Top 100 Scientists
Law / Criminal Law Top 100 Scientists in United Kingdom 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" (870,053 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.
International law
human rights law
international criminal law
international humanitarian law
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i10 Index
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56
177
18,003
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On Selection: 2
public international law
international law
human rights
international criminal law
international humanitarian law
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
51
4,075
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On Selection: 3
criminal law
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i10 Index
Citation
24
51
4,619
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On Selection: 4
law
criminal law
feminism
legal education
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
46
2,250
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On Selection: 5
Criminal law
criminal justice
terrorist use of the internet
counterterrorism
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
36
1,381
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On Selection: 6
Medical Law
Law at the end of life
Criminal Law and Evidence
Sexual Offences
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
28
1,439
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On Selection: 7
Criminal law
sexual offences
cybercrime
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i10 Index
Citation
18
29
1,462
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On Selection: 8
criminal law
human rights
criminal justice
Chinese criminal justice
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
32
1,142
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On Selection: 9
Criminology
restorative justice
criminal law
youth justice
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
27
1,290
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On Selection: 10
Criminal Law
Feminist Legal Theory
Sociology of Law
Postcolonial Theory
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
31
2,052
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On Selection: 11
Criminal Law
Criminal Justice
Criminology
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H-Index
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Citation
17
25
1,276
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On Selection: 12
Criminal Law
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i10 Index
Citation
16
33
1,014
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On Selection: 13
Comparative and International Criminal Law
International Humanitarian Law
Islamic Legal Tradition
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
21
991
* Rankings
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On Selection: 14
Criminal Law
Legal Theory
Tort Law
Moral Philosophy
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
757
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On Selection: 15
Criminal Justice and Criminal Law
Domestic Violence
Parent Abuse
Youth Justice
The rights and needs of young people
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
866
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On Selection: 16
international law
international criminal law
human rights law
global constitutionalism
global governance
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
886
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On Selection: 17
Criminology
regulation
health and safety
criminal law
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
622
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On Selection: 18
Philosophy of Criminal Law
Penal Theory and Penal Ethics
Political Philosophy
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
20
910
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On Selection: 19
International criminal law
international criminal procedure
fair trial rights
human rights
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
18
3,999
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On Selection: 20
public international law
human rights
international criminal law
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
775
* Rankings
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On Selection: 21
Public International Law
International Humanitarian Law
International Criminal Law
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
594
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On Selection: 22
Law
Criminal Law
Criminal Justice
Criminology
Policing
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
434
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On Selection: 23
international human rights
humanitarian and criminal law
transitional justice
rule of law
conflict prevention and peace buil
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
634
* Rankings
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On Selection: 24
Criminology
Criminal justice
Criminal law
Evidence-based policy
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
899
* Rankings
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On Selection: 25
Domestic abuse
coercive control
criminal law and justice
human rights
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
428
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On Selection: 26
criminal law
evidence law
criminal procedure
healthcare law
medical law
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
453
William Schabas
Middlesex University
London, United Kingdom
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Citation Counts
56
177
18,003
International law
human rights law
international criminal law
international humanitarian law
Marko Milanovic
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
51
4,075
public international law
international law
human rights
international criminal law
international humanitarian law
Jeremy Horder
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H-Index
i10 Index
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24
51
4,619
Celia Wells
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
46
2,250
Stuart Macdonald
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
36
1,381
Criminal law
criminal justice
terrorist use of the internet
counterterrorism
Penney Lewis
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
1,439
Medical Law
Law at the end of life
Criminal Law and Evidence
Sexual Offences
Alisdair Gillespie
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
1,462
Dennis J Baker
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
32
1,142
criminal law
human rights
criminal justice
Chinese criminal justice
David O Mahony
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
27
1,290
Criminology
restorative justice
criminal law
youth justice
Prabha Kotiswaran
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
31
2,052
Criminal Law
Feminist Legal Theory
Sociology of Law
Postcolonial Theory
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Stephen Shute
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
25
1,276
Ronnie Mackay
De Montfort University
Leicester, United Kingdom
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
33
1,014
Mohamed Badar
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
21
991
Comparative and International Criminal Law
International Humanitarian Law
Islamic Legal Tradition
Alexander Sarch
University of Surrey
Guildford, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
757
Criminal Law
Legal Theory
Tort Law
Moral Philosophy
Helen Elizabeth Baker
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
866
Criminal Justice and Criminal Law
Domestic Violence
Parent Abuse
Youth Justice
The rights and needs of young people
Christine Schwobel Patel
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
886
international law
international criminal law
human rights law
global constitutionalism
global governance
Paul Almond
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
622
Criminology
regulation
health and safety
criminal law
Matt Matravers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
20
910
Philosophy of Criminal Law
Penal Theory and Penal Ethics
Political Philosophy
Yvonne McDermott
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
18
3,999
International criminal law
international criminal procedure
fair trial rights
human rights
Carla Ferstman
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
775
public international law
human rights
international criminal law
Noelle Quenivet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
594
Public International Law
International Humanitarian Law
International Criminal Law
Roxanna Dehaghani
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
434
Law
Criminal Law
Criminal Justice
Criminology
Policing
Thomas Obel Hansen
University of Ulster
Coleraine, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
634
international human rights
humanitarian and criminal law
transitional justice
rule of law
conflict prevention and peace buil
Johann Koehler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
899
Criminology
Criminal justice
Criminal law
Evidence-based policy
Vanessa Bettinson
De Montfort University
Leicester, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
428
Domestic abuse
coercive control
criminal law and justice
human rights
Pamela R Ferguson
University of Dundee
Dundee, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
453
criminal law
evidence law
criminal procedure
healthcare law
medical law