Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Law Highly Cited Researchers 377 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
Climate Change
Political Science
Industrial Organization
International Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,505
12,336
0.380
* 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
28,228
3,729
0.132
* 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
22,253
7,303
0.328
* 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
18,773
3,485
0.186
* 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
15,164
2,481
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
International law
climate change
environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,591
4,015
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
International Relations
International Law
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,588
2,477
0.197
* 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
12,076
2,999
0.248
* 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
10,290
2,831
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
International law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,090
1,314
0.130
* 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
9,992
3,258
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
International law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,225
1,657
0.180
* 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
8,540
2,618
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
International Law
Global Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,732
2,123
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
International Law
International Relations
International Environmental Law
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,184
2,168
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
International law
climate change
data
laws of war
rule of law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,107
5,833
0.821
* 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
6,334
2,063
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Public International Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,240
1,888
0.303
* 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
6,120
1,554
0.254
* 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
5,783
1,817
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Public International Law
International Investment Law
Private-Public Arbitration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,406
2,025
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
International Criminal Justice
Human Rights
International Law
Transitional Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,397
1,543
0.286
* 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
4,891
1,899
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
International Law
European Law
Human Rights Law
Legal Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,785
1,948
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
International Law
International Courts
International Trade
International Regulatory Regimes
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,730
940
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,280
9,383
195
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
32,505
12,336
0.380
Climate Change
Political Science
Industrial Organization
International Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,208
11,582
90
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
28,228
3,729
0.132
International Law
International Relations
Human Rights
Environment
Democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,711
15,986
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kenneth W Abbott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,253
7,303
0.328
International law
international institutions
global governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,215
19,711
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark A Pollack
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,773
3,485
0.186
International Relations
International Law
International Institutions
International Organizations
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,268
25,563
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carrie Menkel Meadow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,164
2,481
0.164
Law. Dispute Resolution
Conflict Resolution
International law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,425
31,477
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniel Bodansky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,591
4,015
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,452
31,484
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wayne Sandholtz
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,588
2,477
0.197
International Relations
International Law
Human Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,436
32,923
614
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
12,076
2,999
0.248
International Law
International Relations
Intellectual Property
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,316
1,641
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joost Pauwelyn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,290
2,831
0.275
International law
WTO
dispute settlement
international trade
international investment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,523
39,625
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Steve Charnovitz
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,090
1,314
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,625
2,368
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joaquín Alcaide Fernández
Universidad de Sevilla
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,992
3,258
0.326
Public International Law
European Law
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,236
43,331
930
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Steven Ratner
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,225
1,657
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,318
46,745
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Makau Mutua
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,540
2,618
0.307
International Law
Human Rights
Law and Politics in Africa
International Business Transactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,174
2,160
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nico Krisch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,732
2,123
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,189
6,372
707
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jutta Brunnee
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,184
2,168
0.302
International Law
International Relations
International Environmental Law
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,853
11,680
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stephen Humphreys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,107
5,833
0.821
International law
climate change
data
laws of war
rule of law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,507
3,110
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Valerio De Oliveira Mazzuoli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,334
2,063
0.326
Public International Law
Private International Law
Constitutional Law
Human Rights Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,992
4,019
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
André Nollkaemper
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,240
1,888
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,244
63,110
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Symeon C Symeonides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,120
1,554
0.254
Conflict of Laws
Private International Law
Comparative Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,323
1,064
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sahib Singh
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,783
1,817
0.314
International Law
Legal Theory
Political Theory
Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,568
4,515
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephan Schill
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,406
2,025
0.375
Public International Law
International Investment Law
Private-Public Arbitration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,948
4,527
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carsten Stahn
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,397
1,543
0.286
International Criminal Justice
Human Rights
International Law
Transitional Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,355
75,815
888
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Scott Shapiro
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,891
1,899
0.388
Legal philosophy
International law
Just war theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,924
6,497
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Samantha Besson
Université PSL Paris
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,785
1,948
0.407
International Law
European Law
Human Rights Law
Legal Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,278
77,844
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jeffrey L Dunoff
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,730
940
0.199
International Law
International Courts
International Trade
International Regulatory Regimes
International Relations