Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

University of Massachusetts Lowell 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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
James Byrne
Corrections
criminology
technology
violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,119
6,249
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
James Byrne
corrections
criminology
criminal justice technology
evidence-based crime policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,412
1,201
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Sheldon Zhang
criminology
crime and justice
corrections
evaluation
organized crime
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,349
1,897
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Melissa Morabito
Police
Mental Illness
Innovation
Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,347
2,069
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Charlotte Ryan
social movement communication
communication activism
community based research
food and climate justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,856
648
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
April Pattavina
Recidivism
Reentry
Policy Analysis
Sexual Assault
Domestic Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,214
1,193
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Andrew J Harris
mental illness & the justice system
policy responses to sexual offending
sex offender management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,911
1,028
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Ryan T Shields
Criminology
Public Health
Sexual violence
Child sexual abuse prevention
Punishment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
862
616
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
A Horning
Criminology
Human Trafficking
Risk
Illicit Labor and Masculinity
Violent Crime
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
407
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Joshua S. Long
Criminology
Corrections
Risk Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
123
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Ikemefune Onyiliogwu
Money Laundering
Anti-Corruption
Financial Crimes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,129
United States
31,467
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
James Byrne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,119
6,249
0.516
Corrections
criminology
technology
violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,672
United States
79,456
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James Byrne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,412
1,201
0.272
corrections
criminology
criminal justice technology
evidence-based crime policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,636
United States
80,346
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sheldon Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,349
1,897
0.436
criminology
crime and justice
corrections
evaluation
organized crime
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,211
United States
97,731
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Melissa Morabito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,347
2,069
0.618
Police
Mental Illness
Innovation
Gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,820
United States
109,244
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Charlotte Ryan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,856
648
0.227
social movement communication
communication activism
community based research
food and climate justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,627
United States
129,065
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
April Pattavina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,214
1,193
0.539
Recidivism
Reentry
Policy Analysis
Sexual Assault
Domestic Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,969
United States
141,445
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrew J Harris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,911
1,028
0.538
mental illness & the justice system
policy responses to sexual offending
sex offender management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,496
United States
212,232
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ryan T Shields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
862
616
0.715
Criminology
Public Health
Sexual violence
Child sexual abuse prevention
Punishment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
768,382
United States
223,657
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
A Horning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
407
0.542
Criminology
Human Trafficking
Risk
Illicit Labor and Masculinity
Violent Crime
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,449,891
United States
332,312
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joshua S. Long
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
123
0.939
Criminology
Corrections
Risk Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,367,160
United States
446,601
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ikemefune Onyiliogwu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Money Laundering
Anti-Corruption
Financial Crimes