Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Law Highly Cited Researchers 246 Scientists Citation in Germany 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
private law
sociology of law
legal theory
contract law
legal pluralism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,242
7,395
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
digital forensic science
digital forensics
computer security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,752
2,916
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Constitutional Political Economy
New Institutional Economics
Public Choice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,135
3,804
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Digitalisierung
Innovation
rechtliche Regulierung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,480
2,184
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
organizational justice
selection
personal goals
leadership
organizational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,967
3,025
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
criminology
neighborhoods
quantitative methods
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,300
1,997
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
crime
virtual reality
affect and cognition
dual-process models
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,843
3,015
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Global Constitutionalism
Democracy
Human Rights
Rule of Law
Legal Structure of Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,436
1,377
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
law and economics
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,297
1,105
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Theory and numerics for pdes
conservation laws
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,912
995
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Political philosophy
moral philosophy
philosophy of law
social philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,453
1,681
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Science & Technology Studies
Science & Technology Policy
Responsible Research and Innovation
Social Justice
Environmental Ju
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,971
1,672
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Politische Geographie
Stadtforschung
Kritische Kriminologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,845
1,240
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
EU law
migration
asylum
citizenship
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,830
1,115
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Legal History
European Private Law
Law and Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,828
904
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
law
technology
GDPR
data protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,433
2,043
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
research in coaching outcomes and process research.
development of the counsellor and psychotherapist personality and gender justice in organisations.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,292
1,047
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Law of Obligations
Comparative Law
Legal Theory
Alternative Dispute Resolution
European Private Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,259
1,020
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Criminal & Human Rights Law
Legal Philosophy
Neuroethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
1,502
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
intergroup relations
aggression and violence
morality and justice
meta-analysis
psychological methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,197
1,364
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
conflict
identity
state formation
forensic anthropology
transitional justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,165
737
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
poverty
economic vulnerability
labour markets
social change
social justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,110
1,046
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Transnational Private Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
458
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Derechos Humanos
Derechos Sociales
Igualdad
Perspectiva de Género
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,831
899
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Criminal justice
prisons
legal cultures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,824
440
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,551
917
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gunther Teubner
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,242
7,395
0.229
private law
sociology of law
legal theory
contract law
legal pluralism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,534
4,049
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Felix Freiling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,752
2,916
0.271
digital forensic science
digital forensics
computer security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,003
4,329
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stefan Voigt
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,135
3,804
0.375
Constitutional Political Economy
New Institutional Economics
Public Choice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,250
5,227
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hoffmann Riem
Bucerius Law School
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,480
2,184
0.258
Digitalisierung
Innovation
rechtliche Regulierung
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,892
6,349
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Günter W Maier
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,967
3,025
0.434
organizational justice
selection
personal goals
leadership
organizational psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,379
8,124
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dietrich Oberwittler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,300
1,997
0.377
criminology
neighborhoods
quantitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,397
8,767
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jean-Louis Van Gelder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,843
3,015
0.623
crime
virtual reality
affect and cognition
dual-process models
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,815
9,392
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mattias Kumm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,436
1,377
0.310
Global Constitutionalism
Democracy
Human Rights
Rule of Law
Legal Structure of Markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,839
9,654
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hans Bernd Schäfer
Bucerius Law School
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,297
1,105
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,278
10,388
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dietmar Kroener
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,912
995
0.254
Theory and numerics for pdes
conservation laws
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,136
11,421
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Laura Valentini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,453
1,681
0.487
Political philosophy
moral philosophy
philosophy of law
social philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,161
12,728
528
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ruth Müller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,971
1,672
0.563
Science & Technology Studies
Science & Technology Policy
Responsible Research and Innovation
Social Justice
Environmental Ju
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,013
13,131
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bernd Belina
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,845
1,240
0.436
Politische Geographie
Stadtforschung
Kritische Kriminologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,466
13,178
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Daniel Thym
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,830
1,115
0.394
EU law
migration
asylum
citizenship
human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,699
13,190
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nils Jansen
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,828
904
0.320
Legal History
European Private Law
Law and Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,876
14,553
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michèle Finck
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,433
2,043
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,542
15,118
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Heidi Möller
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,292
1,047
0.457
research in coaching outcomes and process research.
development of the counsellor and psychotherapist personality and gender justice in organisations.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,936
15,251
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas Riehm
Universität Passau
Passau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,259
1,020
0.452
Law of Obligations
Comparative Law
Legal Theory
Alternative Dispute Resolution
European Private Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,263
15,462
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christoph Bublitz
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
1,502
0.679
Criminal & Human Rights Law
Legal Philosophy
Neuroethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,385
15,534
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gunnar Lemmer
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,197
1,364
0.621
intergroup relations
aggression and violence
morality and justice
meta-analysis
psychological methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,023
15,678
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Markus Hoehne
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,165
737
0.340
conflict
identity
state formation
forensic anthropology
transitional justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,019
15,915
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jean Yves Gerlitz
Universität Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,110
1,046
0.496
poverty
economic vulnerability
labour markets
social change
social justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,494
17,285
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gralf Peter Calliess
Universität Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
458
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,369
17,313
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Laura Clérico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,831
899
0.491
Derechos Humanos
Derechos Sociales
Igualdad
Perspectiva de Género
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,663
17,348
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Johannes Feest
Universität Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,824
440
0.241