Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United Kingdom Highly Cited Researchers Citation in United Kingdom Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
119,544
53,804
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
social science
methodology
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,439
27,075
0.290
* 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
67,967
21,658
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,636
21,945
0.417
* 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
49,846
17,645
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
exercise
physiology
nitrate
endurance
fatigue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,811
19,698
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,709
15,619
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Sport Exercise and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,451
16,223
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
music education
music psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,590
12,027
0.304
* 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
39,574
16,279
0.411
* 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
38,966
16,976
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
exercise
health
skills
children
analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,755
24,963
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Education
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,250
13,537
0.363
* 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
35,358
11,018
0.312
* 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
29,796
9,342
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,789
6,388
0.214
* 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
28,332
7,477
0.264
* 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
27,337
9,359
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Science Education
Assessment
Inquiry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,178
8,943
0.329
* 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
26,717
16,740
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Developmental Psychology
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,770
8,237
0.320
* 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
25,665
10,595
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Racism
politics
public pedagogy
Marxism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,437
4,988
0.204
* 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
21,927
11,664
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
developmental psychology
mathematics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,568
5,244
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,169
173
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tony Onwuegbuzie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,544
53,804
0.450
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,532
287
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
93,439
27,075
0.290
social science
methodology
philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,079
511
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
67,967
21,658
0.319
Assessment in Education
Science curriculum
Crystal structures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,171
806
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christopher Day
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,636
21,945
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,008
863
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephen Gorard
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,846
17,645
0.354
School improvement
school effectiveness
educational equality
impact of poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,259
1,075
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Jones
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,811
19,698
0.450
exercise
physiology
nitrate
endurance
fatigue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,797
1,121
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pamela Sammons
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,709
15,619
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,953
1,225
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alan Nevill
University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,451
16,223
0.401
Sport Exercise and Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,452
1,266
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David J Hargreaves
Roehampton University
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,590
12,027
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,462
1,268
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Greg Atkinson
Teesside University
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,574
16,279
0.411
Exercise Science
Biostatistics
Health
Cycling
Association Football
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,823
1,293
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,961
1,305
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gareth Stratton
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,755
24,963
0.644
exercise
health
skills
children
analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,898
1,378
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Diane Reay
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,250
13,537
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,264
1,513
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert Elliott
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,358
11,018
0.312
Counselling Unit
Psychological Sciences and Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,528
1,990
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
29,796
9,342
0.314
Educational Technology
Learning Sciences
STEM learning
human computer interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,540
1,991
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wilfred Carr
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,789
6,388
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,402
2,124
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andy Smith
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,332
7,477
0.264
sport
physical activity
mental health
young people
policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,692
2,227
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Iram Siraj
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,337
9,359
0.342
Education
early education
early childhood education
preschool
teacher child interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,910
2,246
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christine Harrison
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,178
8,943
0.329
Science Education
Assessment
Inquiry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,610
2,304
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Keith S Taber
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,717
16,740
0.627
Science Education
Chemistry Education
Chemical Education
Gifted Education
Physics Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,108
2,434
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kathy Sylva
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,770
8,237
0.320
Developmental Psychology
Early Childhood Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,261
2,447
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Kirk
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,665
10,595
0.413
Physical Education
Curriculum Studies
Models-Based Practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,411
2,636
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mike Cole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,437
4,988
0.204
Racism
politics
public pedagogy
Marxism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,500
3,105
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Louise Archer
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,927
11,664
0.532
identity
inequality
science education
gender
social class
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,342
3,167
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Terezinha Nunes
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,568
5,244
0.243
developmental psychology
mathematics education