Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationLaw / Public Law 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
theory and doctrine of public law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,193
5,149
0.390
* 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
8,098
5,996
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
public law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,259
2,978
0.410
* 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
6,240
3,168
0.508
* 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
5,711
1,417
0.248
* 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
4,033
1,603
0.397
* 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
3,358
1,628
0.485
* 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
2,999
2,222
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
European and transnational public law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,581
1,174
0.455
* 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
2,276
845
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Constitutional law
administrative law
public law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,207
535
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
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
2,202
670
0.304
* 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
2,182
784
0.359
* 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
1,877
1,341
0.714
* 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
1,589
632
0.398
* 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
1,528
586
0.384
* 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
1,372
621
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
public law
judicial review
human rights
military law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,370
567
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
jurisprudence
political theory
European integration
public law
constitutional theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
885
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Administrative Law
European Law
Public Law
Diritto amministrativo
Diritto pubblico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
501
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
risk management
public law
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,105
594
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Law
Citizenship
Public law
Oral history and Law
Gender and Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,064
326
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Labour law
Public law
Political funding
Labour migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
456
0.454
* 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
920
489
0.532
* 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
906
443
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,090
3,113
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Armin Von Bogdandy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,193
5,149
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,810
288
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Titik Triwulan Tutik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,098
5,996
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,709
11,312
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Loughlin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,259
2,978
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,847
4,452
107
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
6,240
3,168
0.508
Derecho Constitucional
Derecho Público
Seguridad y Defensa
Constitutional Law
Public Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,198
30
8
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
5,711
1,417
0.248
public law
human rights
political economy
agrarian question
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,159
1,786
448
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
4,033
1,603
0.397
public law
constitutional law
comparative law
political science
courts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,668
2,309
587
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nikolaos Hlepas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,358
1,628
0.485
Local Government
Public Administration
Public Law
Political Science
Comparative Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,804
22,994
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laurent Pech
Middlesex University
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,999
2,222
0.741
EU Public Law
Comparative Public Law
Rule of Law
Human Rights Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,590
210
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Herwig Hofmann
Université du Luxembourg
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,581
1,174
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,366
2,571
634
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
2,276
845
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,683
27,880
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew Le Sueur
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,207
535
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,343
27,909
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sionaidh Douglas Scott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,202
670
0.304
Comparative Constitutional Law
UK Constitutional Law
Human Rights
EU Public Law
Legal and Social theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,081
28,054
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Phillip Johnson
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,182
784
0.359
Intellectual Property
Media Law
Public Law
Sports Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,792
20,620
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christian Iaione
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,877
1,341
0.714
public law
law & policy of innovation & sustainability
smart cities
urban law
innovation procurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,376
3,709
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Анна Александровна Чеботарева
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,589
632
0.398
Public Law
Digital Law
Information Law
Legal Aspects of Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,643
10,060
786
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wim Voermans
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,528
586
0.384
Public Law
Legislation
European Law
Constitutional Law
Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,709
10,623
882
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christina Eckes
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,372
621
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,198
22,626
700
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matthew Groves
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,370
567
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
591,047
36,987
437
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael A Wilkinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
885
0.686
jurisprudence
political theory
European integration
public law
constitutional theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
610,458
25,945
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Aldo Sandulli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
501
0.410
Administrative Law
European Law
Public Law
Diritto amministrativo
Diritto pubblico
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,736
24,982
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Patrick Keyzer
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,105
594
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
660,346
25,368
1,063
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kim Rubenstein
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,064
326
0.306
Law
Citizenship
Public law
Oral history and Law
Gender and Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
681,351
25,937
1,781
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joo Cheong Tham
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
456
0.454
Labour law
Public law
Political funding
Labour migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
712,766
26,763
683
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chris Butler
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
920
489
0.532
social theory
critical legal geography
urban political ecology
critical public law
state theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
718,461
26,918
516
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Markus Wagner
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
443
0.489
international law
international economic law
international humanitarian law
comparative law