Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United States Highly Cited Researchers Citation Law / Criminal Law in United States Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
criminal law
sentencing
comparative law
criminal procedure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,275
5,210
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
criminal law
mental health law
public health law
bioethics
youth law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,090
6,201
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Criminal Justice Reform
Criminal Law
Climate Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,903
5,883
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Gun Control
Organized Crime
Criminal Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,189
2,571
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
Evidence Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,777
1,548
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Legal History
Comparative Law
Criminal Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,026
2,317
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
Immigration
Race and Law
APAs and Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,475
1,694
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Crime victims
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,680
991
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
law of armed conflict
international human rights law
public international law
international criminal law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,397
1,006
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
criminal law
criminal procedure
neuroscience
science and law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,212
890
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
criminal law
criminal procedure
Evidence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,905
2,790
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
international law
comparative law
human rights
international criminal law
foreign affairs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,694
903
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
Legal History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
576
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
administrative law
patent law
criminal law
behavioral law & economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,201
1,381
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Law
Law and Economics
Torts
Criminal Law
Transportation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,163
2,016
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
economics
inequality
corporate law
criminal law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,050
1,290
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
Comparative Law
International Criminal Law
Juvenile Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,030
1,452
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Criminal Law
Immigration Law
Migration
Inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,952
1,490
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Torts
Criminal Law
Law and Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,951
746
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
criminal law and procedure
adjudication
evidence
transnational law
plea bargaining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,762
796
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Law and Economics
Criminal Sentencing
Criminal Law
Tort Reform
Trusts and Estates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,697
1,225
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
criminal law
criminal procedure
Evidence
race
technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,694
1,460
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Criminal Law. Constitutional Criminal Procedure. Courts and Judicial Processes. Forensic Psychology/Crime and Mental Illness.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,642
1,394
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Criminal Law
Wrongful Convictions
Evidence
Forensic Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,526
886
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
criminal law
litigation
law and economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,378
1,577
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,794
14,808
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Tonry
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,275
5,210
0.224
criminal law
sentencing
comparative law
criminal procedure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,247
21,753
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Bonnie
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,090
6,201
0.363
criminal law
mental health law
public health law
bioethics
youth law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,056
27,789
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Donald Braman
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,903
5,883
0.423
Criminal Justice Reform
Criminal Law
Climate Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,382
35,137
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
James B Jacobs
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,189
2,571
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,698
50,274
1,064
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Samuel Gross
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,777
1,548
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,783
55,136
700
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James Q Whitman
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,026
2,317
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,553
68,225
793
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gabriel Jack Chin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,475
1,694
0.309
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
Immigration
Race and Law
APAs and Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,273
77,423
520
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul G Cassell
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,680
991
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,366
81,314
796
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Derek Jinks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,397
1,006
0.229
law of armed conflict
international human rights law
public international law
international criminal law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,698
84,012
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Deborah W Denno
Fordham University
The Bronx, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,212
890
0.211
criminal law
criminal procedure
neuroscience
science and law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,876
89,050
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,905
2,790
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,638
92,685
688
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Leila Sadat
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,694
903
0.244
international law
comparative law
human rights
international criminal law
foreign affairs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,350
101,571
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Donald Dripps
University of San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
576
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,853
102,852
648
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jonathan Masur
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,201
1,381
0.431
administrative law
patent law
criminal law
behavioral law & economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,893
103,721
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
James M Anderson
RAND Corporation
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,163
2,016
0.637
Law
Law and Economics
Torts
Criminal Law
Transportation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,400
106,345
551
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
James Kwak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,050
1,290
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,131
106,819
1,498
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maximo Langer
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,030
1,452
0.479
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
Comparative Law
International Criminal Law
Juvenile Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,076
108,835
1,526
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ingrid Eagly
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,952
1,490
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,193
108,865
819
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kenneth W Simons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,951
746
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,148
113,867
727
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Darryl K Brown
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,762
796
0.288
criminal law and procedure
adjudication
evidence
transnational law
plea bargaining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,843
115,705
629
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Max Schanzenbach
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,697
1,225
0.454
Law and Economics
Criminal Sentencing
Criminal Law
Tort Reform
Trusts and Estates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,175
115,808
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
I Bennett Capers
Fordham University
The Bronx, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,694
1,460
0.542
criminal law
criminal procedure
Evidence
race
technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,610
117,341
936
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Henry F Fradella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,642
1,394
0.528
Criminal Law. Constitutional Criminal Procedure. Courts and Judicial Processes. Forensic Psychology/Crime and Mental Illness.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,451
120,893
1,270
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Keith A Findley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,526
886
0.351
Criminal Law
Wrongful Convictions
Evidence
Forensic Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,950
125,676
2,059
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
JJ Prescott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,378
1,577
0.663