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
psychology
psychiatry
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,496
50,966
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,331
28,722
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Instructional Design
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,822
30,117
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,305
10,564
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
teacher learning
teachers' professional identity
teacher knowledge
didactics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,731
10,781
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Learning
expertise development
curriculum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,129
6,464
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
educational sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,609
8,694
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
acculturation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,743
8,350
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Technology-enhanced education
Higher education
Vocational education
Professional education
Competence-based education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,041
10,141
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
teacher education
teacher learning
teacher knowledge
teacher identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,960
8,958
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Teacher education
science education
learning environments
professional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,262
8,774
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
teacher professional development
educational design
technology in education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,346
8,641
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Interpersonal Dynamics in Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,237
5,905
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Pedagogics
Developmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,025
5,551
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
organizational learning
expertise development
teams
problem-based Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,972
5,067
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Education economics
labor economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,602
5,613
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
learning and instruction
competence development and competence-based education and training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,537
7,187
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Education
Educational Psychology
Teaching and Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,192
6,983
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,174
4,673
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Education Writing Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,203
4,623
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Motivation
emotion
(meta)cognition
learning (problems)
special educational needs/inclusive education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,513
6,183
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
instructional design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,441
5,540
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
IT
Education
Blended Learning
Flipping the Classroom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,991
4,789
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
second language acquisition
sociolinguistics
dialectology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,656
4,324
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
education
motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,192
3,422
0.372
Marinus Van Ijzendoorn
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,496
50,966
0.394
Cees Van Der Vleuten
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,331
28,722
0.408
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
Paul A Kirschner
Open University
Milton Keynes, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,822
30,117
0.472
Instructional Design
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
N Verloop
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,305
10,564
0.360
Douwe Beijaard
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,731
10,781
0.474
teacher learning
teachers' professional identity
teacher knowledge
didactics
Hpa Boshuizen
Open University
Milton Keynes, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,129
6,464
0.321
Learning
expertise development
curriculum
Diana Dolmans
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,609
8,694
0.443
Paul Vedder
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,743
8,350
0.445
Martin Mulder
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,041
10,141
0.562
Technology-enhanced education
Higher education
Vocational education
Professional education
Competence-based education
Paulien C. Meijer
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,960
8,958
0.528
teacher education
teacher learning
teacher knowledge
teacher identity
Perry Den Brok
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,262
8,774
0.575
Teacher education
science education
learning environments
professional development
Susan Mckenney
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,346
8,641
0.602
teacher professional development
educational design
technology in education
Mieke Brekelmans
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,237
5,905
0.415
Interpersonal Dynamics in Education
AL Van Baar
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,025
5,551
0.426
Pedagogics
Developmental psychology
Wim Gijselaers
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,972
5,067
0.391
organizational learning
expertise development
teams
problem-based Learning
Lex Borghans
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,602
5,613
0.445
Education economics
labor economics
Harm Ja Biemans
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,537
7,187
0.573
learning and instruction
competence development and competence-based education and training
Jan Van Tartwijk
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,192
6,983
0.573
Education
Educational Psychology
Teaching and Teacher Education
Wouter Van Joolingen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,174
4,673
0.384
Huub Van Den Bergh
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,203
4,623
0.413
Alexander Minnaert
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,513
6,183
0.588
Motivation
emotion
(meta)cognition
learning (problems)
special educational needs/inclusive education
Liesbeth Kester
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,441
5,540
0.531
Eddie A Vagevuur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,991
4,789
0.479
IT
Education
Blended Learning
Flipping the Classroom
Roeland Van Hout
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,656
4,324
0.448
second language acquisition
sociolinguistics
dialectology
Rob Martens
Open University
Milton Keynes, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,192
3,422
0.372