Scholarly Impact Rankings
HeinOnline Specialist
Using Scholarly Impact Rankings
Where to Find Scholarly Impact Rankings
Access to HeinOnline’s Scholarly Impact Rankings varies depending on your subscription status and where you are viewing them:
1. Subscribers: HeinOnline’s Scholarly Impact Rankings are accessible to subscribers of the Law Journal Library as a dedicated subcollection titled Scholarly Impact Rankings. From this section, researchers can browse rankings, access related articles, journal titles, and author profile pages, and, when logged in, download a CSV of the ranking being displayed.
2. Non-subscribers: Non-subscribers can also access a public view of the Scholarly Impact Rankings from the HeinOnline website. However, because they are not logged in, they will not be able to follow links to author profiles, journal titles, or articles, nor download a CSV.
Using the Rankings Tables
- Ranking Name
The name of each ranking is displayed at the top of the page.
- Ranking Calculations
Each ranking includes an explanation of the metrics and methodology used to generate the results. This information can be accessed via the link labeled “How is this ranking calculated?” located on the right side of the page.
- Date Updated
Each ranking displays the month and year it was last updated. Rankings are refreshed with every monthly HeinOnline content release, during which all citations are fully reindexed. This ensures that the rankings remain current as new scholarship is published and cited.
- Number of Entries
Each ranking includes 100 entries, providing a comprehensive view of the top results for that category.
- CSV Download
When logged in to HeinOnline, subscribers can download a CSV containing the data shown in the table view. Researchers who are not subscribed or who are not logged in will not be able to download a CSV.
- Interactive Data Tables
Each ranking appears as an interactive table, allowing users to explore the data. To sort by a column, click the filter icon next to its label. An arrow will indicate the sorting direction (ascending or descending). Only one column can be sorted at a time. For advanced sorting or data analysis, we recommend downloading the data as a CSV and using a program such as Microsoft Excel (CSV downloads are available only to HeinOnline subscribers).
- Links to HeinOnline Content
HeinOnline subscribers can link directly from the ranking tables to author profile pages, journal titles, and journal articles.
Browse or Filter Most-Cited Authors Across 25 Subject Areas
The Most-Cited Authors by Subject ranking allows users to see which scholars are the most influential within a specific field of research. This ranking is available in both major ranking categories: ABA-Approved Law Schools and Comprehensive Rankings.
Users can filter the rankings by subject to identify which authors are leading the scholarly conversation in their area of interest. Each column, including h-index, h5-index, citation counts, and access counts, is fully sortable, giving flexibility in how to analyze the data.
The following 25 subject areas are available:
- Administrative Law
- Business & Corporations
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Courts and Jurisprudence
- Criminal Law & Justice
- Economics & Taxation
- Education
- Environmental Law
- Estates and Trusts
- Evidence
- Food & Drug Law
- Government
- Health
- Human Rights Law
- Immigration Law
- Insurance Law
- International and Comparative Law
- Labor Law & Employment
- Law, Science, and Technology
- Legal Education & Practice
- Legal History
- Property
- Social Justice & Public Interest
- Torts
Once you are viewing the Most-Cited Authors by Subject ranking table, you can filter to display results for any of these areas.
