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China Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences Social Sciences / Higher Education Studies in China Rankings 2025
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 is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
higher education
leadership
engagement
quality
productivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,119
6,261
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Higher Education
Economics of Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
862
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Assessment of Educational Technologies
Quantitative Modeling
ICT in Higher Education
Information System
Quality in Higher Ed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
983
913
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
self determination theory
motivation
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
688
648
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Higher education quality assurance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
501
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Functional Coordination Materials Higher Education Teaching Curriculum Reform
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
154
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Higher Education
Comparative and International Education
Multicultural Education
Intercultural Communication
East Asian Stud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501
490
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
international branch campuses
international students
internationalisation of higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
407
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Comparative and International Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283
212
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Expanding digital technology innovations through
mobile-learning
innovating higher education
digital health innovations.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
274
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
higher education studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
55
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
higher education management
undergraduate affairs management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
7
0.030
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Philanthropy
Higher Education
Comparative and International Education
French
Bilingual Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
134
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
58
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
translation studies
second language adquisition
TIC in higher education
intercultural studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
7
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,034
2,761
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hamish Coates
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,119
6,261
0.477
higher education
leadership
engagement
quality
productivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,906
29,378
464
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genshu Lu
Xi'An Jiaotong University
Xi'an, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
862
0.797
Higher Education
Economics of Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
672,206
30,784
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
AYM Atiquil Islam
East China Normal University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
983
913
0.929
Assessment of Educational Technologies
Quantitative Modeling
ICT in Higher Education
Information System
Quality in Higher Ed
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
798,250
35,862
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Emily Bonem
Xi'an Shiyou University
Xi'an, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
688
648
0.942
self determination theory
motivation
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
838,504
37,544
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Shuiyun Liu
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
501
0.821
Higher education quality assurance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
838,872
37,557
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peng Du
Dezhou University
Dezhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
154
0.252
Functional Coordination Materials Higher Education Teaching Curriculum Reform
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
900,306
40,304
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Benjamin H. Nam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501
490
0.978
Higher Education
Comparative and International Education
Multicultural Education
Intercultural Communication
East Asian Stud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
983,527
43,780
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xiaoli Jing
Xinjiang Medical University
Xinyang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
407
1.000
international branch campuses
international students
internationalisation of higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,128,231
49,888
510
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jonathan Z Friedman
New York University Shanghai
Pudong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283
212
0.749
Comparative and International Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,136,338
50,200
1,178
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sayibu Muhideen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
274
0.989
Expanding digital technology innovations through
mobile-learning
innovating higher education
digital health innovations.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,205,777
52,996
2,308
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wen Wen
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
55
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,205,818
52,997
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Min Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
7
0.030
higher education management
undergraduate affairs management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,278,282
55,851
683
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fabrice Jaumont
New York University Shanghai
Pudong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
134
0.680
Philanthropy
Higher Education
Comparative and International Education
French
Bilingual Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,757,106
77,324
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ruijie Zhu
Hangzhou Normal University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
58
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,223,333
96,311
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shiyang Liu 刘诗扬
China Foreign Affairs University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
7
0.875
translation studies
second language adquisition
TIC in higher education
intercultural studies