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Law Highly Cited Researchers 251 Scientists Citation in Belgium 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
emotion
culture
intergroup relations
social justice
sel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,832
8,275
0.379
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Droits de l'homme
alimentation
développement durabl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,226
7,548
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
European Union Law
International Law
Global Governance
International Organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,919
3,234
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Urban ecosystem services
Green infrastructure
Nature-based solutions
Urban environmental justice
Geospatial analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,729
6,472
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
TB epidemiology
public health
global health
reproductive health
social justic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,068
3,888
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Employment and Labour La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,247
4,945
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
information technology law
artificial intelligence
data privacy
competition la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,359
4,077
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,165
1,877
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Today : the commons and the law
law as a 'mode of existence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,142
1,344
0.324
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
European Integration
Justice and Home Affairs
EU institutions and agencies
Migration Polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,488
1,610
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
human rights
law
anthropolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,189
863
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
criminal justice administration
public sector ethics
qualitative research methods
public administratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,561
975
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
human rights
children's rights
law and development
postgrowh and human right
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,477
1,178
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,424
563
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
International La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,376
1,266
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
EU Labour La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,129
1,097
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
ICT-Law
Privac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,086
542
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Data protection
Data privacy
Cybersecurity
Intellectual property
Digital Personhoo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,070
1,208
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
development
transitional justice
human rights
burund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,054
659
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Technology and law
Regulation of digital industrie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,026
1,395
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
criminology
human rights
transitional justice
sociology of la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,913
629
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Law. Technology. Innovation. Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,873
907
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
EU la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,857
722
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Technology law and ethic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,629
556
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Constitutional La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,506
811
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,952
351
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Batja Mesquita
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,832
8,275
0.379
emotion
culture
intergroup relations
social justice
sel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,909
545
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Olivier De Schutter
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,226
7,548
0.465
Droits de l'homme
alimentation
développement durabl
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,112
1,133
311
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jan Wouters
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,919
3,234
0.363
European Union Law
International Law
Global Governance
International Organization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,350
1,308
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Francesc Baró
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,729
6,472
0.837
Urban ecosystem services
Green infrastructure
Nature-based solutions
Urban environmental justice
Geospatial analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,118
1,426
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ellen Mh Mitchell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,068
3,888
0.550
TB epidemiology
public health
global health
reproductive health
social justic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,764
1,593
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Valerio De Stefano
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,247
4,945
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,042
1,826
489
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peggy Valcke
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,359
4,077
0.761
information technology law
artificial intelligence
data privacy
competition la
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,021
2,263
464
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tom Vander Beken
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,165
1,877
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,327
2,274
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Serge Gutwirth
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,142
1,344
0.324
Today : the commons and the law
law as a 'mode of existence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,742
2,591
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Florian Trauner
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,488
1,610
0.462
European Integration
Justice and Home Affairs
EU institutions and agencies
Migration Polic
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,006
2,756
539
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marie Benedicte Dembour
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,189
863
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,691
3,198
798
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jeroen Maesschalck
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,561
975
0.381
criminal justice administration
public sector ethics
qualitative research methods
public administratio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,599
3,253
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wouter Vandenhole
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,477
1,178
0.476
human rights
children's rights
law and development
postgrowh and human right
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,116
3,288
630
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gert Vermeulen
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,424
563
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,963
3,333
636
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ruys Tom
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,376
1,266
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,929
3,574
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nicola Countouris
European Trade Union Institute
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,129
1,097
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,436
3,622
888
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jos Dumortier
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,086
542
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,832
3,644
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Vagelis Papakonstantinou
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,070
1,208
0.584
Data protection
Data privacy
Cybersecurity
Intellectual property
Digital Personhoo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,337
3,672
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stef Vandeginste
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,054
659
0.321
development
transitional justice
human rights
burund
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,621
3,697
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alexandre De Streel
Université de Namur
Namur, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,026
1,395
0.689
Technology and law
Regulation of digital industrie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,394
3,836
926
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephan Parmentier
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,913
629
0.329
criminology
human rights
transitional justice
sociology of la
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,304
3,885
937
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Geert Van Calster
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,873
907
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,223
3,899
742
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Peter Van Elsuwege
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,857
722
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,367
4,210
999
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anton Vedder
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,629
556
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
554,095
4,395
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Patricia Popelier
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,506
811
0.539