Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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 :26
теория государства и права
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,848
9,512
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Health services
social justice
feminist ethics
death studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,820
14,862
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
crime theory
crime data
routine activities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,110
12,137
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Meta-analysis
Criminology
Crime Policy
Correctional Effectiveness
Juvenile Delinquency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,252
10,986
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
law and economics
corporate law
nonprofits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,753
7,772
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
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
32,348
8,416
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
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 :33
Climate Change
Political Science
Industrial Organization
International Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,903
13,897
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
private law
sociology of law
legal theory
contract law
legal pluralism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,861
8,936
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,485
10,609
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Direito Constitucional
Teoria dos Direitos Fundamentais
Eficácia e Efetividade dos direitos fundamentais no direito público.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,158
12,302
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
real estate
housing
mortgage markets
subprime
housing finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,591
11,516
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
law and economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,995
5,275
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Information Economics
Platforms
Strategy
Industrial Organization
Law and Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,907
16,888
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Victimology
violence against women
campus crime
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,777
13,295
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Criminology
Operations Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,757
6,822
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
victimization
VAW
measurement
campus crime
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,542
13,212
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Social policy
data science
behavioral science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,258
12,988
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
international relations
international law
international political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,237
9,699
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
political science
law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,731
5,635
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Biodiversity
Agroecology
Tropical Conservation and Development
Myrmecology
Environmental Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,470
10,959
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
drug abuse
violence
crime and antisocial behavior
epidemiology
school dropout
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,437
16,858
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
International Law
International Relations
Human Rights
Environment
Democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,972
4,607
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
antitrust
legal history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,881
6,360
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
public health
health policy
health law
injury prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,748
8,418
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,764
65
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Александр Малько
Togliatti State University
Togliatti, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,848
9,512
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,794
1,568
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Vikki Entwistle
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,820
14,862
0.427
Health services
social justice
feminist ethics
death studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,334
8,585
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
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: 29
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
19,519
9,095
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Henry Hansmann
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,753
7,772
0.237
law and economics
corporate law
nonprofits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,918
9,260
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Frederick Schauer
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,348
8,416
0.260
constitutional law
philosophy of law
legal reasoning
freedom of speech and press
law of evidence and proof
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,020
9,300
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
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
20,347
9,448
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
David G Victor
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,903
13,897
0.436
Climate Change
Political Science
Industrial Organization
International Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,385
910
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Gunther Teubner
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,861
8,936
0.280
private law
sociology of law
legal theory
contract law
legal pluralism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,800
9,654
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,135
158
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Ingo Sarlet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,158
12,302
0.395
Direito Constitucional
Teoria dos Direitos Fundamentais
Eficácia e Efetividade dos direitos fundamentais no direito público.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,692
10,025
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
David Reiss
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,591
11,516
0.376
real estate
housing
mortgage markets
subprime
housing finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,395
10,349
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Robert Cooter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,995
5,275
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,511
10,404
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Marshall Van Alstyne Questrom Chair
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,907
16,888
0.565
Information Economics
Platforms
Strategy
Industrial Organization
Law and Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,684
10,483
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Bonnie Fisher
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,777
13,295
0.446
Victimology
violence against women
campus crime
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,710
10,498
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Alfred Blumstein
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,757
6,822
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,994
10,629
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Bonnie S Fisher
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,542
13,212
0.447
victimization
VAW
measurement
campus crime
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,324
10,785
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Jens Ludwig
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,258
12,988
0.444
Social policy
data science
behavioral science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,353
10,798
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Beth Simmons
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,237
9,699
0.332
international relations
international law
international political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,982
11,053
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
John Ferejohn
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,731
5,635
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,310
11,189
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Ivette Perfecto
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,470
10,959
0.385
Biodiversity
Agroecology
Tropical Conservation and Development
Myrmecology
Environmental Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,357
11,214
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Michael G Vaughn
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,437
16,858
0.593
drug abuse
violence
crime and antisocial behavior
epidemiology
school dropout
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,948
11,482
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Richard Falk
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,972
4,607
0.165
International Law
International Relations
Human Rights
Environment
Democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,061
11,531
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Herbert Hovenkamp
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,881
6,360
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,238
11,615
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
David M Studdert
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,748
8,418
0.303
public health
health policy
health law
injury prevention