Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Law / Constitutional Law Highly Cited Researchers 26 Scientists Citation in Canada 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Indigenous rights
Constitutional law
Legal history
International law
Legal theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,478
355
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
labour law
international law
constitutional law
legal theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,198
506
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
industrial relations
labour law
constitutional law
human rights
labour rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,853
110
0.059
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Indigenous Rights
Constitutional Law
Philosophy of Law
Law and Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,632
527
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Indigenous Politics
Canadian Politics
Federalism
Constitutional Law and Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,540
649
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
International Law
Constitutional Law
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
375
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Public and Constitutional Law
Legal Theory
Legal History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,404
328
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
family law
constitutional law
comparative law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,135
363
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Discrimination and equality
constitutional law
sexual harassment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
992
298
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Legal philosophy
criminal law
constitutional law
private law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
973
188
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
International Trade Law
International Arbitration
Public International Law
European Union Law
Comparative Constitutional Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
965
225
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
International Human Rights Law
Security and Human Rights
Comparative Constitutional Law
Comparative Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
812
281
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
indigenous issues
constitutional law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
794
222
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
phenomenology
continental philosophy
international human rights law
constitutional law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
781
164
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
constitutional law (Canadian and comparative)
legal theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
228
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Constitutional Law
Public Law
Legal Ethics
Professional Responsibility
Judiciary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
743
277
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
constitutional law
federalism
minority protection
feminism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
256
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Criminal Law
Constitutional Law
Criminal Procedure
Legal Theory
Comparative Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
663
286
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Canadian Constitutional Law
Sentencing and Penal Policy
Feminist Legal Studies
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
650
258
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
International Law
Transnational Crime
Human Rights
Public Policy
Constitutional Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
136
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Constitutional Law
Election Law
Comparative Constitutional Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
145
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
constitutional law
constitutional theory
constitutional history
Commonwealth
federalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
112
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
gender
constitutional law
feminist theory
minority rights
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
129
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Constitutional Law
Administrative Law
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
constitutional and political law
civil society
elections
political parties
Islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,483
15,216
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Brian Slattery
York University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,478
355
0.143
Indigenous rights
Constitutional law
Legal history
International law
Legal theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,330
16,364
1,701
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brian Langille
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,198
506
0.230
labour law
international law
constitutional law
legal theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,532
17,965
751
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Roy J Adams
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,853
110
0.059
industrial relations
labour law
constitutional law
human rights
labour rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,031
19,255
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dwight Newman
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,632
527
0.323
Indigenous Rights
Constitutional Law
Philosophy of Law
Law and Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,529
19,827
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kiera Ladner
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,540
649
0.421
Indigenous Politics
Canadian Politics
Federalism
Constitutional Law and Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,200
19,845
707
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stephane Beaulac
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
375
0.244
International Law
Constitutional Law
Human Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,203
20,701
1,516
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mark Walters
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,404
328
0.234
Public and Constitutional Law
Legal Theory
Legal History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
641,481
22,876
1,657
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert Leckey
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,135
363
0.320
family law
constitutional law
comparative law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
689,698
24,182
1,744
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Colleen Sheppard
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
992
298
0.300
Discrimination and equality
constitutional law
sexual harassment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
696,690
24,359
2,460
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alan Brudner
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
973
188
0.193
Legal philosophy
criminal law
constitutional law
private law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,635
24,437
1,766
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Armand De Mestral
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
965
225
0.233
International Trade Law
International Arbitration
Public International Law
European Union Law
Comparative Constitutional Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
761,176
26,080
2,119
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Liora Lazarus
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
812
281
0.346
International Human Rights Law
Security and Human Rights
Comparative Constitutional Law
Comparative Human Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
769,081
26,268
900
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jean Leclair
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
794
222
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774,805
26,400
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
William E Conklin
University of Windsor
Windsor, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
781
164
0.210
phenomenology
continental philosophy
international human rights law
constitutional law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
775,192
26,415
902
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jean Francois Gaudreault Desbiens
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
228
0.292
constitutional law (Canadian and comparative)
legal theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
791,855
26,814
857
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Adam Dodek
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
743
277
0.373
Constitutional Law
Public Law
Legal Ethics
Professional Responsibility
Judiciary
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817,668
27,480
1,958
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Johanne Poirier
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
256
0.372
constitutional law
federalism
minority protection
feminism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
830,415
27,762
2,794
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Malcolm Thorburn
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
663
286
0.431
Criminal Law
Constitutional Law
Criminal Procedure
Legal Theory
Comparative Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
837,172
27,902
2,237
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Debra Parkes
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
650
258
0.397
Canadian Constitutional Law
Sentencing and Penal Policy
Feminist Legal Studies
Human Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
921,699
29,991
1,682
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joanna Harrington
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
136
0.267
International Law
Transnational Crime
Human Rights
Public Policy
Constitutional Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,022,102
32,670
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Manoj Mate
University of Windsor
Windsor, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
145
0.363
Constitutional Law
Election Law
Comparative Constitutional Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,077,138
34,222
1,050
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter Oliver
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
112
0.322
constitutional law
constitutional theory
constitutional history
Commonwealth
federalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,106,382
35,031
2,595
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Vrinda Narain
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
129
0.398
gender
constitutional law
feminist theory
minority rights
human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,253,576
58,352
1,281
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wondwossen Firew
Queen's University Kingston
Kingston, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
Constitutional Law
Administrative Law
Human Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,351,439
59,484
3,815
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jena Karim
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
constitutional and political law
civil society
elections
political parties
Islam