Scholarly Impact Rankings

About Scholarly Impact Rankings

Scholarly Impact Rankings are a dynamic feature in HeinOnline that spotlight the most influential voices, journals, and institutions in legal scholarship. Built on HeinOnline’s extensive collection of multidisciplinary journals, these rankings use a transparent, citation-based methodology that is updated monthly and reindexed with every content release.

Unlike traditional rankings that often focus narrowly on law professors, HeinOnline’s approach casts a wider net. The data recognizes the influence of practitioners, judges, and policy experts whose published work shapes legal discourse, offering a more representative view of the legal scholarly landscape.

Scholarly Impact Rankings are included at no additional cost for all HeinOnline subscribers and are seamlessly integrated into the Law Journal Library, HeinOnline’s flagship collection.

Available Rankings

Scholarly Impact Rankings feature nearly 60 distinct lists across two major categories:

1. ABA-Approved Law Schools
   • Most-Cited Authors
   • Most-Cited Authors by Subject
   • Most-Cited Flagship Journal
   • Most-Cited Institutions by Author Affiliation
   • Most-Cited Institutions by Subject
2. Comprehensive Rankings
   • Most-Cited Articles
   • Most-Cited Authors
   • Most-Cited Authors by Subject
   • Most-Cited Journals (Non-U.S.)
   • Most-Cited Journals (U.S.)
   • Most-Recently Accessed Authors (Past 12 Months)

Each ranking links directly to a knowledge base article explaining the methodology, underscoring HeinOnline’s commitment to clarity and transparency. Rankings will be interactive, allowing users to sort each ranking by the available data, up to and including h-index, h5-index, citation counts, and access counts, making it easy to analyze and compare influence across individuals, journals, and institutions.