Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education Highly Cited Researchers Citation in United Kingdom Rankings 2025
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
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,609
54,766
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
social science
methodology
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,976
27,595
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Assessment in Education
Science curriculum
Crystal structures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,369
22,008
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,035
22,268
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
School improvement
school effectiveness
educational equality
impact of poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,134
17,896
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
exercise
physiology
nitrate
endurance
fatigue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,096
19,973
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,973
15,845
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Sport Exercise and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,612
16,381
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
music education
music psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,827
12,219
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Exercise Science
Biostatistics
Health
Cycling
Association Football
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,770
16,452
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Special Education
Intellectual Disability
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Developmental Disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,278
17,270
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
exercise
health
skills
children
analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,189
25,373
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Education
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,481
13,749
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Counselling Unit
Psychological Sciences and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,470
11,103
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Educational Technology
Learning Sciences
STEM learning
human computer interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,942
9,458
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,892
6,479
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
sport
physical activity
mental health
young people
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,465
7,590
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Education
early education
early childhood education
preschool
teacher child interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,494
9,507
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Science Education
Assessment
Inquiry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,376
9,118
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Science Education
Chemistry Education
Chemical Education
Gifted Education
Physics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,101
17,135
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Developmental Psychology
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,925
8,383
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Physical Education
Curriculum Studies
Models-Based Practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,809
10,714
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Racism
politics
public pedagogy
Marxism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,542
5,062
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
identity
inequality
science education
gender
social class
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,101
11,838
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
developmental psychology
mathematics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,617
5,284
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,151
175
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tony Onwuegbuzie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,609
54,766
0.454
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,532
291
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Martyn Hammersley
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,976
27,595
0.294
social science
methodology
philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,043
512
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Black
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,369
22,008
0.322
Assessment in Education
Science curriculum
Crystal structures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,118
800
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christopher Day
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,035
22,268
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,980
862
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephen Gorard
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,134
17,896
0.357
School improvement
school effectiveness
educational equality
impact of poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,194
1,069
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Jones
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,096
19,973
0.453
exercise
physiology
nitrate
endurance
fatigue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,730
1,122
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pamela Sammons
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,973
15,845
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,933
1,231
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alan Nevill
University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,612
16,381
0.403
Sport Exercise and Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,388
1,260
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David J Hargreaves
Roehampton University
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,827
12,219
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,419
1,265
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Greg Atkinson
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,770
16,452
0.414
Exercise Science
Biostatistics
Health
Cycling
Association Football
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,711
1,282
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard Hastings
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,278
17,270
0.440
Special Education
Intellectual Disability
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Developmental Disabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,778
1,292
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gareth Stratton
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,189
25,373
0.647
exercise
health
skills
children
analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,833
1,369
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Diane Reay
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,481
13,749
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,253
1,519
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert Elliott
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,470
11,103
0.313
Counselling Unit
Psychological Sciences and Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,464
1,993
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mike Sharples
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,942
9,458
0.316
Educational Technology
Learning Sciences
STEM learning
human computer interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,536
1,999
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wilfred Carr
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,892
6,479
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,324
2,133
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andy Smith
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,465
7,590
0.267
sport
physical activity
mental health
young people
policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,576
2,228
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Iram Siraj
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,494
9,507
0.346
Education
early education
early childhood education
preschool
teacher child interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,730
2,242
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christine Harrison
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,376
9,118
0.333
Science Education
Assessment
Inquiry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,151
2,275
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Keith S Taber
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,101
17,135
0.632
Science Education
Chemistry Education
Chemical Education
Gifted Education
Physics Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,951
2,439
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kathy Sylva
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,925
8,383
0.323
Developmental Psychology
Early Childhood Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,144
2,456
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Kirk
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,809
10,714
0.415
Physical Education
Curriculum Studies
Models-Based Practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,345
2,642
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mike Cole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,542
5,062
0.206
Racism
politics
public pedagogy
Marxism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,236
3,096
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Louise Archer
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,101
11,838
0.536
identity
inequality
science education
gender
social class
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,355
3,181
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Terezinha Nunes
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,617
5,284
0.244
developmental psychology
mathematics education