Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Education Highly Cited Researchers 157 Scientists Citation in Finland 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
Finland
Yrjö Engeström
activity theory
expansive learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,761
22,825
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Finland
Päivi Tynjälä
teaching and learning in higher education
learning at work
teachers' professional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,226
7,618
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Finland
Kai Hakkarainen
learning sciences
learning
collective creativity
expertise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,774
6,098
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Finland
Marja Kristiina Lerkkanen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,159
9,889
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Finland
Erno Lehtinen
Education
educational psychology
mathematics education
educational technology
expertise research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,705
5,106
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Finland
Lasse Lipponen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,275
3,901
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Finland
Mikko Aro
literacy acquisition
dyslexia
learning disabilities
self-efficacy
dyscalculia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,221
5,134
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Finland
Kirsi Tirri
Teaching and Learning
teacher education
moral education
talent development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,598
5,121
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Finland
Hannele Niemi
Equity and quality of teaching and learning
technology-rich learning environments
and teacher education
teachers as professi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,789
4,396
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Finland
Fred Dervin
Intercultural/multicultural education
identity
teacher education
discourse analysis
Chineseness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,737
5,170
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Finland
Auli Toom
teacher knowledge
reflection
teaching
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,018
5,246
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Finland
Leena Alanen
Social theory
Sociology of childhood
Childhood Studies
Generationality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,232
2,053
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Finland
Elina Lahelma
sociology of education
gender studies in education
ethnography of edication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,952
1,869
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Finland
Kirsti Karila
ECE Professionalism
ECE policies
Partnership with parents
ECE institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,320
2,497
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Finland
Tarja Nikula
content and language integrated learning (CLIL)
classroom interaction
subject-specific language learning
pragmatics
discipli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,180
2,446
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Finland
Susanna Paloniemi
Adult education
professional learning
professional identity and agency
life-course development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,922
3,394
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Finland
Pertti Kansanen
research on teaching
curriculum
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,724
1,592
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Finland
Minna Lakkala
Technology-enhanced collaborative learning
School development with ICT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,367
2,686
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Finland
Karin Murris
Philosophy in Education
Child Studies
Critical posthumanism
Digital Play
Philosophy with Children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,848
3,130
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Finland
Liisa Ilomäki
education with digital technology
educational innovations
knowledge work competence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,782
2,865
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Finland
Michael Uljens
curriculum
Didaktik
leadership
non-affirmative theory
Bildung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,545
1,482
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Finland
Raija Hämäläinen
Technology-enhanced learning (TEL)
Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL)
Scripts
Creativity
Problem-Solving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,185
2,130
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Finland
Päivi Pahta
multilingualism
historical sociolinguistics
scientific and medical writing
corpus linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,916
1,149
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Finland
Juho Leinonen
Computing Education
Learning Analytics
Generative AI
AI in Education
Educational Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,880
3,721
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Finland
Jukka Husu
Teacher education
teacher knowledge
reflection
moral work of teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,862
1,826
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,954
Finland
20
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yrjö Engeström
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,761
22,825
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,292
Finland
176
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Päivi Tynjälä
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,226
7,618
0.359
teaching and learning in higher education
learning at work
teachers' professional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,501
Finland
183
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kai Hakkarainen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,774
6,098
0.294
learning sciences
learning
collective creativity
expertise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,592
Finland
279
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marja Kristiina Lerkkanen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,159
9,889
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,903
Finland
317
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Erno Lehtinen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,705
5,106
0.347
Education
educational psychology
mathematics education
educational technology
expertise research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,834
Finland
380
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lasse Lipponen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,275
3,901
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,493
Finland
427
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mikko Aro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,221
5,134
0.420
literacy acquisition
dyslexia
learning disabilities
self-efficacy
dyscalculia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,290
Finland
524
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kirsi Tirri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,598
5,121
0.483
Teaching and Learning
teacher education
moral education
talent development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,324
Finland
592
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hannele Niemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,789
4,396
0.449
Equity and quality of teaching and learning
technology-rich learning environments
and teacher education
teachers as professi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,924
Finland
597
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fred Dervin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,737
5,170
0.531
Intercultural/multicultural education
identity
teacher education
discourse analysis
Chineseness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,263
Finland
750
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Auli Toom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,018
5,246
0.654
teacher knowledge
reflection
teaching
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,579
Finland
831
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Leena Alanen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,232
2,053
0.284
Social theory
Sociology of childhood
Childhood Studies
Generationality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,654
Finland
866
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elina Lahelma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,952
1,869
0.269
sociology of education
gender studies in education
ethnography of edication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,308
Finland
965
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kirsti Karila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,320
2,497
0.395
ECE Professionalism
ECE policies
Partnership with parents
ECE institutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,045
Finland
986
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tarja Nikula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,180
2,446
0.396
content and language integrated learning (CLIL)
classroom interaction
subject-specific language learning
pragmatics
discipli
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,473
Finland
1,041
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Susanna Paloniemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,922
3,394
0.573
Adult education
professional learning
professional identity and agency
life-course development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,437
Finland
1,092
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pertti Kansanen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,724
1,592
0.278
research on teaching
curriculum
teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,565
Finland
1,176
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Minna Lakkala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,367
2,686
0.500
Technology-enhanced collaborative learning
School development with ICT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,793
Finland
1,303
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Karin Murris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,848
3,130
0.646
Philosophy in Education
Child Studies
Critical posthumanism
Digital Play
Philosophy with Children
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,614
Finland
1,331
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Liisa Ilomäki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,782
2,865
0.599
education with digital technology
educational innovations
knowledge work competence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,265
Finland
1,395
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Uljens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,545
1,482
0.326
curriculum
Didaktik
leadership
non-affirmative theory
Bildung
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,415
Finland
1,511
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Raija Hämäläinen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,185
2,130
0.509
Technology-enhanced learning (TEL)
Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL)
Scripts
Creativity
Problem-Solving
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,749
Finland
1,621
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Päivi Pahta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,916
1,149
0.293
multilingualism
historical sociolinguistics
scientific and medical writing
corpus linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,812
Finland
1,638
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Juho Leinonen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,880
3,721
0.959
Computing Education
Learning Analytics
Generative AI
AI in Education
Educational Technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,894
Finland
1,646
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jukka Husu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,862
1,826
0.473
Teacher education
teacher knowledge
reflection
moral work of teaching