Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Education Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields and offer a unique service across 197 different main and sub-branches. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
Educational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228,353
85,375
0.374
methodological/substantive synergy - self-concept - evaluation of teaching - peer review - multilevel structural equation models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,345
62,944
0.331
Physical Activity
Epidemiology
Public Health
Sport Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,019
79,326
0.588
psychology
psychiatry
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,780
48,674
0.384
teaching
teacher education
higher education
professions
Jewish education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,298
35,905
0.287
mHealth
Global Public Health
Medical Informatics
Non Communicable Diseases
Digital Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,103
116,665
0.948
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,372
52,114
0.444
education
developmental psychology
teacher-student relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,101
43,710
0.397
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,554
46,416
0.440
Poverty
public policy
education
child development
income distribution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,896
30,098
0.293
Sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,486
18,386
0.185
multicultural education
culturally relevant pedagogy
critical race theory
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,506
44,095
0.452
social science
methodology
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,341
26,224
0.284
Education
Language
Bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,048
24,865
0.270
activity theory
expansive learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,217
25,853
0.296
Immunology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,721
69,078
0.806
Exercise
Cardiopulmonary Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,199
44,560
0.523
Scale Devalopment and Adaptation
Data Analysis
Research Methods
Monitoring and Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,040
48,355
0.569
Game-Based Learning
Cyberbullying
Mathematics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,635
45,218
0.554
Mixed Methods
School Effectiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,318
28,613
0.356
education
wriiting
learning disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,094
30,504
0.381
Educational Policy
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Turkish Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,296
47,634
0.601
Educational Technology
Teacher Education
Special Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,771
30,758
0.406
Environmental Science
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Restoration
Waste Recycling
Aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,236
32,115
0.427
Ciencias del Deporte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,600
59,249
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566
228
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard E Mayer
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228,353
85,375
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
860
19
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Herbert W Marsh
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,345
62,944
0.331
methodological/substantive synergy - self-concept - evaluation of teaching - peer review - multilevel structural equation models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,668
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ulf Ekelund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,019
79,326
0.588
Physical Activity
Epidemiology
Public Health
Sport Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,884
43
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marinus Van Ijzendoorn
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,780
48,674
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,921
888
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lee S Shulman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,298
35,905
0.287
teaching
teacher education
higher education
professions
Jewish education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,985
58
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,103
116,665
0.948
mHealth
Global Public Health
Medical Informatics
Non Communicable Diseases
Digital Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,157
175
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tony Onwuegbuzie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,372
52,114
0.444
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,448
1,171
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert C Pianta
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,101
43,710
0.397
education
developmental psychology
teacher-student relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,673
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Keith Morrison
University of Saint Joseph
Macao, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,554
46,416
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,811
1,349
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Greg J Duncan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,896
30,098
0.293
Poverty
public policy
education
child development
income distribution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,003
1,449
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Simon Kasimili
Google Inc.
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,486
18,386
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,119
1,507
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gloria Ladson Billings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,506
44,095
0.452
multicultural education
culturally relevant pedagogy
critical race theory
teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,489
283
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Martyn Hammersley
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,341
26,224
0.284
social science
methodology
philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,508
138
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jim Cummins
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,048
24,865
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,850
16
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yrjö Engeström
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,217
25,853
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,989
31
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nima Rezaei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,721
69,078
0.806
Immunology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,029
1,918
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ross Arena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,199
44,560
0.523
Exercise
Cardiopulmonary Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,041
33
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Şener Büyüköztürk
Hasan Kalyoncu University
Gaziantep, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,040
48,355
0.569
Scale Devalopment and Adaptation
Data Analysis
Research Methods
Monitoring and Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,308
2,062
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Qing Li
Towson University
Towson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,635
45,218
0.554
Game-Based Learning
Cyberbullying
Mathematics Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,428
2,124
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Charles Teddlie
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,318
28,613
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,448
2,138
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Steve Graham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,094
30,504
0.381
education
wriiting
learning disabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,531
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Selahattin Turan
Bursa Uludağ University
Bursa, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,296
47,634
0.601
Educational Policy
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Turkish Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,936
2,360
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jianjun Adam Wang
Williams College
Williamstown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,771
30,758
0.406
Educational Technology
Teacher Education
Special Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,990
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wong Ming Hung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,236
32,115
0.427
Environmental Science
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Restoration
Waste Recycling
Aquaculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,063
100
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adsuar, JC
Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,600
59,249
0.794