Citation Rankings
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EECA Education / Early Childhood Education Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Çocuk Gelişimi
Child Development
Okul Öncesi Eğitim
Preschool Education
Erken Çocukluk Eğitimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,467
5,178
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
early childhood education
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,198
1,456
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
science education
Biology education
early childhood education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
1,508
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Çocuk Gelişimi
Okul Öncesi Eğitim
Early Childhood Education
Play
Oyun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,858
1,947
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,683
1,584
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,622
1,540
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,032
1,709
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Early Childhood Education
Early Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,746
1,383
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
environmental education
early childhood education
okul öncesi eğitim
çevre eğitimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,633
1,307
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Child Development
Early Childhood Education
Teacher Child Relationship
Temperament
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,597
1,432
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
early childhood education
teachers' professional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,545
919
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Early childhood education
outdoor education
science education in early ages
drama in education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,454
782
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Emergent Literacy
Ecological Literacy
Adaptation to School
Early Childhood Education
Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,315
582
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Pedagogy
Science of Education
Psychology
Assessment
Pedagogie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,159
845
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Early Childhood Education
Preschool Education
Child Development
Children and Families
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,137
869
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Child Development
Early Childhood Education
Psychological Counseling
Parenting Styles
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,111
544
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Early Childhood Education
Cognitive Style
School Readiness
Montessori Method
Children Voice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,003
578
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
pre-school education
primary education
motivation
TPACK
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,001
685
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Early Childhood Education
Science Education
ICT
STEM
Dijital Game
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
912
766
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
early childhood language development
bilingual education
ELT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
216
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Early Childhood Education
ESD
Sustainability
Environmental Education
Science Education in the Early Years
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
599
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
medya ve çocuk
öğretmen yeterlilikleri
iletişim
değerler ve karakter eğitimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
808
552
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
early childhood education
democratic education
sociology of childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
789
333
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Early Childhood Education
curriculum development
child-centred education
robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
783
512
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Çocuk Gelişimi
Child Development
Preschool Education
Early Childhood Education
Okul Öncesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
419
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,827
412
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Neriman Aral
Ankara University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,467
5,178
0.547
Çocuk Gelişimi
Child Development
Okul Öncesi Eğitim
Preschool Education
Erken Çocukluk Eğitimi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,082
2,669
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yaşare Aktaş Arnas
Çukurova University
Adana, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,198
1,456
0.455
early childhood education
child development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,114
2,961
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fatma Şahin
Marmara University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
1,508
0.503
science education
Biology education
early childhood education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,699
3,184
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nesrin Işıkoğlu
Pamukkale University
Denizli, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,858
1,947
0.681
Çocuk Gelişimi
Okul Öncesi Eğitim
Early Childhood Education
Play
Oyun
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,316
3,534
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mesut Saçkes
Balıkesir University
Balıkesir, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,683
1,584
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,807
3,662
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tülin Güler Yıldız
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,622
1,540
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,699
5,231
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ramazan Sak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,032
1,709
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,249
6,364
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
İkbal Tuba Şahin Sak|İkbal Tuba Şahin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,746
1,383
0.792
Early Childhood Education
Early Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,687
6,927
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Berat Ahi
Kastamonu University
Kastamonu, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,633
1,307
0.800
environmental education
early childhood education
okul öncesi eğitim
çevre eğitimi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,293
7,117
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
İbrahim Acar
Özyeğin University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,597
1,432
0.897
Child Development
Early Childhood Education
Teacher Child Relationship
Temperament
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,530
319
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aino Ugaste
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,545
919
0.595
early childhood education
teachers' professional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546,021
7,951
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Güzin Özyılmaz Akamca
Dokuz Eylül University
İzmir, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,454
782
0.538
Early childhood education
outdoor education
science education in early ages
drama in education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580,897
8,835
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Burcu Çabuk|Burcu Çabuk Özer
Ankara University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,315
582
0.443
Emergent Literacy
Ecological Literacy
Adaptation to School
Early Childhood Education
Teacher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,371
1,098
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Otilia Clipa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,159
845
0.729
Pedagogy
Science of Education
Psychology
Assessment
Pedagogie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,262
10,345
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mehmet Toran
İstanbul Kültür University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,137
869
0.764
Early Childhood Education
Preschool Education
Child Development
Children and Families
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,740
10,592
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ayşe Dilek Öğretir Özçelik
Gazi University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,111
544
0.490
Child Development
Early Childhood Education
Psychological Counseling
Parenting Styles
Positive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,435
11,664
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sezai Koçyiğit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,003
578
0.576
Early Childhood Education
Cognitive Style
School Readiness
Montessori Method
Children Voice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,114
385
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Merle Taimalu
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,001
685
0.684
pre-school education
primary education
motivation
TPACK
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
711,488
12,758
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ali İbrahim Can Gözüm|Ali İbrahim CanGözüm
Kafkas University
Kars, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
912
766
0.840
Early Childhood Education
Science Education
ICT
STEM
Dijital Game
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
740,004
2,402
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Valeria Arva
Eötvös Loránd University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
216
0.256
early childhood language development
bilingual education
ELT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,961
13,901
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Refika Olgan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
599
0.721
Early Childhood Education
ESD
Sustainability
Environmental Education
Science Education in the Early Years
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,861
14,247
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Asude Balaban Dagal
Marmara University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
808
552
0.683
medya ve çocuk
öğretmen yeterlilikleri
iletişim
değerler ve karakter eğitimi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763,382
6,114
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Katarzyna Gawlicz
University of Lower Silesia
Wrocław, Poland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
789
333
0.422
early childhood education
democratic education
sociology of childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
765,857
435
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Maire Tuul
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
783
512
0.654
Early Childhood Education
curriculum development
child-centred education
robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
776,283
14,987
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zeliha Yazıcı|Zeliha Yazici, Z Yazici, Z Yazıcı
Akdeniz University
Antalya, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
419
0.551
Çocuk Gelişimi
Child Development
Preschool Education
Early Childhood Education
Okul Öncesi