Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Stellenbosch University Highly Cited Researchers CitationLaw / Law and Legal Studies Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
Bioethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,520
2,164
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Public Procurement
Open Government
Integrity & Anti-Corruption
WTO Law
Development Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,129
560
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Youth violence
Psychology
Criminology
Early Childhood Education
Educational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
309
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Church Polity
Gender
Human rights
Religion and Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
305
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Labour Law
Social Security Law
Transfer of Undertakings
Decent Work
Social Justice
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
125
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
law of contract
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
77
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Childrens Rights in Africa
Human Rights & Constitutional Law
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
75
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Property law
Secured transactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
67
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Tax Law
Company Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
43
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
constitutional law
constitutional property law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
26
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
criminal law
organised crime legislation
criminal procedure
cybercrime legislation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
31
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Administrative law
Constitutional property law
Sustainability
Legal theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
24
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
gender
law and development
human rights
women and children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
22
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Company law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
18
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
international criminal law
international human rights law
international humanitarian law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
10
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
law
law of evidence
public law
competency test
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Property Law
Constitutional Property Law
Public Law
Human Rights Law
Constitutional Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Discrimination and equality law
constitutional and international human rights
critical legal
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Collective labour law
law and technology
legal education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Forensic Anthropology
Forensic Taphonomy
Humanitarian Forensic Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,527
1,248
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Keymanthri Moodley
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,520
2,164
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
634,739
3,274
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sope Williams-Elegbe
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,129
560
0.496
Public Procurement
Open Government
Integrity & Anti-Corruption
WTO Law
Development Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
979,748
5,561
648
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Melanie Moen
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
309
0.722
Youth violence
Psychology
Criminology
Early Childhood Education
Educational Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,006,897
5,790
674
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mary-Anne Plaatjies Van Huffel
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
305
0.763
Church Polity
Gender
Human rights
Religion and Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,059,082
6,220
711
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nicola Smit
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
125
0.356
Labour Law
Social Security Law
Transfer of Undertakings
Decent Work
Social Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,225,359
7,674
836
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gerhard Lubbe
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
77
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,567,784
10,752
1,099
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Admark Moyo
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
75
0.728
Childrens Rights in Africa
Human Rights & Constitutional Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,599,930
11,032
1,120
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Reghard Brits
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
67
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,831,959
13,162
1,283
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Silke De Lange
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
43
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,916,728
13,968
1,338
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bradley Virgill Slade
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
26
0.703
constitutional law
constitutional property law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,959,779
14,369
1,372
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Delano Van Der Linde|Delano Cole van der Linde
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
31
1.000
criminal law
organised crime legislation
criminal procedure
cybercrime legislation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,990,511
14,685
1,400
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Elsabe Van Der Sijde
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
24
0.857
Administrative law
Constitutional property law
Sustainability
Legal theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,037,826
15,132
1,429
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jane C. Diala
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
22
0.957
gender
law and development
human rights
women and children
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,049,970
15,265
1,444
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard Stevens
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
18
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,158,284
16,406
1,522
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Phoebe Oyugi
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
10
0.769
international criminal law
international human rights law
international humanitarian law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,228,323
17,179
1,584
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nondumiso Phenyane
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
law
law of evidence
public law
competency test
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,257,335
17,508
1,613
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tanveer Jeewa|Tanveer Rashid Jeewa
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Property Law
Constitutional Property Law
Public Law
Human Rights Law
Constitutional Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,279,919
17,745
1,626
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gideon Basson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Discrimination and equality law
constitutional and international human rights
critical legal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,318,981
18,160
1,668
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bradley Greehalgh
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Collective labour law
law and technology
legal education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,369,625
18,765
1,730
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Keegan Meiring
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Forensic Anthropology
Forensic Taphonomy
Humanitarian Forensic Science