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HEINONLINE'S SCHOLARLY IMPACT RANKINGS


Comprehensive Rankings

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

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Last Updated: December 2025

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Rank Journal h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Modern Law Review 17 45 3,254 25,187 38,429
2 British Journal of Criminology 10 14 902 2,686 58,871
3 Crime and Delinquency 10 33 1,583 8,230 43,710
4 Law Quarterly Review 14 59 2,602 31,924 16,074
5 University of New South Wales Law Journal 4 12 615 2,035 50,353
6 International Organization 22 61 3,136 17,467 23,103
7 European Journal of International Law 19 47 4,544 13,548 18,564
8 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 16 39 2,940 18,566 14,623
9 Journal of Family Violence 5 11 542 1,439 40,487
10 Canadian Bar Review 9 41 1,338 17,700 20,739
11 Laws 16 11 6,576 4,198 7,510
12 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 14 37 2,065 10,930 22,150
13 Cambridge Law Journal 12 30 1,657 7,794 23,882
14 Alberta Law Review 9 27 1,868 7,953 22,494
15 American Journal of Bioethics 10 21 4,476 6,558 10,319
16 Policing: An International Journal 5 7 286 446 36,271
17 South African Law Journal 6 24 891 14,097 19,753
18 International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 1 2 17 27 37,159
19 Melbourne University Law Review 7 16 688 3,388 29,081
20 Sydney Law Review 10 18 841 3,700 27,782
21 Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 21 56 2,870 15,607 6,207
22 McGill Law Journal 13 34 1,695 11,000 14,720
23 Journal of Criminology 2 4 110 479 32,363
24 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 13 24 1,972 5,441 17,991
25 University of Toronto Law Journal 18 36 2,386 9,921 11,078
26 Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 3 11 190 1,544 29,071
27 Comparative Political Studies 4 11 229 879 29,372
28 Psychology, Crime and Law 3 3 411 41 28,969
29 International Journal of Constitutional Law 16 22 2,945 3,223 13,727
30 Journal of International Criminal Justice 8 21 1,312 4,412 19,748
31 Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 5 9 265 1,918 27,005
32 Journal of International Economic Law 16 28 2,636 6,308 10,853
33 World Politics 8 19 544 2,447 24,546
34 Journal of School Violence 5 2 152 119 28,380
35 Deviant Behavior 9 6 313 300 25,745
36 Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 4 7 193 736 25,406
37 Australian Law Journal 18 27 3,709 7,763 941
38 Theoretical Criminology 8 10 553 799 21,765
39 Monash University Law Review 4 9 287 1,061 20,651
40 Journal of Refugee Studies 4 7 180 511 21,349
41 Political Science Quarterly 7 12 368 1,176 19,109
42 International Journal of Legal Medicine 1 3 83 238 21,383
43 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 5 12 574 2,183 17,101
44 Criminal Law Quarterly 6 17 593 4,137 15,125
45 Crime, Law and Social Change 5 6 324 517 19,750
46 Public Administration Review (PAR) 7 9 907 1,211 16,270
47 Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 2 6 81 348 20,847
48 U.B.C. Law Review 11 20 1,065 4,089 12,282
49 International Labour Review 5 10 306 1,109 18,785
50 Federal Law Review 4 15 265 2,289 17,718
51 Leiden Journal of International Law 12 17 1,867 3,129 9,133
52 Alternative Law Journal 2 4 75 311 20,331
53 Journal of Law and Society 8 16 710 1,991 15,637
54 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 3 5 119 287 19,854
55 Criminology & Criminal Justice 4 7 212 336 18,607
56 Human Rights Law Review 9 15 894 1,648 13,898
57 Prison Journal 5 13 480 1,273 15,865
58 Hong Kong Law Journal 6 12 560 2,530 13,711
59 Punishment and Society 8 8 514 506 15,696
60 European Data Protection Law Review (EDPL) 6 5 390 192 16,509
61 Current Issues in Criminal Justice 2 3 75 129 17,992
62 Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg 4 11 258 3,266 14,068
63 Adelaide Law Review 4 9 186 777 16,676
64 Canadian Journal of Women and the Law 6 13 401 1,564 14,836
65 Health & Justice 8 2 3,076 130 3,387
66 Medical Law Review 5 12 449 1,444 14,615
67 Medicine and Law 2 6 133 770 16,509
68 International Migration Review 5 12 333 1,327 14,995
69 Legal Theory 16 29 1,567 6,976 3,406
70 Queen's Law Journal 11 22 886 3,750 9,732
71 International Journal of Human Rights 4 5 470 338 14,826
72 Manitoba Law Journal 8 16 677 2,826 11,291
73 International Journal of Children's Rights 3 7 115 417 16,294
74 Journal of Criminal Law 4 5 296 1,015 14,847
75 Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 5 11 346 672 14,927
76 Medicine, Science and the Law 5 5 107 684 16,062
77 Review of European Studies 2 1 73 15 16,824
78 German Law Journal 8 13 1,287 2,301 8,710
79 International Journal of Refugee Law 6 17 537 2,840 11,684
80 Philippine Law Journal 4 8 325 1,005 14,457
81 Philosophy and Public Affairs 6 14 202 1,121 14,926
82 Commonwealth Law Bulletin 3 6 127 753 15,620
83 South African Journal on Human Rights 7 29 611 6,365 7,429
84 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 6 8 487 1,295 12,861
85 Child and Family Law Quarterly 2 6 105 549 15,116
86 Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice 7 5 203 298 14,447
87 Israel Law Review 8 26 721 5,767 6,574
88 Dalhousie Law Journal 8 16 718 2,904 9,322
89 Journal of Conflict Resolution 6 10 532 1,670 11,399
90 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 8 2 1,959 84 6,048
91 Solicitors' Journal 9 18 358 2,679 11,195
92 Journal of Politics and Law 3 3 124 131 14,741
93 Edinburgh Law Review 3 5 123 259 14,467
94 Melbourne Journal of International Law 6 9 464 741 12,316
95 Justice, Opportunities, and Rehabilitation 3 4 169 150 14,294
96 Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Law 4 2 310 30 13,390
97 Critical Criminology 5 6 288 239 13,222
98 Critical Social Policy 2 3 66 99 14,372
99 Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 3 3 207 307 13,156
100 AJIL Unbound 12 7 1,926 907 4,243