Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Education / Educational Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 326 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
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,342
28,157
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Educational Psychology
Educational Research
Instructional Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,642
12,630
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Психотерапия
психологическое консультирование
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,260
6,750
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Psicología Educativa
Violencia Escolar
Bullying
Cyberbullying y Dating Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,764
13,448
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Educational Psychology
Well-being
teacher competence
teacher-student relationship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,978
12,629
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
educational psychology
cognitive load theory
instructional design
self-regulated learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,964
8,621
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,359
7,434
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Self-Concept
Reading
Motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,843
7,931
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
learning
education
psychology
teacher education
medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,753
6,377
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Language
special educational needs
parenting support
ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,354
4,302
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
educational psychology
learning sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,563
5,771
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Educational Psychology
Educational Research
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,365
5,171
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pädagogische Psychologie
Motivation
Lehr-Lernforschung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,676
5,580
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Educational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,929
3,726
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,885
5,598
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Motivation und Bildung
Lehrerprofessionalisierung
Evaluationsforschung
Pädagogisch-Pschologische Diagnostik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,838
5,958
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Educational Psychology
Expertise
Teacher Expertise
Eye tracking
Learning and Instruction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,678
6,705
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Educational Psychology
e-learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,642
3,755
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Educational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,247
3,729
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Prior knowledge
conceptual change
conceptual & procedural knowledge
numerical magnitude understanding
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,862
6,226
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Educational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,412
3,890
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Media Psychology
Communication
Educational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,195
5,640
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Longitudinal data analysis
learning difficulties
educational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,115
4,847
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
School psychology
developmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,946
5,465
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
educational psychology
violence
prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,761
1,926
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,225
131
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fred Paas
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,342
28,157
0.412
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,486
673
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alexander Renkl
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,642
12,630
0.327
Educational Psychology
Educational Research
Instructional Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,421
63
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Александр Орлов
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,260
6,750
0.181
Психотерапия
психологическое консультирование
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,333
493
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rosario Ortega-Ruiz
Universidad de Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,764
13,448
0.502
Psicología Educativa
Violencia Escolar
Bullying
Cyberbullying y Dating Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,566
1,236
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Uta Klusmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,978
12,629
0.486
Educational Psychology
Well-being
teacher competence
teacher-student relationship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,171
1,395
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Detlev Leutner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,964
8,621
0.360
educational psychology
cognitive load theory
instructional design
self-regulated learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,653
237
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ivar Bråten
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,359
7,434
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,836
2,477
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jens Möller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,843
7,931
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,251
288
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kirsti Lonka
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,753
6,377
0.405
learning
education
psychology
teacher education
medical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,292
5,088
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Geoff Lindsay
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,354
4,302
0.280
Language
special educational needs
parenting support
ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,483
319
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sari Lindblom Ylänne
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,563
5,771
0.396
educational psychology
learning sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,689
1,163
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kurt Reusser
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,365
5,171
0.360
Educational Psychology
Educational Research
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,854
3,341
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Birgit Spinath
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,676
5,580
0.440
Pädagogische Psychologie
Motivation
Lehr-Lernforschung
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,649
6,921
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Julian Elliott
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,929
3,726
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,033
475
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christiane Spiel
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,885
5,598
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,437
3,629
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Oliver Dickhäuser
Universität Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,838
5,958
0.503
Motivation und Bildung
Lehrerprofessionalisierung
Evaluationsforschung
Pädagogisch-Pschologische Diagnostik
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,821
2,131
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Halszka Jarodzka
Open University
Milton Keynes, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,678
6,705
0.574
Educational Psychology
Expertise
Teacher Expertise
Eye tracking
Learning and Instruction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,591
2,167
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Elena Barberà
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,642
3,755
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,789
2,284
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Melchor Gutiérrez
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,247
3,729
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,157
4,459
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael Schneider
Universität Trier
Trier, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,862
6,226
0.631
Prior knowledge
conceptual change
conceptual & procedural knowledge
numerical magnitude understanding
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,760
622
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Georgios Sideridis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,412
3,890
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,626
4,803
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Markus Appel
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,195
5,640
0.613
Media Psychology
Communication
Educational Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,750
646
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Minna Torppa
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,115
4,847
0.532
Longitudinal data analysis
learning difficulties
educational psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,133
1,093
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jantine L Spilt
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,946
5,465
0.611
School psychology
developmental psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,883
2,835
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Maria Jose Diaz Aguado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,761
1,926
0.220
educational psychology
violence
prevention