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Law / Law and Legal Studies Highly Cited Researchers 88 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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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
65,093
World Rank
2,951
Country Rank
268
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Criminology | third-party policing | evidence-based policing | policing experiment
Criminology | third-party policing | evidence-based policing | policing experiment
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Total14,844
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Last 6 Years6,967
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Last 6 Years / Total0.469
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
121,028
World Rank
5,544
Country Rank
463
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total8,846
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Last 6 Years8,560
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Last 6 Years / Total0.968
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
141,452
World Rank
6,481
Country Rank
546
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Law / Law and Legal Studies
justice repair | reconciliation | ethical decision-making | biased decision-makin
justice repair | reconciliation | ethical decision-making | biased decision-makin
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Total7,680
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Last 6 Years4,065
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Last 6 Years / Total0.529
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
181,253
World Rank
8,255
Country Rank
228
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Improving Policing of Gender Violence | Southern Criminology | Gender and Criminolog
Improving Policing of Gender Violence | Southern Criminology | Gender and Criminolog
Citation Metrics
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Total6,050
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Last 6 Years2,573
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Last 6 Years / Total0.425
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
181,672
World Rank
8,276
Country Rank
672
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total6,036
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Last 6 Years3,462
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Last 6 Years / Total0.574
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
184,857
World Rank
8,431
Country Rank
685
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Law / Law and Legal Studies
experimental criminology | police legitimacy | restorative justice | procedural justice | strategies to preventing offending and vi
experimental criminology | police legitimacy | restorative justice | procedural justice | strategies to preventing offending and vi
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Total5,931
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Last 6 Years3,330
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Last 6 Years / Total0.561
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
229,803
World Rank
10,339
Country Rank
42
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Faculty of Business | Education | Law & Arts - School of Management & Enterpris
Faculty of Business | Education | Law & Arts - School of Management & Enterpris
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Total4,734
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Last 6 Years1,870
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Last 6 Years / Total0.395
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
259,217
World Rank
11,559
Country Rank
882
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total4,157
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Last 6 Years1,022
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Last 6 Years / Total0.246
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
304,903
World Rank
13,365
Country Rank
341
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Law / Law and Legal Studies
law and technology | digital platforms | social media | digital media | internet governanc
law and technology | digital platforms | social media | digital media | internet governanc
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Total3,446
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Last 6 Years2,654
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Last 6 Years / Total0.770
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
322,286
World Rank
14,040
Country Rank
361
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Technology and Education | Media Law | Defamation | Liability for Psychiatric Injur
Technology and Education | Media Law | Defamation | Liability for Psychiatric Injur
Citation Metrics
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Total3,226
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Last 6 Years1,232
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Last 6 Years / Total0.382
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
357,271
World Rank
15,344
Country Rank
402
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Intellectual Property | Innovation | Sustainable Development | Trade | Law Refor
Intellectual Property | Innovation | Sustainable Development | Trade | Law Refor
Citation Metrics
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Total2,843
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Last 6 Years994
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Last 6 Years / Total0.350
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
374,330
World Rank
15,992
Country Rank
427
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Health law | End-of-life law | Assisted dying | Euthanasia | Palliative car
Health law | End-of-life law | Assisted dying | Euthanasia | Palliative car
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Total2,680
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Last 6 Years1,887
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Last 6 Years / Total0.704
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
377,574
World Rank
16,113
Country Rank
1,223
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Routine activities and crime | Communities and social processes | Urban Criminology | Longitudinal Analysi
Routine activities and crime | Communities and social processes | Urban Criminology | Longitudinal Analysi
Citation Metrics
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Total2,651
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Last 6 Years2,137
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Last 6 Years / Total0.806
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
401,479
World Rank
16,926
Country Rank
458
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Asian Law | Marine Environmental Law | Climate Change Law | Ocean Governance | Maritime Securit
Asian Law | Marine Environmental Law | Climate Change Law | Ocean Governance | Maritime Securit
Citation Metrics
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Total2,446
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Last 6 Years2,112
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Last 6 Years / Total0.863
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
406,306
World Rank
17,121
Country Rank
464
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Sexual offending | Sexual violence | Child Sexual Abuse | Restorative justice | Youth Justic
Sexual offending | Sexual violence | Child Sexual Abuse | Restorative justice | Youth Justic
Citation Metrics
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Total2,407
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Last 6 Years1,316
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Last 6 Years / Total0.547
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
507,742
World Rank
20,592
Country Rank
573
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Law / Law and Legal Studies
health law | life-sustaining treatment | assisted dying | palliative care | distributive justic
health law | life-sustaining treatment | assisted dying | palliative care | distributive justic
Citation Metrics
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Total1,758
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Last 6 Years821
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Last 6 Years / Total0.467
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
521,840
World Rank
21,120
Country Rank
1,573
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Systematic Reviews | Impact Evaluation | Vulnerable Families | Experimental Criminolog
Systematic Reviews | Impact Evaluation | Vulnerable Families | Experimental Criminolog
Citation Metrics
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Total1,686
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Last 6 Years1,276
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Last 6 Years / Total0.757
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
523,620
World Rank
21,183
Country Rank
588
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Environmental law | climate change law | compliance | law and technology | digital regulatio
Environmental law | climate change law | compliance | law and technology | digital regulatio
Citation Metrics
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Total1,677
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Last 6 Years985
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Last 6 Years / Total0.587
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
632,135
World Rank
24,611
Country Rank
688
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Law / Law and Legal Studies
queer criminology | sexuality and criminal justice | queer theory | critical criminolog
queer criminology | sexuality and criminal justice | queer theory | critical criminolog
Citation Metrics
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Total1,229
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Last 6 Years827
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Last 6 Years / Total0.673
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
700,984
World Rank
26,492
Country Rank
746
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Illicit drug regulation | Community policing | Policing diversity | Comparative criminolog
Illicit drug regulation | Community policing | Policing diversity | Comparative criminolog
Citation Metrics
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Total1,015
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Last 6 Years631
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Last 6 Years / Total0.622
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
751,251
World Rank
27,765
Country Rank
173
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total883
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Last 6 Years240
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Last 6 Years / Total0.272
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
756,391
World Rank
27,905
Country Rank
779
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Law / Law and Legal Studies
End-of-life decision-making | law and ethics | palliative care | speech pathology | voluntary assisted dyin
End-of-life decision-making | law and ethics | palliative care | speech pathology | voluntary assisted dyin
Citation Metrics
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Total870
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Last 6 Years457
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Last 6 Years / Total0.525
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
808,789
World Rank
29,148
Country Rank
805
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total749
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Last 6 Years420
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Last 6 Years / Total0.561
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
851,584
World Rank
30,045
Country Rank
826
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total663
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Last 6 Years160
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Last 6 Years / Total0.241
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
881,736
World Rank
30,575
Country Rank
834
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total608
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Last 6 Years345
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Last 6 Years / Total0.567
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