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Law Highly Cited Researchers 76 Scientists Citation in Singapore 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 Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Political Science
Comparative Constitutional Law
International Law
Comparative Law
Human Right
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,185
4,860
0.219
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
International Law
Data Protection
Legal Education
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,218
2,658
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Asian Laws
constitutional law
comparative la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,281
1,583
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Justice
Ethics
Leadership
Followershi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,260
1,733
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
jurisprudence
philosophy of law
property law
trusts law
private law theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,162
920
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Law
Philosoph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,599
770
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Public International Law
Ocean Law and Policy
International Regulations of Shipping
Maritime Security
Marine Environmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
702
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
WTO
Trade
China
International Law
International Economic La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,606
1,002
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Crime
Personality
Crisis
Leadership
Resilienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,499
712
0.475
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
law and society
socio-legal studies
Asia
rights mobilization
legal consciousnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,365
998
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Environmental Law
Climate Change
Transnational La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
752
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Company Law
Corporate Governance
Corporate Finance La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,181
470
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Constitutional and Administrative Law
Legal History
International Human Rights
Law & Society
the Singapore Legal Syste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,155
321
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Corporate Law
Comparative Corporate Law
Asian Corporate Governance
Singapore Company Law
Japanese Corporate La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
921
566
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Corporate Law
Corporate Governance
Mergers & Acquisitions La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
829
494
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Crime
Antisocial behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
812
591
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Constitutional la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
810
411
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
international la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
448
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Aviation Law
Maritime Law
Environmental Law
International La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
151
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Intellectual Property
Personality Rights
Copyright
Trademarks
Negligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
638
270
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
corporate law
insolvency law
financial regulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
566
499
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Public International Law
International Dispute Settlement
Technology and International La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525
254
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
118
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Private International Law
Conflict of Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
153
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Information and Communications Technology Law
Privacy and Data Protection La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
166
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,108
239
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alec Stone Sweet
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,185
4,860
0.219
Political Science
Comparative Constitutional Law
International Law
Comparative Law
Human Right
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,714
606
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Simon Chesterman
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,218
2,658
0.237
International Law
Data Protection
Legal Education
Artificial Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,458
1,951
909
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrew James Harding
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,281
1,583
0.482
Asian Laws
constitutional law
comparative la
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,132
1,965
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael R Bashshur
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,260
1,733
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,321
2,003
931
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
James Penner
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,162
920
0.291
jurisprudence
philosophy of law
property law
trusts law
private law theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,339
2,324
1,064
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Simester
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,599
770
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,885
2,822
1,252
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert Beckman
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
702
0.366
Public International Law
Ocean Law and Policy
International Regulations of Shipping
Maritime Security
Marine Environmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,962
3,107
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Henry Gao
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,606
1,002
0.624
WTO
Trade
China
International Law
International Economic La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,698
3,219
1,154
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Majeed Khader
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,499
712
0.475
Crime
Personality
Crisis
Leadership
Resilienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
588,222
3,389
1,456
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lynette J Chua
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,365
998
0.731
law and society
socio-legal studies
Asia
rights mobilization
legal consciousnes
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
591,353
3,409
1,468
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jolene Lin
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
752
0.556
Environmental Law
Climate Change
Transnational La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,846
3,643
1,565
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Luh Luh Lan
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,181
470
0.398
Company Law
Corporate Governance
Corporate Finance La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
647,698
3,687
1,579
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kevin Yl Tan
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,155
321
0.278
Constitutional and Administrative Law
Legal History
International Human Rights
Law & Society
the Singapore Legal Syste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729,101
4,024
1,703
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dan W Puchniak
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
921
566
0.615
Corporate Law
Comparative Corporate Law
Asian Corporate Governance
Singapore Company Law
Japanese Corporate La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
766,388
4,177
1,757
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Umakanth Varottil
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
829
494
0.596
Corporate Law
Corporate Governance
Mergers & Acquisitions La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
773,682
4,203
1,457
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Olivia Choy
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
812
591
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774,669
4,204
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maartje De Visser
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
810
411
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
807,388
4,326
1,798
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tara Davenport
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
448
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
827,884
4,410
1,819
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alan Khee Jin Tan
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
151
0.217
Aviation Law
Maritime Law
Environmental Law
International La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
857,350
4,541
1,848
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David Tan
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
638
270
0.423
Intellectual Property
Personality Rights
Copyright
Trademarks
Negligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
899,267
4,735
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
566
499
0.882
corporate law
insolvency law
financial regulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
929,297
4,880
1,899
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gérardine M Goh Escolar
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525
254
0.484
Public International Law
International Dispute Settlement
Technology and International La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,084,237
5,584
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tang Hang Wu
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
118
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,094,542
5,637
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Adeline Chong
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
153
0.433
Private International Law
Conflict of Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,119,052
5,738
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Warren Chik
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
166
0.498
Information and Communications Technology Law
Privacy and Data Protection La