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Education / Early Childhood Education Highly Cited Researchers 243 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
infancy and early childhood
adverse childhood experiences
racism and discrimination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,254
4,869
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Discipline in homes and schools
Parenting interventions
Early childhood education interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,843
8,493
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Children's Social Development
Parenting
Cultural Socialization Practices
Early Childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,551
3,676
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
parent-infant relationships
attachment
development of social competence in early childhood
peer relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,341
8,602
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Early childhood development
child care
academic content
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,176
5,719
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
autism
challenging behavior
early childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,568
4,530
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Parent-child relations
socioeconomic disadvantage
early childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,580
2,109
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
social protection
cash transfers
early childhood development
human capital
impact evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,328
2,956
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Early Childhood Development
Prevention Science
Dissemination & Implementation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,922
3,851
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
early education
child care
preschool expulsion
bias
early childhood mental health consultation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,922
3,231
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
early childhood development and education
family-school connections
university-community partnerships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,486
2,412
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Early care and education programs
curriculum development
disadvantaged children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,362
1,205
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Early childhood education
Educational attainment
Grade retention
Civic engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,971
2,090
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
global health
nutrition
early childhood development
sanitation
m-health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,002
2,111
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Child Care
Social-Emotional Development
Relationships
Early Childhood Program Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,979
1,399
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Early Childhood Development
Policy Evaluation
Intervention Design
Measurements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,470
2,708
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Trauma
Infancy and Early Childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,224
1,638
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Oral health
biofilm
microbiome
nanozyme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,976
3,168
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
parenting
socioeconomic disadvantage
early childhood
grandparenting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,906
2,239
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
early childhood
language development
parent engagement
cochlear implantation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,717
1,713
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
early childhood development
social-emotional learning
intervention
assessment
school readiness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,713
1,566
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
early childhood
early care and education
assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,640
800
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Early childhood
child and family risk factors and educational well being
social policy research with integrated administrative
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,293
1,212
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
social-emotional development
early childhood education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,276
2,333
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Early Education and early math education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,228
1,004
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,783
17,996
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hiram Fitzgerald
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,254
4,869
0.240
infancy and early childhood
adverse childhood experiences
racism and discrimination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,979
19,613
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Elizabeth T Gershoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,843
8,493
0.451
Discipline in homes and schools
Parenting interventions
Early childhood education interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,635
23,022
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Craig H Hart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,551
3,676
0.222
Children's Social Development
Parenting
Cultural Socialization Practices
Early Childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,832
27,248
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nancy Hazen Swann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,341
8,602
0.600
parent-infant relationships
attachment
development of social competence in early childhood
peer relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,270
29,985
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Amy Claessens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,176
5,719
0.434
Early childhood development
child care
academic content
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,321
37,819
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mandy Rispoli
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,568
4,530
0.429
autism
challenging behavior
early childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,123
52,215
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Laura Scaramella
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,580
2,109
0.278
Parent-child relations
socioeconomic disadvantage
early childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,179
53,886
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laura B Rawlings
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,328
2,956
0.403
social protection
cash transfers
early childhood development
human capital
impact evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,903
56,667
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Brittany Rhoades Cooper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,922
3,851
0.556
Early Childhood Development
Prevention Science
Dissemination & Implementation Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,906
56,668
716
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Walter Gilliam
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,922
3,231
0.467
early education
child care
preschool expulsion
bias
early childhood mental health consultation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,469
60,005
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christine Mcwayne
Tufts University
Medford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,486
2,412
0.372
early childhood development and education
family-school connections
university-community partnerships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,760
61,025
584
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joseph Sparling
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,362
1,205
0.189
Early care and education programs
curriculum development
disadvantaged children
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,532
64,402
882
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Suh-Ruu Ou
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,971
2,090
0.350
Early childhood education
Educational attainment
Grade retention
Civic engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,854
74,514
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert Scherpbier
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,002
2,111
0.422
global health
nutrition
early childhood development
sanitation
m-health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,775
74,794
545
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
James Elicker
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,979
1,399
0.281
Child Care
Social-Emotional Development
Relationships
Early Childhood Program Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,177
81,378
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marta Rubio-Codina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,470
2,708
0.606
Early Childhood Development
Policy Evaluation
Intervention Design
Measurements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,626
85,017
737
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chandra Ghosh Ippen
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,224
1,638
0.388
Trauma
Infancy and Early Childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,533
89,083
1,083
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yuan Liu
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,976
3,168
0.797
Oral health
biofilm
microbiome
nanozyme
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,556
90,207
635
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Melissa A Barnett
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,906
2,239
0.573
parenting
socioeconomic disadvantage
early childhood
grandparenting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,088
93,519
613
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dana Suskind
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,717
1,713
0.461
early childhood
language development
parent engagement
cochlear implantation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,364
93,596
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rebecca J Bulotsky Shearer
University of Miami
Coral Gables, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,713
1,566
0.422
early childhood development
social-emotional learning
intervention
assessment
school readiness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,227
95,007
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Debra J Ackerman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,640
800
0.220
early childhood
early care and education
assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,098
102,174
484
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Heather L Rouse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,293
1,212
0.368
Early childhood
child and family risk factors and educational well being
social policy research with integrated administrative
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,442
102,538
803
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cynthia K Buettner
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,276
2,333
0.712
social-emotional development
early childhood education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,176
103,614
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jie Qi Chen
Erikson Institute
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,228
1,004
0.311
Early Education and early math education