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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
63,554
Country Rank
2,867
Institution Rank : 68
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5390.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Rebecca Bull](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/dc/129670.jpg)
Early numeracy
working memory and executive functioning
early childhood education and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,009
5,757
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
65,406
Country Rank
2,961
Institution Rank : 245
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5838.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Marilyn Fleer](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4c/121.jpg)
early childhood education
child development
science education
technology education
cultural
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,714
6,990
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
89,196
Country Rank
4,087
Institution Rank : 17
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1461.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Sue Dockett](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/06/126.jpg)
early childhood education
educational transitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,658
4,414
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
121,842
Country Rank
5,555
Institution Rank : 21
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1461.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Linda Joan Harrison](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/dc/125992.jpg)
early childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,106
3,967
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
163,855
Country Rank
7,521
Institution Rank : 214
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/7130.png)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Susan Danby](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d1/131763.jpg)
early childhood
education
digital technologies
conversation analysis
ethnomethodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,132
3,173
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
170,374
Country Rank
7,782
Institution Rank : 35
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1461.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Jennifer Sumsion](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0f/659.jpg)
early childhood education practice
policy and curriuclum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,900
2,305
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
185,125
Country Rank
8,445
Institution Rank : 238
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/7130.png)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Julie M Davis](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
environmental education
education for sustainability
teacher education
early childhood
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,424
2,848
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
202,118
Country Rank
1,075
Institution Rank : 280
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10841.jpg)
![New Zealand](/flags/nz.png)
![Marek Tesar](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/6d/51114.jpg)
Early Childhood Education
Childhood Studies
Philosophy of Education
Qualitative Inquiry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,952
3,969
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
212,712
Country Rank
9,606
Institution Rank : 198
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11581.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Steven J Howard](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/fa/5275315.jpg)
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
World Rank
214,342
Country Rank
9,677
Institution Rank : 155
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/8623.png)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Susanne Garvis](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/75/1822440.jpg)
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
World Rank
243,716
Country Rank
10,920
Institution Rank : 285
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/7130.png)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Ann Farrell](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/62/49301.jpg)
early childhood
early childhood education and care
research ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,056
1,661
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
251,336
Country Rank
11,242
Institution Rank : 289
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/3023.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Michelle Margaret Neumann](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c5/127712.jpg)
Early Childhood Education
Early Literacy
Digital Technology
Touchscreen Tablets & Apps
Social Robots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,923
2,734
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
257,909
Country Rank
11,522
Institution Rank : 69
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2260.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Mindy Blaise](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/00/127779.jpg)
feminism
early childhood education
contemporary childhoods
post empiricism
postdevelopmentalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,809
2,068
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
259,525
Country Rank
1,433
Institution Rank : 370
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10841.jpg)
![New Zealand](/flags/nz.png)
![Helen Hedges](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1b/122956.jpg)
early childhood education
early childhood curriculum
early childhood pedagogy
working theories
funds of knowledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,782
2,003
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
271,303
Country Rank
12,079
Institution Rank : 358
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5390.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Manjula Waniganayake](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Educational Leadership
Quality
Early Childhood Education
Diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,593
2,178
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
301,735
Country Rank
13,255
Institution Rank : 307
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/7320.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Elizabeth Jayne White](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d3/121665.jpg)
early childhood education
digital
philosophy
dialogism
visual
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,171
1,987
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
318,970
Country Rank
13,926
Institution Rank : 383
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1896.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Andrea Nolan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e5/118317.jpg)
Early childhood workforce capabilities
professional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,967
2,339
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
