Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University West Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Boredom
Workaholism
Ageism
EEO Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,051
3,167
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
environmental law
natural resources law
water law
environmental justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,301
5,747
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
organizational justice
work life balance
personality research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,339
2,234
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
law. human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,337
347
0.080
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Environmental law
environmental rights
environmental constitutionalism
Anthropocene
earth system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,611
2,789
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
global ethics
global justice
human rights
inclusion
healing from war
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,980
483
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
environment
justice
poverty
sustainability
equality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,651
1,338
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Intellectual Property
Patent Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,626
401
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
life-course criminology
bullying
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
636
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Law and Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
849
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
victimology
substance abuse
drug court
mental health court
bystander behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
337
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Health
Organizations
Social Networks
and Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,131
920
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
• European Union Law
Public International Law
Caribbean Integration Law
Caribbean Competition Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,093
367
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
sport law
sport facility management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
816
372
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Legal pluralism
cultural diversity
law of succession
mixed jurisdictions
comparative judicialism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
809
426
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Energy Law
International Law
Trade Regulation and WTO Law
Climate Change Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
792
499
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Authentic
Equitable and Social Justice in Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
752
507
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Environmental law
Legal History
Land Law
Legal Pluralism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
282
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Cities
Urban Law & Governance
Sustainability
Climate Change Law & Governance
Sub-Saharan Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
714
432
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Public order policing
crowd dynamics
police culture and identity
evidence based policing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
711
438
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Public International Law
International Humanitarian Law
International Criminal Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
232
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Geography
Criminology
Crime data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
563
157
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
criminal justice
criminology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
531
447
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Health Law
Healthcare Financing
Bioethics
Health Insurance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
519
316
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Comparative Constitutional Law
Constitutional Comparison
Legal Theory
Religion and Law
rule of law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518
200
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,237
42,465
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stephen J Vodanovich
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,051
3,167
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,807
12,509
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jona Razzaque
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,301
5,747
0.912
environmental law
natural resources law
water law
environmental justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,091
80,469
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrew Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,339
2,234
0.515
organizational justice
work life balance
personality research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,222
17,172
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
James Leech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,337
347
0.080
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,100
1,150
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Louis J. Kotzé
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,611
2,789
0.772
Environmental law
environmental rights
environmental constitutionalism
Anthropocene
earth system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,794
29,009
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christien Van Den Anker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,980
483
0.244
global ethics
global justice
human rights
inclusion
healing from war
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,964
32,014
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Karen Bell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,651
1,338
0.810
environment
justice
poverty
sustainability
equality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,281
155,472
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shine Sean Tu
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,626
401
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,368
34,821
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Maria Sapouna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
636
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
565,808
173,608
349
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bryan C Mccannon
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
849
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
607,254
184,304
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mary Brewster
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
337
0.286
victimology
substance abuse
drug court
mental health court
bystander behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,158
188,105
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Katie Corcoran
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,131
920
0.813
Health
Organizations
Social Networks
and Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
634,639
29
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alina Kaczorowska Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,093
367
0.336
• European Union Law
Public International Law
Caribbean Integration Law
Caribbean Competition Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
739,254
216,951
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gil Fried
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
816
372
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
742,336
3,812
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christa Rautenbach
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
809
426
0.527
Legal pluralism
cultural diversity
law of succession
mixed jurisdictions
comparative judicialism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,769
219,434
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paolo Davide Farah
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
792
499
0.630
Energy Law
International Law
Trade Regulation and WTO Law
Climate Change Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
767,821
223,533
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrea Minear
University of West Alabama
Livingston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
752
507
0.674
Authentic
Equitable and Social Justice in Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
783,519
4,070
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Willemien Du Plessis
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
282
0.392
Environmental law
Legal History
Land Law
Legal Pluralism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
785,817
4,095
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anel Du Plessis
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
714
432
0.605
Cities
Urban Law & Governance
Sustainability
Climate Change Law & Governance
Sub-Saharan Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
787,210
45,549
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James Hoggett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
711
438
0.616
Public order policing
crowd dynamics
police culture and identity
evidence based policing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
857,765
48,058
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Noelle Quenivet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
232
0.403
Public International Law
International Humanitarian Law
International Criminal Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
864,479
244,849
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cynthia Barnett Ryan
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
563
157
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
882,174
248,645
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Natalie Goulette
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
531
447
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
889,312
250,075
503
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Valarie Blake
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
519
316
0.609
Health Law
Healthcare Financing
Bioethics
Health Insurance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
890,100
4,753
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Francois Venter
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518
200
0.386
Comparative Constitutional Law
Constitutional Comparison
Legal Theory
Religion and Law
rule of law