Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Southern Queensland 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
Faculty of Business
Education
Law & Arts - School of Management & Enterprise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,515
2,000
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
access to justice
legal education
legal ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
879
270
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
constitutional law
human rights
civil obligations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
385
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
legal education
legal profession
rural and regional law
law and justice
law and technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
562
128
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Health Promotion
Nursing Education
Social Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
238
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Native title
Administrative law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
127
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
International Law
ADR
Military
Legal education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
137
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
Victims of Crime
International Human Rights Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
181
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Law
Civil Liberties
Constitutions
Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
63
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Constitutional Theory
Comparative Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
71
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Environmental Law
Natural Resources and Mining Law
Alcohol Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
104
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
regional/rural legal practice
technology
law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
71
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Criminal Law
Evidence Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
50
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
WTO and China
Dispute settlement
Dumping and anti-dumping
Bilateral trade and investment agreements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
28
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Criminology
reentry
reintegration
redeemability
desistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
83
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Environmental Law
Torts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
42
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
38
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Employment Law
Comparative Public Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
10
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
criminology
desistance
animal therapy
prison dog programs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
37
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Private International Law
Legal History
Legal Writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Competition and Consumer Law
ASEAN
International Cooperation
Trade Associations
SMEs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
4
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
intellectual property
censorship
dispute resolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Law and Legal Studies
Mining Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
ICT Engineering
Natural Resource Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Legal ethics
Lawyer regulation
Law and religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,915
9,929
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Aileen Cater Steel
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,515
2,000
0.443
Faculty of Business
Education
Law & Arts - School of Management & Enterprise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
712,867
26,857
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kim Economides
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
879
270
0.307
access to justice
legal education
legal ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774,527
28,483
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anthony Gray
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
385
0.522
constitutional law
human rights
civil obligations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
865,056
30,536
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Caroline Hart
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
562
128
0.228
legal education
legal profession
rural and regional law
law and justice
law and technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,055,193
32,558
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lisa Beccaria
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
238
0.700
Health Promotion
Nursing Education
Social Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,094,290
32,913
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Simon Young
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
127
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,144,773
33,384
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pauline Collins
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
137
0.504
International Law
ADR
Military
Legal education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,197,887
33,918
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kerstin Braun
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
181
0.757
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
Victims of Crime
International Human Rights Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,274,718
34,813
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeremy Patrick
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
63
0.317
Law
Civil Liberties
Constitutions
Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,366,861
36,005
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vito Breda
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
71
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,382,479
36,231
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Noeleen Mcnamara
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
104
0.675
Environmental Law
Natural Resources and Mining Law
Alcohol Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,414,045
36,636
304
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Caroline Hart
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
71
0.497
regional/rural legal practice
technology
law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,534,383
38,224
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andrew Hemming
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
50
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,565,695
38,663
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lingling He
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
28
0.283
WTO and China
Dispute settlement
Dumping and anti-dumping
Bilateral trade and investment agreements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,592,567
39,034
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Suzanne Reich
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
83
0.902
Criminology
reentry
reintegration
redeemability
desistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,616,017
39,354
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xiaobo Zhao Bob
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
42
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,671,806
40,155
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nicky Jones
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
38
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,879,020
42,818
390
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Vanitha Sundra-Karean
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
10
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,896,725
43,055
395
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lauren Humby
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
37
1.000
criminology
desistance
animal therapy
prison dog programs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,061,222
45,211
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sarah Mckibbin
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
Private International Law
Legal History
Legal Writing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,245,163
47,376
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rachel Burgess
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
4
0.571
Competition and Consumer Law
ASEAN
International Cooperation
Trade Associations
SMEs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,312,784
47,972
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Timothy Nugent
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
intellectual property
censorship
dispute resolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,338,463
48,182
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark Clarkson
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Law and Legal Studies
Mining Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
ICT Engineering
Natural Resource Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,360,320
48,307
470
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Katie Murray
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
Legal ethics
Lawyer regulation
Law and religion