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HEINONLINE'S SCHOLARLY IMPACT RANKINGS


Comprehensive Rankings

Most-Cited Journals (non-U.S.)

How is this ranking calculated?
Last Updated: February 2026

Cited 0-5 Years Cited 5+ Years Past 12 Months
Rank Journal h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Modern Law Review 15 46 2,730 25,757 35,628
2 British Journal of Criminology 9 15 756 2,846 53,505
3 International Organization 21 62 3,419 22,664 21,364
4 Law Quarterly Review 12 60 2,153 32,435 15,452
5 Crime and Delinquency 8 33 1,336 8,525 40,308
6 University of New South Wales Law Journal 4 12 517 2,161 48,413
7 European Journal of International Law 17 49 3,806 14,360 17,062
8 Laws 16 11 6,382 4,784 7,176
9 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 13 40 2,488 19,085 13,423
10 Journal of Family Violence 5 11 506 1,484 38,610
11 Canadian Bar Review 8 41 1,173 17,927 19,406
12 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 11 36 1,573 11,038 19,939
13 Alberta Law Review 9 27 1,626 8,251 21,164
14 Cambridge Law Journal 10 31 1,427 8,076 22,005
15 American Journal of Bioethics 10 21 4,034 7,122 9,354
16 South African Law Journal 6 24 775 14,243 18,732
17 Policing: An International Journal 4 7 253 478 33,023
18 International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 1 2 17 27 34,015
19 Melbourne University Law Review 6 17 561 3,519 27,680
20 Sydney Law Review 10 19 682 3,872 26,214
21 Journal of Criminology 2 4 99 489 30,956
22 Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 19 56 2,387 16,106 5,581
23 McGill Law Journal 12 34 1,410 11,343 13,694
24 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 12 25 1,725 5,727 16,646
25 University of Toronto Law Journal 17 37 2,089 10,427 10,415
26 International Journal of Constitutional Law 15 23 2,617 3,608 13,018
27 Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 3 11 92 1,642 26,960
28 Comparative Political Studies 3 11 177 938 27,103
29 Psychology, Crime and Law 4 3 405 56 26,457
30 Journal of International Economic Law 15 28 2,291 6,689 9,905
31 Journal of International Criminal Justice 8 22 1,067 4,673 17,933
32 Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 4 9 205 1,978 24,664
33 World Politics 7 19 475 2,543 22,333
34 Journal of School Violence 4 2 136 143 26,135
35 Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 3 7 165 773 24,932
36 Deviant Behavior 9 6 285 328 24,453
37 Australian Law Journal 16 28 3,348 8,505 881
38 Theoretical Criminology 7 11 472 884 20,673
39 Monash University Law Review 4 9 249 1,106 19,756
40 Political Science Quarterly 7 12 324 1,225 18,849
41 Health & Justice 7 3 3,547 243 3,149
42 Journal of Refugee Studies 4 7 147 539 20,028
43 International Journal of Legal Medicine 1 3 75 246 20,051
44 Federal Law Review 4 15 211 2,350 17,480
45 Public Administration Review (PAR) 7 9 827 1,311 15,121
46 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 4 13 484 2,279 16,044
47 Crime, Law and Social Change 5 7 276 580 18,470
48 Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 2 6 32 397 19,801
49 Criminal Law Quarterly 6 17 480 4,269 14,133
50 Leiden Journal of International Law 10 18 1,643 3,387 8,580
51 Alternative Law Journal 2 4 52 335 19,258
52 International Labour Review 4 10 252 1,133 17,163
53 U.B.C. Law Review 10 20 895 4,276 11,069
54 Journal of Law and Society 7 16 601 2,099 14,249
55 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 2 5 110 299 18,224
56 Criminology & Criminal Justice 4 7 190 359 17,085
57 Human Rights Law Review 9 15 757 1,802 12,416
58 Prison Journal 5 13 399 1,362 14,454
59 Current Issues in Criminal Justice 2 3 68 138 17,169
60 Hong Kong Law Journal 6 12 432 2,701 13,073
61 Adelaide Law Review 4 10 167 799 15,858
62 Canadian Journal of Women and the Law 5 13 351 1,628 14,110
63 Punishment and Society 6 8 435 611 14,459
64 Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg 4 11 228 3,303 13,152
65 European Data Protection Law Review (EDPL) 6 6 339 254 15,114
66 Legal Theory 14 30 1,379 7,240 3,141
67 Medical Law Review 4 12 381 1,521 13,105
68 International Migration Review 4 12 290 1,380 13,656
69 Medicine and Law 2 6 101 803 15,111
70 Queen's Law Journal 11 22 792 3,882 8,847
71 International Journal of Human Rights 4 6 398 411 13,740
72 German Law Journal 8 14 1,108 2,519 8,204
73 Review of European Studies 2 1 51 37 15,731
74 Journal of Criminal Law 4 5 233 1,084 13,742
75 Manitoba Law Journal 7 16 550 2,979 10,367
76 Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 5 11 283 746 13,635
77 Medicine, Science and the Law 5 5 96 700 14,487
78 Commonwealth Law Bulletin 3 6 106 776 14,286
79 Philosophy and Public Affairs 4 14 117 1,207 13,832
80 South African Journal on Human Rights 7 30 533 6,453 7,147
81 Solicitors' Journal 8 18 350 2,772 11,263
82 International Journal of Children's Rights 2 7 78 456 14,477
83 Child and Family Law Quarterly 2 6 83 572 14,329
84 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 5 8 393 1,396 11,971
85 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 6 2 1,856 248 5,420
86 International Journal of Refugee Law 5 17 412 2,966 10,323
87 Critical Criminology 5 6 270 270 13,067
88 Dalhousie Law Journal 9 17 650 2,990 8,630
89 Journal of Conflict Resolution 5 10 468 1,739 10,564
90 Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice 4 7 158 349 13,322
91 Edinburgh Law Review 3 5 95 290 13,683
92 Journal of Politics and Law 3 3 100 161 13,742
93 Melbourne Journal of International Law 5 9 369 845 11,700
94 Justice, Opportunities, and Rehabilitation 3 4 170 148 13,087
95 AJIL Unbound 10 9 1,772 1,187 3,835
96 Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Law 4 2 266 79 12,472
97 Israel Law Review 6 27 551 5,940 5,807
98 Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 3 3 194 320 12,312
99 Philippine Law Journal 3 8 272 1,060 11,253
100 Critical Social Policy 2 3 58 108 13,166