The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Language
Bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,950
22,407
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
learning sciences
knowledge building
cscl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,783
8,971
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Education
anthropology
sociology
linguistics
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,094
11,833
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
education
child psychiatry
ADHD
learning disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,204
10,790
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
education
sociology
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,740
14,781
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Holistic Education
Contemplative Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,002
18,405
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Differential Item Functioning
Validity
Item Response Theory
Multilevel Modeling
Measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,083
13,156
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,732
10,166
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Indigenous theory
Indigenous feminisms
participatory research
urban education and policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,516
20,083
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Motivation
self-determination theory
psychology
self
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,832
11,427
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Learning
memory
cognition
translation
neuropsychiatric & neurodegenerative disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,971
7,932
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Education
Aboriginal
decolonization
Indigenous knowledge
eurocentrism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,030
5,839
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Educational measurement and research methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,351
5,079
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Youth
Qualitative Research
Critical Pedagogy
Critical Multiculturalism
Cultural Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,208
3,479
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Teaching
Learning
Technology
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,921
4,838
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,640
2,586
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning
Research Methods in Education
Collaboration and Co-Regulation in Teachers' Professional learning
Collaborative Professional Development Models
Learning Disabilities in Adolescence and Adulthood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,720
4,037
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
self-realization
sustainability
well being
history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,702
3,954
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Teacher education
action research
self-study
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,141
3,197
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
higher education
blended and online education
emotional presence
community of inquiry
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,841
5,881
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Learning
memory
stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,772
2,399
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
History education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,715
4,296
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Éducation relative à l'environnement
Écocitoyenneté
Éducation écosociale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,651
4,123
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
occupational science
older adult education
occupational therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,256
3,270
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
curriculum theory
literacy education
action research
teacher education
queer theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,222
2,250
0.200
Jim Cummins
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,950
22,407
0.236
Carl Bereiter
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,783
8,971
0.145
learning sciences
knowledge building
cscl
Wolff Michael Roth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,094
11,833
0.223
Education
anthropology
sociology
linguistics
psychology
Rosemary Tannock
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,204
10,790
0.234
education
child psychiatry
ADHD
learning disabilities
Maurice Tardif
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,740
14,781
0.346
John P Miller
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,002
18,405
0.472
Holistic Education
Contemplative Education
Bruno D Zumbo
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,083
13,156
0.398
Differential Item Functioning
Validity
Item Response Theory
Multilevel Modeling
Measurement
Philip C Abrami
Concordia University Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,732
10,166
0.331
Eve Tuck
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,516
20,083
0.730
Indigenous theory
Indigenous feminisms
participatory research
urban education and policy
Frederic Guay
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,832
11,427
0.426
Motivation
self-determination theory
psychology
self
education
Timothy John Bussey
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,971
7,932
0.305
Learning
memory
cognition
translation
neuropsychiatric & neurodegenerative disease
Marie Battiste
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,030
5,839
0.364
Education
Aboriginal
decolonization
Indigenous knowledge
eurocentrism
Kadriye Ercikan
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,351
5,079
0.331
Educational measurement and research methodology
Shirley R Steinberg
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,208
3,479
0.229
Youth
Qualitative Research
Critical Pedagogy
Critical Multiculturalism
Cultural Studies
Heather Kanuka
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,921
4,838
0.324
Teaching
Learning
Technology
Higher Education
Kieran Egan
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,640
2,586
0.177
Deborah Butler
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,720
4,037
0.294
Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning
Research Methods in Education
Collaboration and Co-Regulation in Teachers' Professional learning
Collaborative Professional Development Models
Learning Disabilities in Adolescence and Adulthood
David C Jones
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,702
3,954
0.289
self-realization
sustainability
well being
history
Tom Russell
Queen's University Kingston
Kingston, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,141
3,197
0.243
Teacher education
action research
self-study
M Cleveland Innes
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,841
5,881
0.458
higher education
blended and online education
emotional presence
community of inquiry
leadership
Lukowiak K
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,772
2,399
0.204
Peter Seixas
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,715
4,296
0.367
Lucie Sauvé
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,651
4,123
0.354
Éducation relative à l'environnement
Écocitoyenneté
Éducation écosociale
Elizabeth Townsend
University of Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,256
3,270
0.291
occupational science
older adult education
occupational therapy
Dennis Sumara
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,222
2,250
0.200
curriculum theory
literacy education
action research
teacher education
queer theory