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World Law Subject Rankings 2025

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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Richard Falk
International Law
International Relations
Human Rights
Environment
Democracy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
384
27,669
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
David G Victor
Climate Change
Political Science
Industrial Organization
International Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
224
31,133
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Carrie Menkel Meadow
Law. Dispute Resolution
Conflict Resolution
International law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
130
14,857
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Kenneth W Abbott
International law
international institutions
global governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
90
21,571
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Mark A Pollack
International Relations
International Law
International Institutions
International Organizations
European Union
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
93
18,374
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Joaquín Alcaide Fernández
Public International Law
European Law
International Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
199
9,713
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Joost Pauwelyn
International law
WTO
dispute settlement
international trade
international investment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
98
10,018
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Symeon C Symeonides
Conflict of Laws
Private International Law
Comparative Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
93
5,594
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Daniel Bodansky
International law
climate change
environment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
105
12,092
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
André Nollkaemper
Public International Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
87
6,043
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Jutta Brunnee
International Law
International Relations
International Environmental Law
Climate Change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
72
6,985
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Carsten Stahn
International Criminal Justice
Human Rights
International Law
Transitional Justice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
70
5,224
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Samantha Besson
International Law
European Law
Human Rights Law
Legal Philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
75
4,537
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Adam Chilton
Law and Economics
Empirical Legal Studies
International Law
Comparative Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
49
2,896
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Kal Raustiala
International Law
International Relations
Intellectual Property
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
52
11,760
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Wayne Sandholtz
International Relations
International Law
Human Rights
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
58
12,330
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Makau Mutua
International Law
Human Rights
Law and Politics in Africa
International Business Transactions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
57
8,255
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Valerio De Oliveira Mazzuoli
Public International Law
Private International Law
Constitutional Law
Human Rights Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
74
6,091
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Stephan Schill
Public International Law
International Investment Law
Private-Public Arbitration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
78
5,218
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Frédéric Mégret
International law
human rights
international criminal justice
laws of war
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
75
4,463
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Steven Ratner
International law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
56
9,006
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Sahib Singh
International Law
Legal Theory
Political Theory
Philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
144
5,556
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Nico Krisch
International Law
Global Governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
44
7,477
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard Falk
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
78
384
27,669
International Law
International Relations
Human Rights
Environment
Democracy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David G Victor
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
70
224
31,133
Climate Change
Political Science
Industrial Organization
International Law
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carrie Menkel Meadow
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
130
14,857
Law. Dispute Resolution
Conflict Resolution
International law
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kenneth W Abbott
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
51
90
21,571
International law
international institutions
global governance
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mark A Pollack
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
51
93
18,374
International Relations
International Law
International Institutions
International Organizations
European Union
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Steve Charnovitz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
113
9,928
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joaquín Alcaide Fernández
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
199
9,713
Public International Law
European Law
International Relations
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joost Pauwelyn
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
98
10,018
International law
WTO
dispute settlement
international trade
international investment
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Symeon C Symeonides
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
93
5,594
Conflict of Laws
Private International Law
Comparative Law
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daniel Bodansky
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
47
105
12,092
International law
climate change
environment
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
André Nollkaemper
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
38
87
6,043
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jutta Brunnee
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
38
72
6,985
International Law
International Relations
International Environmental Law
Climate Change
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Carsten Stahn
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
70
5,224
International Criminal Justice
Human Rights
International Law
Transitional Justice
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Samantha Besson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
75
4,537
International Law
European Law
Human Rights Law
Legal Philosophy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Adam Chilton
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
34
49
2,896
Law and Economics
Empirical Legal Studies
International Law
Comparative Law
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kal Raustiala
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
34
52
11,760
International Law
International Relations
Intellectual Property
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wayne Sandholtz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
34
58
12,330
International Relations
International Law
Human Rights
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Makau Mutua
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
33
57
8,255
International Law
Human Rights
Law and Politics in Africa
International Business Transactions
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Richard B Bilder
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
33
46
3,159
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Valerio De Oliveira Mazzuoli
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
74
6,091
Public International Law
Private International Law
Constitutional Law
Human Rights Law
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephan Schill
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
78
5,218
Public International Law
International Investment Law
Private-Public Arbitration
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Frédéric Mégret
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
75
4,463
International law
human rights
international criminal justice
laws of war
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Steven Ratner
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
56
9,006
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sahib Singh
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
144
5,556
International Law
Legal Theory
Political Theory
Philosophy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nico Krisch
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
44
7,477
International Law
Global Governance