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
Special Education
Intellectual Disability
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Developmental Disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,966
16,976
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Social and emotional learning
mental health
special educational needs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,673
8,994
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
inclusive education
teacher education
educational exclusion
disability studies in education
sociology of knowledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,188
1,653
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
autism
ASD
special educational needs
educational inclusion
peer relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,853
1,415
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Special Educational Needs and Disability
Inclusion
Physical Education and Sport
Outdoor Learning
Child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,534
1,104
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
deaf education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
951
684
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
special education
teacher education
inclusive education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
746
269
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Inclusive Education
Special Educational Needs
Gender and Sexuality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
659
160
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Deaf communities
health inequalities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
313
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Gifted Education
High Ability Students
Twice-exceptional Students
Mathematics Education
Primary/Elementary Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
226
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Special education
children with ASD
policy development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
20
0.952
Richard Hastings
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,966
16,976
0.436
Special Education
Intellectual Disability
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Developmental Disabilities
Neil Humphrey
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,673
8,994
0.574
Social and emotional learning
mental health
special educational needs
Elizabeth Walton
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,188
1,653
0.755
inclusive education
teacher education
educational exclusion
disability studies in education
sociology of knowledge
Judith Hebron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,853
1,415
0.764
autism
ASD
special educational needs
educational inclusion
peer relationships
JANINE COATES
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,534
1,104
0.720
Special Educational Needs and Disability
Inclusion
Physical Education and Sport
Outdoor Learning
Child development
Emmanouela Terlektsi
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
951
684
0.719
Hazel Lawson
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
746
269
0.361
special education
teacher education
inclusive education
Sarah O Flynn
Roehampton University
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
659
160
0.243
Inclusive Education
Special Educational Needs
Gender and Sexuality
Julia M Terry
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
313
0.653
Christos Dimitriadis
Kingston University London
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
226
0.739
Gifted Education
High Ability Students
Twice-exceptional Students
Mathematics Education
Primary/Elementary Education
Brenna Farrow
University of Northampton
Northampton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
20
0.952
Special education
children with ASD
policy development