Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Higher Education Studies Highly Cited Researchers 92 Scientists Citation in United Kingdom Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,133
8,500
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
higher education
university
universities
philosophy of education
philosophy of higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,971
8,013
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Higher education
policy sociology
social practice theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,311
4,728
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Linking teaching and research
inquiry based learning
students as partners and change agents
SoTL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,727
5,592
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
AI
digital afterlife
postdigital afterlife
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,292
6,753
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Higher Education
gender equality
public service organisations
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,936
3,422
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Institutional change in the field of universities
and their role in society and economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,787
3,881
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Complex systems
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,684
2,538
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Higher education :linking teaching and disciplinary research : undergraduate research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,642
1,953
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
higher education
widening participation
student retention and success
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,590
3,418
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,647
2,872
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Higher education
contemporary literature
Gothic
women's writing
postgraduate learning and supervisory practices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,892
2,638
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
formative assessment
feedback & learning in higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,855
1,169
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sustainability Education
Higher Education
International Education
Widening Participation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,840
4,461
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Assessment
feedback
self-regulated learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,404
5,573
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Higher Education
Assessment
Learning & Teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,255
1,455
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Higher Education
Educational Theory
Sustainable Development
Comparative and International Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,716
3,526
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
higher education
assessment
feedback
disciplinarity
intellectual development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,369
1,761
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Higher education policy and management
academic and professional identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,043
2,286
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,981
1,403
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Higher Education Assessment
teaching and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,305
2,024
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
higher education
policy
science
STEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,294
3,455
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Civic engagement
authentic assessment
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,173
1,399
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Quality management
higher education
critical incident technique
lean six sigma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,064
2,168
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
HIgher Education
leadership
leadership of change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,683
1,077
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,884
949
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Scott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,133
8,500
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,849
1,943
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ronald Barnett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,971
8,013
0.259
higher education
university
universities
philosophy of education
philosophy of higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,969
3,314
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Trowler
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,311
4,728
0.222
Higher education
policy sociology
social practice theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,851
4,548
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mick Healey
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,727
5,592
0.334
Linking teaching and research
inquiry based learning
students as partners and change agents
SoTL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,840
4,720
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Maggi Savin-Baden
University of Worcester
Worcester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,292
6,753
0.414
AI
digital afterlife
postdigital afterlife
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,400
4,852
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rosemary Deem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,936
3,422
0.215
Higher Education
gender equality
public service organisations
leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,237
5,845
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jürgen Enders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,787
3,881
0.281
Institutional change in the field of universities
and their role in society and economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,769
7,072
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Derek Raine
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,684
2,538
0.217
Complex systems
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,787
8,674
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alan Jenkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,642
1,953
0.203
Higher education :linking teaching and disciplinary research : undergraduate research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,451
8,722
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Liz Thomas
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,590
3,418
0.356
higher education
widening participation
student retention and success
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,610
9,699
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ian Kinchin
University of Surrey
Guildford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,647
2,872
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,210
10,627
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gina wisker
University of Brighton
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,892
2,638
0.334
Higher education
contemporary literature
Gothic
women's writing
postgraduate learning and supervisory practices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,889
10,684
355
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dai Hounsell
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,855
1,169
0.149
formative assessment
feedback & learning in higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,841
12,095
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Debby Cotton
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,840
4,461
0.652
Sustainability Education
Higher Education
International Education
Widening Participation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,643
12,814
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Naomi Winstone
University of Surrey
Guildford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,404
5,573
0.870
Assessment
feedback
self-regulated learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,559
13,056
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chris Rust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,255
1,455
0.233
Higher Education
Assessment
Learning & Teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,331
14,146
998
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tristan McCowan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,716
3,526
0.617
Higher Education
Educational Theory
Sustainable Development
Comparative and International Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,955
14,955
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Berry O Donovan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,369
1,761
0.328
higher education
assessment
feedback
disciplinarity
intellectual development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,202
15,804
1,078
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Celia Whitchurch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,043
2,286
0.453
Higher education policy and management
academic and professional identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,694
15,976
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Claire Callender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,981
1,403
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,399
17,942
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sue Bloxham
University of Cumbria
Carlisle, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,305
2,024
0.470
Higher Education Assessment
teaching and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,949
17,977
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Richard Watermeyer
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,294
3,455
0.805
higher education
policy
science
STEM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,424
18,397
534
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Victoria Burns
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,173
1,399
0.335
Civic engagement
authentic assessment
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,535
18,789
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jacqueline Douglas
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,064
2,168
0.533
Quality management
higher education
critical incident technique
lean six sigma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,331
20,194
360
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stephanie Marshall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,683
1,077
0.292
HIgher Education
leadership
leadership of change