Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Law / Environmental Law Highly Cited Researchers 61 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
natural resources law
environmental law
ecosystem services
complex adaptive systems
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,041
4,108
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Administrative Law
Environmental Law
Public Policy
Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,266
4,133
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Environmental Law
Environmental Law and Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,798
5,197
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
environmental law and policy
climate change
private governance
energy law and policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,292
2,928
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Intellectual Property
Law and Technology
Environmental Law
Patent Law
Copyright Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,921
1,368
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
environmental law
transnational governance
sociology of law
human rights
legal theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,782
1,029
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Environmental Law
Climate Change
Water Law
Public Trust Doctrine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,181
2,598
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Environmental law
animal law
climate change
torts
products liability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,107
938
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
science-policy
environmental law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,842
1,201
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Environmental law
Natural resources law
Administrative Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,687
1,239
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
International Environmental Law
Law of the Sea
Climate Change
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,394
1,284
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
environmental law
natural resources law
water law
property law
land use law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,152
570
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Environmental Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,982
2,063
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Renenewable energy
energy policy
ocean governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,702
2,303
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Environmental Law
Land Use Law
Natural Resources Law
Climate Change Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,546
1,150
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
environmental law
federalism
climate change
water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,991
413
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Regulation
Environmental Law
Data Science and Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,932
1,409
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Environmental Law
Administrative Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,699
389
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Law
Legal Education
Legal History
Comparative Law
Environmental Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,446
443
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
courts and judges
federal courts
civil procedure
environmental law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,415
660
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
environmental law and policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,165
687
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
environmental law
natural resources law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,855
674
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
US and International Water Law and Policy
US and International Environmental Law and Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,790
654
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
International Environmental Law
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,676
420
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Law
Environmental Law
Law & Literature
Law & Humanities
Creative Writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,536
692
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,237
30,311
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
JB Ruhl
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,041
4,108
0.315
natural resources law
environmental law
ecosystem services
complex adaptive systems
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,881
32,356
517
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cary Coglianese
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,266
4,133
0.337
Administrative Law
Environmental Law
Public Policy
Regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,924
40,819
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ahjond Garmestani
US Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,798
5,197
0.530
Environmental Law
Environmental Law and Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,244
48,022
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Vandenbergh
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,292
2,928
0.353
environmental law and policy
climate change
private governance
energy law and policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,953
56,681
875
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Peter Menell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,921
1,368
0.198
Intellectual Property
Law and Technology
Environmental Law
Patent Law
Copyright Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,224
57,701
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Errol Meidinger
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,782
1,029
0.152
environmental law
transnational governance
sociology of law
human rights
legal theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,546
62,552
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robin Craig
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,181
2,598
0.420
Environmental Law
Climate Change
Water Law
Public Trust Doctrine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,676
73,263
871
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Douglas Kysar
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,107
938
0.184
Environmental law
animal law
climate change
torts
products liability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,479
76,432
757
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wendy Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,842
1,201
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,162
78,411
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert Glicksman
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,687
1,239
0.264
Environmental law
Natural resources law
Administrative Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,864
82,443
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Freestone
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,394
1,284
0.292
International Environmental Law
Law of the Sea
Climate Change
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,543
86,180
1,111
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bradley C Karkkainen
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,152
570
0.137
environmental law
natural resources law
water law
property law
land use law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,215
88,983
1,216
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eric Biber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,982
2,063
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,036
93,797
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Glen Wright
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,702
2,303
0.622
Renenewable energy
energy policy
ocean governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,517
96,816
750
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alejandro E Camacho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,546
1,150
0.324
Environmental Law
Land Use Law
Natural Resources Law
Climate Change Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,488
109,295
739
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kirsten Engel
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,991
413
0.138
environmental law
federalism
climate change
water
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,726
110,738
709
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael A Livermore
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,932
1,409
0.481
Regulation
Environmental Law
Data Science and Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,918
117,184
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Schoenbrod
New York Law School
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,699
389
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,387
124,976
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Steve Sheppard
Saint Mary's University San Antonio Texas
San Antonio, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,446
443
0.181
Law
Legal Education
Legal History
Comparative Law
Environmental Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,194
126,014
729
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jonathan Nash
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,415
660
0.273
courts and judges
federal courts
civil procedure
environmental law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,031
135,025
434
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Markell
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,165
687
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,162
148,279
1,400
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Albert C Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,855
674
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,818
151,356
1,447
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gabriel Eckstein
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,790
654
0.365
US and International Water Law and Policy
US and International Environmental Law and Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,934
157,163
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
David Hunter
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,676
420
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,373
164,934
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael Burger
Roger Williams University
Bristol, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,536
692
0.451
Law
Environmental Law
Law & Literature
Law & Humanities
Creative Writing