Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationLaw / Law and Legal Studies 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
Administrative law
behavioral economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,037
83,219
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
legal psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,695
43,224
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Criminological Theory
Correctional Policy
Organization of Knowledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,607
24,558
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Sexual Exploitation and Restorative Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,520
25,879
0.334
* 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
69,129
23,216
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
criminology
restorative justice
peace
regulation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,749
15,435
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Justice
trust
personality
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,250
24,881
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,133
8,347
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
law
humanities
arts and sciences
law and society
critical race theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,185
18,968
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,205
15,020
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
regulation
health and safety
law and economics
tort liability
risk and uncertainty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,786
9,250
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Intellectual Property
Antitrust
Internet Law
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,190
11,685
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Punishment
criminology
law
social theory
welfare state
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,338
12,137
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
writing
self-regulation
professional development
learning
social justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,992
14,378
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Life Course Criminology
History of Criminology
Crime and Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,297
10,507
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
psychology of fairness
procedural justice
organizational justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,882
8,561
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Criminology
policing
evidence based crime policy
criminal justice
crime prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,163
17,594
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
dangerous
violence
law
risk
prediction
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,137
7,147
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
criminology
policing
experiments
evidence-based policy
restorative justice
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,143
10,648
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Law
Economics
Accidents
Crime
Litigation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,497
6,229
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Law
economics
politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,957
9,429
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Antitrust
Federalism
Law and Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,930
5,822
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,826
10,956
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
теория государства и права
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,651
9,370
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Health services
social justice
feminist ethics
death studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,116
14,226
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
687
277
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cass Sunstein
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,037
83,219
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,523
681
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tom Tyler
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,695
43,224
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,709
2,256
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Francis T Cullen
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,607
24,558
0.316
Criminological Theory
Correctional Policy
Organization of Knowledge
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,720
2,262
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mary P Koss
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,520
25,879
0.334
Sexual Exploitation and Restorative Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,718
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
69,129
23,216
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,878
265
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John Braithwaite
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,749
15,435
0.250
criminology
restorative justice
peace
regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,154
3,413
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jason A Colquitt
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,250
24,881
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,997
3,832
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Charles Sabel
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,133
8,347
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,020
4,329
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Richard Delgado
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,185
18,968
0.363
law
humanities
arts and sciences
law and society
critical race theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,581
4,600
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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
50,205
15,020
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,709
5,112
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
W Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,786
9,250
0.198
regulation
health and safety
law and economics
tort liability
risk and uncertainty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,918
5,210
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mark Lemley
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,190
11,685
0.253
Intellectual Property
Antitrust
Internet Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,107
5,785
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Garland
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,338
12,137
0.280
Punishment
criminology
law
social theory
welfare state
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,256
5,849
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Karen R Harris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,992
14,378
0.334
writing
self-regulation
professional development
learning
social justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,087
6,248
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John H Laub
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,297
10,507
0.254
Life Course Criminology
History of Criminology
Crime and Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,296
6,337
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
E Allan Lind
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,882
8,561
0.209
psychology of fairness
procedural justice
organizational justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,692
6,516
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David Weisburd
George Mason University
Fairfax, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,163
17,594
0.438
Criminology
policing
evidence based crime policy
criminal justice
crime prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,704
6,522
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John Monahan
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,137
7,147
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,268
1,253
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lawrence W Sherman
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,143
10,648
0.272
criminology
policing
experiments
evidence-based policy
restorative justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,667
6,963
432
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Steven Shavell
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,497
6,229
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,613
7,388
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Susan Rose Ackerman
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,957
9,429
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,346
7,730
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Daniel L Rubinfeld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,930
5,822
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,412
7,761
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Eric Posner
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,826
10,956
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,300
63
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Александр Малько
Togliatti State University
Togliatti, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,651
9,370
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,752
1,557
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Vikki Entwistle
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,116
14,226
0.417
Health services
social justice
feminist ethics
death studies