Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Education / Education (Other, All) Highly Cited Researchers 10.754 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
psychology
psychiatry
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,302
44,102
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,525
46,344
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
social science
methodology
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,458
23,580
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Scale Devalopment and Adaptation
Data Analysis
Research Methods
Monitoring and Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,356
41,958
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
activity theory
expansive learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,761
22,825
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Educational Policy
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Turkish Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,937
44,807
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
curriculum
teaching
teacher education
social studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,401
36,166
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,516
25,196
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Assessment in Education
Science curriculum
Crystal structures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,591
19,067
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,490
32,756
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Instructional Design
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,927
26,538
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,165
19,307
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Educación
Tecnología Educativa
TIC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,358
23,624
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Learning
culture and mind
tool mediated action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,204
11,733
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
School improvement
school effectiveness
educational equality
impact of poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,932
15,276
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
educació emocional
competències emocionals
orientació psicopedagògica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,384
20,402
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
assessment
teacher education
professional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,570
19,459
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,748
13,746
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
music education
music psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,330
10,322
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Education
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,931
11,693
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Didática da Matemática
Educação Matemática
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,127
9,964
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Education
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,908
10,463
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Didactics of Mathematics
Special Education
Cosmology
CMB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,915
23,592
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,727
8,822
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Formación profesorado
Desarrollo profesional
E-learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,587
9,296
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,901
43
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marinus Van Ijzendoorn
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,302
44,102
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,164
175
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tony Onwuegbuzie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,525
46,344
0.378
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,542
293
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martyn Hammersley
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,458
23,580
0.247
social science
methodology
philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,821
33
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Şener Büyüköztürk
Hasan Kalyoncu University
Gaziantep, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,356
41,958
0.459
Scale Devalopment and Adaptation
Data Analysis
Research Methods
Monitoring and Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,947
20
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yrjö Engeström
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,761
22,825
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,297
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Selahattin Turan
Bursa Uludağ University
Bursa, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,937
44,807
0.528
Educational Policy
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Turkish Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,413
36
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ali Yıldırım
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,401
36,166
0.486
curriculum
teaching
teacher education
social studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,773
118
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cees Van Der Vleuten
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,516
25,196
0.352
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,038
510
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Black
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,591
19,067
0.274
Assessment in Education
Science curriculum
Crystal structures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,351
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hasan Şimşek
Bahçeşehir University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,490
32,756
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,769
154
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul A Kirschner
Open University
Milton Keynes, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,927
26,538
0.409
Instructional Design
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,062
790
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christopher Day
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,165
19,307
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,255
164
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Julio Cabero Almenara
Universidad de Sevilla
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,358
23,624
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,910
104
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Roger Säljö
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,204
11,733
0.229
Learning
culture and mind
tool mediated action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,009
868
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephen Gorard
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,932
15,276
0.300
School improvement
school effectiveness
educational equality
impact of poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,138
195
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rafael Bisquerra
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,384
20,402
0.431
educació emocional
competències emocionals
orientació psicopedagògica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,301
50
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kari Smith
University of Bergen
Bergen, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,570
19,459
0.437
assessment
teacher education
professional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,705
1,124
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pamela Sammons
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,748
13,746
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,480
1,261
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David J Hargreaves
Roehampton University
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,330
10,322
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,985
1,386
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Diane Reay
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,931
11,693
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,805
44
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
João Pedro Da Ponte
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,127
9,964
0.292
Didática da Matemática
Educação Matemática
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,880
932
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Olaf Köller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,908
10,463
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,122
406
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Raul Fernandez-Cobos
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,915
23,592
0.789
Didactics of Mathematics
Special Education
Cosmology
CMB
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,366
604
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
N Verloop
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,727
8,822
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,553
420
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Carlos Marcelo
Universidad de Sevilla
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,587
9,296
0.314
Formación profesorado
Desarrollo profesional
E-learning