Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Law Highly Cited Researchers 82 Scientists Citation in New Zealand 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
Crime analysis
crime prevention
problem-oriented policing
spatial-temporal analysis of crime
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,498
2,211
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
criminal justice
juvenile justice
children
mental health
families
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,956
1,433
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
early childhood education
ecological justice
peace education
action for climate empowerment
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,506
1,234
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Constitutional and international law
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,319
336
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
energy and natural resources law
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,173
900
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Law
Indigenous peoples
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,148
1,277
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Antiracism
institutional racism
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
racial justice
health policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,125
1,700
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,110
632
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Criminology
Indigenous justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,079
1,306
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Criminal law
Transnational criminal law
international criminal law
tokyo tribunal
extradition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
771
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
aphasia
language impairment
quality of life
criminal justice
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
1,114
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
criminology
penology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,867
268
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Information systems use and well-being
telecommunications policy
ICT and social inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,771
877
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Criminology
Gender
Drugs
Alcohol
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,751
792
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Antarctic international relations
geopolitics and international law
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,690
629
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
religious freedom
church and state
antitrust
competition law
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
372
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
intellectual property
copyright
trademarks
patents
international trade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
589
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
state crimes
human rights
detention
justice
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,331
532
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Criminology
Law
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,268
452
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,238
528
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Constitutional Law
Constitutional Theory
Democratic Theory
Comparative Constitutional Law
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
704
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
environment
human rights
seabed mining
climate change
food futures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
421
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
European Law
equality and anti-discrimiantion law and policy
work-life balance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,157
510
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
company law
commercial law
directors
corporate governance
corporate law theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
453
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
sexual violence
restorative justice
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
484
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,833
1,616
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lisa Tompson
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,498
2,211
0.632
Crime analysis
crime prevention
problem-oriented policing
spatial-temporal analysis of crime
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,555
1,856
470
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ian Lambie
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,956
1,433
0.485
criminal justice
juvenile justice
children
mental health
families
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,165
2,091
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jenny Ritchie
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,506
1,234
0.492
early childhood education
ecological justice
peace education
action for climate empowerment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,112
2,212
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Geoffrey Palmer
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,319
336
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,850
2,318
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Barry Barton
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,173
900
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,461
2,344
442
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jacinta Ruru
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,148
1,277
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,809
2,367
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Heather Came
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,125
1,700
0.800
Antiracism
institutional racism
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
racial justice
health policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,069
2,376
577
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Julia Tolmie
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,110
632
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,687
2,398
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Juan Tauri
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,079
1,306
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
456,589
2,508
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neil Boister
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
771
0.396
Criminal law
Transnational criminal law
international criminal law
tokyo tribunal
extradition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,720
2,556
622
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Clare Mccann
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
1,114
0.587
aphasia
language impairment
quality of life
criminal justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,052
2,585
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John Pratt
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,867
268
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,393
2,674
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Angsana Techatassanasoontorn
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,771
877
0.495
Information systems use and well-being
telecommunications policy
ICT and social inclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,282
2,699
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fiona Hutton
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,751
792
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,144
2,757
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alan D Hemmings
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,690
629
0.372
Antarctic international relations
geopolitics and international law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,697
2,992
541
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rex Ahdar
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
372
0.247
religious freedom
church and state
antitrust
competition law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,924
3,137
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Susy Frankel
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
589
0.425
intellectual property
copyright
trademarks
patents
international trade
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,827
3,194
321
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Elizabeth Stanley
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,331
532
0.400
state crimes
human rights
detention
justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,826
3,261
760
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
JC Oleson
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,268
452
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
610,211
3,299
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Karen N Scott
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,238
528
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614,813
3,316
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Joel Colon Rios
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
704
0.576
Constitutional Law
Constitutional Theory
Democratic Theory
Comparative Constitutional Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,004
3,367
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Catherine Iorns Magallanes
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
421
0.354
environment
human rights
seabed mining
climate change
food futures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
634,610
3,417
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Annick Masselot
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,157
510
0.441
European Law
equality and anti-discrimiantion law and policy
work-life balance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
661,774
3,521
805
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Susan Watson
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
453
0.423
company law
commercial law
directors
corporate governance
corporate law theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
687,449
3,637
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Shirley Julich
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
484
0.485