Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 207 Scientists Citation in Netherlands 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
psychology
psychiatry
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,302
44,102
0.336
* 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
71,516
25,196
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Instructional Design
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,927
26,538
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,727
8,822
0.297
* 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
23,230
9,377
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Learning
expertise development
curriculum
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,383
5,670
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
educational sciences
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,005
7,776
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
acculturation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,043
7,135
0.375
* 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
18,461
9,046
0.490
* 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
17,331
7,848
0.453
* 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
15,591
7,986
0.512
* 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
14,733
7,723
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Interpersonal Dynamics in Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,431
5,130
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pedagogics
Developmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,248
4,960
0.374
* 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
13,147
4,422
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
learning and instruction
competence development and competence-based education and training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,863
6,579
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Education economics
labor economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,829
4,883
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Education
Educational Psychology
Teaching and Teacher Education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,504
6,473
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,447
4,213
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Education Writing Methodology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,339
3,942
0.348
* 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
10,769
5,566
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
instructional design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,681
5,153
0.482
* 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
10,199
4,389
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
second language acquisition
sociolinguistics
dialectology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,863
3,933
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
education
motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,284
3,036
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,901
43
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marinus Van Ijzendoorn
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,302
44,102
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,773
118
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cees Van Der Vleuten
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,516
25,196
0.352
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,769
154
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul A Kirschner
Open University
Milton Keynes, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,927
26,538
0.409
Instructional Design
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,366
604
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
N Verloop
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,727
8,822
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,611
903
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Douwe Beijaard
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,230
9,377
0.404
teacher learning
teachers' professional identity
teacher knowledge
didactics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,424
1,084
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hpa Boshuizen
Open University
Milton Keynes, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,383
5,670
0.278
Learning
expertise development
curriculum
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,484
1,112
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Diana Dolmans
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,005
7,776
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,327
1,194
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul Vedder
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,043
7,135
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,276
1,238
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Martin Mulder
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,461
9,046
0.490
Technology-enhanced education
Higher education
Vocational education
Professional education
Competence-based education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,427
1,337
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paulien C. Meijer
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,331
7,848
0.453
teacher education
teacher learning
teacher knowledge
teacher identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,045
1,516
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Perry Den Brok
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,591
7,986
0.512
Teacher education
science education
learning environments
professional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,561
1,629
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Susan Mckenney
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,733
7,723
0.524
teacher professional development
educational design
technology in education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,263
1,691
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mieke Brekelmans
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,431
5,130
0.355
Interpersonal Dynamics in Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,797
1,840
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
AL Van Baar
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,248
4,960
0.374
Pedagogics
Developmental psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,480
1,852
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wim Gijselaers
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,147
4,422
0.336
organizational learning
expertise development
teams
problem-based Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,529
1,907
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Harm Ja Biemans
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,863
6,579
0.511
learning and instruction
competence development and competence-based education and training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,770
1,913
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lex Borghans
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,829
4,883
0.381
Education economics
labor economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,103
1,966
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jan Van Tartwijk
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,504
6,473
0.518
Education
Educational Psychology
Teaching and Teacher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,517
1,971
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wouter Van Joolingen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,447
4,213
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,833
2,207
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Huub Van Den Bergh
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,339
3,942
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,340
2,350
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alexander Minnaert
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,769
5,566
0.517
Motivation
emotion
(meta)cognition
learning (problems)
special educational needs/inclusive education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,211
2,371
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Liesbeth Kester
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,681
5,153
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,290
2,488
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Eddie A Vagevuur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,199
4,389
0.430
IT
Education
Blended Learning
Flipping the Classroom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,148
2,594
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Roeland Van Hout
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,863
3,933
0.399
second language acquisition
sociolinguistics
dialectology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,392
2,748
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rob Martens
Open University
Milton Keynes, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,284
3,036
0.327