Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :51
Smart Cities in Africa
Information Systems
Higher Education
Postgraduate Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
856
555
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
formative assessment
summative assessment
MOOC
higher education
effective teaching strategies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
846
448
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Higher Education
eLearning
Learning Impact
Student Demographics
Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
820
423
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Instructional Design and Technology
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
eLearning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814
451
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Comparative
International Higher Education
Educational Management
Leadership and Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
809
725
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
higher education
comparative education
education policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
809
618
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
More Intlligent Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
800
474
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Higher Education
Health Professions Education
Sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
576
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Higher education
Research evaluation
School effectiveness
University-Industry cooperation
Academic profession
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
763
577
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Higher education
teacher professionalism
teacher development
vocational education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
752
386
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
international higher education
intercultural education
intercultural relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
740
358
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
self determination theory
motivation
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
731
688
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Human-built environment interaction
Facilities management
Higher education pedagogies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
696
687
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Nation branding
Brand management
Business schools
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
543
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Higher Education
Medical & Dental Education
Quality & Accreditation
Biological Sciences
Food and Environment Security & Saf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
380
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Higher education quality assurance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
639
530
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Agility
Sustainability
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
621
620
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Functional Coordination Materials Higher Education Teaching Curriculum Reform
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
621
162
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
higher education
occupational therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
411
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Herbal medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612
361
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Transnational Education
International Higher Education
Comparative Education
Education Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608
597
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Ethnic identity
humanistic approach to higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
559
317
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Higher Education
Comparative and International Education
Multicultural Education
Intercultural Communication
East Asian Stud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
545
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Higher education
Gender
Social security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551
515
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Higher Education- Anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551
412
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
734,323
14,104
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Judy Backhouse
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
856
555
0.648
Smart Cities in Africa
Information Systems
Higher Education
Postgraduate Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
738,595
3,878
795
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Paula Hodgson
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
846
448
0.530
formative assessment
summative assessment
MOOC
higher education
effective teaching strategies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,768
1,435
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Lee Waller
American University of Ras al Khaimah AURAK
Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
820
423
0.516
Higher Education
eLearning
Learning Impact
Student Demographics
Leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
752,381
5,883
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Raja Maznah
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814
451
0.554
Instructional Design and Technology
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
eLearning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,314
1,447
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Solomon Arulraj David
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
809
725
0.896
Comparative
International Higher Education
Educational Management
Leadership and Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,374
4,944
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Sheng Ju Chan
National Chung Cheng University
Minxiong, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
809
618
0.764
higher education
comparative education
education policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
758,372
12,996
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
SM Mazloumzadeh Seyed Meisam Mazloumzadeh
University of Sistan and Baluchestan
Zahedan, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
800
474
0.593
More Intlligent Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
773,326
14,800
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Rintaro Imafuku 今福輪太郎
Gifu University
Gifu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
576
0.752
Higher Education
Health Professions Education
Sociolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774,685
13,584
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Soo Jeung Lee
Sejong University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
763
577
0.756
Higher education
Research evaluation
School effectiveness
University-Industry cooperation
Academic profession
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
779,963
4,009
826
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Manhong Lai
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
752
386
0.513
Higher education
teacher professionalism
teacher development
vocational education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
785,551
14,975
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Kazuhiro Kudo
Dokkyo University
Soka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
740
358
0.484
international higher education
intercultural education
intercultural relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
789,453
35,832
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Emily Bonem
Xi'an Shiyou University
Xi'an, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
731
688
0.941
self determination theory
motivation
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
806,193
4,098
599
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Cynthia Hou (Huiying Hou)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
696
687
0.987
Human-built environment interaction
Facilities management
Higher education pedagogies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
810,747
1,562
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Katariina Juusola
Ajman University
United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
543
0.790
Nation branding
Brand management
Business schools
Higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
811,390
4,704
760
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Muhammad Shoaib Ahmedani
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
380
0.554
Higher Education
Medical & Dental Education
Quality & Accreditation
Biological Sciences
Food and Environment Security & Saf
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
834,990
37,758
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Shuiyun Liu
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
639
530
0.829
Higher education quality assurance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
844,394
29,625
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Shalini Menon
Mar Athanasius College Kothamangalam
Kothamangalam,, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
621
620
0.998
Agility
Sustainability
Higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
844,886
38,163
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Peng Du
Dezhou University
Dezhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
621
162
0.261
Functional Coordination Materials Higher Education Teaching Curriculum Reform
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
846,669
4,479
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Sok Mui Lim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
411
0.666
higher education
occupational therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849,395
29,944
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
J Suresh Jsscp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612
361
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
851,242
4,236
883
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Kun Dai
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608
597
0.982
Transnational Education
International Higher Education
Comparative Education
Education Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
878,438
83
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Asya Berberyan
Russian Armenian State University
Yerevan, Armenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
559
317
0.567
Ethnic identity
humanistic approach to higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
879,878
39,791
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Benjamin H. Nam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
545
0.980
Higher Education
Comparative and International Education
Multicultural Education
Intercultural Communication
East Asian Stud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
882,884
31,969
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Ritimoni Bordoloi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551
515
0.935
Higher education
Gender
Social security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
883,024
16,318
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Farough Amin Mozaffari
University of Tabriz
Tabriz, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551
412
0.748
Higher Education- Anthropology