Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Law Highly Cited Researchers 4.487 Scientists Citation in United States 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 Rankings
Rankings
705
World Rank
281
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total221,678
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Last 6 Years82,879
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Last 6 Years / Total0.374
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,691
World Rank
744
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total143,995
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Last 6 Years40,831
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Last 6 Years / Total0.284
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,816
World Rank
2,276
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total82,506
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Last 6 Years26,343
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Last 6 Years / Total0.319
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,944
World Rank
2,338
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total81,092
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Last 6 Years23,165
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Last 6 Years / Total0.286
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,996
World Rank
2,825
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total72,461
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Last 6 Years22,626
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Last 6 Years / Total0.312
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,285
World Rank
3,436
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total64,158
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Last 6 Years24,233
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Last 6 Years / Total0.378
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,796
World Rank
4,168
Country Rank
91
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total57,192
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Last 6 Years7,518
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Last 6 Years / Total0.131
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,125
World Rank
4,322
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Law / Law and Legal Studies
law | humanities | arts and sciences | law and society | critical race theor
law | humanities | arts and sciences | law and society | critical race theor
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Total55,806
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Last 6 Years19,523
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Last 6 Years / Total0.350
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
10,102
World Rank
4,774
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total52,340
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Last 6 Years14,242
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Last 6 Years / Total0.272
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
11,355
World Rank
5,351
Country Rank
246
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total48,531
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Last 6 Years11,593
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Last 6 Years / Total0.239
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
11,513
World Rank
5,416
Country Rank
49
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Law / Law and Legal Studies
regulation | health and safety | law and economics | tort liability | risk and uncertaint
regulation | health and safety | law and economics | tort liability | risk and uncertaint
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Total48,085
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Last 6 Years8,756
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Last 6 Years / Total0.182
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
12,688
World Rank
5,962
Country Rank
64
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total45,345
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Last 6 Years11,200
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Last 6 Years / Total0.247
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
12,807
World Rank
6,010
Country Rank
45
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Law / Law and Legal Studies
writing | self-regulation | practice-based professional development | learning | social justic
writing | self-regulation | practice-based professional development | learning | social justic
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Total45,100
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Last 6 Years13,816
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Last 6 Years / Total0.306
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,267
World Rank
6,233
Country Rank
155
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total44,143
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Last 6 Years7,003
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Last 6 Years / Total0.159
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,832
World Rank
6,483
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Criminology | policing | evidence based crime policy | criminal justice | crime preventio
Criminology | policing | evidence based crime policy | criminal justice | crime preventio
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Total42,976
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Last 6 Years17,107
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Last 6 Years / Total0.398
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,987
World Rank
6,556
Country Rank
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Life Course Criminology | History of Criminology | Crime and Public Polic
Life Course Criminology | History of Criminology | Crime and Public Polic
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Total42,690
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Last 6 Years9,653
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Last 6 Years / Total0.226
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
14,046
World Rank
6,589
Country Rank
96
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total42,578
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Last 6 Years8,171
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Last 6 Years / Total0.192
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
14,920
World Rank
6,986
Country Rank
35
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total41,052
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Last 6 Years6,437
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Last 6 Years / Total0.157
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
15,792
World Rank
7,373
Country Rank
453
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total39,643
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Last 6 Years5,934
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Last 6 Years / Total0.150
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
16,733
World Rank
7,826
Country Rank
123
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total38,160
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Last 6 Years8,813
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Last 6 Years / Total0.231
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
17,117
World Rank
7,998
Country Rank
87
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total37,605
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Last 6 Years10,684
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Last 6 Years / Total0.284
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
18,795
World Rank
8,696
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total35,414
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Last 6 Years11,349
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Last 6 Years / Total0.320
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
19,669
World Rank
9,078
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Meta-analysis | Criminology | Crime Policy | Correctional Effectiveness | Juvenile Delinquenc
Meta-analysis | Criminology | Crime Policy | Correctional Effectiveness | Juvenile Delinquenc
Citation Metrics
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Total34,395
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Last 6 Years10,142
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Last 6 Years / Total0.295
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
21,025
World Rank
9,657
Country Rank
78
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total32,916
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Last 6 Years6,235
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Last 6 Years / Total0.189
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
21,252
World Rank
9,765
Country Rank
171
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Law / Law and Legal Studies
international relations | international law | international political econom
international relations | international law | international political econom
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Total32,700
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Last 6 Years9,384
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Last 6 Years / Total0.287
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