Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationLaw / International Law Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Climate Change
Political Science
Industrial Organization
International Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,133
13,235
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
International Law
International Relations
Human Rights
Environment
Democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,669
4,446
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
International law
international institutions
global governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,571
8,236
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
International Relations
International Law
International Institutions
International Organizations
European Union
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,374
4,104
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Law. Dispute Resolution
Conflict Resolution
International law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,857
2,834
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
International Relations
International Law
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,330
2,844
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
International law
climate change
environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,092
4,383
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
International Law
International Relations
Intellectual Property
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,760
3,413
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
International law
WTO
dispute settlement
international trade
international investment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,018
3,152
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
International law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,928
1,567
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Public International Law
European Law
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,713
3,600
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
International law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,006
1,878
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
International Law
Human Rights
Law and Politics in Africa
International Business Transactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,255
2,932
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
International Law
Global Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,477
2,407
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
International law
climate change
data
laws of war
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,116
6,263
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
International Law
International Relations
International Environmental Law
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,985
2,408
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Public International Law
Private International Law
Constitutional Law
Human Rights Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,091
2,298
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Public International Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,043
2,150
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Conflict of Laws
Private International Law
Comparative Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,594
1,675
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
International Law
Legal Theory
Political Theory
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,556
1,995
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
International Criminal Justice
Human Rights
International Law
Transitional Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,224
1,738
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Public International Law
International Investment Law
Private-Public Arbitration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,218
2,385
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Legal philosophy
International law
Just war theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,638
2,052
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
International Law
International Courts
International Trade
International Regulatory Regimes
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,626
1,057
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
International Law
European Law
Human Rights Law
Legal Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,537
2,116
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,441
9,533
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David G Victor
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,133
13,235
0.425
Climate Change
Political Science
Industrial Organization
International Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,560
11,343
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Falk
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,669
4,446
0.161
International Law
International Relations
Human Rights
Environment
Democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,326
15,926
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kenneth W Abbott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,571
8,236
0.382
International law
international institutions
global governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,107
19,401
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark A Pollack
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,374
4,104
0.223
International Relations
International Law
International Institutions
International Organizations
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,734
25,084
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carrie Menkel Meadow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,857
2,834
0.191
Law. Dispute Resolution
Conflict Resolution
International law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,582
30,942
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wayne Sandholtz
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,330
2,844
0.231
International Relations
International Law
Human Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,322
31,539
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel Bodansky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,092
4,383
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,970
32,539
606
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kal Raustiala
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,760
3,413
0.290
International Law
International Relations
Intellectual Property
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,598
1,620
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joost Pauwelyn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,018
3,152
0.315
International law
WTO
dispute settlement
international trade
international investment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,620
38,744
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Steve Charnovitz
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,928
1,567
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,001
2,321
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joaquín Alcaide Fernández
Universidad de Sevilla
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,713
3,600
0.371
Public International Law
European Law
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,864
42,684
928
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Steven Ratner
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,006
1,878
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,048
46,477
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Makau Mutua
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,255
2,932
0.355
International Law
Human Rights
Law and Politics in Africa
International Business Transactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,774
2,132
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nico Krisch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,477
2,407
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,888
11,198
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephen Humphreys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,116
6,263
0.880
International law
climate change
data
laws of war
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,761
6,287
695
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jutta Brunnee
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,985
2,408
0.345
International Law
International Relations
International Environmental Law
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,391
3,120
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Valerio De Oliveira Mazzuoli
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
Constanta, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,091
2,298
0.377
Public International Law
Private International Law
Constitutional Law
Human Rights Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,696
3,973
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
André Nollkaemper
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,043
2,150
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,935
65,659
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Symeon C Symeonides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,594
1,675
0.299
Conflict of Laws
Private International Law
Comparative Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,153
1,054
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sahib Singh
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,556
1,995
0.359
International Law
Legal Theory
Political Theory
Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,196
4,464
374
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carsten Stahn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,224
1,738
0.333
International Criminal Justice
Human Rights
International Law
Transitional Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,412
4,467
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stephan Schill
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,218
2,385
0.457
Public International Law
International Investment Law
Private-Public Arbitration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,493
76,452
891
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Scott Shapiro
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,638
2,052
0.442
Legal philosophy
International law
Just war theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,019
76,597
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jeffrey L Dunoff
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,626
1,057
0.228
International Law
International Courts
International Trade
International Regulatory Regimes
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,919
6,590
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Samantha Besson
Université PSL Paris
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,537
2,116
0.466
International Law
European Law
Human Rights Law
Legal Philosophy