Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Law Highly Cited Researchers 332 Scientists Citation 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
climate change law
environmental law
international environmental law
climate policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,188
5,890
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Just Transition
Energy Justice
Energy and Natural Resource Law
Planning & Environmental Law and Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,940
8,206
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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: 6
EU Law
Environmental Law
WTO Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,905
2,737
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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: 8
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: 9
environmental law
natural resources law
water law
environmental justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,884
6,045
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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: 11
environmental governance
wildlife trade
environmental law
incentive-based conservation
orchids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,413
3,533
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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: 13
Global Environmental Governance
Global Environmental Politics
International Environmental Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,505
4,731
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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: 15
Environmental Law
Environmental Damage
Civl Liability
Constitucional Environmental Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,006
1,143
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
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: 17
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: 18
Arctic
international environmental law
security
human rights
indigenous peoples
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,638
1,775
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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: 20
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: 21
Environmental law
environmental rights
environmental constitutionalism
Anthropocene
earth system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,024
2,975
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
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: 23
Law
Environmental law
Property Law
Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,753
1,091
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
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: 25
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
Rankings
73,239
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
78,882
32,355
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
88,226
483
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Harro van Asselt
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,188
5,890
0.526
climate change law
environmental law
international environmental law
climate policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,225
8,412
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Raphael J Heffron
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,940
8,206
0.826
Just Transition
Energy Justice
Energy and Natural Resource Law
Planning & Environmental Law and Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,924
40,819
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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
114,751
4,710
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joanne Scott
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,905
2,737
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,245
48,022
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
150,955
56,681
875
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
151,817
12,029
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jona Razzaque
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,884
6,045
0.878
environmental law
natural resources law
water law
environmental justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,226
57,701
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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
163,377
12,794
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jacob Phelps
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,413
3,533
0.551
environmental governance
wildlife trade
environmental law
incentive-based conservation
orchids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,548
62,552
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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
190,154
4,457
531
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rakhyun E Kim|Rak Kim, Rakhyun Kim, Rak Hyun Kim
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,505
4,731
0.859
Global Environmental Governance
Global Environmental Politics
International Environmental Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,677
73,261
871
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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
208,715
4,468
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jose Rubens Morato Leite
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina UFSC
Florianopolis, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,006
1,143
0.228
Environmental Law
Environmental Damage
Civl Liability
Constitucional Environmental Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,481
76,430
757
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wendy Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,842
1,201
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,164
78,409
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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
224,286
1,364
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Timo Koivurova
University of Lapland
Rovaniemi, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,638
1,775
0.383
Arctic
international environmental law
security
human rights
indigenous peoples
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,866
82,441
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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
248,545
86,178
1,111
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
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
255,754
1,092
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Louis J. Kotzé
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,024
2,975
0.739
Environmental law
environmental rights
environmental constitutionalism
Anthropocene
earth system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,218
88,981
1,216
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eric Biber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,982
2,063
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,856
137
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Patricia Kameri-Mbote
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,753
1,091
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,039
93,795
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
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
285,519
96,814
750
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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