
339
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lenio Luiz Streck
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos UNISINOS
Sao Leopoldo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,684
7,981
0.386
Jurisprudence
Direito Constitucional
Hermenêutica Jurídica
Filosofia do Direito
Teoria do Direito
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,832
386
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Celso Antônio Bandeira De Mello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,291
5,536
0.287
Direito Administrativo
Direito Constitucional
Direito Público
Administrative Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,985
696
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Maria Celina Bodin De Moraes
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro PUC-RIO
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,650
5,608
0.383
Direito
Direito Privado
Direito Civil-Constitucional
Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,573
848
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fredie Didier Jr|Fredie Didier Junior, Fredie Souza Didier Jr., Fredie Didier
Universidade Federal da Bahia
Rosario, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,264
5,928
0.447
Direito Processual Civil
Teoria Geral do Processo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,059
107
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alberto Rosario Matos
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,496
5,255
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,250
277
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
María Guadalupe Montoya Coello
Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,945
1,870
0.171
Criminología
Seguridad Pública
Derechos Humanos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,080
88
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Felipe Bohorquez Rodriguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,861
5,737
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,782
1,321
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mauricio Godinho Delgado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,398
4,363
0.420
Direito do Trabalho
Direito Processual do Trabalho
Direito Constitucional
Direitos Humanos
Direitos Sociais
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,653
1,404
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ivan Franca Junior
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,954
2,826
0.284
Saúde Coletiva
Saúde e Direitos Humanos enfocando HIV/Aids
ISTs
COVID-19
violência interpessoal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,763
2,248
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
José Eduardo Faria
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,607
1,598
0.210
direito
sociologia
sociologia jurídica
sociologia do direito
ciência política
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,178
2,626
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paula Sarno Braga
Universidade Federal da Bahia
Rosario, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,914
2,977
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,977
2,675
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michel Misse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,836
3,229
0.472
Sociologia
teoria social
violência
justiça criminal
criminalidade
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,676
2,798
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Berenice Bento
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,676
3,988
0.597
sexualidade
gênero
estudos queer
direitos humanos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,760
334
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Carlos M Vilas
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
La Plata, Argentina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,511
1,263
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,887
662
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Flavia Freidenberg
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,505
3,077
0.473
Latin American Politics
Democracy
Political Parties
Electoral Reform
Women's Political Representation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,506
3,120
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paulo De Bessa Antunes|P. B. Antunes, Paulo Bessa
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UNIRIO
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,254
1,759
0.281
direito ambiental
povos indígenas
federalismo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,405
3,183
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andreia Patricia Gomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,184
3,048
0.493
bioética
direito
doença infecciosa
saúde pública
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,410
3,184
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Romeu Felipe Bacellar Filho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,184
2,611
0.422
Direito Público
Direito Constitucional
Direito Administrativo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,239
3,212
891
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
João Paulo Francisco
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,153
2,621
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,553
212
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mauricio Garcia Villegas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,107
2,264
0.371
teoría del derecho en América Latina
fuerza simbólica de la ley
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,870
3,345
927
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Maria Paula Dallari Bucci
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,987
2,635
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,954
3,398
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Juarez Freitas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,916
2,246
0.380
Direito
sustentabilidade
inteligência artificial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,002
3,531
974
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Andre De Carvalho Ramos
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,779
3,010
0.521
Direito Internacional Público
Direito Internacional Privado
Direitos Humanos