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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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Spain
Javier García González
derecho penal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,352
2,737
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Spain
Carlos Pérez Del Valle
derecho penal
filosofía del derecho
derecho procesal penal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
159
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Spain
Marta Villar Ezcurra
Taxation
Law
Climate Change
Energy
EU taxation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
137
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Spain
Ruth Abril Stoffels
derecho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
117
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Spain
Juan Ignacio Gorospe Oviedo
impuestos
pensiones
derechos de emisión de gei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
98
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Spain
Pablo Gutiérrez De Cabiedes
Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
100
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Spain
Juan Carlos Domínguez Nafría
historia del derecho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
96
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Spain
Patricia Santos-Rodriguez,|Santos-Rodríguez, P., Santos Rodríguez, Patricia, Santos-Rodriguez, Patricia
Collective responsibility
Human rights
Freedom of education
Freedom of religion
CSR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
81
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Spain
Jerónimo Maíllo
Derecho Unión Europea
Derecho Comunitario
Derecho Internacional
Derecho de la Competencia
Mercado Único Europeo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
47
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Spain
Alberto Hidalgo Cerezo
Derecho de las nuevas tecnologías
derecho de internet
protección de datos
propiedad intelectual
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
96
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Spain
Belén Rodrigo Lara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
61
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Spain
Juan Pablo Maldonado Montoya
Derecho del Trabajo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
44
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Spain
Alfonso Martinez-Echevarria
Derecho Mercantil
Mercados financieros
gobierno corporativo
capital riesgo
arbitraje
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
42
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Spain
Angela Casals Fernández
Derecho Penal
Derecho Penitenciario
Criminología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
59
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Spain
Juan Ignacio Gorospe Oviedo
Fiscalidad ambiental
derechos fundamentales y garantías del contribuyente
tributos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
9
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Spain
Sebastián Félix Utrera Caro
Derecho Administrativo
Derecho Ambiental
Derecho de Aguas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
16
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Spain
Pedro Robles Latorre
Derecho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
14
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Spain
Juan Manuel Blanch
Derecho romano
filología
filosofía del derecho
historia antigua
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
20
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Spain
M ª Begoña Fernández González
Derecho de familia y menores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
15
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Spain
Lucana Estévez Mendoza
procesal
internacional
nuevas tecnologías
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
18
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Spain
Alberto Díaz-Romeral
Derecho Administrivo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
19
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Spain
Maria Begoña Fernández González
derecho civil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
2
0.100
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Spain
Carmen Palomo Pinel
Derecho Romano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Spain
Javier Porras Belarra
Unión Europea
Derecho de la Competencia
Mercado Interior
Derecho Internacional Público
Relaciones Internacionales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
8
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Spain
Natalia Del Barrio
Derecho internacional público
Common Law
Derecho comparado y global
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,120
Spain
3,427
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Javier García González
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,352
2,737
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
911,598
Spain
29,147
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carlos Pérez Del Valle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
159
0.326
derecho penal
filosofía del derecho
derecho procesal penal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
994,347
Spain
32,616
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marta Villar Ezcurra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
137
0.345
Taxation
Law
Climate Change
Energy
EU taxation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,158,709
Spain
39,121
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ruth Abril Stoffels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
117
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,174,754
Spain
39,695
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Juan Ignacio Gorospe Oviedo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
98
0.387
impuestos
pensiones
derechos de emisión de gei
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,205,621
Spain
40,842
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pablo Gutiérrez De Cabiedes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
100
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,262,308
Spain
42,883
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Juan Carlos Domínguez Nafría
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
96
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,422,873
Spain
48,009
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Collective responsibility
Human rights
Freedom of education
Freedom of religion
CSR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,454,947
Spain
48,986
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jerónimo Maíllo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
47
0.362
Derecho Unión Europea
Derecho Comunitario
Derecho Internacional
Derecho de la Competencia
Mercado Único Europeo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,511,273
Spain
50,498
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alberto Hidalgo Cerezo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
96
0.850
Derecho de las nuevas tecnologías
derecho de internet
protección de datos
propiedad intelectual
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,651,550
Spain
54,096
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Belén Rodrigo Lara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
61
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,686,527
Spain
54,957
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Juan Pablo Maldonado Montoya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
44
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,686,642
Spain
54,962
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alfonso Martinez-Echevarria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
42
0.583
Derecho Mercantil
Mercados financieros
gobierno corporativo
capital riesgo
arbitraje
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,747,402
Spain
56,348
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Angela Casals Fernández
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
59
0.983
Derecho Penal
Derecho Penitenciario
Criminología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,871,921
Spain
58,797
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Juan Ignacio Gorospe Oviedo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
9
0.220
Fiscalidad ambiental
derechos fundamentales y garantías del contribuyente
tributos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,901,443
Spain
59,335
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sebastián Félix Utrera Caro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
16
0.432
Derecho Administrativo
Derecho Ambiental
Derecho de Aguas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,901,586
Spain
59,343
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pedro Robles Latorre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
14
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,908,811
Spain
59,473
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Juan Manuel Blanch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
20
0.556
Derecho romano
filología
filosofía del derecho
historia antigua
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,959,544
Spain
60,361
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
M ª Begoña Fernández González
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
15
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,976,848
Spain
60,646
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lucana Estévez Mendoza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
18
0.643
procesal
internacional
nuevas tecnologías
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,995,383
Spain
60,930
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alberto Díaz-Romeral
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
19
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,060,767
Spain
62,111
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maria Begoña Fernández González
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
2
0.100
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,118,436
Spain
63,105
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Carmen Palomo Pinel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,146,934
Spain
63,614
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Javier Porras Belarra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
8
0.615
Unión Europea
Derecho de la Competencia
Mercado Interior
Derecho Internacional Público
Relaciones Internacionales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,159,812
Spain
63,833
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Natalia Del Barrio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
Derecho internacional público
Common Law
Derecho comparado y global