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
Criminology
Penology
Victimology
Police Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,589
2,200
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,436
202
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
criminology
law
technology
surveillance
crime
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,273
889
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
89
0.100
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
EU law
single market
price regulation
servitization
sharing economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
837
456
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
labour law
social security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
625
107
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
law
political science
election law
political finance
European Court of Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
597
270
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
family law
medical law
child law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512
201
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Constitutional Law
Public Law
European Union Law
Migration and Refugee Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
223
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
Evidence
Human Rights Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459
130
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
sustainable development law
environmental law
water law
waste law
mineral resources law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453
42
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Constitutional Law
Migrations
Election Law
Human Rights
EU Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388
166
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
International Relations Theory
International Relations Methodology
Diplomacy
International Law
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
52
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
sentencing
punishment
legal decision-making
law and technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
122
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Criminology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
182
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
International law
legal institutions and development
EU integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
52
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
tax law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
140
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
open science
new forms of work
modernization of social security systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
32
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Project Management
Blockchain
Law
Taxation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
3
0.042
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
constitutional law
EU law
human rights
tax law
administrative law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Legal History
Roman Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
4
0.400
Gorazd Mesko
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,589
2,200
0.394
Criminology
Penology
Victimology
Police Studies
Rado Bohinc
University of Primorska
Koper, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,436
202
0.141
Ales Zavrsnik
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,273
889
0.698
criminology
law
technology
surveillance
crime
Ludvik Toplak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
89
0.100
Janja Hojnik
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
837
456
0.545
EU law
single market
price regulation
servitization
sharing economy
Darja Senčur Peček
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
625
107
0.171
Jurij Toplak
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
597
270
0.452
law
political science
election law
political finance
European Court of Human Rights
Suzana Kraljic
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512
201
0.393
Samo Bardutzky
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
223
0.479
Constitutional Law
Public Law
European Union Law
Migration and Refugee Law
Primož Gorkič
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459
130
0.283
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
Evidence
Human Rights Law
Senko Pličanič
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453
42
0.093
sustainable development law
environmental law
water law
waste law
mineral resources law
Sasa Zagorc
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388
166
0.428
Constitutional Law
Migrations
Election Law
Human Rights
EU Law
Milan Brglez
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
52
0.160
International Relations Theory
International Relations Methodology
Diplomacy
International Law
Philosophy
Mojca M. Plesnicar
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
122
0.482
sentencing
punishment
legal decision-making
law and technology
Vasja Badalič
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
182
0.725
Matjaz Nahtigal
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
52
0.256
International law
legal institutions and development
EU integration
Jernej Podlipnik
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
140
0.714
Katarina Krapež
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
32
0.352
open science
new forms of work
modernization of social security systems
Uros Rozic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
3
0.042
Project Management
Blockchain
Law
Taxation
Marjan Kos
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
constitutional law
EU law
human rights
tax law
administrative law
Vid Žepič
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
Vilma Alina Bezenšek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
4
0.400