Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 22 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
distance learning
e-learning
open scholarship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,230
22,085
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Technology integration
distance education
online learning
blended learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,007
7,907
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Qualitative Methods
Discourse Analysis
Online Learning
Literacy
Constructivism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,948
1,988
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Distance education
Mlearning
mobile learning
Elearning
OER
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,548
1,342
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
e-Learning
Medical Education
Knowledge Translation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,525
1,579
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
rhizomatic learning
open education
change in higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,050
1,283
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Open Educational Practices
Ethical Educational Technologies
Inclusive Teaching
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Politica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,990
2,320
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
online learning
online collaboration
educational development
makerspaces
making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,536
1,304
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
PBL
learning design
online learning
professional education
analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,536
851
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
elearning
instructional design
technical communication
management of training and communication
knowledge mobilization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
681
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
E-learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
1,289
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Instructional Design
Mobile Learning
Distance Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
450
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
human computer interaction
problem based learning
virtual learning environment
fully online
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,433
860
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Machine Learning and Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,270
1,097
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
online learning
online graduate programs
Indigenous education
e-portfolios
digital storytelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
999
239
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Online Learning
Sense of Community
Emotions
Instructional Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
954
781
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
science education
environmental sustainability education
online learning
print and digital textbooks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
826
579
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Adult education
learning technologies
distance education
networked learning
human capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
726
164
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
distance education
educational technology
higher education
academic integrity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
684
215
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Online Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
652
550
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Emerging Education Technology
Open Education
Online Learning & Teaching
Micro-credentials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
638
179
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
higher education
future of work and learning
human skills
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
25
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,072
265
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Terry Anderson
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,230
22,085
0.349
distance learning
e-learning
open scholarship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,021
2,094
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert M Bernard
Concordia University Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,007
7,907
0.439
Technology integration
distance education
online learning
blended learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,472
9,066
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Judith Lapadat
University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,948
1,988
0.402
Qualitative Methods
Discourse Analysis
Online Learning
Literacy
Constructivism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,945
9,750
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rory Mcgreal
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,548
1,342
0.295
Distance education
Mlearning
mobile learning
Elearning
OER
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,047
9,798
464
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Anthony J Levinson
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,525
1,579
0.349
e-Learning
Medical Education
Knowledge Translation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,852
10,722
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dave Cormier
University of Windsor
Windsor, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,050
1,283
0.317
rhizomatic learning
open education
change in higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,159
13,439
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rajiv Jhangiani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,990
2,320
0.776
Open Educational Practices
Ethical Educational Technologies
Inclusive Teaching
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Politica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,495
15,027
665
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jennifer Lock
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,536
1,304
0.514
online learning
online collaboration
educational development
makerspaces
making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,536
15,031
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Angela Van Barneveld
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,536
851
0.336
PBL
learning design
online learning
professional education
analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,266
15,366
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Saul Carliner
Concordia University Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
681
0.279
elearning
instructional design
technical communication
management of training and communication
knowledge mobilization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,267
18,237
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hager Khechine
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
1,289
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,415
18,586
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Richard Kenny Richard F Kenny
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
450
0.258
Instructional Design
Mobile Learning
Distance Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,151
20,531
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Roland Van Oostveen
Ontario Tech University
Oshawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,433
860
0.600
human computer interaction
problem based learning
virtual learning environment
fully online
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,358
21,808
406
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lei Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,270
1,097
0.864
Machine Learning and Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
688,719
24,156
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Debra Hoven
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
999
239
0.239
online learning
online graduate programs
Indigenous education
e-portfolios
digital storytelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
704,853
24,577
2,483
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Krystle Phirangee
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
954
781
0.819
Online Learning
Sense of Community
Emotions
Instructional Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
756,564
25,951
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maurice Digiuseppe
Ontario Tech University
Oshawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
826
579
0.701
science education
environmental sustainability education
online learning
print and digital textbooks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
801,719
27,056
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paul Bouchard
Concordia University Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
726
164
0.226
Adult education
learning technologies
distance education
networked learning
human capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
822,079
27,565
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cindy Ives
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
684
215
0.314
distance education
educational technology
higher education
academic integrity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
837,701
27,913
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Randy Labonte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
652
550
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
845,406
28,084
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ross Mckerlich
Okanagan College
Summerland, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
638
179
0.281
Emerging Education Technology
Open Education
Online Learning & Teaching
Micro-credentials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,698,474
49,122
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nitin Deckha|Nityanand Deckha
University of Guelph Humber
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
25
0.316
higher education
future of work and learning
human skills