Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education Highly Cited Researchers Citation in Netherlands Rankings 2025
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
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,032
31,661
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
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 :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,305
10,564
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
inquiry learning
ict and education
online labs
technology enhanced learning
science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,331
10,981
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
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 :8
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 :9
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 :10
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 :11
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 :12
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 :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,376
7,439
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
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 :15
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 :16
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 :17
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 :18
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 :19
Digital Education
Learning Analytics
Technology-Enhanced Learning
Learning Engineering
AIED
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,761
5,620
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
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 :21
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 :22
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 :23
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 :24
Educational Psychology
Expertise
Teacher Expertise
Eye tracking
Learning and Instruction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,329
7,362
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Education Writing Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,203
4,623
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,891
43
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marinus Van Ijzendoorn
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,496
50,966
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,762
116
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,250
134
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fred Paas
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,032
31,661
0.472
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,762
154
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,267
598
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
N Verloop
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,305
10,564
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,785
669
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ton De Jong
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,331
10,981
0.402
inquiry learning
ict and education
online labs
technology enhanced learning
science education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,849
907
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,218
1,075
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,677
1,115
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Diana Dolmans
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,609
8,694
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,244
1,184
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paul Vedder
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,743
8,350
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,673
1,243
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,727
1,339
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,835
1,513
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Johannes L Tol
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,376
7,439
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,384
1,531
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,323
1,659
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,013
1,680
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,778
1,840
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,133
1,847
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,653
1,885
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marcus Specht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,761
5,620
0.440
Digital Education
Learning Analytics
Technology-Enhanced Learning
Learning Engineering
AIED
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,825
1,919
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,290
1,926
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,825
1,976
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,969
1,980
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wouter Van Joolingen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,174
4,673
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,091
2,160
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Halszka Jarodzka
Open University
Milton Keynes, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,329
7,362
0.650
Educational Psychology
Expertise
Teacher Expertise
Eye tracking
Learning and Instruction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,245
2,186
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Huub Van Den Bergh
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,203
4,623
0.413