Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of South Carolina 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
criminal justice
policing
criminology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,750
5,970
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Sociology of Law
Social Control
Police
Popular Culture
Sociological Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,387
1,971
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Police use of force
violence against police
less-lethal weapons
crime mapping and analysis
applied statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,153
2,032
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Antisocial behavior
adolescent substance abuse
racial/ethnic disparities
school contexts
juvenile justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
1,405
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,954
345
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
health disparities in corrections
evidence based practices
corrections
health
self-injurious behaviors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,856
1,141
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
reproductive justice
intersectionality
inequalities
gender
sexualities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
1,104
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
law and technology
transport and mobility
trustworthiness
automated driving
risk and regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
738
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
positive youth development
youth mentoring
alternative education
service learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
536
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Children and the law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
860
515
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
family business law
closely held businesses
corporate governance
family firm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
656
309
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608
504
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
international law
international banking law
international legal research
law libraries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
591
109
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Copyright Law & the Constitution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
529
230
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
495
151
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Retail law
Online learning
Counterfeit fashion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
194
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Transitional Justice
State Reconstruction
Political Violence
Social Movements.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
195
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
girls studies
intersectionality
youth criminalization
youth media making as civic engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
171
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
family law
indian law
immigration law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
149
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Tax Law
Tax Policy
Law
Tax
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
129
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
health law
public health law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
45
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
international law
africa
comparative law
women's rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
86
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Food & Drug Law
Food Law
Administrative Law
Torts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
66
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
53
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Criminology
criminal justice
women and crime
victimization
digital spaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
77
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,333
25,921
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Geoffrey P Alpert
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,750
5,970
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,713
60,000
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mathieu Deflem
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,387
1,971
0.309
Sociology of Law
Social Control
Police
Popular Culture
Sociological Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,222
85,022
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert J Kaminski
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,153
2,032
0.489
Police use of force
violence against police
less-lethal weapons
crime mapping and analysis
applied statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,204
95,721
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Colleen A Halliday
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
1,405
0.397
Antisocial behavior
adolescent substance abuse
racial/ethnic disparities
school contexts
juvenile justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,402
142,200
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Elizabeth Chambliss
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,954
345
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,899
146,593
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hayden P Smith
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,856
1,141
0.615
health disparities in corrections
evidence based practices
corrections
health
self-injurious behaviors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
588,826
178,550
545
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Emily S Mann
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
1,104
0.852
reproductive justice
intersectionality
inequalities
gender
sexualities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
596,297
180,498
552
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bryant Walker Smith
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
738
0.582
law and technology
transport and mobility
trustworthiness
automated driving
risk and regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728,779
213,361
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tia Stevens Andersen
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
536
0.611
positive youth development
youth mentoring
alternative education
service learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
735,808
215,025
657
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Josh Gupta-Kagan
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
860
515
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
829,368
236,121
707
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Benjamin Means
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
656
309
0.471
family business law
closely held businesses
corporate governance
family firm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
853,887
241,376
715
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ann Eisenberg
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608
504
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
863,262
243,377
720
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Duncan Alford
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
591
109
0.184
international law
international banking law
international legal research
law libraries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897,730
250,558
747
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ned Snow
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
529
230
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
922,124
254,967
756
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thomas P Crocker
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
495
151
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,015,433
270,580
784
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Karen Edwards
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
194
0.495
Retail law
Online learning
Counterfeit fashion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,051,029
276,087
798
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anuradha Chakravarty
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
195
0.545
Transitional Justice
State Reconstruction
Political Violence
Social Movements.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,057,755
277,130
803
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Olga Ivashkevich
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
171
0.486
girls studies
intersectionality
youth criminalization
youth media making as civic engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,084,559
281,211
814
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marcia Yablon Zug
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
149
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,353,349
318,490
873
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Clinton G. Wallace
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
129
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,366,831
320,333
878
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jacqueline Fox
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
45
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,384,552
322,728
885
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aparna Polavarapu
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
86
0.538
international law
africa
comparative law
women's rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,606,486
352,534
961
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marie C Boyd
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
66
0.710
Food & Drug Law
Food Law
Administrative Law
Torts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,641,586
357,299
974
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Laura Lane-Steele
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
53
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,675,426
361,962
992
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Albina Laskovtsov
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
77
1.000
Criminology
criminal justice
women and crime
victimization
digital spaces