Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Law / International 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
Climate Change
Political Science
Industrial Organization
International Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,903
13,897
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
International Law
International Relations
Human Rights
Environment
Democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,972
4,607
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
International law
international institutions
global governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,941
8,584
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
International Relations
International Law
International Institutions
International Organizations
European Union
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,612
4,277
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Law. Dispute Resolution
Conflict Resolution
International law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,035
2,970
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
International Relations
International Law
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,466
2,934
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
International law
climate change
environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,308
4,563
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
International Law
International Relations
Intellectual Property
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,908
3,526
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
International law
WTO
dispute settlement
international trade
international investment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,176
3,271
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
International law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,039
1,632
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Public International Law
European Law
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,855
3,730
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
International law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,123
1,966
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
International Law
Human Rights
Law and Politics in Africa
International Business Transactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,375
3,024
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
International Law
Global Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,634
2,531
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
International law
climate change
data
laws of war
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,336
6,468
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
International Law
International Relations
International Environmental Law
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,060
2,464
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Public International Law
Private International Law
Constitutional Law
Human Rights Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,244
2,420
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Public International Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,107
2,187
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Conflict of Laws
Private International Law
Comparative Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,067
1,838
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
International Law
Legal Theory
Political Theory
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,682
2,086
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Public International Law
International Investment Law
Private-Public Arbitration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,333
2,492
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
International Criminal Justice
Human Rights
International Law
Transitional Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,316
1,809
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Legal philosophy
International law
Just war theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,777
2,174
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
International Law
European Law
Human Rights Law
Legal Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,677
2,236
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
International Law
International Courts
International Trade
International Regulatory Regimes
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,674
1,097
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,347
9,448
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David G Victor
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,903
13,897
0.436
Climate Change
Political Science
Industrial Organization
International Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,948
11,482
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Falk
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,972
4,607
0.165
International Law
International Relations
Human Rights
Environment
Democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,593
15,964
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kenneth W Abbott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,941
8,584
0.391
International law
international institutions
global governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,666
19,546
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark A Pollack
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,612
4,277
0.230
International Relations
International Law
International Institutions
International Organizations
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,616
25,354
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carrie Menkel Meadow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,035
2,970
0.198
Law. Dispute Resolution
Conflict Resolution
International law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,806
31,311
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wayne Sandholtz
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,466
2,934
0.235
International Relations
International Law
Human Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,932
31,710
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel Bodansky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,308
4,563
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,112
32,868
609
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kal Raustiala
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,908
3,526
0.296
International Law
International Relations
Intellectual Property
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,597
1,633
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joost Pauwelyn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,176
3,271
0.321
International law
WTO
dispute settlement
international trade
international investment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,059
39,191
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Steve Charnovitz
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,039
1,632
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,163
2,355
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joaquín Alcaide Fernández
Universidad de Sevilla
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,855
3,730
0.378
Public International Law
European Law
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,351
43,103
933
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Steven Ratner
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,123
1,966
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,479
46,900
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Makau Mutua
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,375
3,024
0.361
International Law
Human Rights
Law and Politics in Africa
International Business Transactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,386
2,149
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nico Krisch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,634
2,531
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,228
11,169
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephen Humphreys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,336
6,468
0.882
International law
climate change
data
laws of war
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,005
6,371
700
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jutta Brunnee
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,060
2,464
0.349
International Law
International Relations
International Environmental Law
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,678
3,115
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Valerio De Oliveira Mazzuoli
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
Constanta, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,244
2,420
0.388
Public International Law
Private International Law
Constitutional Law
Human Rights Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,458
4,025
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
André Nollkaemper
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,107
2,187
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,494
62,670
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Symeon C Symeonides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,067
1,838
0.303
Conflict of Laws
Private International Law
Comparative Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,971
1,063
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sahib Singh
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,682
2,086
0.367
International Law
Legal Theory
Political Theory
Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,388
4,505
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephan Schill
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,333
2,492
0.467
Public International Law
International Investment Law
Private-Public Arbitration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,981
4,518
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carsten Stahn
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,316
1,809
0.340
International Criminal Justice
Human Rights
International Law
Transitional Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,102
76,171
893
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Scott Shapiro
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,777
2,174
0.455
Legal philosophy
International law
Just war theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,389
6,534
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Samantha Besson
Université PSL Paris
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,677
2,236
0.478
International Law
European Law
Human Rights Law
Legal Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,537
77,499
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jeffrey L Dunoff
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,674
1,097
0.235
International Law
International Courts
International Trade
International Regulatory Regimes
International Relations