Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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 :226
educational leadership
women and leadership
practice theory
refugee education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,841
2,972
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :227
science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,838
3,296
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :228
Optimizing performance for sport
exercise and health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,812
1,948
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :229
Science Education
Emotions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,810
1,886
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :230
teacher education
mathematics education
effective pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,790
2,234
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :231
sport
media
globalisation
advertising
national identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,785
1,594
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :232
Higher Education
Social Inclusion
Inclusive Education
Sociology of Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,763
1,601
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :233
self-regulation
executive function
school readiness
early assessment
early childhood development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,696
4,030
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :234
exercise physiology
brain
cognitive
fatigue
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,696
3,696
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :235
physical education
sport psychology
physical activity
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,696
2,655
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :236
early childhood education
quality improvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,658
3,141
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :237
Education Research
Drug Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,593
2,134
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :238
science education
reasoning
learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,592
1,894
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :239
literacy
writing development
writing pedagogy
curriculum
and assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,583
1,608
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :240
education
equity
pedagogy
ethnography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,561
1,356
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :241
mathematics education
visuospatial reasoning
spatial training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,555
2,470
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :242
Sports Physiology
Recovery
Sleep
Athletic Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,553
3,545
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :243
STEM education
mobile learning
technology-enhanced education
teachers' work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,533
2,605
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :244
exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,513
2,358
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :245
intellectual disability
autism
parents with intellectual disability
inclusive research
families of people with disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,488
3,089
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :246
Multilingualism
Second Language Acquisition
Literacy
Popular Culture in Second Language Education
Narrative Inquiry i
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,479
3,105
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :247
education
health promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,447
1,619
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :248
education
labour market
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
1,437
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :249
Teacher Professional Learning and Identity
Education Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,429
2,584
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :250
International Relations
Armed Conflict
Military Transformation
International Law
Constructivist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,426
1,479
0.334
Jane Wilkinson
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,841
2,972
0.614
educational leadership
women and leadership
practice theory
refugee education
Anthony Zulli
Victoria University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,838
3,296
0.681
Darryl Cochrane
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,812
1,948
0.405
Optimizing performance for sport
exercise and health
Stephen M Ritchie
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,810
1,886
0.392
Glenda Anthony
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,790
2,234
0.466
teacher education
mathematics education
effective pedagogy
Steve Jackson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,785
1,594
0.333
sport
media
globalisation
advertising
national identity
Derrick Armstrong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,763
1,601
0.336
Higher Education
Social Inclusion
Inclusive Education
Sociology of Education
Steven J Howard
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,696
4,030
0.858
self-regulation
executive function
school readiness
early assessment
early childhood development
Ben Rattray
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,696
3,696
0.787
exercise physiology
brain
cognitive
fatigue
health
Anthony Watt
Victoria University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,696
2,655
0.565
physical education
sport psychology
physical activity
education
Susanne Garvis
Swinburne University of Technology
Hawthorn, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,658
3,141
0.674
early childhood education
quality improvement
Elizabeth Yuriev
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,593
2,134
0.465
bruce waldrip
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,592
1,894
0.412
science education
reasoning
learning
Judy M Parr
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,583
1,608
0.351
literacy
writing development
writing pedagogy
curriculum
and assessment
Debra Hayes
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,561
1,356
0.297
education
equity
pedagogy
ethnography
tom lowrie
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,555
2,470
0.542
mathematics education
visuospatial reasoning
spatial training
Matthew Driller
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,553
3,545
0.779
Sports Physiology
Recovery
Sleep
Athletic Performance
Wan Ng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,533
2,605
0.575
STEM education
mobile learning
technology-enhanced education
teachers' work
James Fell
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,513
2,358
0.522
Iva Strnadová
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,488
3,089
0.688
intellectual disability
autism
parents with intellectual disability
inclusive research
families of people with disability
Alice Chik
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,479
3,105
0.693
Multilingualism
Second Language Acquisition
Literacy
Popular Culture in Second Language Education
Narrative Inquiry i
Helen Butler
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,447
1,619
0.364
Chris Ryan
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
1,437
0.324
Nicole Mockler
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,429
2,584
0.583
Teacher Professional Learning and Identity
Education Policy
Theo Farrell
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,426
1,479
0.334
International Relations
Armed Conflict
Military Transformation
International Law
Constructivist