Top 100 Scientists

Law / Criminal Law Top 100 Scientists in Australia 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" (873,690 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.

Heather Douglas
criminal law and procedure
domestic and family violence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
77
3,371
Wendy Larcombe
Law
Legal Theory
Criminal law
Women's Studies
Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
32
2,411
Tim McCormack
international humanitarian law
international criminal law
arms control and disarmament
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
37
1,517
Simon Bronitt
criminal law
law and society
policing.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
44
1,481
Liz Campbell
Criminal Law
Corporate Crime
Corruption
Bribery
Biometric evidence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
29
1,006
Steven Freeland
International Criminal Law
Commercial Aspects of Space Law
Public International Law and Human Rights Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
31
1,301
Marilyn McMahon
Criminal law
criminal procedure
forensic psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
28
1,082
Jonathan Clough
Criminal law
Evidence
Cybercrime
Juries
Corporate Crime
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
25
1,630
Penny Crofts
Criminal Law
Legal Theory
Wickedness
Corporate crime
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
31
869
Tyrone Kirchengast
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Trial Process
Law of Evidence
Crime Victim Rights
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
20
715

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Melanie Schwartz
Law
Criminal Law
Criminology
Indigenous issues
Aboriginal Issues
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
18
1,132
Sarah Biddulph
Chinese police powers
Chinese labour law
human rights
Chinese criminal law
administrative law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
23
1,061
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mary Heath
criminal law
legal education
sexual assault law
legal theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
18
859
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Geraldine Mackenzie
criminal law
sentencing
public policy
deliberative democracy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
15
744
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gregor Urbas
Criminal Law and Procedure
Cybercrime
Evidence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
21
860
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Harry Hobbs
constitutional law
Indigenous legal issues
human rights law
transitional justice
international
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
16
474
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James Duffy
Criminal law
Sports law
Alternative dispute Resolution
Non-adversarial justice
Psychology and the law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
425
Rachel Killean
Transitional Justice
Rights of Nature
Victims' Rights
Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
422
Mark Nolan
Criminal Law
social psychology
legal psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
655
Philipp Kastner
Law and Peace
Transitional Justice
Legal Pluralism
International Criminal Law
Public International Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
307
Stephen Gray
Indigenous legal issues
Criminal Law
intellectual property
human rights
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
323
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Heather Douglas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
77
3,371
criminal law and procedure
domestic and family violence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wendy Larcombe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
32
2,411
Law
Legal Theory
Criminal law
Women's Studies
Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tim McCormack
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
37
1,517
international humanitarian law
international criminal law
arms control and disarmament
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Simon Bronitt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
44
1,481
criminal law
law and society
policing.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Liz Campbell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
1,006
Criminal Law
Corporate Crime
Corruption
Bribery
Biometric evidence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Steven Freeland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
31
1,301
International Criminal Law
Commercial Aspects of Space Law
Public International Law and Human Rights Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marilyn McMahon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
28
1,082
Criminal law
criminal procedure
forensic psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jonathan Clough
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
25
1,630
Criminal law
Evidence
Cybercrime
Juries
Corporate Crime
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Penny Crofts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
31
869
Criminal Law
Legal Theory
Wickedness
Corporate crime
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tyrone Kirchengast
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
715
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Trial Process
Law of Evidence
Crime Victim Rights

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Melanie Schwartz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
1,132
Law
Criminal Law
Criminology
Indigenous issues
Aboriginal Issues
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sarah Biddulph
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
23
1,061
Chinese police powers
Chinese labour law
human rights
Chinese criminal law
administrative law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mary Heath
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
859
criminal law
legal education
sexual assault law
legal theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Geraldine Mackenzie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
744
criminal law
sentencing
public policy
deliberative democracy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gregor Urbas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
21
860
Criminal Law and Procedure
Cybercrime
Evidence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alex Steel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
19
987
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Harry Hobbs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
16
474
constitutional law
Indigenous legal issues
human rights law
transitional justice
international
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James Duffy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
425
Criminal law
Sports law
Alternative dispute Resolution
Non-adversarial justice
Psychology and the law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rachel Killean
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
422
Transitional Justice
Rights of Nature
Victims' Rights
Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mark Nolan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
655
Criminal Law
social psychology
legal psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Philipp Kastner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
307
Law and Peace
Transitional Justice
Legal Pluralism
International Criminal Law
Public International Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stephen Gray
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
323
Indigenous legal issues
Criminal Law
intellectual property
human rights