Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United States Highly Cited Researchers CitationEducation / Mathematics and Science Education in United States 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
Scientific Visualization
Informal Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,117
13,809
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Engineering and science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,173
14,695
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
mathematics education
design research
learning sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,597
13,984
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
First interest
Second interest
...Neurobiology
Neuroengineering
Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,117
10,566
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
learning sciences
science education
research-practice partnerships
organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,242
14,727
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
learning environments
science education
scientific practices
argumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,465
8,619
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Nature of Science
Science Education
Inquiry Teaching and Learning
Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,170
8,263
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
mathematics education
equity
gender
mindset
learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,945
8,927
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
statistics
physiology
science education
statistics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,342
9,485
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
mathematics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,599
5,285
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Socioscientific Issues
Science Education
Ethical Issues
Moral Reasoning
Reflective Judgment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,676
9,155
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
science education
teacher education
equity
diversity
learning sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,283
8,047
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cognitive Science
Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,601
3,119
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
science education
teacher education
educative curriculum materials
learning sciences
teacher learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,014
5,964
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Embodied cognition
mathematics education
teacher cognition
learning
STEM ed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,604
8,179
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Physics Education Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,202
4,280
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
STEM education
science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,588
9,168
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
spacekime
statistical computing
probability distributions
biomedical imaging
data science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,750
5,246
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Mathematics Education
STEM Education
Mathematical Representation
Affect
Equality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,667
6,666
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
mathematics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,753
4,393
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
epistemology
physics education
science education
engineering education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,861
3,600
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Nature of Science
Early Childhood Science Education
Science Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,830
3,236
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
immunosequencing
chromatin
yeast two-hybrid
malaria
science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,327
4,991
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Mathematics Education
Identity
Race
Policy
Community College
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,262
4,648
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,837
2,254
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,430
3,527
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark U Subbarao
NASA Ames Research Center
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,117
13,809
0.230
Scientific Visualization
Informal Science Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,821
3,725
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Felder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,173
14,695
0.253
Engineering and science education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,187
3,913
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Cobb
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,597
13,984
0.247
mathematics education
design research
learning sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,224
6,736
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Miguel Nicolelis
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,117
10,566
0.263
First interest
Second interest
...Neurobiology
Neuroengineering
Science Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,606
11,326
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William R Penuel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,242
14,727
0.521
learning sciences
science education
research-practice partnerships
organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,096
12,409
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brian J Reiser
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,465
8,619
0.326
learning environments
science education
scientific practices
argumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,213
13,303
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fouad Abd El Khalick
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,170
8,263
0.328
Nature of Science
Science Education
Inquiry Teaching and Learning
Teacher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,587
15,962
582
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jo Boaler
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,945
8,927
0.407
mathematics education
equity
gender
mindset
learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,618
17,594
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Doug Everett
National Jewish Health
Denver, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,342
9,485
0.466
statistics
physiology
science education
statistics education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,706
18,399
416
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Edward Silver
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,599
5,285
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,463
19,472
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dana L Zeidler|Dana Zeidler, Dana L. Zeidler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,676
9,155
0.490
Socioscientific Issues
Science Education
Ethical Issues
Moral Reasoning
Reflective Judgment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,526
21,479
470
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Angela Calabrese Barton
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,283
8,047
0.466
science education
teacher education
equity
diversity
learning sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,184
22,526
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Clement|John J. Clement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,601
3,119
0.188
Cognitive Science
Science Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,826
23,528
530
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elizabeth A Davis
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,014
5,964
0.372
science education
teacher education
educative curriculum materials
learning sciences
teacher learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,709
24,255
311
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mitchell Nathan|Mitchell J. Nathan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,604
8,179
0.524
Embodied cognition
mathematics education
teacher cognition
learning
STEM ed
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,697
25,002
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Joe Ef Redish
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,202
4,280
0.282
Physics Education Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,967
26,247
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gillian Roehrig
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,588
9,168
0.628
STEM education
science education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,736
30,550
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ivo Dinov
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,750
5,246
0.411
spacekime
statistical computing
probability distributions
biomedical imaging
data science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,437
36,906
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Robert M Capraro
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,667
6,666
0.625
Mathematics Education
STEM Education
Mathematical Representation
Affect
Equality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,325
40,356
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eric Knuth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,753
4,393
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,004
44,386
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andrew Elby
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,861
3,600
0.406
epistemology
physics education
science education
engineering education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,472
44,560
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Valarie Akerson
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,830
3,236
0.366
Nature of Science
Early Childhood Science Education
Science Teacher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,256
47,150
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marissa Vignali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,327
4,991
0.599
immunosequencing
chromatin
yeast two-hybrid
malaria
science education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,274
47,463
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Danny Bernard Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,262
4,648
0.563
Mathematics Education
Identity
Race
Policy
Community College
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,584
49,900
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
William W Cobern
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,837
2,254
0.288