Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Law Highly Cited Researchers 249 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
theory and doctrine of public law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,369
4,436
0.332
* 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
8,365
5,380
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
public law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,388
2,586
0.350
* 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
6,368
2,751
0.432
* 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
5,772
1,231
0.213
* 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
4,100
1,378
0.336
* 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
3,395
1,353
0.399
* 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
3,093
2,088
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Direito
Ciência Política
Ecologia Humana Teoria dos Jogos
Filosofia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,886
1,162
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
European and transnational public law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,681
1,068
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Public Law
Human Rights
Criminal Justice
Chinese Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,304
681
0.296
* 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
2,234
422
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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
2,232
532
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Intellectual Property
Media Law
Public Law
Sports Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,222
675
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
public law
law & policy of innovation & sustainability
smart cities
urban law
innovation procurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,939
1,192
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Public Law
Digital Law
Information Law
Legal Aspects of Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,601
545
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Public Law
Legislation
European Law
Constitutional Law
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,553
503
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
climate litigation
separation of powers
European Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
551
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
public law
judicial review
human rights
military law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,389
511
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
jurisprudence
political theory
European integration
public law
constitutional theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,317
771
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Administrative Law
European Law
Public Law
Diritto amministrativo
Diritto pubblico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,244
433
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
risk management
public law
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,120
516
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Law
Citizenship
Public law
Oral history and Law
Gender and Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,076
289
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Labour law
Public law
Political funding
Labour migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
390
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
social theory
critical legal geography
urban political ecology
critical public law
state theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
406
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,977
3,119
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Armin Von Bogdandy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,369
4,436
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,055
276
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Titik Triwulan Tutik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,365
5,380
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,953
11,274
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Loughlin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,388
2,586
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,601
4,424
105
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
6,368
2,751
0.432
Derecho Constitucional
Derecho Público
Seguridad y Defensa
Constitutional Law
Public Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,682
23
5
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
5,772
1,231
0.213
public law
human rights
political economy
agrarian question
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,455
1,797
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David S Law
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,100
1,378
0.336
public law
constitutional law
comparative law
political science
courts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,432
2,321
588
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nikolaos Hlepas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,395
1,353
0.399
Local Government
Public Administration
Public Law
Political Science
Comparative Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,411
22,776
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laurent Pech
Middlesex University
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,093
2,088
0.675
EU Public Law
Comparative Public Law
Rule of Law
Human Rights Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,029
9,025
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Luiz Antonio Costa de Santana
Universidade do Estado da Bahia UNEB
Salvador, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,886
1,162
0.403
Direito
Ciência Política
Ecologia Humana Teoria dos Jogos
Filosofia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,819
205
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Herwig Hofmann
Université du Luxembourg
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,681
1,068
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,061
2,590
636
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hualing Fu
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,304
681
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,438
27,927
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrew Le Sueur
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,234
422
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,689
27,937
488
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sionaidh Douglas Scott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,232
532
0.238
Comparative Constitutional Law
UK Constitutional Law
Human Rights
EU Public Law
Legal and Social theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,944
28,014
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Phillip Johnson
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,222
675
0.304
Intellectual Property
Media Law
Public Law
Sports Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,819
20,384
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christian Iaione
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,939
1,192
0.615
public law
law & policy of innovation & sustainability
smart cities
urban law
innovation procurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,432
3,698
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Анна Александровна Чеботарева
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,601
545
0.340
Public Law
Digital Law
Information Law
Legal Aspects of Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,738
10,082
790
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wim Voermans
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,553
503
0.324
Public Law
Legislation
European Law
Constitutional Law
Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,913
10,616
880
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christina Eckes
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
551
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,942
22,753
710
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matthew Groves
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,389
511
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
588,478
36,872
437
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael A Wilkinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,317
771
0.585
jurisprudence
political theory
European integration
public law
constitutional theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608,580
25,844
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aldo Sandulli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,244
433
0.348
Administrative Law
European Law
Public Law
Diritto amministrativo
Diritto pubblico
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,177
25,091
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Patrick Keyzer
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,120
516
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
660,500
25,495
1,066
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kim Rubenstein
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,076
289
0.269
Law
Citizenship
Public law
Oral history and Law
Gender and Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,400
25,974
1,783
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joo Cheong Tham
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
390
0.381
Labour law
Public law
Political funding
Labour migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
709,715
26,789
680
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chris Butler
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
406
0.433
social theory
critical legal geography
urban political ecology
critical public law
state theory