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” (1,120,277 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 economics
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
186
802
216,009
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Francis T Cullen
Criminological Theory
Correctional Policy
Organization of Knowledge
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
133
420
80,329
* 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 Justice
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
113
217
80,682
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
W Kip Viscusi
regulation
health and safety
law and economics
tort liability
risk and uncertainty
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
111
360
47,528
* 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 Law
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
106
208
47,535
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Monahan
dangerous
violence
law
risk
prediction
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
100
251
40,814
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Weisburd
Criminology
policing
evidence based crime policy
criminal justice
crime prevention
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
98
304
41,916
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Braithwaite
criminology
restorative justice
peace
regulatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
97
317
63,467
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nehaluddin Ahmad
International Law
Comparative Law
Cyber Law
Law and Society
Medical Law
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
94
177
21,552
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anthony A Braga
Criminology
criminal justice
crime
policin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
225
28,340
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael G Vaughn
drug abuse
violence
crime and antisocial behavior
epidemiology
school dropout
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
459
29,509
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matt Delisi
self-control
biosocial criminology
homicide
psychopathy
temperament
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
362
25,434
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard Delgado
law
humanities
arts and sciences
law and society
critical race theory
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
224
54,376
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jing Ma
activity-travel behaviour
environmental justice
health
subjective well-being
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
510
29,122
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Frederick Schauer
constitutional law
philosophy of law
legal reasoning
freedom of speech and press
law of evidence and proof
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
83
257
32,553
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Scott Decker
Gangs
Violence
Criminal Justice
Criminolog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
191
22,667
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cass Sunstein
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
186
802
216,009
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
420
80,329
Criminological Theory
Correctional Policy
Organization of Knowledge
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
113
217
80,682
Sexual Exploitation and Restorative Justice
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
W Kip Viscusi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
360
47,528
regulation
health and safety
law and economics
tort liability
risk and uncertainty
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
208
47,535
Intellectual Property
Antitrust
Internet Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Monahan
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
100
251
40,814
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
David Weisburd
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
98
304
41,916
Criminology
policing
evidence based crime policy
criminal justice
crime prevention
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eric Posner
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
97
250
36,696
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Braithwaite
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
97
317
63,467
criminology
restorative justice
peace
regulatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nehaluddin Ahmad
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
177
21,552
International Law
Comparative Law
Cyber Law
Law and Society
Medical Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anthony A Braga
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
225
28,340
Criminology
criminal justice
crime
policin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael G Vaughn
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
459
29,509
drug abuse
violence
crime and antisocial behavior
epidemiology
school dropout
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matt Delisi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
362
25,434
self-control
biosocial criminology
homicide
psychopathy
temperament
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard Delgado
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
224
54,376
law
humanities
arts and sciences
law and society
critical race theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Terence Thornberry
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
166
32,561
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jing Ma
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
510
29,122
activity-travel behaviour
environmental justice
health
subjective well-being
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
257
32,553
constitutional law
philosophy of law
legal reasoning
freedom of speech and press
law of evidence and proof
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
Scott Decker
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
191
22,667
Gangs
Violence
Criminal Justice
Criminolog
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