The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Educational Technology
Learning Sciences
STEM learning
human computer interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,796
9,342
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
mobile learning
mobile assisted language learning
educational technology
distance learning
technology enhanced learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,651
8,075
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
educational technology
pedagogy
learning analytics
game science
learner engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,851
7,042
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Learning Analytics
Learning Design
Internationalisation
Transplant Athletes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,777
11,189
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
student engagement
educational technology
flipped learning
systematic review methodology
academic publishing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,351
10,285
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Education Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,308
3,668
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Educational Technology
Informal Learning with Technologies
Mobile Learning
Informal Mobile Language Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,522
2,806
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Educational Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,666
2,002
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Learning Technologies
prev: Cancer Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,115
1,168
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
learning technology
participatory design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,590
1,220
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Learning Technologies
Communities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
2,024
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Technology Enhanced Learning
Knowledge Media
Innovation Management
Knowledge Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,289
954
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Educational Technology
HCI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,233
1,595
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
mobile learning: education theory: professional learning: iPadtechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,949
2,292
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Diamond
Graphene
Plasma Chemistry
Educational Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,460
489
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
extended reality
wearable technologies
performance augmentation
digital education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,982
1,526
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Technology Enhanced Learning
Education
e-learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,904
1,001
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Educational equity and EDIA
educational theories
mobile learning
personalised learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,616
1,145
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Cybernetics and Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,303
576
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Technology Enhanced Learning
Mobile Learning
Smart Learning Environments
Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,239
1,958
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
online learning
educational technology
elearning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,227
1,037
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Educational technology
Creativity
Inclusive design
Open education
Accessibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,223
1,691
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Educational Technology
Open Education
Philosophy
Critical Theory
Critical Pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,199
1,642
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Educational technology
Software Requirements
Plagiarism detection
Formal Methods
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,048
1,028
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Digital education
Educational technology
Technology-enhanced learning
Dialogue
International Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,922
1,608
0.837
Mike Sharples
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,796
9,342
0.314
Educational Technology
Learning Sciences
STEM learning
human computer interaction
Agnes Kukulska Hulme
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,651
8,075
0.457
mobile learning
mobile assisted language learning
educational technology
distance learning
technology enhanced learning
Sara De Freitas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,851
7,042
0.418
educational technology
pedagogy
learning analytics
game science
learner engagement
Bart Rienties
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,777
11,189
0.709
Learning Analytics
Learning Design
Internationalisation
Transplant Athletes
Melissa Bond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,351
10,285
0.994
student engagement
educational technology
flipped learning
systematic review methodology
academic publishing
Eileen Scanlon
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,308
3,668
0.356
Ann Jones
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,522
2,806
0.295
Educational Technology
Informal Learning with Technologies
Mobile Learning
Informal Mobile Language Learning
Patrick McAndrew
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,666
2,002
0.353
Simon Cotterill
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,115
1,168
0.228
Learning Technologies
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Helen Pain
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,590
1,220
0.266
learning technology
participatory design
Shirley Williams
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
2,024
0.450
Paul Lefrere
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,289
954
0.222
Technology Enhanced Learning
Knowledge Media
Innovation Management
Knowledge Management
Judy Robertson
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,233
1,595
0.377
Kevin Burden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,949
2,292
0.580
mobile learning: education theory: professional learning: iPadtechnology
Phillip John OBE
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,460
489
0.141
Diamond
Graphene
Plasma Chemistry
Educational Technology
Fridolin Wild
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,982
1,526
0.512
extended reality
wearable technologies
performance augmentation
digital education
Harvey Mellar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,904
1,001
0.345
Technology Enhanced Learning
Education
e-learning
Elizabeth FitzGerald née Brown
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,616
1,145
0.438
Educational equity and EDIA
educational theories
mobile learning
personalised learning
Mark William Johnson
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,303
576
0.250
Stavros A Nikou
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,239
1,958
0.874
Technology Enhanced Learning
Mobile Learning
Smart Learning Environments
Science Education
Karen Kear
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,227
1,037
0.466
online learning
educational technology
elearning
Tim Coughlan
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,223
1,691
0.761
Educational technology
Creativity
Inclusive design
Open education
Accessibility
Robert Farrow
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,199
1,642
0.747
Educational Technology
Open Education
Philosophy
Critical Theory
Critical Pedagogy
Russell Boyatt
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,048
1,028
0.502
Educational technology
Software Requirements
Plagiarism detection
Formal Methods
Software Engineering
Louis Major
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,922
1,608
0.837
Digital education
Educational technology
Technology-enhanced learning
Dialogue
International Education