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Law / Law and Legal Studies Highly Cited Researchers 33 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
479,628
World Rank
21,139
Country Rank
40
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Administrative Law | Public Service Regulation | Competition and Antitrust Law | Banking La
Administrative Law | Public Service Regulation | Competition and Antitrust Law | Banking La
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Total1,913
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Last 6 Years656
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Last 6 Years / Total0.343
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
539,880
World Rank
23,412
Country Rank
45
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Law / Law and Legal Studies
EU Law | Diritto costituzionale | Diritto parlamentare | Diritto sportiv
EU Law | Diritto costituzionale | Diritto parlamentare | Diritto sportiv
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Total1,600
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Last 6 Years358
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Last 6 Years / Total0.224
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
591,899
World Rank
25,295
Country Rank
50
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total1,378
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Last 6 Years543
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Last 6 Years / Total0.394
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
708,323
World Rank
28,948
Country Rank
65
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total996
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Last 6 Years284
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Last 6 Years / Total0.285
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
721,516
World Rank
29,347
Country Rank
66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total961
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Last 6 Years270
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Last 6 Years / Total0.281
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
727,413
World Rank
29,482
Country Rank
69
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total945
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Last 6 Years302
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Last 6 Years / Total0.320
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
913,576
World Rank
34,524
Country Rank
84
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total559
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Last 6 Years316
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Last 6 Years / Total0.565
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,058,046
World Rank
38,919
Country Rank
95
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Diritto costituzionale | Constitutional law | Legislative drafting | Diritto parlamentar
Diritto costituzionale | Constitutional law | Legislative drafting | Diritto parlamentar
Citation Metrics
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Total395
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Last 6 Years243
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Last 6 Years / Total0.615
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,094,925
World Rank
39,965
Country Rank
102
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total362
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Last 6 Years165
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Last 6 Years / Total0.456
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,105,734
World Rank
40,276
Country Rank
103
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total353
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Last 6 Years95
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Last 6 Years / Total0.269
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,123,784
World Rank
40,735
Country Rank
106
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Law / Law and Legal Studies
European administrative law | Diritto amministrativo | Administrative law | Diritto amministrativ
European administrative law | Diritto amministrativo | Administrative law | Diritto amministrativ
Citation Metrics
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Total338
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Last 6 Years219
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Last 6 Years / Total0.648
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,149,132
World Rank
41,424
Country Rank
109
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Law / Law and Legal Studies
international law | european law | law of the sea | international courts and tribunals | human right
international law | european law | law of the sea | international courts and tribunals | human right
Citation Metrics
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Total319
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Last 6 Years109
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Last 6 Years / Total0.342
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,214,877
World Rank
43,125
Country Rank
119
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total276
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Last 6 Years129
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Last 6 Years / Total0.467
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,219,864
World Rank
43,243
Country Rank
120
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total273
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Last 6 Years146
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Last 6 Years / Total0.535
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,301,906
World Rank
45,212
Country Rank
127
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total230
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Last 6 Years116
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Last 6 Years / Total0.504
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,467,630
World Rank
48,767
Country Rank
139
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Comparative Constitutional Law | European Union Law | Public Law | Islamic Law | Isla
Comparative Constitutional Law | European Union Law | Public Law | Islamic Law | Isla
Citation Metrics
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Total167
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Last 6 Years37
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Last 6 Years / Total0.222
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,506,694
World Rank
49,511
Country Rank
143
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total155
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Last 6 Years38
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Last 6 Years / Total0.245
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,572,282
World Rank
50,860
Country Rank
148
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Diritto costituzionale | diritto parlamentare | diritto pubblico dell'economi
Diritto costituzionale | diritto parlamentare | diritto pubblico dell'economi
Citation Metrics
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Total136
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Last 6 Years124
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Last 6 Years / Total0.912
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,768,538
World Rank
54,182
Country Rank
155
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Diritto civile e commerciale | contratti | società | responsabilità civile | proprietà intellettual
Diritto civile e commerciale | contratti | società | responsabilità civile | proprietà intellettual
Citation Metrics
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Total92
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Last 6 Years37
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Last 6 Years / Total0.402
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,858,980
World Rank
55,483
Country Rank
162
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total75
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Last 6 Years75
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,960,532
World Rank
56,785
Country Rank
167
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total60
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Last 6 Years14
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Last 6 Years / Total0.233
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,029,647
World Rank
57,582
Country Rank
173
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total50
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Last 6 Years44
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Last 6 Years / Total0.880
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,146,049
World Rank
58,783
Country Rank
176
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,192,054
World Rank
59,227
Country Rank
178
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total31
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Last 6 Years14
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Last 6 Years / Total0.452
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,231,536
World Rank
59,604
Country Rank
182
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total27
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Last 6 Years19
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Last 6 Years / Total0.704
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