Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of British Columbia 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
Justice
Justice in the Workplace
Mindfulness at Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,300
7,098
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Environmental Law and Policy
Environmental Justice
Human RIghts and Environment
Urban Sustainability
Rights of Nature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,272
2,011
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
environmental law
climate change
sustainability
transnational regulatory governance
voluntary standards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,694
860
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Feminist Legal Theory - Family
Law and Gender - Law and Sexuality - Parenthood Law - Child Custody Law - Law and Social Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,504
453
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
law
environment
water
Indigenous
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,376
1,824
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
surveillance
privacy
security
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,085
825
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
international investment law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,749
616
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
animal law
critical animal studies
feminist theories
reproductive rights
bioethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,561
901
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Regulation & governance
innovation
securities regulation
admin law
legal profession and A2J
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,463
544
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
discrimination
inequality
work and organizations
law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,399
753
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Governance
Natural Resources
Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,249
1,029
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
environmental law
aboriginal rights
forestry
international trade and investment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,173
236
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
tax law
public finance
law and development
tax and development
Chinese political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,066
684
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
water resilience
water governance
evidence-based policy
human right to water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
889
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Aboriginal Law
Legal Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
349
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
indigenizing research
indigenous methodology
trickster discourse
environmental studies
ecojustice and sustainability educati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
350
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Property
Condominium Law
Legal History
Law & Cities
Aboriginal Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
338
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Metaethics
Ethics
Epistemology
Philosophy of Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
370
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
International Human Rights Law
Security and Human Rights
Comparative Constitutional Law
Comparative Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
777
312
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Mass incarceration of Indigenous women
miscarriages of justice
wrongful convictions
intersection of health and law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
732
678
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
674
329
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Criminal Law
International Criminal Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
661
199
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
280
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Canadian Constitutional Law
Sentencing and Penal Policy
Feminist Legal Studies
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
630
300
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Evidence and proof
criminal law
women and law
legal research methodologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
320
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,338
1,814
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Daniel Skarlicki
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,300
7,098
0.368
Justice
Justice in the Workplace
Mindfulness at Work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,792
12,185
1,111
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David R Boyd
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,272
2,011
0.615
Environmental Law and Policy
Environmental Justice
Human RIghts and Environment
Urban Sustainability
Rights of Nature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,689
13,967
1,223
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stepan Wood
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,694
860
0.319
environmental law
climate change
sustainability
transnational regulatory governance
voluntary standards
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,089
14,644
1,272
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Susan B Boyd
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,504
453
0.181
Feminist Legal Theory - Family
Law and Gender - Law and Sexuality - Parenthood Law - Child Custody Law - Law and Social Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,985
15,158
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Deborah Curran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,376
1,824
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,630
16,362
1,390
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Benjamin Goold
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,085
825
0.396
surveillance
privacy
security
human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,246
18,010
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrew Newcombe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,749
616
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,857
19,161
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Maneesha Deckha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,561
901
0.577
animal law
critical animal studies
feminist theories
reproductive rights
bioethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,848
19,811
1,661
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cristie Ford
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,463
544
0.372
Regulation & governance
innovation
securities regulation
admin law
legal profession and A2J
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,815
20,215
1,695
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
C Elizabeth Hirsh
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,399
753
0.538
discrimination
inequality
work and organizations
law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,127
21,374
1,764
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
William Nikolakis
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,249
1,029
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,339
22,011
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chris Tollefson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,173
236
0.201
environmental law
aboriginal rights
forestry
international trade and investment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,463
22,956
1,885
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wei Cui
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,066
684
0.642
tax law
public finance
law and development
tax and development
Chinese political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,837
23,208
1,905
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lucy Rodina
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
889
0.856
water resilience
water governance
evidence-based policy
human right to water
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
672,892
23,757
1,941
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gordon Christie
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
349
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,651
24,143
1,974
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Peter Cole
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
350
0.370
indigenizing research
indigenous methodology
trickster discourse
environmental studies
ecojustice and sustainability educati
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,872
24,900
2,022
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Douglas C Harris
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
338
0.387
Property
Condominium Law
Legal History
Law & Cities
Aboriginal Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
755,247
25,961
2,109
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matthew S Bedke
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
370
0.474
Metaethics
Ethics
Epistemology
Philosophy of Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
756,671
25,992
2,113
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Liora Lazarus
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
777
312
0.402
International Human Rights Law
Security and Human Rights
Comparative Constitutional Law
Comparative Human Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
777,096
26,522
2,150
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jennifer H Mackie
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
732
678
0.926
Mass incarceration of Indigenous women
miscarriages of justice
wrongful convictions
intersection of health and law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
805,579
27,232
2,194
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shigenori Matsui
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
674
329
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
812,298
27,410
2,209
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Benjamin Perrin
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
661
199
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826,651
27,711
2,231
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Janine Benedet
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
280
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
828,258
27,749
2,232
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Debra Parkes
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
630
300
0.476
Canadian Constitutional Law
Sentencing and Penal Policy
Feminist Legal Studies
Human Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
838,203
27,998
2,246
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Emma Cunliffe
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
320
0.524
Evidence and proof
criminal law
women and law
legal research methodologies