Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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 :1
Physical Activity
Epidemiology
Public Health
Sport Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,910
83,979
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
psychology
psychiatry
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,496
50,966
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,609
54,766
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
social science
methodology
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,976
27,595
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
activity theory
expansive learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,627
26,961
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Scale Devalopment and Adaptation
Data Analysis
Research Methods
Monitoring and Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,679
50,638
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Educational Policy
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Turkish Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,194
50,353
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ciencias del Deporte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,539
62,932
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
curriculum
teaching
teacher education
social studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,505
42,417
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,331
28,722
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Assessment in Education
Science curriculum
Crystal structures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,369
22,008
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,032
31,661
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,813
38,363
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
physical activity
exercise
health
obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,385
41,052
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Instructional Design
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,822
30,117
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,035
22,268
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Educación
Tecnología Educativa
TIC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,558
25,871
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Learning
culture and mind
tool mediated action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,726
14,030
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
School improvement
school effectiveness
educational equality
impact of poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,134
17,896
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sport
Health
Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,069
24,895
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
educació emocional
competències emocionals
orientació psicopedagògica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,705
22,943
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
exercise
physiology
nitrate
endurance
fatigue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,096
19,973
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
assessment
teacher education
professional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,908
24,129
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,973
15,845
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Sport Exercise and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,612
16,381
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,630
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ulf Ekelund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,910
83,979
0.600
Physical Activity
Epidemiology
Public Health
Sport Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,891
43
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marinus Van Ijzendoorn
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,496
50,966
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,151
175
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tony Onwuegbuzie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,609
54,766
0.454
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,532
291
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martyn Hammersley
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,976
27,595
0.294
social science
methodology
philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,917
20
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yrjö Engeström
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,627
26,961
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,983
33
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Şener Büyüköztürk
Hasan Kalyoncu University
Gaziantep, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,679
50,638
0.578
Scale Devalopment and Adaptation
Data Analysis
Research Methods
Monitoring and Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,412
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Selahattin Turan
Bursa Uludağ University
Bursa, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,194
50,353
0.613
Educational Policy
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Turkish Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,811
97
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Adsuar, JC
Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,539
62,932
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,611
37
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ali Yıldırım
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,505
42,417
0.593
curriculum
teaching
teacher education
social studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,762
116
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cees Van Der Vleuten
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,331
28,722
0.408
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,043
512
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Black
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,369
22,008
0.322
Assessment in Education
Science curriculum
Crystal structures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,250
134
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fred Paas
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,032
31,661
0.472
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,584
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hasan Şimşek
Bahçeşehir University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,813
38,363
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,653
124
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Francisco B Ortega
Universidad de Granada
Granada, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,385
41,052
0.638
physical activity
exercise
health
obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,762
154
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Paul A Kirschner
Open University
Milton Keynes, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,822
30,117
0.472
Instructional Design
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,118
800
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christopher Day
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,035
22,268
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,519
170
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Julio Cabero Almenara
Universidad de Sevilla
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,558
25,871
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,795
101
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Roger Säljö
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,726
14,030
0.277
Learning
culture and mind
tool mediated action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,980
862
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stephen Gorard
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,134
17,896
0.357
School improvement
school effectiveness
educational equality
impact of poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,002
73
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Krustrup
University of Southern Denmark
Tianjin, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,069
24,895
0.497
Sport
Health
Performance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,486
199
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rafael Bisquerra
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,705
22,943
0.502
educació emocional
competències emocionals
orientació psicopedagògica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,194
1,069
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrew Jones
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,096
19,973
0.453
exercise
physiology
nitrate
endurance
fatigue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,287
50
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kari Smith
University of Bergen
Bergen, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,908
24,129
0.550
assessment
teacher education
professional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,730
1,122
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pamela Sammons
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,973
15,845
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,933
1,231
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alan Nevill
University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,612
16,381
0.403
Sport Exercise and Health