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
International Law
International Relations
International Environmental Law
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,184
2,168
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
International law
human rights
international criminal justice
laws of war
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,699
1,745
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Public International Law
International Criminal Law
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,923
797
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Public International Law
Human Rights Law
Migration and Refugee Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,289
891
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
International Law
Foreign Affairs Law
Conflict of Laws
Gender and Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,998
507
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
International Law
International Humanitarian Law
Human Rights
Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,473
434
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
International Human Rights Law
International Law
Ombuds Institutions
National Human Rights Institutions
International Trade/
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,439
358
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Human Rights
Transitional Justice
International Law & Institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
257
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Space Law
International Law
International Environmental Law
International Humanitarian Law
Legal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
124
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Law Librarianship
Foreign
Comparative & International Law
Legal Research and Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
12
0.286
Jutta Brunnee
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,184
2,168
0.302
International Law
International Relations
International Environmental Law
Climate Change
Frédéric Mégret
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,699
1,745
0.371
International law
human rights
international criminal justice
laws of war
Payam Akhavan
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,923
797
0.203
Public International Law
International Criminal Law
Human Rights
François Crépeau
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,289
891
0.389
Public International Law
Human Rights Law
Migration and Refugee Law
Karen Knop
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,998
507
0.254
International Law
Foreign Affairs Law
Conflict of Laws
Gender and Law
Rene Provost
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,473
434
0.295
International Law
International Humanitarian Law
Human Rights
Culture
Linda C Reif
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,439
358
0.249
International Human Rights Law
International Law
Ombuds Institutions
National Human Rights Institutions
International Trade/
Oskar Nt Thoms
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
257
0.250
Human Rights
Transitional Justice
International Law & Institutions
Bayar Goswami
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
124
0.775
Space Law
International Law
International Environmental Law
International Humanitarian Law
Legal
Yemisi Dina
York University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
12
0.286
Law Librarianship
Foreign
Comparative & International Law
Legal Research and Methods