Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Ghent 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
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,846
1,814
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
human rights
law
anthropology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,019
966
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,325
645
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
EU law
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,732
720
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Media Law
ICT law
data protection
children's rights
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,293
852
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Feedback
Justice
Counterproductive work behavior
Emotions
Personality
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,113
688
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Comparative Law
Legal Theory
Methodology of Legal Research
Contract Law
Interpretation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
630
258
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
children's rights
human rights
migration law
legal anthropology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
446
354
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
digital forensics
image processing
JPEG data carving
NTFS data recovery
image segmentation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
71
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Children's rights
Data protection
Law and technology
Human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
200
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
comparative public law
international law
human rights
freedom of speech
memory laws
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
101
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
citizen participation
constitutional change
judicial review of administrative action
legal aspects of blockchain technology
federalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
122
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
law and diversity
constitutional law
human rights law
feminist legal theory
queer legal theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
158
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
saRNA
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
161
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
criminological theory
migration
youth justice
discourse analysis
qualitative research methods
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
57
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
116
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Crime Prevention
Crime against Business
Modus Operandi Research
Corporate Compliance
Integrity Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
64
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
EU external relations law
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
41
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
International Economic Law
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
69
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
International Human Rights law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
79
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Criminological theory
evolutionary theory and sociobiology
philosphy of science
statistics
research methods for the social s
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
27
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Military Ethics
Law of Armed Conflict
Applied Ethics
Political Philosophy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
53
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
law
criminal law
counterterrorism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
48
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Technology regulation
codes of conduct
GDPR
article 40 GDPR
article 41 GDPR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
36
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
bioethics
research ethics
public health
health policy
healthcare law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
32
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,848
2,256
460
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tom Vander Beken
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,846
1,814
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,281
2,700
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marie Benedicte Dembour
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,019
966
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,425
3,188
603
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gert Vermeulen
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,325
645
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,385
3,836
720
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter Van Elsuwege
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,732
720
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,079
4,529
883
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Eva Lievens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,293
852
0.659
Media Law
ICT law
data protection
children's rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
628,009
4,908
949
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marjolein Feys
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,113
688
0.618
Feedback
Justice
Counterproductive work behavior
Emotions
Personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
828,316
6,092
1,136
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mark Van Hoecke Ugent
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
630
258
0.410
Comparative Law
Legal Theory
Methodology of Legal Research
Contract Law
Interpretation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
947,521
6,786
1,237
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sara Lembrechts
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
446
354
0.794
children's rights
human rights
migration law
legal anthropology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,127,348
8,173
1,504
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Johan De Bock
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
71
0.250
digital forensics
image processing
JPEG data carving
NTFS data recovery
image segmentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,264,942
9,251
1,696
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ingrida Milkaite
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
200
0.985
Children's rights
Data protection
Law and technology
Human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,287,313
9,429
1,722
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alina Cherviatsova
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
101
0.523
comparative public law
international law
human rights
freedom of speech
memory laws
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,302,702
9,545
1,752
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jurgen Goossens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
122
0.656
citizen participation
constitutional change
judicial review of administrative action
legal aspects of blockchain technology
federalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,318,219
9,659
1,779
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pieter Cannoot
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
158
0.883
law and diversity
constitutional law
human rights law
feminist legal theory
queer legal theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,362,038
10,000
1,840
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Olivier Tytgat
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
161
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,442,047
10,541
1,936
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Olga Petintseva
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
57
0.425
criminological theory
migration
youth justice
discourse analysis
qualitative research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,466,242
10,693
1,966
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Simon Geiregat
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
116
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,505,211
10,994
2,023
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Harald Haelterman
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
64
0.557
Crime Prevention
Crime against Business
Modus Operandi Research
Corporate Compliance
Integrity Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,538,435
11,191
2,063
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hans Merket
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
41
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,610,517
11,627
2,131
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jose Gustavo Prieto Munoz
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
69
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,645,049
11,840
2,176
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anne-Katrin Speck
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
79
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,734,013
12,334
2,259
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ben Heylen
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
27
0.429
Criminological theory
evolutionary theory and sociobiology
philosphy of science
statistics
research methods for the social s
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,786,318
12,601
2,307
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nathan Wood
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
53
1.000
Military Ethics
Law of Armed Conflict
Applied Ethics
Political Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,813,407
12,731
2,332
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stéphanie De Coensel
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
48
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,897,590
13,087
2,395
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Carl Vander Maelen
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
36
0.973
Technology regulation
codes of conduct
GDPR
article 40 GDPR
article 41 GDPR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,922,104
13,183
2,413
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brandon Ferlito
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
32
0.941
bioethics
research ethics
public health
health policy
healthcare law