Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
American University 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
Environment and Vulnerability
Justice
Representation
Decentralization
Access
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,350
6,736
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Regulation of emerging AI/robotics/automation tech
international law
national security law
LOAC/IHL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,973
3,714
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Antitrust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,490
2,082
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
critical literacy
literacy
early childhood
social justice
new literacies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,489
1,986
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
international arbitration
international investment
empirical analysis
alternative dispute resolution
international economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,150
1,356
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
criminal justice
death penalty
violence
law
and justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,151
617
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Prosecutorial Power
Racism in the Criminal Justice System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,686
973
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Environmental Justice
Urban Political Ecology
Caste
Racial Capitalism
Corruption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,649
1,847
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,502
467
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
international law
labor migration
human trafficking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,452
942
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Copyright
Intellectual Property
Internet Law
Patent
Trademark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,397
694
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,365
1,275
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Criminal Justice
Policing and Comparative Criminal Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
566
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Law
public health
medicine
health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,183
1,777
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Intellectual property
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,525
451
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
social movements
legal ethics and legal profession
antidiscrimination law
employment and labor law
legal education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,400
359
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Social Movements
Political Violence
Policing
Urban Politics
Criminal Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,172
318
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,132
506
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
intellectual property law
trademark law
copyright law
domain names
art law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,105
304
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Nonprofit Management
Nonprofit Resource Development
Foundation Grantmaking
Public Policy Advocacy
Nonprofit Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
815
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Patent Law
Intellectual Property
Federal Courts
Trade Secrets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
421
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Financial Regulation
Banking Regulation
Securities Regulation
Fintech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
871
685
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Food and Drug Law
Health Law
American Legal History
Civil Procedure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
819
316
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Juvenile Justice
Race and Crime
Quantitative Data Analyses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
800
354
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Indian Law
Poverty Law
Property Law
Housing Law
Native American Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
313
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,867
16,131
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jesse Ribot
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,350
6,736
0.316
Environment and Vulnerability
Justice
Representation
Decentralization
Access
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,292
42,826
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kenneth Anderson
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,973
3,714
0.414
Regulation of emerging AI/robotics/automation tech
international law
national security law
LOAC/IHL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,552
51,007
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jonathan Baker
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,490
2,082
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,095
78,390
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vivian Maria Vasquez
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,489
1,986
0.442
critical literacy
literacy
early childhood
social justice
new literacies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,745
83,303
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Susan Franck
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,150
1,356
0.327
international arbitration
international investment
empirical analysis
alternative dispute resolution
international economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,288
101,996
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert Johnson
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,151
617
0.196
criminal justice
death penalty
violence
law
and justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,560
113,871
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Angela J Davis
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,686
973
0.362
Prosecutorial Power
Racism in the Criminal Justice System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,344
114,937
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Malini Ranganathan
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,649
1,847
0.697
Environmental Justice
Urban Political Ecology
Caste
Racial Capitalism
Corruption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,336
119,373
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ira Robbins
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,502
467
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
369,954
120,983
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Janie Chuang
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,452
942
0.384
international law
labor migration
human trafficking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,522
122,762
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael W Carroll
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,397
694
0.290
Copyright
Intellectual Property
Internet Law
Patent
Trademark
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,378
123,813
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lynn A Addington
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,365
1,275
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,561
125,499
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Richard Bennett
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
566
0.244
Criminal Justice
Policing and Comparative Criminal Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,832
130,228
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lindsay F Wiley
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,183
1,777
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,913
161,231
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sean Michael Fiil Flynn
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,525
451
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,642
168,826
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Susan Carle
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,400
359
0.256
social movements
legal ethics and legal profession
antidiscrimination law
employment and labor law
legal education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,629
184,887
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cathy Lisa Schneider
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,172
318
0.271
Social Movements
Political Violence
Policing
Urban Politics
Criminal Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,022
188,066
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rebecca Hamilton
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,132
506
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630,714
190,315
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christine Haight Farley
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,105
304
0.275
intellectual property law
trademark law
copyright law
domain names
art law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
656,029
196,793
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lewis Faulk
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
815
0.792
Nonprofit Management
Nonprofit Resource Development
Foundation Grantmaking
Public Policy Advocacy
Nonprofit Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,481
208,872
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jonas Anderson
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
421
0.469
Patent Law
Intellectual Property
Federal Courts
Trade Secrets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715,833
211,367
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hilary J Allen
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
871
685
0.786
Financial Regulation
Banking Regulation
Securities Regulation
Fintech
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
738,025
216,648
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lewis A Grossman
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
819
316
0.386
Food and Drug Law
Health Law
American Legal History
Civil Procedure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,351
218,626
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kareem Jordan
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
800
354
0.443
Juvenile Justice
Race and Crime
Quantitative Data Analyses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
755,299
220,716
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ezra Rosser
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
313
0.401
Indian Law
Poverty Law
Property Law
Housing Law
Native American Law