Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Law / Law and Legal Studies Highly Cited Researchers 26 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
United States
Michael L Rustad
sociology of law
torts
commercial law
internet law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,593
785
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Marc A Rodwin
conflicts of interest
pharmaceuticals
managed care
health politics
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,695
798
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Debra A Harkins
Social justice
Service learning
narrative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,976
667
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Miriam R Arbeit
adolescent development
sexual health
social justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,386
793
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
John Infranca
property
land use
law and religion
property theory
local government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
965
596
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Andrew Beckerman Rodau
Intellectual Property Law
Patent Law
Copyright Law
Trademark Law
Trade Secrets Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
117
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Lucius Couloute
criminalization
prisoner reentry
organizations
work
racism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
803
728
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Andrew Perlman
Legal Ethics
Professional Responsibility
Legal Innovation
Legal Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603
181
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Jeffrey Lipshaw
Law and business judgment
corporate
artificial intelligence
thinking like a lawyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
592
186
0.314

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Sarah Burstein
Design Law
Civil Procedure
Remedies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
244
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Graham Kelder
Law
Product Liability
Public Health Law
Politics of Regulation
Politics & Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315
21
0.067
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United Kingdom
Paul Andell
Crime
gangs
County lines
drugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
135
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Shailini George
wellbeing
professional identity formation
legal writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
45
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Jason H Peterson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
40
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Stephen Cody
criminal law
international criminal law
victims
new legal realism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
61
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Rebecca Schoff Curtin
Intellectual Property
Copyright
Trademark
Legal History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
27
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam
Government
Public Law
National Security
Foreign Policy
Conflict Resolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
35
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Sarah Schendel
professional responsibility
legal education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
51
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
David Colarusso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
32
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Ragini Shah
Immigration
Border Enforcement
Racial Capitalism
Trade and Migration
Neoliberalism and Migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
7
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Quinten Steenhuis
Access to Justice
Legal Technology
Human Computer Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
34
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Alison Farquhar
Taxation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
12
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United Kingdom
Reilly Anne Dempsey Willis
Social media
Twitter
Human Rights
Women's Rights
Empirical Legal Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
29
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United Kingdom
Mark Manning
Criminology Policing Criminal Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
24
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United Kingdom
Ruth Flaherty
intellectual property
copyright
competition law
fan studies
media economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
12
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,417
United States
79,713
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael L Rustad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,593
785
0.171
sociology of law
torts
commercial law
internet law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,615
United States
93,980
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marc A Rodwin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,695
798
0.216
conflicts of interest
pharmaceuticals
managed care
health politics
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
451,986
United States
142,851
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Debra A Harkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,976
667
0.338
Social justice
Service learning
narrative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,819
United States
174,203
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Miriam R Arbeit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,386
793
0.572
adolescent development
sexual health
social justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,693
United States
206,525
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Infranca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
965
596
0.618
property
land use
law and religion
property theory
local government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729,392
United States
213,629
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Beckerman Rodau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
117
0.132
Intellectual Property Law
Patent Law
Copyright Law
Trademark Law
Trade Secrets Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
764,982
United States
221,804
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lucius Couloute
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
803
728
0.907
criminalization
prisoner reentry
organizations
work
racism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
862,238
United States
242,939
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrew Perlman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603
181
0.300
Legal Ethics
Professional Responsibility
Legal Innovation
Legal Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
868,301
United States
244,198
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeffrey Lipshaw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
592
186
0.314
Law and business judgment
corporate
artificial intelligence
thinking like a lawyer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,000,327
United States
267,695
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sarah Burstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
244
0.580

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,118,800
United States
286,031
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Graham Kelder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315
21
0.067
Law
Product Liability
Public Health Law
Politics of Regulation
Politics & Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,401,236
United Kingdom
72,980
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul Andell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
135
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,476,829
United States
335,404
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shailini George
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
45
0.324
wellbeing
professional identity formation
legal writing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,552,855
United States
345,314
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jason H Peterson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
40
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,645,323
United States
357,305
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephen Cody
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
61
0.649
criminal law
international criminal law
victims
new legal realism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,646,304
United States
357,414
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rebecca Schoff Curtin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
27
0.287
Intellectual Property
Copyright
Trademark
Legal History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,706,520
United States
365,202
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
35
0.432
Government
Public Law
National Security
Foreign Policy
Conflict Resolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,829,368
United States
380,818
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sarah Schendel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
51
0.879
professional responsibility
legal education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,849,664
United States
383,359
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Colarusso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
32
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,967,595
United States
398,331
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ragini Shah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
7
0.184
Immigration
Border Enforcement
Racial Capitalism
Trade and Migration
Neoliberalism and Migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,986,037
United States
400,750
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Quinten Steenhuis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
34
0.971
Access to Justice
Legal Technology
Human Computer Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,006,684
United States
403,250
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alison Farquhar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
12
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,011,720
United Kingdom
89,546
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Reilly Anne Dempsey Willis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
29
0.906
Social media
Twitter
Human Rights
Women's Rights
Empirical Legal Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,038,864
United Kingdom
90,211
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mark Manning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
24
0.828
Criminology Policing Criminal Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,211,824
United Kingdom
93,833
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ruth Flaherty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
12
0.923
intellectual property
copyright
competition law
fan studies
media economics
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