Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education Highly Cited Researchers 210 Scientists Citation in United States 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
Educational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,908
80,256
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Educational psychology in teacher education
teacher efficacy
teacher beliefs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,423
23,781
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,217
9,579
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
applied behavior analysis
positive behavioral interventions and supports
classroom and behavior management
behavior disorders
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,144
12,734
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Teacher Expectations Teacher Evaluations Youth Policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,457
4,607
0.101
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Creativity
giftedness
personality
intelligence
meaning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,914
19,905
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Evaluation
qualitative research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,063
10,229
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
educational psychology
educational policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,822
6,796
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
talent development
giftedness
enrichment
differentiation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,742
7,445
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Educational Psychology
Adolescence
Motivation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,837
6,536
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
School Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,566
1,789
0.070
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Educational psychology
educational technology
cognitive science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,503
2,132
0.099
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
School psychology
the nature and measurement of intelligence
research methodology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,101
4,256
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
social networks
causal inference
social capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,710
6,548
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
psychometrics
item response theory
computerized adaptive testing
patient-reported outcomes measurement
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,319
10,363
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,535
4,402
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
creativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,795
5,164
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
educational statistics and measurement
self-efficacy theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,448
4,824
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
reading comprehension
learning
AI and AI Literacy
misinformation
knowledge revision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,376
8,003
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
educational psychology
motivation
autonomy support
research synthesis
meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,568
6,487
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
school psychology
special education
curriculum-based measurement
progress monitoring
learning disabiltiies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,617
959
0.083
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
motivation to learn
cognitive engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,093
3,190
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Educational Psychology
Undergraduate STEM Education Research
Program Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,945
5,788
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
educational psychology
teaching and learning
gender and inclusive excellence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,052
5,616
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
learning and memory
cognition and instruction
text comprehension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,762
2,390
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562
220
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard E Mayer
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,908
80,256
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,315
2,513
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Anita Woolfolk Hoy
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,423
23,781
0.315
Educational psychology in teacher education
teacher efficacy
teacher beliefs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,531
3,083
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard C Anderson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,217
9,579
0.145
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,227
5,307
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
George Sugai
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,144
12,734
0.270
applied behavior analysis
positive behavioral interventions and supports
classroom and behavior management
behavior disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,909
5,645
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas Good
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,457
4,607
0.101
Teacher Expectations Teacher Evaluations Youth Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,098
6,191
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James C Kaufman
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,914
19,905
0.464
Creativity
giftedness
personality
intelligence
meaning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,240
7,173
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas Schwandt
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,063
10,229
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,971
9,699
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ronald W Marx
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,822
6,796
0.214
educational psychology
educational policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,372
12,506
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sally Reis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,742
7,445
0.278
talent development
giftedness
enrichment
differentiation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,789
13,070
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tim Urdan
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,837
6,536
0.253
Educational Psychology
Adolescence
Motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,236
13,268
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
James Ysseldyke
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,566
1,789
0.070
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,490
16,721
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rand Spiro
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,503
2,132
0.099
Educational psychology
educational technology
cognitive science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,162
19,299
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Timothy Keith
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,101
4,256
0.223
School psychology
the nature and measurement of intelligence
research methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,994
21,225
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kenneth A Frank
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,710
6,548
0.370
social networks
causal inference
social capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,473
21,825
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Seung W Choi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,319
10,363
0.598
psychometrics
item response theory
computerized adaptive testing
patient-reported outcomes measurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,714
23,060
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Diane Schallert
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,535
4,402
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,065
24,344
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
John Baer
Rider University
Lawrenceville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,795
5,164
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,796
25,005
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robin K Henson
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,448
4,824
0.312
educational statistics and measurement
self-efficacy theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,163
25,134
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Panayiota Kendeou
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,376
8,003
0.520
reading comprehension
learning
AI and AI Literacy
misinformation
knowledge revision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,616
31,545
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Erika A Patall
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,568
6,487
0.516
educational psychology
motivation
autonomy support
research synthesis
meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,332
34,336
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mark R Shinn
National Louis University
Chicago, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,617
959
0.083
school psychology
special education
curriculum-based measurement
progress monitoring
learning disabiltiies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,149
36,037
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Barbara Greene
University of Oklahoma
Norman, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,093
3,190
0.288
motivation to learn
cognitive engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,566
36,535
496
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark J Graham
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,945
5,788
0.529
Educational Psychology
Undergraduate STEM Education Research
Program Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,942
39,768
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Leslie Cramblet Alvarez
University of Denver
Denver, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,052
5,616
0.559
educational psychology
teaching and learning
gender and inclusive excellence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,338
40,952
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ernest Goetz
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,762
2,390
0.245
learning and memory
cognition and instruction
text comprehension