Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United States Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Educational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,741
89,971
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
teaching
teacher education
higher education
professions
Jewish education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,376
37,731
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
education
developmental psychology
teacher-student relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,549
45,771
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Poverty
public policy
education
child development
income distribution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,813
31,625
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,692
19,176
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
multicultural education
culturally relevant pedagogy
critical race theory
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,039
46,447
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Exercise
Cardiopulmonary Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,472
46,673
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Game-Based Learning
Cyberbullying
Mathematics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,282
47,744
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Mixed Methods
School Effectiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,262
30,058
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
education
wriiting
learning disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,107
32,101
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Educational Technology
Teacher Education
Special Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,677
31,512
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
spirituality and culture in adult education
medical education
diversity and equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,908
44,309
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Educational psychology in teacher education
teacher efficacy
teacher beliefs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,005
27,936
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
1. Racism and anti-racism
2. Microaggression theory
3. Microinterventions
4. Cultural competence
5. Multicultural counseling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,832
25,936
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Psychometrics
statistics
measurement
science education
indicators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,371
18,294
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,615
11,491
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Education
Statistics
Policy
Meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,446
9,675
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
educational psychology
special education
educational policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,210
17,552
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Educational Technology
Creativity
TPACK
Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,457
35,956
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
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 :21
self-determination
special education
intellectual disability
positive psychology
positive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,830
22,447
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
educational studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,823
44,891
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Developmental psychology
human abilities
quantitative psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,945
22,303
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Educational Technology
TPACK
Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,481
32,262
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
science education
project-based learning
educative curriculum
curriculum development
learning sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,470
20,927
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572
226
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard E Mayer
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,741
89,971
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,925
880
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lee S Shulman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,376
37,731
0.294
teaching
teacher education
higher education
professions
Jewish education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,460
1,168
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert C Pianta
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,549
45,771
0.407
education
developmental psychology
teacher-student relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,853
1,360
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Greg J Duncan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,813
31,625
0.302
Poverty
public policy
education
child development
income distribution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,065
1,471
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Simon Kasimili
Google Inc.
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,692
19,176
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,106
1,492
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gloria Ladson Billings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,039
46,447
0.464
multicultural education
culturally relevant pedagogy
critical race theory
teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,002
1,904
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ross Arena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,472
46,673
0.534
Exercise
Cardiopulmonary Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,233
2,011
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Qing Li
Towson University
Towson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,282
47,744
0.566
Game-Based Learning
Cyberbullying
Mathematics Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,407
2,103
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Charles Teddlie
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,262
30,058
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,421
2,108
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Steve Graham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,107
32,101
0.391
education
wriiting
learning disabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,032
2,388
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jianjun Adam Wang
Williams College
Williamstown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,677
31,512
0.411
Educational Technology
Teacher Education
Special Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,109
2,424
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Elizabeth J Tisdell
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,908
44,309
0.584
spirituality and culture in adult education
medical education
diversity and equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,340
2,530
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anita Woolfolk Hoy
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,005
27,936
0.377
Educational psychology in teacher education
teacher efficacy
teacher beliefs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,460
2,590
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Derald Sue
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,832
25,936
0.356
1. Racism and anti-racism
2. Microaggression theory
3. Microinterventions
4. Cultural competence
5. Multicultural counseling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,910
2,801
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rich Shavelson
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,371
18,294
0.264
Psychometrics
statistics
measurement
science education
indicators
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,454
3,046
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Richard C Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,615
11,491
0.175
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,473
3,055
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gene Glass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,446
9,675
0.148
Education
Statistics
Policy
Meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,508
3,075
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Douglas Fuchs
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,210
17,552
0.269
educational psychology
special education
educational policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,641
3,144
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Punya Mishra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,457
35,956
0.558
Educational Technology
Creativity
TPACK
Teacher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,430
3,527
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
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
7,488
3,558
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Wehmeyer
University of Kansas
Lawrence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,830
22,447
0.375
self-determination
special education
intellectual disability
positive psychology
positive
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,489
3,559
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Shuang Li
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,823
44,891
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,674
3,644
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Keith Widaman
University of California Riverside
Riverside, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,945
22,303
0.378
Developmental psychology
human abilities
quantitative psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,769
3,700
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Matthew Koehler
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,481
32,262
0.552
Educational Technology
TPACK
Social Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,773
3,702
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Joseph Krajcik
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,470
20,927
0.358
science education
project-based learning
educative curriculum
curriculum development
learning sciences