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Education / Sociology of Education Highly Cited Researchers Citation in Australia Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
education equity
education policy
comparative education
educational marketization
school stratification and segregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,149
2,429
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
International and Comparative education
Sociology of Education
cross-cultural education
postcolonial issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,458
782
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sociology of Education
Language Education
Critical Literacy
New Literacy Studies
Comparative Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,796
1,080
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sociology of education
cosmopolitanism
southern theory
equity in education
teachers' work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
551
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
sociology
social anthropology
work
professional education
equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
768
431
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sociology of Education
Inclusive Education
Epistemology
Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
584
400
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
higher education
sociology of education
graduate tracking
administrative data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
200
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sociology of Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
212
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sociology of Education
social justice in education
student engagement
student voice
youth-adult partnerships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
190
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
higher education
sociology of education
practice theory
(post)qualitative research
translation and interpreting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
108
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Educational technology
Sociology of Education
Actor-Network Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
25
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sociology of Education
Languages Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
167
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sociology of Education
Gender Studies
Citizenship
Education for Social Justice
Educational Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
142
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sociology of education
Indigenous education
evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
69
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sociology of Education
Critical Discourse Theory
Social Equity
Image Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
132
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cultural Sociology
Sociology of Education
Sociology of Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
114
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
social stratification and mobility
sociology of education
intergenerational transmission and mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
85
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sociology of Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
64
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Student Wellbeing
Sociology of Education
Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
40
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
sociology of education
vocational education
legitimation code theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
32
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Comparative Education
Multiculturalism
Indigeneity
China
Tibetan Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
professional identity
ethics
technology
education
neoliberalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
sociology of education
social justice
well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
14
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
education
sociology of education
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Policy Sociology
Comparative Education
Higher Edication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,117
10,954
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Laura B Perry
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,149
2,429
0.585
education equity
education policy
comparative education
educational marketization
school stratification and segregation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,298
16,143
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Anne Hickling Hudson
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,458
782
0.318
International and Comparative education
Sociology of Education
cross-cultural education
postcolonial issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,071
19,539
1,496
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joel Windle
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,796
1,080
0.601
Sociology of Education
Language Education
Critical Literacy
New Literacy Studies
Comparative Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
631,484
24,642
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carol Reid
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
551
0.483
Sociology of education
cosmopolitanism
southern theory
equity in education
teachers' work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
772,618
28,415
748
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Celina Mcewen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
768
431
0.561
sociology
social anthropology
work
professional education
equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
864,333
30,475
1,937
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Samantha McMahon
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
584
400
0.685
Sociology of Education
Inclusive Education
Epistemology
Teacher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,124,591
33,243
2,254
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tomasz Zajac
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
200
0.667
higher education
sociology of education
graduate tracking
administrative data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,235,630
34,376
2,236
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Taghreed Jamal Al-Deen
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
212
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,235,906
34,379
917
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Angelique Howell
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
190
0.826
Sociology of Education
social justice in education
student engagement
student voice
youth-adult partnerships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,263,241
34,721
2,396
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Linh Thi Cam Nguyen
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
108
0.500
higher education
sociology of education
practice theory
(post)qualitative research
translation and interpreting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,267,480
34,763
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jo Luck
Central Queensland University
Rockhampton North, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
25
0.117
Educational technology
Sociology of Education
Actor-Network Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,312,395
35,355
1,227
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Caroline Mahoney
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
167
0.870
Sociology of Education
Languages Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,364,742
36,035
2,498
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elham Ellie Foomani|Elham M Foomani
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
142
0.835
Sociology of Education
Gender Studies
Citizenship
Education for Social Justice
Educational Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,413,832
36,679
999
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tracy Barber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
69
0.454
Sociology of education
Indigenous education
evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,453,390
37,167
1,336
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Trevor Mccandless
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
132
0.957
Sociology of Education
Critical Discourse Theory
Social Equity
Image Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,531,911
38,228
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Scott Doidge
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
114
1.000
Cultural Sociology
Sociology of Education
Sociology of Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,639,712
39,683
2,723
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthew Curry
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
85
0.977
social stratification and mobility
sociology of education
intergenerational transmission and mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,749,140
41,188
2,990
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
George Variyan
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
64
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,895,196
43,074
3,193
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Weiqi Jiang
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
40
1.000
Student Wellbeing
Sociology of Education
Equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,952,459
43,787
3,000
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Patrick Locke
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
32
0.970
sociology of education
vocational education
legitimation code theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,059,393
45,186
2,456
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dak Lhagyal|Fnu Lajiadou
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
Comparative Education
Multiculturalism
Indigeneity
China
Tibetan Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,072,684
45,341
3,127
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pat Norman
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
professional identity
ethics
technology
education
neoliberalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,121,941
45,958
2,523
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Catherine Smith
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
14
0.875
sociology of education
social justice
well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,130,685
46,066
1,473
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sudeep Khanal
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
education
sociology of education
sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,130,685
46,066
1,284
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ren-Hao Xu
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Policy Sociology
Comparative Education
Higher Edication