Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
China Highly Cited Researchers CitationLaw / Law and Legal Studies in China Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
activity-travel behaviour
environmental justice
health
subjective well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,848
10,567
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Asset Pricing
Real Estate
Art Market
Law and Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,445
1,477
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
protected area
urban landscape
green justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,156
2,094
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
neighborhood
human mobility
social justice
urban policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,548
1,224
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
法律、经济学、历史、政治哲学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
120
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Integrable systems
symmetries and conservation laws
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,234
1,152
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
international law
climate change law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
331
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
874
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Human Rights
Labour Law
Environmental & Biodiversity Laws
Maritime Laws and CSR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
749
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Machine Learning
Computational Law
Artificial Intelligence
AI & Law
AI Alignment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
579
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Maritime Management
Ocean Governance
Commercial Law
Shipping Technology
Navigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
658
600
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
crime geography
social geography
space and time statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
588
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Digital Forensics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
639
414
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
crime geography
spatio-temporal pattern
GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
638
576
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Conflict management
Leadership
Power
Justice
Business ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
520
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
conservation laws
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
498
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Public international law
United Nations
climate litigation
peace and security
statehood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
441
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
international and cross-cultural dispute resolution and arbitration
law and economic development
global legal education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
90
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Image processing
flaw recognition & automatic measurement
machine vision
2D/3D reconstruction
intelligent detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518
477
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
new media
media policy and law
health communication...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
283
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Taxation
distributive justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
477
252
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
263
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
judgment and decision making
intertemporal choice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
261
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
International law
China
history
legal philosophy
international affairs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
391
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Chinese law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
113
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,160
1,809
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jing Ma
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,848
10,567
0.592
activity-travel behaviour
environmental justice
health
subjective well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,026
6,911
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jianping Mei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,445
1,477
0.229
Asset Pricing
Real Estate
Art Market
Law and Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,419
19,655
674
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jiayu Wu
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,156
2,094
0.971
protected area
urban landscape
green justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,355
24,715
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Na TA
East China Normal University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,548
1,224
0.791
neighborhood
human mobility
social justice
urban policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,822
27,348
834
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
邓峰
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
120
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,799
28,031
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zhonglong Zhao
North University of China
Taiyuan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,234
1,152
0.934
Integrable systems
symmetries and conservation laws
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715,155
32,647
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alexander Zahar
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
331
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
726,562
33,122
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Asif Khan
Zhengzhou University
Zhengzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
874
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
776,561
35,070
489
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Malik Ziaudin
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
749
0.986
Human Rights
Labour Law
Environmental & Biodiversity Laws
Maritime Laws and CSR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
810,652
36,483
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John Nay|John J Nay
New York University Shanghai
Pudong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
579
0.840
Machine Learning
Computational Law
Artificial Intelligence
AI & Law
AI Alignment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826,243
37,127
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pengfei Zhang
Jimei University
Xiamen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
658
600
0.912
Maritime Management
Ocean Governance
Commercial Law
Shipping Technology
Navigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
828,302
37,230
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Guangwen Song
Guangzhou University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
588
0.899
crime geography
social geography
space and time statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
836,114
37,559
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Guozi Sun (孙国梓)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
639
414
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
836,495
37,567
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Luzi Xiao
Guangzhou University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
638
576
0.903
crime geography
spatio-temporal pattern
GIS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
847,552
38,043
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michelle Zheng Xue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
520
0.843
Conflict management
Leadership
Power
Justice
Business ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
851,273
38,217
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
DUAN Ben 段犇
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
498
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
868,608
38,963
551
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Otto Spijkers
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
441
0.763
Public international law
United Nations
climate litigation
peace and security
statehood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
870,702
39,060
1,055
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Philip Mcconnaughay
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
90
0.157
international and cross-cultural dispute resolution and arbitration
law and economic development
global legal education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
903,357
40,602
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yong Jie Zhao (赵永杰)|Yongjie Zhao
Northeastern University China
Shenyang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518
477
0.921
Image processing
flaw recognition & automatic measurement
machine vision
2D/3D reconstruction
intelligent detection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
926,968
41,562
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jinghong Xu （徐敬宏）
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
283
0.580
new media
media policy and law
health communication...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
936,297
41,933
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Elkins
New York University Shanghai
Pudong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
477
252
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
989,325
44,220
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Roy Germano
New York University Shanghai
Pudong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
263
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
995,044
44,458
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cheng-Ming Jiang
Zhejiang University of Technology
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
261
0.633
judgment and decision making
intertemporal choice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,000,492
44,688
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Maria Adele Carrai
New York University Shanghai
Pudong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
391
0.963
International law
China
history
legal philosophy
international affairs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,023,794
45,725
1,292
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Susan Finder
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
113
0.294