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Law / Law and Legal Studies Highly Cited Researchers 72 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
186,177
World Rank
3,673
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total5,894
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Last 6 Years1,815
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Last 6 Years / Total0.308
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
264,053
World Rank
6,233
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Public policy | política pública | política pública e gênero | política pública e direitos | políticas sociai
Public policy | política pública | política pública e gênero | política pública e direitos | políticas sociai
Citation Metrics
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Total4,076
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Last 6 Years1,364
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Last 6 Years / Total0.335
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
287,950
World Rank
7,032
Country Rank
29
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total3,689
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Last 6 Years1,360
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Last 6 Years / Total0.369
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
387,359
World Rank
10,692
Country Rank
57
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total2,567
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Last 6 Years1,401
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Last 6 Years / Total0.546
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
557,235
World Rank
17,417
Country Rank
95
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total1,522
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Last 6 Years573
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Last 6 Years / Total0.376
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
567,815
World Rank
17,851
Country Rank
97
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total1,476
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Last 6 Years785
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Last 6 Years / Total0.532
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
572,628
World Rank
18,069
Country Rank
99
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total1,456
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Last 6 Years518
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Last 6 Years / Total0.356
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
586,167
World Rank
18,637
Country Rank
104
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total1,401
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Last 6 Years387
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Last 6 Years / Total0.276
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
591,179
World Rank
18,874
Country Rank
105
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Democracia Digital | Privacidade | Internet | Direitos Autorais | internet das coisa
Democracia Digital | Privacidade | Internet | Direitos Autorais | internet das coisa
Citation Metrics
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Total1,381
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Last 6 Years363
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Last 6 Years / Total0.263
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
597,896
World Rank
19,183
Country Rank
106
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total1,355
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Last 6 Years490
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Last 6 Years / Total0.362
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
625,316
World Rank
20,346
Country Rank
114
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total1,254
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Last 6 Years581
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Last 6 Years / Total0.463
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
636,261
World Rank
20,851
Country Rank
118
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Law / Law and Legal Studies
direito internacional | direito internacional econômico | comércio internacional | teorias democráticas e de participação soc
direito internacional | direito internacional econômico | comércio internacional | teorias democráticas e de participação soc
Citation Metrics
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Total1,217
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Last 6 Years383
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Last 6 Years / Total0.315
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
671,971
World Rank
22,434
Country Rank
125
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total1,101
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Last 6 Years621
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Last 6 Years / Total0.564
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
698,305
World Rank
23,565
Country Rank
131
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Law / Law and Legal Studies
pesquisa empírica em direito | violência de Estado | direito penal | processo pena
pesquisa empírica em direito | violência de Estado | direito penal | processo pena
Citation Metrics
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Total1,024
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Last 6 Years647
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Last 6 Years / Total0.632
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
729,350
World Rank
24,943
Country Rank
137
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total940
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Last 6 Years343
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Last 6 Years / Total0.365
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
736,882
World Rank
25,297
Country Rank
139
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Direito Administrativo | Direito Sancionador | Regulação | Consensualidad
Direito Administrativo | Direito Sancionador | Regulação | Consensualidad
Citation Metrics
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Total920
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Last 6 Years643
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Last 6 Years / Total0.699
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
790,322
World Rank
27,688
Country Rank
147
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total791
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Last 6 Years494
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Last 6 Years / Total0.625
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
799,999
World Rank
28,129
Country Rank
150
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total770
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Last 6 Years283
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Last 6 Years / Total0.368
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
846,902
World Rank
30,104
Country Rank
164
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Law / Law and Legal Studies
direito empresarial | direito comercial | análise econômica do direito | recuperação de empresas | títulos de crédit
direito empresarial | direito comercial | análise econômica do direito | recuperação de empresas | títulos de crédit
Citation Metrics
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Total673
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Last 6 Years268
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Last 6 Years / Total0.398
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
876,619
World Rank
31,298
Country Rank
169
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total618
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Last 6 Years263
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Last 6 Years / Total0.426
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
890,718
World Rank
31,777
Country Rank
176
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total594
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Last 6 Years354
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Last 6 Years / Total0.596
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
905,494
World Rank
32,286
Country Rank
180
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total571
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Last 6 Years242
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Last 6 Years / Total0.424
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
910,901
World Rank
32,490
Country Rank
184
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total563
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Last 6 Years200
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Last 6 Years / Total0.355
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
957,081
World Rank
33,827
Country Rank
195
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total503
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Last 6 Years302
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Last 6 Years / Total0.600
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
959,642
World Rank
33,907
Country Rank
197
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Processo Civil | Sociologia Jurídica | Mediação | Direito dos Desastres | Justiça Climátic
Processo Civil | Sociologia Jurídica | Mediação | Direito dos Desastres | Justiça Climátic
Citation Metrics
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Total500
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Last 6 Years368
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Last 6 Years / Total0.736
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