Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Law Highly Cited Researchers 240 Scientists Citation in United States 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
Constitutional Law
Constitutional Theory
Corruption
Copyright
Internet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,091
8,740
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
constitutional law
philosophy of law
legal reasoning
freedom of speech and press
law of evidence and proof
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,725
7,162
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
constitutional law
constitutional theory
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,709
3,171
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
constitutional law
environmental law
climate change
jurisprudence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,934
2,939
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Comparative Constitutional Law
International Law
Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,369
8,651
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
American politics
public law
law
constitutional law
judicial politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,885
3,112
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Comparative Constitutional Law
Constitutional Theory
Philosophy of Law
Theory of Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,298
5,755
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
race
constitutional law
civil rights
Latinos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,666
3,473
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Constitutional law
civil rights and civil liberties
modern political thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,265
2,341
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
law
constitutional law
international law
terrorism
separation of powers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,227
1,586
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
comparative/U.S. constitutional law
regulation of AI
democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,855
5,857
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
international law
foreign relations law
national security law
constitutional law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,046
2,970
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Administrative Law
Constitutional Law
Rulemaking
President
Statutory Interpretation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,015
1,223
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Legal history
Constitutional law
Torts
Judicial biography
Constitutional history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,775
945
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Constitutional Law
Critical Race Theory
Education Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,688
1,364
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
privacy
free speech
constitutional law
internet
robots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,470
3,032
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Constitutional Law
Presidential Powers
Separation of Powers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,927
1,686
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Constitutional Law
Federal Jurisdiction
Establishment Clause
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,796
1,108
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
constitutional law
law and politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,635
1,381
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
legal history
war powers
constitutional law
civil rights
U.S. and the world
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,384
1,303
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citizenship Theory
International Law
Constitutional Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,807
1,101
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Disability Discrimination
Special Education
LGBT rights
Feminist Theory
Constitutional Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,055
848
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
constitutional law
federal courts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,928
2,970
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
comparative constitutional law
international law
empirical legal studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,916
2,653
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Constitutional law
property
democratic theory
political ignorance
federalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,847
1,486
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,245
5,317
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lawrence Lessig
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,091
8,740
0.186
Constitutional Law
Constitutional Theory
Corruption
Copyright
Internet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,075
9,299
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Frederick Schauer
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,725
7,162
0.219
constitutional law
philosophy of law
legal reasoning
freedom of speech and press
law of evidence and proof
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,704
15,572
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Akhil Reed Amar
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,709
3,171
0.140
constitutional law
constitutional theory
political science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,444
16,282
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniel Farber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,934
2,939
0.134
constitutional law
environmental law
climate change
jurisprudence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,460
17,877
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tom Ginsburg
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,369
8,651
0.425
Comparative Constitutional Law
International Law
Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,812
18,389
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jeffrey Segal
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,885
3,112
0.156
American politics
public law
law
constitutional law
judicial politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,870
20,382
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carlos Bernal
University of Dayton
Dayton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,298
5,755
0.315
Comparative Constitutional Law
Constitutional Theory
Philosophy of Law
Theory of Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,925
31,315
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ian Haney Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,666
3,473
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,518
35,477
554
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rogers Smith
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,265
2,341
0.208
Constitutional law
civil rights and civil liberties
modern political thought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,885
35,597
642
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John Yoo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,227
1,586
0.141
law
constitutional law
international law
terrorism
separation of powers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,430
36,828
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aziz Huq
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,855
5,857
0.540
comparative/U.S. constitutional law
regulation of AI
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,011
39,797
534
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Oona Hathaway
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,046
2,970
0.296
international law
foreign relations law
national security law
constitutional law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,159
44,374
758
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter Strauss
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,015
1,223
0.136
Administrative Law
Constitutional Law
Rulemaking
President
Statutory Interpretation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,683
45,538
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
G Edward White
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,775
945
0.108
Legal history
Constitutional law
Torts
Judicial biography
Constitutional history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,971
45,956
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Charles R Lawrence III
University of Hawaii System
Honolulu, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,688
1,364
0.157
Constitutional Law
Critical Race Theory
Education Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,331
52,939
451
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neil Richards
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,470
3,032
0.406
privacy
free speech
constitutional law
internet
robots
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,825
56,642
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,927
1,686
0.243
Constitutional Law
Presidential Powers
Separation of Powers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,902
57,596
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Paulsen
University of St. Thomas, Minnesota
Minnesota, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,796
1,108
0.163
Constitutional Law
Federal Jurisdiction
Establishment Clause
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,726
58,814
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Neal Devins
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,635
1,381
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,170
60,843
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mary Dudziak
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,384
1,303
0.204
legal history
war powers
constitutional law
civil rights
U.S. and the world
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,562
65,946
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter J Spiro
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,807
1,101
0.190
Citizenship Theory
International Law
Constitutional Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,762
73,889
569
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,055
848
0.168
Disability Discrimination
Special Education
LGBT rights
Feminist Theory
Constitutional Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,826
75,372
521
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
William Baude
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,928
2,970
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,338
75,519
517
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mila Versteeg
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,916
2,653
0.540
comparative constitutional law
international law
empirical legal studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,272
76,365
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ilya Somin
George Mason University
Fairfax, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,847
1,486
0.307
Constitutional law
property
democratic theory
political ignorance
federalism