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World 35,352 Scientists H-Index Law / Law and Legal Studies Rankings - 2025
Measure your academic influence with the AD Scientific Index 2025 H-Index Rankings.
These rankings provide a comprehensive evaluation of scientific performance by combining total and recent 6-year h-index values, offering insight into both research productivity and long-term impact. The h-index balances quantity with quality, highlighting sustained academic excellence. Rankings are continuously updated in near real-time to reflect the latest scholarly activity across countries, institutions, and 211 academic fields. Premium Membership unlocks deeper analytics, dynamic ranking tools, and personalized trend visualizations.
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
Administrative law
behavioral economic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
112
0.596
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
legal psycholog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
91
0.615
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
Criminological Theory
Correctional Policy
Organization of Knowledg
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
73
0.549
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
Criminology
Statistics
Public Polic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
66
0.574
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
Sexual Exploitation and Restorative Justic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
57
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
regulation
health and safety
law and economics
tort liability
risk and uncertaint
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
42
0.375
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
writing
self-regulation
practice-based professional development
learning
social justic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
67
0.620
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Intellectual Property
Antitrust
Internet La
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
58
0.547
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
dangerous
violence
law
risk
predictio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
44
0.436
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
56
0.566
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
International Law
Comparative Law
Cyber Law
Law and Society
Medical La
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
93
0.949
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
Criminology
policing
evidence based crime policy
criminal justice
crime preventio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
67
0.684
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
52
0.531
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
criminology
restorative justice
peace
regulatio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
50
0.515
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
drug abuse
violence
crime and antisocial behavior
epidemiology
school dropou
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
59
0.663
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
activity-travel behaviour
environmental justice
health
subjective well-bein
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
68
0.773
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
Criminology
criminal justice
crime
policin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
61
0.693
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
self-control
biosocial criminology
homicide
psychopathy
temperamen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
55
0.632
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
law
humanities
arts and sciences
law and society
critical race theor
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
40
0.465
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Criminolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
40
0.471
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
46
0.548
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Regulation
Therapeutics
And La
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
58
0.707
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
39
0.476
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Social policy
data science
behavioral scienc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
49
0.613
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Gangs
Violence
Criminal Justice
Criminolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
48
0.600
Cass Sunstein
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
112
0.596
Tom Tyler
Yale University
New Haven, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
91
0.615
Francis T Cullen
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
73
0.549
Criminological Theory
Correctional Policy
Organization of Knowledg
Daniel Nagin
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
66
0.574
Mary P Koss
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
57
0.500
Sexual Exploitation and Restorative Justic
W Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
42
0.375
regulation
health and safety
law and economics
tort liability
risk and uncertaint
Karen R Harris
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
67
0.620
writing
self-regulation
practice-based professional development
learning
social justic
Mark Lemley
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
58
0.547
Intellectual Property
Antitrust
Internet La
John Monahan
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
44
0.436
Cathy Spatz Widom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
56
0.566
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Nehaluddin Ahmad
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
93
0.949
International Law
Comparative Law
Cyber Law
Law and Society
Medical La
David Weisburd
George Mason University
Fairfax, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
67
0.684
Criminology
policing
evidence based crime policy
criminal justice
crime preventio
Eric Posner
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
52
0.531
John Braithwaite
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
50
0.515
criminology
restorative justice
peace
regulatio
Michael G Vaughn
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
59
0.663
drug abuse
violence
crime and antisocial behavior
epidemiology
school dropou
Jing Ma
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
68
0.773
activity-travel behaviour
environmental justice
health
subjective well-bein
Anthony A Braga
Northeastern University
Boston, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
61
0.693
Criminology
criminal justice
crime
policin
Matt Delisi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
55
0.632
self-control
biosocial criminology
homicide
psychopathy
temperamen
Richard Delgado
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
40
0.465
law
humanities
arts and sciences
law and society
critical race theor
Terence Thornberry
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
40
0.471
Raymond Paternoster
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
46
0.548
Aaron Kesselheim
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
58
0.707
Charles Sabel
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
39
0.476
Jens Ludwig
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
49
0.613
Social policy
data science
behavioral scienc
Scott Decker
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
48
0.600
Gangs
Violence
Criminal Justice
Criminolog