Top 100 Scientists

Law / Law and Legal Studies Top 100 Scientists in Austria 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (870,057 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nikolaus Forgó
Law
Information technology
Data Protection
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
29
1,725
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Benedek Wolfgang
international law
human rights
migration
international economic law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
49
1,659
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lohlker Rüdiger
Sufism
Jihadism
Salafism
Islamic Thought
Islamic Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
37
1,327
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephan Kirste
Rechtsphilosophie
Rechtstheorie
Rechtsethik
Philosophy of Law
Legal Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
34
1,091
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Moser
Slawistik
Ukrainisch
Geschichte der ukrainischen Sprache
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
23
737
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ling Li
Chinese studies
law and politics
corruption
law and society
courts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
936
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthias Lehmann
private international law
banking law
financial law
Comparative law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
342

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Gragl
Public International Law
European Union Law
Human Rights Law
Legal Theory
Legal Philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
432
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Markus Frischhut
EU law
EU health law
EU law and ethics
EU values
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
272
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Karl Stöger
Medical Law
Constitutional Law
Administrative Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
510
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christoph Bezemek
Constitutional Law
Legal and Political Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
200
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Krisztina Rozgonyi
Media and digital platforms’ governance
infocommunication policy and regulation
AI&policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
4
178
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Johannes W Flume
Contract law
Corporate Law
Derivative Markets
Economic History
Legal History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
131
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Simon Hartmann
institutions
FDI
globalization
law and economics
investor-state dispute settlement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
207
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gabriel M Lentner
Public International Law
International and European Economic Law
Investment Arbitration
Legal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
158
Kamila StaudiglCiechowicz
Rechtsgeschichte
legal history
history of private law
Anti-Semitism
historia państwa i prawa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
134
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Aleksandar Trklja
Lexical Semantics
Translation and Cognition
Event Semantics
Corpus Linguistics
Language and Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
114
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bernadette Zelger
European Law
Competition Law
International Economic Law
European Constitutional Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
68
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nathalie Bravo|N. Bravo
tax
tax treaties
multilateral treaties
arbitration
European tax law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
1
86
Fiammetta Bonfigli
Sociology of Law
Transitional Justice
State Violence
Law and Social Movements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
102
Rijad Dautovic
state-church law
law on religion
constitutional law
relations between state and Islam
history of
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
43
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Thom Gobbitt
Lombard law and law-books
history of the book
history of law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
0
37
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Taida Begić Šarkinović
international investment law and policy
investment arbitration
international law and human rights
EU law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
97
Isabella Brunner
cyber operations and international law
law of state responsibility
UN and EU sanctions
cyber sanctions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
13
David Heith-Stade
Canon Law
Ecclesiastical Law
Theology
Practical Theology
Eastern Christian Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
26
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Helmut Hirtenlehner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
44
2,001
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nikolaus Forgó
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
29
1,725
Law
Information technology
Data Protection
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Benedek Wolfgang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
49
1,659
international law
human rights
migration
international economic law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lohlker Rüdiger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
37
1,327
Sufism
Jihadism
Salafism
Islamic Thought
Islamic Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephan Kirste
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
34
1,091
Rechtsphilosophie
Rechtstheorie
Rechtsethik
Philosophy of Law
Legal Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Moser
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
23
737
Slawistik
Ukrainisch
Geschichte der ukrainischen Sprache
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Werner Schroeder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
602
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ling Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
936
Chinese studies
law and politics
corruption
law and society
courts
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthias Lehmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
342
private international law
banking law
financial law
Comparative law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Viktoria Hse Robertson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
351
Competition law
EU law
comparative law

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Gragl
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
432
Public International Law
European Union Law
Human Rights Law
Legal Theory
Legal Philosophy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Markus Frischhut
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
272
EU law
EU health law
EU law and ethics
EU values
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Karl Stöger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
510
Medical Law
Constitutional Law
Administrative Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christoph Bezemek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
200
Constitutional Law
Legal and Political Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Krisztina Rozgonyi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
178
Media and digital platforms’ governance
infocommunication policy and regulation
AI&policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Johannes W Flume
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
131
Contract law
Corporate Law
Derivative Markets
Economic History
Legal History
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Simon Hartmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
207
institutions
FDI
globalization
law and economics
investor-state dispute settlement
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gabriel M Lentner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
158
Public International Law
International and European Economic Law
Investment Arbitration
Legal
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kamila StaudiglCiechowicz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
134
Rechtsgeschichte
legal history
history of private law
Anti-Semitism
historia państwa i prawa
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Aleksandar Trklja
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
114
Lexical Semantics
Translation and Cognition
Event Semantics
Corpus Linguistics
Language and Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bernadette Zelger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
68
European Law
Competition Law
International Economic Law
European Constitutional Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ralph Janik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
127
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nathalie Bravo|N. Bravo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
86
tax
tax treaties
multilateral treaties
arbitration
European tax law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fiammetta Bonfigli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
102
Sociology of Law
Transitional Justice
State Violence
Law and Social Movements
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ulrich Wagrandl
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
88
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Svitlana Buriak
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
83
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Johannes Tropper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
29
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Rijad Dautovic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
43
state-church law
law on religion
constitutional law
relations between state and Islam
history of
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Adel-Naim Reyhani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
61
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Thom Gobbitt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
37
Lombard law and law-books
history of the book
history of law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Taida Begić Šarkinović
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
97
international investment law and policy
investment arbitration
international law and human rights
EU law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Sara Mansour Fallah
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
27
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Isabella Brunner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
13
cyber operations and international law
law of state responsibility
UN and EU sanctions
cyber sanctions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Clemens Appl
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
31
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
David Heith-Stade
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
26
Canon Law
Ecclesiastical Law
Theology
Practical Theology
Eastern Christian Studies