Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Highly Cited Researchers Citation Education / Early Childhood Education 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
Education
early education
early childhood education
preschool
teacher child interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,494
9,507
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Developmental Psychology
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,925
8,383
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Digital Literacy
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,635
4,969
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
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 :5
Participatory methods
children's rights
slow pedagogy
early childhood
early education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,457
4,147
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
early childhood education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,547
4,130
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Education policy reforms
comparative education policy
early childhood education and care
health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,493
2,434
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
CHAT
early childhood education
play
mathematics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,134
3,515
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Early childhood intervention
Early Childhood Education and Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,961
1,234
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
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 :11
pre-service teacher education
action research
curriculum development
CLIL
materials development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,056
2,314
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Parenting
Early Childhood Education and Care
Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,052
1,225
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
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 :14
early childhood education
childhood research
narrative research
well-being
identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
1,286
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
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 :16
Educational Leadership
Early Childhood Education
Pedagogical leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,837
2,132
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
early childhood education
teacher cooperation
education policy
gender
Sprachförderung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,798
1,672
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
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 :19
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 :20
mathematics learning
teaching
preschool
early childhood education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,608
1,728
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
early childhood education
preschool quality
home learning environment
development of mathematical and language competences
p
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,544
1,840
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Education
Early Childhood Education
Student Assessment
Language learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,525
1,865
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
early childhood education
engineering education
developmental engineering
early engineering
STEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,435
1,172
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Physical Activity
Actividad Física
Physical Education
Early Childhood Education
Educación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,422
1,417
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Family and Education Sociology
Gender
Family policy and early childhood education and care policy
Quantitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,358
1,616
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,576
2,228
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Iram Siraj
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,494
9,507
0.346
Education
early education
early childhood education
preschool
teacher child interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,951
2,439
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kathy Sylva
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,925
8,383
0.323
Developmental Psychology
Early Childhood Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,430
6,984
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jackie Marsh
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,635
4,969
0.427
Digital Literacy
Early Childhood Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,827
412
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
104,949
8,682
695
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alison Clark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,457
4,147
0.439
Participatory methods
children's rights
slow pedagogy
early childhood
early education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,703
67
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Johanna Einarsdottir
University of Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,547
4,130
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,568
9,688
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anne West
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,493
2,434
0.287
Education policy reforms
comparative education policy
early childhood education and care
health policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,369
3,090
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bert Van Oers
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,134
3,515
0.432
CHAT
early childhood education
play
mathematics education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,640
3,865
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eva Björck Åkesson
Jönköping University
Jönköping, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,961
1,234
0.312
Early childhood intervention
Early Childhood Education and Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,076
2,668
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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
317,843
22,652
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Darío Luis Banegas
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,056
2,314
0.757
pre-service teacher education
action research
curriculum development
CLIL
materials development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,230
1,981
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mirjam Kalland
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,052
1,225
0.401
Parenting
Early Childhood Education and Care
Social Work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,108
2,960
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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
333,911
2,106
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anna Maija Puroila
University of Oulu
Oulu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
1,286
0.447
early childhood education
childhood research
narrative research
well-being
identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,693
3,183
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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
337,721
2,129
561
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Elina Fonsen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,837
2,132
0.751
Educational Leadership
Early Childhood Education
Pedagogical leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,534
4,573
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Franziska Vogt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,798
1,672
0.598
early childhood education
teacher cooperation
education policy
gender
Sprachförderung
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,309
3,533
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
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
359,800
3,661
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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
361,364
5,493
459
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Camilla Björklund
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,608
1,728
0.663
mathematics learning
teaching
preschool
early childhood education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,293
13,910
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Simone Lehrl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,544
1,840
0.723
early childhood education
preschool quality
home learning environment
development of mathematical and language competences
p
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,499
2,352
620
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Heidi Harju Luukkainen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,525
1,865
0.739
Education
Early Childhood Education
Student Assessment
Language learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,004
3,114
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Demetra Evangelou
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,435
1,172
0.481
early childhood education
engineering education
developmental engineering
early engineering
STEM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,443
11,707
503
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vladimir Martínez-Bello
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,422
1,417
0.585
Physical Activity
Actividad Física
Physical Education
Early Childhood Education
Educación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,373
14,625
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pia Schober
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,358
1,616
0.685
Family and Education Sociology
Gender
Family policy and early childhood education and care policy
Quantitative methods