Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
criminology
restorative justice
peace
regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,877
16,151
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
risk
criminology
jurisprudence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,246
4,665
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Green Criminology
Youth Studies
Criminology
Juvenile Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,128
5,979
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Criminology
third-party policing
evidence-based policing
policing experiments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,045
7,187
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Law -regulation of alcohol & other unhealthy industries
regulatory capture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,749
4,048
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Social Identity Processes
Prejudice
Justice
Leadership and Influence
Partisan Truth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,711
6,122
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
dissent
nonviolent action
scientific controversies
strategies against injustice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,519
3,224
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,639
8,624
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
homelessness
public health
reducing health inequalities
social justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,583
6,742
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Public policy and regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,085
3,953
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Face perception and recognition
eyewitness memory
forensic science
expert evidence
mental health and criminal justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,069
4,038
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
International law
human rights law
feminist legal theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,671
2,819
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
public international law
refugees
migration
human rights
State responsibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,377
2,658
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
career development
international student transitions
professional education
social justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,183
3,750
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
international refugee law
climate change displacement
disaster displacement
forced migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,177
4,225
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
History of science/information
intellectual history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,719
4,301
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Criminology and Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,280
3,422
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Environmental law
International environmental law
Climate change law
Climate change litigation
Risk regulation and law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,481
3,449
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Thermoelectric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,246
7,176
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
justice repair
reconciliation
ethical decision-making
biased decision-making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,218
4,114
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
physics of light and surface plasmons
waves
simulation
nanotechnology
science communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,175
2,795
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Children and the law
child protection
child sexual abuse
court decision-making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,606
1,839
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
social institutions
social ontology
professional and applied ethics
police ethics
military ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,450
2,961
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
regulation
lawyers' ethics
food labelling
animal law
corporate compliance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,380
2,506
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
occupational deprivation
occupational justice
occupational therapy
occupational science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,155
2,423
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,919
268
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John Braithwaite
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,877
16,151
0.257
criminology
restorative justice
peace
regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,680
2,218
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pat O Malley
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,246
4,665
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,278
2,449
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rob White
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,128
5,979
0.371
Green Criminology
Youth Studies
Criminology
Juvenile Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,143
2,962
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lorraine Mazerolle
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,045
7,187
0.512
Criminology
third-party policing
evidence-based policing
policing experiments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,748
3,398
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tony Brown
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,749
4,048
0.318
Law -regulation of alcohol & other unhealthy industries
regulatory capture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,007
3,413
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael J Platow
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,711
6,122
0.482
Social Identity Processes
Prejudice
Justice
Leadership and Influence
Partisan Truth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,450
3,806
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brian Martin
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,519
3,224
0.280
dissent
nonviolent action
scientific controversies
strategies against injustice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,728
4,221
304
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ross P Buckley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,639
8,624
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,307
4,252
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lisa Jane Wood
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,583
6,742
0.637
homelessness
public health
reducing health inequalities
social justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,549
4,490
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Graeme Hodge
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,085
3,953
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,719
4,504
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard Kemp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,069
4,038
0.401
Face perception and recognition
eyewitness memory
forensic science
expert evidence
mental health and criminal justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,336
4,708
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hilary Charlesworth
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,671
2,819
0.291
International law
human rights law
feminist legal theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,020
4,877
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Guy S Goodwin Gill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,377
2,658
0.283
public international law
refugees
migration
human rights
State responsibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,564
4,994
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nancy Arthur
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,183
3,750
0.408
career development
international student transitions
professional education
social justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,644
5,000
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jane McAdam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,177
4,225
0.460
international refugee law
climate change displacement
disaster displacement
forced migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,123
5,273
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Richard Yeo
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,719
4,301
0.493
History of science/information
intellectual history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,979
5,561
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chris Cunneen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,280
3,422
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,326
6,258
486
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jacqueline Peel
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,481
3,449
0.461
Environmental law
International environmental law
Climate change law
Climate change litigation
Risk regulation and law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,075
6,468
543
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Weidi Liu
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,246
7,176
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,654
6,498
548
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tyler G Okimoto
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,218
4,114
0.570
justice repair
reconciliation
ethical decision-making
biased decision-making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,554
6,538
511
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Timothy Davis
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,175
2,795
0.390
physics of light and surface plasmons
waves
simulation
nanotechnology
science communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,418
7,131
526
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Judith Judy Cashmore
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,606
1,839
0.278
Children and the law
child protection
child sexual abuse
court decision-making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,216
7,313
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Seumas Miller
Charles Sturt University
Bathurst, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,450
2,961
0.459
social institutions
social ontology
professional and applied ethics
police ethics
military ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,027
7,405
579
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christine Parker
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,380
2,506
0.393
regulation
lawyers' ethics
food labelling
animal law
corporate compliance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,101
7,651
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gail Whiteford
Charles Sturt University
Bathurst, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,155
2,423
0.394
occupational deprivation
occupational justice
occupational therapy
occupational science