Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationLaw / Public Law 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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
theory and doctrine of public law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,926
4,918
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Hukum
law
contitutional law
public law
pendidikan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,864
5,780
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
public law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,058
2,807
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Derecho Constitucional
Derecho Público
Seguridad y Defensa
Constitutional Law
Public Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,099
3,042
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
public law
human rights
political economy
agrarian question
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,593
1,337
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
public law
constitutional law
comparative law
political science
courts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,949
1,535
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Local Government
Public Administration
Public Law
Political Science
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,286
1,566
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
EU Public Law
Comparative Public Law
Rule of Law
Human Rights Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,832
2,062
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
European and transnational public law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,487
1,099
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Public Law
Human Rights
Criminal Justice
Chinese Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,226
802
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Comparative Constitutional Law
UK Constitutional Law
Human Rights
EU Public Law
Legal and Social theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,176
656
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Constitutional law
administrative law
public law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,176
513
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Intellectual Property
Media Law
Public Law
Sports Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,136
745
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
public law
law & policy of innovation & sustainability
smart cities
urban law
innovation procurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,772
1,250
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Public Law
Digital Law
Information Law
Legal Aspects of Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,570
613
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Public Law
Legislation
European Law
Constitutional Law
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,490
552
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
climate litigation
separation of powers
European Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,332
587
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
jurisprudence
political theory
European integration
public law
constitutional theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,262
856
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Administrative Law
European Law
Public Law
Diritto amministrativo
Diritto pubblico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,139
444
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
risk management
public law
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,073
562
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Law
Citizenship
Public law
Oral history and Law
Gender and Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,043
310
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Labour law
Public law
Political funding
Labour migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
987
444
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
public law
judicial review
human rights
military law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
951
254
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
social theory
critical legal geography
urban political ecology
critical public law
state theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
896
466
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
international law
international economic law
international humanitarian law
comparative law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
433
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,334
3,093
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Armin Von Bogdandy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,926
4,918
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,559
255
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Titik Triwulan Tutik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,864
5,780
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,152
11,296
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Loughlin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,058
2,807
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,147
4,418
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
José Julio Fernández Rodríguez
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,099
3,042
0.499
Derecho Constitucional
Derecho Público
Seguridad y Defensa
Constitutional Law
Public Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,961
21
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Issa G. Shivji
University of Dar Es Salaam
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,593
1,337
0.239
public law
human rights
political economy
agrarian question
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,939
1,762
443
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David S Law
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,949
1,535
0.389
public law
constitutional law
comparative law
political science
courts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,770
2,291
582
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nikolaos Hlepas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,286
1,566
0.477
Local Government
Public Administration
Public Law
Political Science
Comparative Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,962
23,335
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laurent Pech
Middlesex University
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,832
2,062
0.728
EU Public Law
Comparative Public Law
Rule of Law
Human Rights Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,026
210
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Herwig Hofmann
Université du Luxembourg
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,487
1,099
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,132
2,556
632
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hualing Fu
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,226
802
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,901
27,494
480
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sionaidh Douglas Scott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,176
656
0.301
Comparative Constitutional Law
UK Constitutional Law
Human Rights
EU Public Law
Legal and Social theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,910
27,495
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrew Le Sueur
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,176
513
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,310
27,773
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Phillip Johnson
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,136
745
0.349
Intellectual Property
Media Law
Public Law
Sports Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,021
20,850
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christian Iaione
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,772
1,250
0.705
public law
law & policy of innovation & sustainability
smart cities
urban law
innovation procurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,015
3,655
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Анна Александровна Чеботарева
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,570
613
0.390
Public Law
Digital Law
Information Law
Legal Aspects of Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,693
9,972
779
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wim Voermans
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,490
552
0.370
Public Law
Legislation
European Law
Constitutional Law
Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,847
10,559
878
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christina Eckes
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,332
587
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
583,622
36,620
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael A Wilkinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,262
856
0.678
jurisprudence
political theory
European integration
public law
constitutional theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
619,861
26,237
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Aldo Sandulli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,139
444
0.390
Administrative Law
European Law
Public Law
Diritto amministrativo
Diritto pubblico
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
641,103
24,906
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Patrick Keyzer
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,073
562
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,373
25,219
1,060
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kim Rubenstein
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,043
310
0.297
Law
Citizenship
Public law
Oral history and Law
Gender and Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
671,045
25,773
1,772
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Joo Cheong Tham
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
987
444
0.450
Labour law
Public law
Political funding
Labour migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,432
26,123
815
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Matthew Groves
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
951
254
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,823
26,698
685
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chris Butler
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
896
466
0.520
social theory
critical legal geography
urban political ecology
critical public law
state theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706,605
26,719
515
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Markus Wagner
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
433
0.484
international law
international economic law
international humanitarian law
comparative law