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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Yrjö Engeström
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,761
22,825
0.254
Päivi Tynjälä
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
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
Kai Hakkarainen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,774
6,098
0.294
learning sciences
learning
collective creativity
expertise
Marja Kristiina Lerkkanen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,159
9,889
0.612
Erno Lehtinen
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
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
Lasse Lipponen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,275
3,901
0.294
Mikko Aro
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,221
5,134
0.420
literacy acquisition
dyslexia
learning disabilities
self-efficacy
dyscalculia
Kirsi Tirri
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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
Hannele Niemi
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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
Fred Dervin
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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
Auli Toom
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,018
5,246
0.654
teacher knowledge
reflection
teaching
higher education
Leena Alanen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,232
2,053
0.284
Social theory
Sociology of childhood
Childhood Studies
Generationality
Elina Lahelma
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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
Kirsti Karila
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
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
Tarja Nikula
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
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
Susanna Paloniemi
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
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
Pertti Kansanen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,724
1,592
0.278
research on teaching
curriculum
teacher education
Minna Lakkala
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,367
2,686
0.500
Technology-enhanced collaborative learning
School development with ICT
Karin Murris
University of Oulu
Oulu, Finland
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
Liisa Ilomäki
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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
Michael Uljens
Abo Akademi University
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,545
1,482
0.326
curriculum
Didaktik
leadership
non-affirmative theory
Bildung
Raija Hämäläinen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
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
Päivi Pahta
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
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
Juho Leinonen
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
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
Jukka Husu
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
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