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Highly Cited Researchers

Education / Education (Other, All) Highly Cited Researchers 993 Scientists Citation in United Kingdom Rankings - 2025

Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.

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Total 993 scientists, 1 country, 135 institution
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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2,203
World Rank
United Kingdom
173
Country Rank
University of Cambridge Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Tony Onwuegbuzie
University of Cambridge Cambridge, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
mixed methods | qualitative research | quantitative research | program evaluatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    125,408
  • Last 6 Years
    49,520
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.395
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Rankings

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3,617
World Rank
United Kingdom
297
Country Rank
Open University UK Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Martyn Hammersley
Open University UK Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
social science | methodology | philosoph

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    97,385
  • Last 6 Years
    25,490
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.262
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Rankings

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6,212
World Rank
United Kingdom
527
Country Rank
King's College London Logo
33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Paul Black
King's College London London, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
Assessment in Education | Science curriculum | Crystal structure

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    71,005
  • Last 6 Years
    20,868
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.294
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Rankings

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8,123
World Rank
United Kingdom
703
Country Rank
University of Nottingham Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Christopher Day
University of Nottingham Nottingham, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
Educatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    60,062
  • Last 6 Years
    21,886
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.364
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Rankings

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10,098
World Rank
United Kingdom
882
Country Rank
Durham University Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Stephen Gorard
Durham University Durham, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
School improvement | school effectiveness | educational equality | impact of povert

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    52,373
  • Last 6 Years
    16,942
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.323
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Rankings

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13,049
World Rank
United Kingdom
1,158
Country Rank
University of Oxford Logo
163
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Pamela Sammons
University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
educatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,612
  • Last 6 Years
    14,652
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.328
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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14,916
World Rank
United Kingdom
1,303
Country Rank
Roehampton University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
David J Hargreaves
Roehampton University London, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
music education | music psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,058
  • Last 6 Years
    11,237
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.274
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Rankings

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16,620
World Rank
United Kingdom
1,456
Country Rank
University of Cambridge Logo
118
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Diane Reay
University of Cambridge Cambridge, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
Education | Sociolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,341
  • Last 6 Years
    12,385
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.323
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Rankings

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24,404
World Rank
United Kingdom
2,133
Country Rank
University of East London Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Mike Cole
University of East London London, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
Racism | politics | public pedagogy | Marxis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    29,944
  • Last 6 Years
    5,477
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.183
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Rankings

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25,926
World Rank
United Kingdom
2,260
Country Rank
King's College London Logo
117
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Christine Harrison
King's College London London, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
Science Education | Assessment | Inquir

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,707
  • Last 6 Years
    8,785
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.306
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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27,559
World Rank
United Kingdom
2,401
Country Rank
University of Strathclyde Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
David Kirk
University of Strathclyde Glasgow, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
Physical Education | Curriculum Studies | Models-Based Practic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    27,599
  • Last 6 Years
    10,355
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.375
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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36,425
World Rank
United Kingdom
3,193
Country Rank
University of Stirling Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
John Field
University of Stirling Stirling, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
Education | Social Capita

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,751
  • Last 6 Years
    5,842
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.257
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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37,164
World Rank
United Kingdom
3,246
Country Rank
University College London Logo
299
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Susan Hallam
University College London London, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
Music psychology | Music education | ability grouping | homework | dissafectio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,440
  • Last 6 Years
    8,405
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.375
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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38,436
World Rank
United Kingdom
3,350
Country Rank
University of Oxford Logo
388
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Terezinha Nunes
University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
developmental psychology | mathematics educatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,925
  • Last 6 Years
    4,668
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.213
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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39,448
World Rank
United Kingdom
3,437
Country Rank
University of Birmingham Logo
84
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Gary Thomas
University of Birmingham Birmingham, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
educatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,512
  • Last 6 Years
    8,348
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.388
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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45,314
World Rank
United Kingdom
3,947
Country Rank
Durham University Logo
45
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Steven Higgins
Durham University Durham, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
Primary education | classroom interaction | digital technologies | children's thinking & reasoning | meta-analysis/ systematic revi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,468
  • Last 6 Years
    7,147
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.367
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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48,407
World Rank
United Kingdom
4,206
Country Rank
University of Reading Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Steven Mithen
University of Reading Reading, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
Archaeolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,551
  • Last 6 Years
    4,751
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.256
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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49,755
World Rank
United Kingdom
4,316
Country Rank
University College London Logo
390
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Qing Gu
University College London London, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
school leadership | teacher professional developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,177
  • Last 6 Years
    9,067
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.499
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Rankings

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51,182
World Rank
United Kingdom
4,426
Country Rank
University of Bath Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Vandana Singh
University of Bath Bath, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
Education | Research | Economics | Qualitative & Quantitative method

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,800
  • Last 6 Years
    3,544
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.199
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Rankings

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52,083
World Rank
United Kingdom
4,498
Country Rank
University of Huddersfield Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
John Smyth
University of Huddersfield Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,559
  • Last 6 Years
    3,798
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.216
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Rankings

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55,093
World Rank
United Kingdom
4,737
Country Rank
University of Stirling Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
John Gardner
University of Stirling Stirling, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
Assessment | information technology | education polic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,852
  • Last 6 Years
    6,636
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.394
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Rankings

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55,480
World Rank
United Kingdom
4,773
Country Rank
University of Cambridge Logo
309
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Rupert Wegerif
University of Cambridge Cambridge, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
Dialogic Education for the Internet Age | CSCL | Teaching Thinking | Educational Theor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,768
  • Last 6 Years
    5,717
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.341
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Rankings

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56,221
World Rank
United Kingdom
4,842
Country Rank
University of Birmingham Logo
128
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Kate Jolly
University of Birmingham Birmingham, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
Pendidika

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,597
  • Last 6 Years
    8,043
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.485
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Rankings

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58,257
World Rank
United Kingdom
4,991
Country Rank
Lancaster University Logo
59
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Judit Kormos
Lancaster University Lancaster, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
second language learning | second language acquisitio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,150
  • Last 6 Years
    7,941
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.492
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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60,269
World Rank
United Kingdom
5,169
Country Rank
University of Birmingham Logo
138
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Kathleen M Armour
University of Birmingham Birmingham, United Kingdom
Education / Education (Other, All)
Physical education | coaching | pedagogy | continuing professional development | positive youth developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,761
  • Last 6 Years
    6,552
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.416
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