Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 39 Scientists Citation in Canada Rankings - 2025
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
higher education
youth studies
social theory
critical pedagogy
cultural studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,313
34,270
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Higher education
internationalization
knowledge diplomacy
program and provider mobility
international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,093
14,097
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Identity studies
Youth studies
Higher education studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,500
4,434
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
higher education
international higher education
higher education policy
governance and management
academic profession
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,380
2,496
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
internationalization
decolonization
climate education
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,759
5,014
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
higher education pedagogy
professional development
scholarship of teaching and learning
researcher development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,912
1,437
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
higher education
research ethics
researcher development
research practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,746
764
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
digital learners
e-learning
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,693
1,028
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Comparative education policy
higher education reform
public and private education
vocational education and training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,558
783
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
higher education
life course research
survey research design
sociology of education
mixed methods research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,213
960
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
higher education
student transition
learning and technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,091
445
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,664
602
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Higher Education
Internationalization
Academic Profession
Visual Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,412
1,092
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Higher education
Aboriginal education
Student affairs and services
Indigenous research methodology & ethics
Educational Lead
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,219
1,303
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Higher education teaching and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,218
887
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Higher Education
Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,132
698
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
higher education
experiential learning
transformative learning
urban sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,749
479
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
comparative and international education
international service learning
internationalization in higher education
global citize
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,584
761
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
massage therapy
health care
higher education
pragmatism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,533
472
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Higher education finance and management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,492
338
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Native American
First Nations/Indigenous higher education
student affairs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,421
933
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Higher education
educational technology
educational development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,336
411
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
higher education
risk communication
communication
theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,256
448
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
neuroscience
higher education
student-centered learning
scholarship of educational leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,225
309
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
mental health
higher education
accessibility
navigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
944
658
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,484
60
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Henry A Giroux
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,313
34,270
0.230
higher education
youth studies
social theory
critical pedagogy
cultural studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,899
637
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jane Knight
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,093
14,097
0.370
Higher education
internationalization
knowledge diplomacy
program and provider mobility
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,655
2,573
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James E Cote
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,500
4,434
0.286
Identity studies
Youth studies
Higher education studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,617
7,177
794
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Glen A Jones
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,380
2,496
0.391
higher education
international higher education
higher education policy
governance and management
academic profession
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,417
7,851
771
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sharon Stein
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,759
5,014
0.871
internationalization
decolonization
climate education
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,809
11,020
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cheryl Amundsen
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,912
1,437
0.367
higher education pedagogy
professional development
scholarship of teaching and learning
researcher development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,884
11,376
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michelle K Mcginn
Brock University
St. Catharines, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,746
764
0.204
higher education
research ethics
researcher development
research practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,189
11,506
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mark Bullen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,693
1,028
0.278
digital learners
e-learning
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,321
11,841
1,092
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hans G Schuetze
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,558
783
0.220
Comparative education policy
higher education reform
public and private education
vocational education and training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,078
12,753
1,143
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lesley Andres
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,213
960
0.299
higher education
life course research
survey research design
sociology of education
mixed methods research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,306
13,141
526
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Daniel J Belliveau
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,091
445
0.144
higher education
student transition
learning and technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,386
14,572
1,530
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Skolnik
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,664
602
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,305
15,505
1,334
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Amy Scott Metcalfe
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,412
1,092
0.453
Higher Education
Internationalization
Academic Profession
Visual Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,105
16,286
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michelle Pidgeon
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,219
1,303
0.587
Higher education
Aboriginal education
Student affairs and services
Indigenous research methodology & ethics
Educational Lead
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,276
16,297
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Denis Bedard
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,218
887
0.400
Higher education teaching and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,727
16,641
651
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael Buzzelli
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,132
698
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,704
18,564
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Janet Moore
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,749
479
0.274
higher education
experiential learning
transformative learning
urban sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,958
19,570
756
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marianne A Larsen
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,584
761
0.480
comparative and international education
international service learning
internationalization in higher education
global citize
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,140
19,887
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Amanda Baskwill
Humber College
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,533
472
0.308
massage therapy
health care
higher education
pragmatism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546,402
20,134
2,067
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Daniel Lang
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,492
338
0.227
Higher education finance and management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,016
20,610
2,110
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephanie J Waterman
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,421
933
0.657
Native American
First Nations/Indigenous higher education
student affairs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,797
21,259
1,555
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Laura Winer
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,336
411
0.308
Higher education
educational technology
educational development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,464
21,918
1,314
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thomas Barker
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,256
448
0.357
higher education
risk communication
communication
theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
615,350
22,175
944
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anna Rissanen
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,225
309
0.252
neuroscience
higher education
student-centered learning
scholarship of educational leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
708,673
24,691
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Roula Markoulakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
944
658
0.697
mental health
higher education
accessibility
navigation