324,868
Country Rank
14,164
Institution Rank : 416
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5390.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Margaret Sims](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d9/126570.jpg)
early childhood
family support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,901
1,584
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
356,475
Country Rank
15,330
Institution Rank : 92
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10903.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Deborah Pino Pasternak](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0a/53142.jpg)
Writing Acquisition
SRL
Executive Functions
Early Childhood
Parenting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,585
1,517
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
381,310
Country Rank
16,257
Institution Rank : 475
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5390.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Helen Little](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
risk-taking
outdoor learning environments
early childhood education
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,369
1,432
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
384,945
Country Rank
2,124
Institution Rank : 214
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/15099.png)
![New Zealand](/flags/nz.png)
![Carmen Dalli](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/2d/4355986.jpg)
early childhood education
infants and toddlers
early childhood policy
professionalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,341
919
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
386,523
Country Rank
16,464
Institution Rank : 112
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11222.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Sue Elliott](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/40/52778.jpg)
early childhood education
sustainability
science
nature play
outdoor playspaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,328
1,372
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
412,366
Country Rank
2,271
Institution Rank : 121
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11541.jpg)
![New Zealand](/flags/nz.png)
![Linda Mitchell](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e4/51015.jpg)
early childhood education
education policy
interculturalism
refugee settlement
assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,133
926
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
430,220
Country Rank
17,970
Institution Rank : 109
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/656.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Joce Nuttall](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Early childhood education
Teacher education
Education policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,014
1,056
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
448,108
Country Rank
18,623
Institution Rank : 544
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5390.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Sandie Wong](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b0/130559.jpg)
Early childhood workforce
educator well-being
interprofessional practice
history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,903
1,359
0.714
Rebecca Bull
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,009
5,757
0.411
Early numeracy
working memory and executive functioning
early childhood education and learning
Marilyn Fleer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,714
6,990
0.510
early childhood education
child development
science education
technology education
cultural
Sue Dockett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,658
4,414
0.414
early childhood education
educational transitions
Linda Joan Harrison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,106
3,967
0.489
Susan Danby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,132
3,173
0.517
early childhood
education
digital technologies
conversation analysis
ethnomethodology
Jennifer Sumsion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,900
2,305
0.391
early childhood education practice
policy and curriuclum
Julie M Davis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,424
2,848
0.525
environmental education
education for sustainability
teacher education
early childhood
sustainable development
Marek Tesar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,952
3,969
0.801
Early Childhood Education
Childhood Studies
Philosophy of Education
Qualitative Inquiry
Steven J Howard
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
Susanne Garvis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,658
3,141
0.674
early childhood education
quality improvement
Ann Farrell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,056
1,661
0.410
early childhood
early childhood education and care
research ethics
Michelle Margaret Neumann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,923
2,734
0.697
Early Childhood Education
Early Literacy
Digital Technology
Touchscreen Tablets & Apps
Social Robots
Mindy Blaise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,809
2,068
0.543
feminism
early childhood education
contemporary childhoods
post empiricism
postdevelopmentalism
Helen Hedges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,782
2,003
0.530
early childhood education
early childhood curriculum
early childhood pedagogy
working theories
funds of knowledge
Manjula Waniganayake
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,593
2,178
0.606
Educational Leadership
Quality
Early Childhood Education
Diversity
Elizabeth Jayne White
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,171
1,987
0.627
early childhood education
digital
philosophy
dialogism
visual
Andrea Nolan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,967
2,339
0.788
Early childhood workforce capabilities
professional development
Margaret Sims
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,901
1,584
0.546
Deborah Pino Pasternak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,585
1,517
0.587
Writing Acquisition
SRL
Executive Functions
Early Childhood
Parenting
Helen Little
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,369
1,432
0.604
risk-taking
outdoor learning environments
early childhood education
child development
Carmen Dalli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,341
919
0.393
early childhood education
infants and toddlers
early childhood policy
professionalism
Sue Elliott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,328
1,372
0.589
early childhood education
sustainability
science
nature play
outdoor playspaces
Linda Mitchell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,133
926
0.434
early childhood education
education policy
interculturalism
refugee settlement
assessment
Joce Nuttall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,014
1,056
0.524
Early childhood education
Teacher education
Education policy
Sandie Wong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,903
1,359
0.714
Early childhood workforce
educator well-being
interprofessional practice
history