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HEINONLINE'S SCHOLARLY IMPACT RANKINGS


Comprehensive Rankings

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

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Last Updated: November 2025

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Rank Journal h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Modern Law Review 17 45 3,232 25,155 39,900
2 British Journal of Criminology 10 14 888 2,686 60,123
3 International Organization 23 61 3,967 21,927 23,011
4 Crime and Delinquency 9 33 1,553 8,230 45,053
5 Law Quarterly Review 14 59 2,583 31,924 16,459
6 University of New South Wales Law Journal 4 12 613 2,048 50,927
7 European Journal of International Law 18 47 4,489 13,548 19,108
8 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 16 39 2,896 18,569 15,152
9 Canadian Bar Review 9 41 1,320 17,700 20,945
10 Journal of Family Violence 5 11 523 1,439 40,739
11 Laws 16 11 6,569 4,198 7,961
12 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 13 36 1,870 10,661 22,945
13 Cambridge Law Journal 12 30 1,639 7,809 24,320
14 International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 1 2 17 27 39,720
15 Alberta Law Review 9 27 1,795 7,953 23,123
16 Policing: An International Journal 5 7 275 447 36,970
17 American Journal of Bioethics 10 21 4,364 6,558 10,200
18 South African Law Journal 6 24 886 14,098 20,068
19 Melbourne University Law Review 7 16 675 3,388 29,271
20 Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 21 56 2,833 15,564 6,512
21 Sydney Law Review 9 18 811 3,692 28,015
22 McGill Law Journal 13 34 1,671 11,000 15,211
23 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 12 24 1,943 5,441 18,661
24 Journal of Criminology 2 4 110 479 31,858
25 University of Toronto Law Journal 18 36 2,372 9,921 11,404
26 Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 3 11 190 1,544 30,363
27 Psychology, Crime and Law 3 3 406 41 30,421
28 International Journal of Constitutional Law 16 22 2,904 3,223 13,970
29 Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 5 9 264 1,918 28,140
30 Comparative Political Studies 4 11 229 879 29,293
31 Journal of International Criminal Justice 8 21 1,298 4,412 20,308
32 Journal of International Economic Law 15 28 2,534 6,308 11,432
33 Journal of School Violence 5 2 150 119 29,293
34 World Politics 8 19 540 2,447 24,916
35 Deviant Behavior 9 6 305 300 25,933
36 Australian Law Journal 18 27 3,697 7,761 952
37 Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 4 7 193 736 24,746
38 Theoretical Criminology 7 10 544 799 22,301
39 International Labour Review 5 10 304 1,110 20,798
40 Monash University Law Review 4 9 281 1,061 20,921
41 Journal of Refugee Studies 4 7 166 511 21,590
42 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 5 12 569 2,183 17,643
43 Crime, Law and Social Change 5 6 318 517 20,320
44 Criminal Law Quarterly 6 17 590 4,137 15,364
45 Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 2 6 81 348 21,549
46 U.B.C. Law Review 11 20 1,049 4,073 12,774
47 Public Administration Review (PAR) 7 9 884 1,211 16,346
48 Journal of Law and Society 8 16 702 1,991 16,004
49 Leiden Journal of International Law 12 17 1,823 3,128 9,325
50 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 3 5 119 287 20,491
51 Alternative Law Journal 2 4 75 311 20,615
52 International Journal of Legal Medicine 1 3 83 238 20,568
53 Political Science Quarterly 7 12 363 1,176 18,197
54 Federal Law Review 4 15 261 2,289 17,401
55 Criminology & Criminal Justice 4 7 205 336 19,150
56 Human Rights Law Review 9 15 883 1,648 14,238
57 Prison Journal 5 13 473 1,273 16,558
58 Hong Kong Law Journal 6 12 555 2,529 14,200
59 European Data Protection Law Review (EDPL) 6 5 383 190 17,252
60 Philippine Law Journal 4 8 311 1,005 16,610
61 Punishment and Society 8 8 507 506 16,078
62 Current Issues in Criminal Justice 2 3 72 129 18,272
63 Adelaide Law Review 4 9 185 777 17,021
64 Canadian Journal of Women and the Law 6 13 394 1,564 15,210
65 Medicine and Law 2 6 133 770 17,202
66 Medical Law Review 5 12 444 1,444 14,940
67 International Migration Review 5 12 328 1,327 15,524
68 Medicine, Science and the Law 5 5 107 684 17,035
69 Health & Justice 8 2 3,060 130 2,931
70 Queen's Law Journal 10 22 879 3,750 10,139
71 Legal Theory 16 29 1,552 6,965 3,537
72 Review of European Studies 2 1 73 15 17,644
73 Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg 4 11 244 3,266 13,587
74 Journal of Criminal Law 4 5 292 1,015 15,494
75 International Journal of Children's Rights 3 7 115 417 16,946
76 Manitoba Law Journal 8 16 673 2,826 11,730
77 International Journal of Refugee Law 6 17 521 2,840 12,424
78 Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 5 11 339 672 15,435
79 International Journal of Human Rights 4 5 464 338 15,092
80 German Law Journal 8 13 1,284 2,301 8,911
81 Commonwealth Law Bulletin 3 6 124 753 16,073
82 Philosophy and Public Affairs 6 14 201 1,121 15,060
83 Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice 7 5 203 298 15,722
84 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 5 8 463 1,295 13,380
85 Child and Family Law Quarterly 2 6 104 549 15,709
86 South African Journal on Human Rights 7 29 608 6,365 7,416
87 Journal of Politics and Law 3 3 123 131 15,682
88 Israel Law Review 8 26 715 5,775 7,122
89 Justice, Opportunities, and Rehabilitation 3 4 166 148 15,165
90 Journal of Conflict Resolution 6 10 526 1,670 11,733
91 Dalhousie Law Journal 8 16 710 2,904 9,583
92 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 8 2 1,959 84 6,131
93 Melbourne Journal of International Law 6 9 458 741 12,765
94 Solicitors' Journal 9 18 393 2,716 10,940
95 Critical Social Policy 2 3 65 99 15,020
96 Edinburgh Law Review 3 5 122 259 14,570
97 Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Law 4 2 308 30 13,826
98 Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 3 3 207 307 13,685
99 AJIL Unbound 12 7 1,941 907 4,357
100 Canadian Journal of Law & Society 6 8 348 566 12,413