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Law Highly Cited Researchers 46 Scientists Citation in Austria Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
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
constitutional law
comparative law
empirical legal studies
jurisprudence
constitutional theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
1,085
0.491
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
International Law
International Economic Law
Dispute Settlement
Arbitration
Sovereign Deb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
995
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Criminology / Sociology of La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,033
1,082
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Legal Philosophy
Legal Theory
Comparative Constitutional Law
Constitutional Theory
Human Rights Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,933
956
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Law
Information technology
Data Protectio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,819
859
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
international law
human rights
migration
international economic la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,653
515
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Legal Informatics
International Law
European La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,507
556
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Labour Law
Employment Law
Dispute Resolution
Platform Work
Gig Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,498
883
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
private international law
banking law
financial law
Comparative la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,409
859
0.610
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sufism
Jihadism
Salafism
Islamic Thought
Islamic La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
631
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tax La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,159
533
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rechtsphilosophie
Rechtstheorie
Rechtsethik
Philosophy of Law
Legal Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,026
524
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chinese studies
law and politics
corruption
law and society
court
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
520
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Public International Law
European Union La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
935
418
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Slawistik
Ukrainisch
Geschichte der ukrainischen Sprach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814
320
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
EU La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
614
267
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Medical Law
Constitutional Law
Administrative La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558
459
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Public International Law
European Union Law
Human Rights Law
Legal Theory
Legal Philosoph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
214
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Competition law
EU law
comparative la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
348
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
EU law
EU health law
EU law and ethics
EU value
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
170
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
institutions
FDI
globalization
law and economics
investor-state dispute settlemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
183
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Constitutional Law
Legal and Political Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
127
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure Law
Medical Criminal Law
Victims' Rigts
AI and Criminal La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
71
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Media and digital platforms’ governance
infocommunication policy and regulation
AI&polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
164
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Public International Law
International and European Economic Law
Investment Arbitration
Lega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
105
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,539
2,356
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andras Jakab
Universität Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
1,085
0.491
constitutional law
comparative law
empirical legal studies
jurisprudence
constitutional theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,775
2,401
444
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Waibel
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
995
0.479
International Law
International Economic Law
Dispute Settlement
Arbitration
Sovereign Deb
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,546
2,434
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Helmut Hirtenlehner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,033
1,082
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,946
2,505
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthias Klatt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,933
956
0.495
Legal Philosophy
Legal Theory
Comparative Constitutional Law
Constitutional Theory
Human Rights Theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,068
2,598
484
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nikolaus Forgó
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,819
859
0.472
Law
Information technology
Data Protectio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,460
2,744
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Benedek Wolfgang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,653
515
0.312
international law
human rights
migration
international economic la
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,930
2,904
537
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Erich Schweighofer
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,507
556
0.369
Legal Informatics
International Law
European La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,872
2,922
539
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin Gruber Risak
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,498
883
0.589
Labour Law
Employment Law
Dispute Resolution
Platform Work
Gig Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,170
3,022
556
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthias Lehmann
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,409
859
0.610
private international law
banking law
financial law
Comparative la
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
596,647
3,085
564
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lohlker Rüdiger
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
631
0.473
Sufism
Jihadism
Salafism
Islamic Thought
Islamic La
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,415
3,314
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Georg Kofler
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,159
533
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
694,140
3,527
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stephan Kirste
Universität Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,026
524
0.511
Rechtsphilosophie
Rechtstheorie
Rechtsethik
Philosophy of Law
Legal Theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
708,481
3,583
638
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ling Li
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
520
0.533
Chinese studies
law and politics
corruption
law and society
court
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
730,430
3,695
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kirsten Schmalenbach
Universität Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
935
418
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
773,048
3,890
688
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael Moser
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814
320
0.393
Slawistik
Ukrainisch
Geschichte der ukrainischen Sprach
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
870,585
4,323
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Werner Schroeder
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
614
267
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
904,706
4,495
766
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Karl Stöger
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558
459
0.823
Medical Law
Constitutional Law
Administrative La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
994,729
4,937
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paul Gragl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
214
0.477
Public International Law
European Union Law
Human Rights Law
Legal Theory
Legal Philosoph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,070,773
5,320
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Viktoria Hse Robertson
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
348
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,189,005
5,857
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Markus Frischhut
MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
170
0.599
EU law
EU health law
EU law and ethics
EU value
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,279,466
6,255
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Simon Hartmann
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
183
0.782
institutions
FDI
globalization
law and economics
investor-state dispute settlemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,316,557
6,422
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christoph Bezemek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
127
0.585
Constitutional Law
Legal and Political Theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,380,847
6,691
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Karin Bruckmüller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
71
0.372
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure Law
Medical Criminal Law
Victims' Rigts
AI and Criminal La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,385,023
6,703
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Krisztina Rozgonyi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
164
0.868
Media and digital platforms’ governance
infocommunication policy and regulation
AI&polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,476,076
7,062
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gabriel M Lentner
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
105
0.660
Public International Law
International and European Economic Law
Investment Arbitration
Lega