Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United States Highly Cited Researchers Citation Law / Law and Legal Studies 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
Administrative law
behavioral economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,817
86,113
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
legal psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,186
45,129
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Sexual Exploitation and Restorative Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,980
27,123
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Criminological Theory
Correctional Policy
Organization of Knowledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,782
25,521
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Criminology
Statistics
Public Policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,358
24,262
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Justice
trust
personality
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,733
26,148
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,730
8,733
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
law
humanities
arts and sciences
law and society
critical race theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,279
19,892
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,048
15,709
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
regulation
health and safety
law and economics
tort liability
risk and uncertainty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,285
9,632
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Intellectual Property
Antitrust
Internet Law
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,846
12,220
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Punishment
criminology
law
social theory
welfare state
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,023
12,688
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
writing
self-regulation
professional development
learning
social justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,879
15,074
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Life Course Criminology
History of Criminology
Crime and Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,821
10,909
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
psychology of fairness
procedural justice
organizational justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,488
8,984
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Criminology
policing
evidence based crime policy
criminal justice
crime prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,023
18,245
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
dangerous
violence
law
risk
prediction
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,509
7,407
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Law
Economics
Accidents
Crime
Litigation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,911
6,551
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Law
economics
politics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,539
9,907
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,411
11,425
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Antitrust
Federalism
Law and Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,319
6,080
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
crime theory
crime data
routine activities
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,110
12,137
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Meta-analysis
Criminology
Crime Policy
Correctional Effectiveness
Juvenile Delinquency
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,252
10,986
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Criminology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,247
7,306
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,485
10,609
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
693
278
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cass Sunstein
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,817
86,113
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,541
682
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tom Tyler
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,186
45,129
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,745
2,253
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mary P Koss
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,980
27,123
0.343
Sexual Exploitation and Restorative Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,770
2,269
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Francis T Cullen
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,782
25,521
0.324
Criminological Theory
Correctional Policy
Organization of Knowledge
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,757
2,728
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daniel Nagin
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,358
24,262
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,145
3,393
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jason A Colquitt
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,733
26,148
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,155
3,898
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Charles Sabel
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,730
8,733
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,059
4,325
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard Delgado
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,279
19,892
0.373
law
humanities
arts and sciences
law and society
critical race theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,685
4,620
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cathy Spatz Widom
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,048
15,709
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,926
5,183
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
W Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,285
9,632
0.204
regulation
health and safety
law and economics
tort liability
risk and uncertainty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,056
5,237
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mark Lemley
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,846
12,220
0.261
Intellectual Property
Antitrust
Internet Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,224
5,806
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Garland
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,023
12,688
0.288
Punishment
criminology
law
social theory
welfare state
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,295
5,842
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Karen R Harris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,879
15,074
0.344
writing
self-regulation
professional development
learning
social justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,314
6,313
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
John H Laub
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,821
10,909
0.261
Life Course Criminology
History of Criminology
Crime and Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,464
6,376
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
E Allan Lind
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,488
8,984
0.217
psychology of fairness
procedural justice
organizational justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,706
6,487
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David Weisburd
George Mason University
Fairfax, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,023
18,245
0.445
Criminology
policing
evidence based crime policy
criminal justice
crime prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,988
6,615
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
John Monahan
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,509
7,407
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,933
7,053
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Steven Shavell
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,911
6,551
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,806
7,439
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Susan Rose Ackerman
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,539
9,907
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,577
7,802
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eric Posner
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,411
11,425
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,632
7,829
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Daniel L Rubinfeld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,319
6,080
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,334
8,585
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marcus Felson
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,110
12,137
0.356
crime theory
crime data
routine activities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,046
8,898
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David B Wilson
George Mason University
Fairfax, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,252
10,986
0.330
Meta-analysis
Criminology
Crime Policy
Correctional Effectiveness
Juvenile Delinquency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,020
9,300
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Terence Thornberry
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,247
7,306
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,800
9,654
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Raymond Paternoster
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,485
10,609
0.337