The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Digitalisierung
Innovation
rechtliche Regulierung
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,480
2,184
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
law and economics
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,297
1,105
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
comparative law
private international law
family law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,700
486
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
legal informatics
legal technology
legal data science
complexity theory
natural language
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
466
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427
175
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
IP Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Medeni Hukuk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
International Law
Children's Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
12
0.923
Hoffmann Riem
Bucerius Law School
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,480
2,184
0.258
Digitalisierung
Innovation
rechtliche Regulierung
Hans Bernd Schäfer
Bucerius Law School
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,297
1,105
0.257
Katharina Boele-Woelki
Bucerius Law School
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,700
486
0.286
comparative law
private international law
family law
Dirk Hartung
Bucerius Law School
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
466
0.955
legal informatics
legal technology
legal data science
complexity theory
natural language
Christoph Kumpan
Bucerius Law School
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427
175
0.410
Stefan Papastefanou
Bucerius Law School
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
Cigdem Ileri
Bucerius Law School
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
Felix Daase
Bucerius Law School
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
12
0.923