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United States 5,114 Scientists H-Index Law Rankings - 2025

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Total 5.114 scientist, 1 country, 797 institution , Updates every 2 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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838
World Rank
United States
318
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Cass Sunstein
Harvard University Cambridge, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Administrative law | behavioral economic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    188
  • Last 6 Years
    113
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.601
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Rankings

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2,025
World Rank
United States
875
Country Rank
Yale University Logo
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Tom Tyler
Yale University New Haven, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
legal psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    148
  • Last 6 Years
    91
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.615
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,216
World Rank
United States
1,440
Country Rank
University of Cincinnati Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Francis T Cullen
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Criminological Theory | Correctional Policy | Organization of Knowledg

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    133
  • Last 6 Years
    73
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.549
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Rankings

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5,724
World Rank
United States
2,604
Country Rank
Carnegie Mellon University Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Daniel Nagin
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Criminology | Statistics | Public Polic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    115
  • Last 6 Years
    68
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.591
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Rankings

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5,942
World Rank
United States
2,705
Country Rank
University of Arizona Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Mary P Koss
University of Arizona Tucson, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Sexual Exploitation and Restorative Justic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    114
  • Last 6 Years
    58
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.509
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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6,421
World Rank
United States
2,924
Country Rank
Vanderbilt University Logo
30
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
W Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University Nashville, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
regulation | health and safety | law and economics | tort liability | risk and uncertaint

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    112
  • Last 6 Years
    43
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.384
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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7,261
World Rank
United States
3,284
Country Rank
Arizona State University Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Karen R Harris
Arizona State University Tempe, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
writing | self-regulation | practice-based professional development | learning | social justic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    108
  • Last 6 Years
    67
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.620
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Rankings

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7,564
World Rank
United States
3,426
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
156
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Mark Lemley
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Intellectual Property | Antitrust | Internet La

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    107
  • Last 6 Years
    60
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.561
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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9,514
World Rank
United States
4,275
Country Rank
University of Virginia Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
John Monahan
University of Virginia Charlottesville, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
dangerous | violence | law | risk | predictio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    101
  • Last 6 Years
    44
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.436
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Rankings

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10,161
World Rank
United States
4,540
Country Rank
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Cathy Spatz Widom
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    99
  • Last 6 Years
    57
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.576
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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10,203
World Rank
United States
4,564
Country Rank
University of Chicago Logo
47
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Eric Posner
University of Chicago Chicago, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    99
  • Last 6 Years
    53
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.535
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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10,448
World Rank
United States
4,670
Country Rank
George Mason University Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
David Weisburd
George Mason University Fairfax, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Criminology | policing | evidence based crime policy | criminal justice | crime preventio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    98
  • Last 6 Years
    68
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.694
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Rankings

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14,805
World Rank
United States
6,536
Country Rank
Saint Louis University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Michael G Vaughn
Saint Louis University St. Louis, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
drug abuse | violence | crime and antisocial behavior | epidemiology | school dropou

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    89
  • Last 6 Years
    59
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.663
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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15,396
World Rank
United States
6,768
Country Rank
Northeastern University Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Anthony A Braga
Northeastern University Boston, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Criminology | criminal justice | crime | policin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    88
  • Last 6 Years
    61
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.693
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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15,486
World Rank
United States
6,802
Country Rank
Iowa State University Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Matt Delisi
Iowa State University Ames, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
self-control | biosocial criminology | homicide | psychopathy | temperamen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    88
  • Last 6 Years
    55
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.625
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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17,130
World Rank
United States
7,494
Country Rank
University of Alabama Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Richard Delgado
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
law | humanities | arts and sciences | law and society | critical race theor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    86
  • Last 6 Years
    40
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.465
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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17,820
World Rank
United States
7,792
Country Rank
University of Maryland Logo
56
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Terence Thornberry
University of Maryland College Park, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Criminolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    85
  • Last 6 Years
    40
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.471
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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18,436
World Rank
United States
8,036
Country Rank
University of Maryland Logo
59
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Raymond Paternoster
University of Maryland College Park, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    84
  • Last 6 Years
    46
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.548
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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18,856
World Rank
United States
8,218
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
523
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Aaron Kesselheim
Harvard University Cambridge, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Regulation | Therapeutics | And La

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    85
  • Last 6 Years
    61
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.718
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Rankings

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19,299
World Rank
United States
8,388
Country Rank
University of Virginia Logo
50
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Frederick Schauer
University of Virginia Charlottesville, United States
Law / Constitutional Law
constitutional law | philosophy of law | legal reasoning | freedom of speech and press | law of evidence and proo

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    83
  • Last 6 Years
    41
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.494
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Rankings

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20,157
World Rank
United States
8,744
Country Rank
Columbia University New York Logo
184
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Charles Sabel
Columbia University New York New York, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    82
  • Last 6 Years
    39
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.476
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Rankings

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20,708
World Rank
United States
8,933
Country Rank
University of Chicago Logo
92
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Jens Ludwig
University of Chicago Chicago, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Social policy | data science | behavioral scienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    81
  • Last 6 Years
    50
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.617
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Rankings

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21,657
World Rank
United States
9,300
Country Rank
Arizona State University Logo
66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Scott Decker
Arizona State University Tempe, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Gangs | Violence | Criminal Justice | Criminolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    80
  • Last 6 Years
    48
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.600
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Rankings

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22,397
World Rank
United States
9,598
Country Rank
University of Cincinnati Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Bonnie Fisher
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Victimology | violence against women | campus crim

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    79
  • Last 6 Years
    54
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.684
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Rankings

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22,398
World Rank
United States
9,599
Country Rank
University of Cincinnati Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Bonnie S Fisher
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
victimization | VAW | measurement | campus crim

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    79
  • Last 6 Years
    54
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.684
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