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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 is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
educational technology
higher education
online learning
learning analytics
teaching and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,730
14,505
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Workplace learning
Vocational education
Professional education
Adult education
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,192
11,228
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Higher education
teacher professionalism
teacher professional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,600
7,431
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
mathematical social sciences
social networks
higher education
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,893
8,471
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
assessment of learning in colleges and universities
grading
standards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,706
6,161
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
TPACK
design thinking
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,161
8,600
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plant and Environmental Proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,846
4,330
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Information research
phenomenography
higher education research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,324
3,583
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Arts and Health
Arts Psychotherapy
Music Emotion and Self-regulation
Higher Education student and staff experiences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,868
2,837
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
educational technology
online learning
virtual worlds
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,080
4,396
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Higher Education
academic development
undergraduate research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,943
3,135
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
higher education
workplace learning
professional education
philosophy of higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,737
2,677
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Feedback
cheating
academic integrity
assessment
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,686
8,049
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Higher Education
Health Professions Education
Feedback
Professional Learning
Qualitative Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,462
7,621
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Digital Health
eHealth
Health Informatics
Higher Education
Information Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,968
3,609
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Higher Education
Teaching and Learning
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,405
1,585
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
self-regulated learning
online learning
higher education
assessment
health behaviour change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,645
6,591
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,721
1,604
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
higher education
graduate employability
identity
careers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,690
4,774
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sociology of Education
Higher Education
Social Inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,385
1,241
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
graduate employability
career development learning
future capability
educational transformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,378
3,846
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Higher education policy
radiative transport
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,366
814
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,224
2,609
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
higher education
medical education
clinical simulation
digital learning
feedback
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,195
5,082
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
higher education
sustainability
environmental education
academic integrity
physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,623
2,240
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,922
552
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gregor Kennedy
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,730
14,505
0.365
educational technology
higher education
online learning
learning analytics
teaching and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,390
912
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephen Billett
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,192
11,228
0.372
Workplace learning
Vocational education
Professional education
Adult education
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,638
1,070
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Judyth Sachs
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,600
7,431
0.269
Higher education
teacher professionalism
teacher professional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,105
1,189
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Philippa Pip Pattison
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,893
8,471
0.327
mathematical social sciences
social networks
higher education
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,231
2,239
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
D Royce Sadler
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,706
6,161
0.369
assessment of learning in colleges and universities
grading
standards
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,763
298
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joyce Hwee Ling Koh
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,161
8,600
0.653
TPACK
design thinking
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,876
3,254
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paul A Haynes
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,846
4,330
0.337
Plant and Environmental Proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,698
3,775
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christine Bruce
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,324
3,583
0.316
Information research
phenomenography
higher education research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,912
3,961
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jane Edwards
University of New England Australia
Armidale, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,868
2,837
0.261
Arts and Health
Arts Psychotherapy
Music Emotion and Self-regulation
Higher Education student and staff experiences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,905
4,354
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Barney Dalgarno
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,080
4,396
0.436
educational technology
online learning
virtual worlds
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,437
4,423
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Angela Brew
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,943
3,135
0.315
Higher Education
academic development
undergraduate research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,756
4,522
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gloria Dall Alba
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,737
2,677
0.275
higher education
workplace learning
professional education
philosophy of higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,307
4,543
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Phillip Dawson
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,686
8,049
0.831
Feedback
cheating
academic integrity
assessment
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,951
4,664
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rola Ajjawi
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,462
7,621
0.805
Higher Education
Health Professions Education
Feedback
Professional Learning
Qualitative Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,371
4,972
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kathleen Gray
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,968
3,609
0.402
Digital Health
eHealth
Health Informatics
Higher Education
Information Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,671
5,322
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John D Bain
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,405
1,585
0.189
Higher Education
Teaching and Learning
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,588
5,914
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jaclyn Broadbent
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,645
6,591
0.862
self-regulated learning
online learning
higher education
assessment
health behaviour change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,638
6,800
530
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Vincent Lynn Meek
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,721
1,604
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,339
6,826
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dawn Bennett
Curtin University
Bentley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,690
4,774
0.714
higher education
graduate employability
identity
careers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,711
7,170
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kate Hughes
Monash College
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,385
1,241
0.194
Sociology of Education
Higher Education
Social Inclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,875
7,178
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ruth Bridgstock
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,378
3,846
0.603
graduate employability
career development learning
future capability
educational transformation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,207
7,194
369
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lawrence Cram
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,366
814
0.128
Higher education policy
radiative transport
astronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,839
7,367
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marcia Devlin
Victoria University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,224
2,609
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,605
7,402
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Margaret Bearman
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,195
5,082
0.820
higher education
medical education
clinical simulation
digital learning
feedback
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,027
914
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kerry Shephard
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,623
2,240
0.398
higher education
sustainability
environmental education
academic integrity
physiology