Top 100 Scientists

World Law Top 100 Scientists 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 rankings in world, region, country, and university are in Beta version and are subject to real-time updates, since the subject field “Others” (1,121,204 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded. These rankings will dynamically evolve in real time as the “Others” profiles are revised and classified. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cass Sunstein
Administrative law
behavioral economic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
188
809
219,362
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Francis T Cullen
Criminological Theory
Correctional Policy
Organization of Knowledg
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
133
421
81,092
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniel Nagin
Criminology
Statistics
Public Polic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
115
224
71,960
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mary P Koss
Sexual Exploitation and Restorative Justic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
114
217
81,619
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
W Kip Viscusi
regulation
health and safety
law and economics
tort liability
risk and uncertaint
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
112
361
47,833
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Karen R Harris
writing
self-regulation
practice-based professional development
learning
social justic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
108
249
44,739
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mark Lemley
Intellectual Property
Antitrust
Internet La
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
106
209
48,114
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Monahan
dangerous
violence
law
risk
predictio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
101
251
41,052
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nehaluddin Ahmad
International Law
Comparative Law
Cyber Law
Law and Society
Medical La
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
98
180
22,776
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Weisburd
Criminology
policing
evidence based crime policy
criminal justice
crime preventio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
98
306
42,580
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
John Braithwaite
criminology
restorative justice
peace
regulatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
97
318
63,913
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael G Vaughn
drug abuse
violence
crime and antisocial behavior
epidemiology
school dropou
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
89
462
30,037
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jing Ma
activity-travel behaviour
environmental justice
health
subjective well-bein
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
558
32,641
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anthony A Braga
Criminology
criminal justice
crime
policin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
225
28,340
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matt Delisi
self-control
biosocial criminology
homicide
psychopathy
temperamen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
366
25,789
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Richard Delgado
law
humanities
arts and sciences
law and society
critical race theor
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
224
55,163
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Frederick Schauer
constitutional law
philosophy of law
legal reasoning
freedom of speech and press
law of evidence and proo
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
83
258
32,920
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jens Ludwig
Social policy
data science
behavioral scienc
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
169
30,333
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cass Sunstein
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
188
809
219,362
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tom Tyler
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
148
385
142,965
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Francis T Cullen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
133
421
81,092
Criminological Theory
Correctional Policy
Organization of Knowledg
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniel Nagin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
224
71,960
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mary P Koss
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
114
217
81,619
Sexual Exploitation and Restorative Justic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
W Kip Viscusi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
112
361
47,833
regulation
health and safety
law and economics
tort liability
risk and uncertaint
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Karen R Harris
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
108
249
44,739
writing
self-regulation
practice-based professional development
learning
social justic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mark Lemley
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
106
209
48,114
Intellectual Property
Antitrust
Internet La
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Monahan
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
101
251
41,052
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cathy Spatz Widom
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
178
52,005
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nehaluddin Ahmad
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
98
180
22,776
International Law
Comparative Law
Cyber Law
Law and Society
Medical La
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Weisburd
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
98
306
42,580
Criminology
policing
evidence based crime policy
criminal justice
crime preventio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eric Posner
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
98
256
37,264
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
John Braithwaite
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
97
318
63,913
criminology
restorative justice
peace
regulatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael G Vaughn
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
462
30,037
drug abuse
violence
crime and antisocial behavior
epidemiology
school dropou
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jing Ma
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
558
32,641
activity-travel behaviour
environmental justice
health
subjective well-bein
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anthony A Braga
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
225
28,340
Criminology
criminal justice
crime
policin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matt Delisi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
366
25,789
self-control
biosocial criminology
homicide
psychopathy
temperamen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Richard Delgado
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
224
55,163
law
humanities
arts and sciences
law and society
critical race theor
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Terence Thornberry
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
166
32,757
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Raymond Paternoster
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
149
32,036
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Frederick Schauer
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
258
32,920
constitutional law
philosophy of law
legal reasoning
freedom of speech and press
law of evidence and proo
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Aaron Kesselheim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
454
27,484
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Charles Sabel
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
185
56,956
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jens Ludwig
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
169
30,333
Social policy
data science
behavioral scienc