Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Law Highly Cited Researchers 26 Scientists Citation in United Kingdom 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 Rankings

Rankings

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50,464
World Rank
United Kingdom
4,379
Country Rank
Middlesex University Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Law / Criminal Law
International law | human rights law | international criminal law | international humanitarian la

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,966
  • Last 6 Years
    5,070
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.282
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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234,417
World Rank
United Kingdom
17,554
Country Rank
London School of Economics and Political Science Logo
214
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Law / Criminal Law
criminal la

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,628
  • Last 6 Years
    1,151
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.249
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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265,658
World Rank
United Kingdom
19,548
Country Rank
University of Nottingham Logo
492
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Law / Criminal Law
public international law | international law | human rights | international criminal law | international humanitarian la

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,039
  • Last 6 Years
    1,749
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.433
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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267,487
World Rank
United Kingdom
19,649
Country Rank
Swansea University Logo
122
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Law / Criminal Law
International criminal law | international criminal procedure | fair trial rights | human right

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,006
  • Last 6 Years
    1,295
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.323
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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426,387
World Rank
United Kingdom
28,609
Country Rank
University of Bristol Logo
613
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Law / Criminal Law
law | criminal law | feminism | legal educatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,252
  • Last 6 Years
    401
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.178
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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443,734
World Rank
United Kingdom
29,505
Country Rank
King's College London Logo
999
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Law / Criminal Law
Criminal Law | Feminist Legal Theory | Sociology of Law | Postcolonial Theor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,131
  • Last 6 Years
    1,023
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.480
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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563,280
World Rank
United Kingdom
35,655
Country Rank
Lancaster University Logo
404
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Law / Criminal Law
Criminal law | sexual offences | cybercrim

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,492
  • Last 6 Years
    563
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.377
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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566,931
World Rank
United Kingdom
35,821
Country Rank
King's College London Logo
1,197
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Law / Criminal Law
Medical Law | Law at the end of life | Criminal Law and Evidence | Sexual Offence

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,476
  • Last 6 Years
    640
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.434
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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572,807
World Rank
United Kingdom
36,105
Country Rank
Swansea University Logo
250
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Law / Criminal Law
Criminal law | criminal justice | terrorist use of the internet | counterterroris

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,451
  • Last 6 Years
    874
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.602
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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623,305
World Rank
United Kingdom
38,484
Country Rank
University of Sussex Logo
362
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Law / Criminal Law
Criminal Law | Criminal Justice | Criminolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,258
  • Last 6 Years
    236
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.188

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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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652,092
World Rank
United Kingdom
39,810
Country Rank
King's College London Logo
1,304
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Law / Criminal Law
criminal law | human rights | criminal justice | Chinese criminal justic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,161
  • Last 6 Years
    435
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.375
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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658,016
World Rank
United Kingdom
40,057
Country Rank
University of Essex Logo
348
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Law / Criminal Law
Criminology | restorative justice | criminal law | youth justic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,142
  • Last 6 Years
    370
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.324
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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705,881
World Rank
United Kingdom
42,166
Country Rank
Northumbria University Logo
334
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Law / Criminal Law
Comparative and International Criminal Law | International Humanitarian Law | Islamic Legal Traditio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,000
  • Last 6 Years
    393
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.393
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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712,967
World Rank
United Kingdom
42,474
Country Rank
De Montfort University Logo
128
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Law / Criminal Law
Criminal La

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    981
  • Last 6 Years
    202
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.206
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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735,785
World Rank
United Kingdom
43,393
Country Rank
University of York Logo
652
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Law / Criminal Law
Philosophy of Criminal Law | Penal Theory and Penal Ethics | Political Philosoph

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    921
  • Last 6 Years
    223
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.242
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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739,473
World Rank
United Kingdom
43,552
Country Rank
University of Warwick Logo
715
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Law / Criminal Law
international law | international criminal law | human rights law | global constitutionalism | global governanc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    911
  • Last 6 Years
    559
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.614
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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739,907
World Rank
United Kingdom
43,568
Country Rank
London School of Economics and Political Science Logo
511
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Law / Criminal Law
Criminology | Criminal justice | Criminal law | Evidence-based polic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    910
  • Last 6 Years
    465
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.511
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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742,764
World Rank
United Kingdom
43,702
Country Rank
Edge Hill University Logo
74
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Law / Criminal Law
Criminal Justice and Criminal Law | Domestic Violence | Parent Abuse | Youth Justice | The rights and needs of young peopl

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    903
  • Last 6 Years
    387
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.429
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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787,608
World Rank
United Kingdom
45,531
Country Rank
University of Surrey Logo
487
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Law / Criminal Law
Criminal Law | Legal Theory | Tort Law | Moral Philosoph

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    795
  • Last 6 Years
    481
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.605
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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796,239
World Rank
United Kingdom
45,848
Country Rank
University of Essex Logo
407
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Law / Criminal Law
public international law | human rights | international criminal la

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    776
  • Last 6 Years
    313
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.403
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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854,890
World Rank
United Kingdom
48,054
Country Rank
University of Reading Logo
447
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Law / Criminal Law
Criminology | regulation | health and safety | criminal la

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    656
  • Last 6 Years
    243
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.370
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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861,854
World Rank
United Kingdom
48,305
Country Rank
University of Ulster Logo
273
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Law / Criminal Law
international human rights | humanitarian and criminal law | transitional justice | rule of la

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    643
  • Last 6 Years
    288
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.448
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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898,165
World Rank
United Kingdom
49,849
Country Rank
University of the West of England Logo
220
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Law / Criminal Law
Public International Law | International Humanitarian Law | International Criminal La

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    581
  • Last 6 Years
    209
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.360
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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973,746
World Rank
United Kingdom
53,835
Country Rank
University of Dundee Logo
355
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Law / Criminal Law
criminal law | evidence law | criminal procedure | healthcare law | medical la

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    483
  • Last 6 Years
    140
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.290
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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981,182
World Rank
United Kingdom
54,219
Country Rank
De Montfort University Logo
182
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Law / Criminal Law
Domestic abuse | coercive control | criminal law and justice | human right

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    474
  • Last 6 Years
    350
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.738