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 :1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,554
46,416
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Immunology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,721
69,078
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Environmental Science
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Restoration
Waste Recycling
Aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,236
32,115
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Kurikulum dan Pembelajaran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,676
35,349
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
science education
computers & education
educational technology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,861
27,857
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Air pollution Control and Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,577
23,690
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
cognitive psychology and Parenting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,805
13,412
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
education research
quantitative methods and data analytics
interdisciplinary research
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,088
16,609
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Education
Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,423
20,540
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
educational philosophy and theory
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,666
16,011
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Curriculum Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,164
30,038
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Mobile learning
cognitive perturbation
IT leadership
simulations and modeling
socio-cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,009
12,320
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
curriculum development
evaluation of instruction
educational research
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,105
16,410
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Educational Technology
Teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,939
16,176
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Educational Management
Educational Supervision
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Instructional Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,352
21,303
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
reserach in science education. chemistry teaching
practical work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,298
8,406
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Educational robots
Gesture-based learning
Game-based learning
Synchronous Teaching & Learning
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,788
14,007
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,604
4,934
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Education for Sustainable Development
Curriculum Development
Research and Evaluation.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,022
13,699
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Quality Educational Management
School Health Service
Educational Supervision
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,628
17,686
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Gender and Human Resource Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,010
12,997
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Feedback
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,342
12,218
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
learning to read
reading disability
orthography
writing systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,350
4,474
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Statistical Discourse Analysis (SDA)
International comparisons of students
Inequality
Corruption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,666
10,131
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Manajemen Pendidikan
Ilmu Pendidikan
Administrasi Pendidikan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,036
16,995
0.998
Keith Morrison
University of Saint Joseph
Macao, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,554
46,416
0.440
Nima Rezaei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,721
69,078
0.806
Immunology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics
Wong Ming Hung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,236
32,115
0.427
Environmental Science
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Restoration
Waste Recycling
Aquaculture
Wina Sanjaya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,676
35,349
0.592
Chin Chung Tsai
National Taiwan Normal University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,861
27,857
0.508
science education
computers & education
educational technology
Ho Wing Kei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,577
23,690
0.614
Air pollution Control and Nanotechnology
Saeedeh Toofani
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,805
13,412
0.355
Xitao Fan
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,088
16,609
0.448
education research
quantitative methods and data analytics
interdisciplinary research
OM Prakash
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,423
20,540
0.564
Michael A Peters
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,666
16,011
0.449
Yahya Safari
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Kermanshah, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,164
30,038
0.964
Sandy SC Li
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,009
12,320
0.440
Mobile learning
cognitive perturbation
IT leadership
simulations and modeling
socio-cognition
Zainal Arifin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,105
16,410
0.629
curriculum development
evaluation of instruction
educational research
program evaluation
Ching Sing Chai 蔡敬新
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,939
16,176
0.649
Educational Technology
Teacher education
Imam Gunawan
Universitas Negeri Malang
Malang, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,352
21,303
0.875
Educational Management
Educational Supervision
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Instructional Leadership
Avi Hofstein
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,298
8,406
0.346
reserach in science education. chemistry teaching
practical work
Nian Shing Chen
National Taiwan Normal University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,788
14,007
0.589
Educational robots
Gesture-based learning
Game-based learning
Synchronous Teaching & Learning
Chuen-Tsai Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,604
4,934
0.209
Mohammad Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,022
13,699
0.595
Education for Sustainable Development
Curriculum Development
Research and Evaluation.
Ali Imron
Universitas Negeri Malang
Malang, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,628
17,686
0.818
Quality Educational Management
School Health Service
Educational Supervision
Ayaz Ahmad
Northern University - Pakistan
Nowshera, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,010
12,997
0.619
Gender and Human Resource Development
David Carless
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,342
12,218
0.601
David Share
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,350
4,474
0.244
learning to read
reading disability
orthography
writing systems
Ming Ming Chiu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,666
10,131
0.573
Statistical Discourse Analysis (SDA)
International comparisons of students
Inequality
Corruption
Opan Arifudin
Universitas Islam Nusantara
Bandung, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,036
16,995
0.998
Manajemen Pendidikan
Ilmu Pendidikan
Administrasi Pendidikan