Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Law Highly Cited Researchers Citation in United Kingdom Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
criminology
policing
experiments
evidence-based policy
restorative justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,750
11,071
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Health services
social justice
feminist ethics
death studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,820
14,862
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
criminology
rehabilitation
desistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,725
11,125
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
environmental justice
energy
social practice
transition
rhythm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,854
11,868
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
criminology
legitimacy
procedural justice
trust
psychology and law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,313
12,606
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Criminology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,836
6,037
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Criminology
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,228
7,064
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Peace processes
religion and conflict
religious peace building
transitional justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,972
5,964
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
International law
human rights law
international criminal law
international humanitarian law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,719
5,590
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Why people stop offending politics and crime the fear of crime Thatcherism homicide quantitative methods qual
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,688
6,734
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Development education
social justice
international volunteering
transformative learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,363
9,233
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
criminology
policing
political economy
social democracy
media and crime
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,100
4,338
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
law
labour law
company law
private law
law and economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,432
4,463
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Violence research
longitudinal studies
violence prevention
cross-national comparison
historical homicide research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,282
9,587
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Criminology
Police
Trust
Legitimacy
Policing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,159
9,368
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Criminology
Situational Action Theory
Criminological Theory
Developmental Criminology
Juvenile Delinquency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,098
5,199
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
youth aggression
violent behaviour
juvenile delinquency
longitudinal research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,521
8,998
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
prisons
research
values
order
trust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,969
6,308
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Social justice
Latin America
Gender
Women's Movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,653
3,350
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
regulation
financial regulation
accountability
legitimacy
risk based regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,079
4,808
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
crime
foraging
crime prevention
space-time dynamics
complexity science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,333
6,341
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
law
criminology
politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,923
3,313
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Crime reduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,406
2,317
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,362
4,593
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
criminology
criminal justice
social policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,961
2,727
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,437
1,268
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lawrence W Sherman
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,750
11,071
0.279
criminology
policing
experiments
evidence-based policy
restorative justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,794
1,568
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vikki Entwistle
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,820
14,862
0.427
Health services
social justice
feminist ethics
death studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,285
2,469
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shadd Maruna
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,725
11,125
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,782
2,587
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gordon Walker
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,854
11,868
0.478
environmental justice
energy
social practice
transition
rhythm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,774
2,692
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jonathan Jackson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,313
12,606
0.518
criminology
legitimacy
procedural justice
trust
psychology and law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,836
3,137
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mike Hough
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,836
6,037
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,947
3,486
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Friedrich Lösel
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,228
7,064
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,648
3,539
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Brewer
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,972
5,964
0.299
Peace processes
religion and conflict
religious peace building
transitional justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,856
4,158
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
William Schabas
Middlesex University
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,719
5,590
0.315
International law
human rights law
international criminal law
international humanitarian law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,825
4,486
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephen Farrall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,688
6,734
0.404
Why people stop offending politics and crime the fear of crime Thatcherism homicide quantitative methods qual
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,181
4,581
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eleanor J Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,363
9,233
0.564
Development education
social justice
international volunteering
transformative learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,427
4,685
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Robert Reiner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,100
4,338
0.269
criminology
policing
political economy
social democracy
media and crime
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,564
4,939
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Simon Deakin
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,432
4,463
0.289
law
labour law
company law
private law
law and economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,291
4,998
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Manuel Eisner
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,282
9,587
0.627
Violence research
longitudinal studies
violence prevention
cross-national comparison
historical homicide research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,927
5,057
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ben Bradford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,159
9,368
0.618
Criminology
Police
Trust
Legitimacy
Policing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,261
5,076
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Per Olof H Wikstrom
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,098
5,199
0.344
Criminology
Situational Action Theory
Criminological Theory
Developmental Criminology
Juvenile Delinquency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,339
5,345
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
M Ttofi
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,521
8,998
0.620
youth aggression
violent behaviour
juvenile delinquency
longitudinal research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,631
5,601
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alison Liebling
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,969
6,308
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,608
5,778
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Maxine Molyneux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,653
3,350
0.245
Social justice
Latin America
Gender
Women's Movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,421
6,098
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Julia Black
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,079
4,808
0.368
regulation
financial regulation
accountability
legitimacy
risk based regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,746
6,547
540
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shane D Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,333
6,341
0.514
crime
foraging
crime prevention
space-time dynamics
complexity science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,997
6,785
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
neil walker
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,923
3,313
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,387
7,126
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Clive Hollin
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,406
2,317
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,796
7,161
705
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John Armour
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,362
4,593
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,531
7,462
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adam Crawford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,961
2,727
0.249
criminology
criminal justice
social policy