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United States Highly Cited Researchers Citation Education Education / Early Childhood Education in United States Rankings 2025
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* 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
19,729
5,615
0.285
* 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
17,881
9,035
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Children's Social Development
Parenting
Cultural Socialization Practices
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,088
4,028
0.250
* 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
13,361
8,913
0.667
* 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
12,626
6,370
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
autism
challenging behavior
early childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,120
5,100
0.504
* 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
7,377
2,457
0.333
* 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
6,985
3,145
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
early education
child care
preschool expulsion
bias
early childhood mental health consultation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,592
3,400
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Early Childhood Development
Prevention Science
Dissemination & Implementation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,575
4,143
0.630
* 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
6,177
2,614
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
global health
nutrition
early childhood development
sanitation
m-health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,825
2,325
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Child Care
Social-Emotional Development
Relationships
Early Childhood Program Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,800
1,518
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Early Childhood Development
Policy Evaluation
Intervention Design
Measurements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,198
2,814
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Trauma
Infancy and Early Childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,010
1,768
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
parenting
socioeconomic disadvantage
early childhood
grandparenting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,670
2,324
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
early childhood
language development
parent engagement
cochlear implantation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,599
1,797
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
early childhood
early care and education
assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,547
1,000
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
early childhood development
social-emotional learning
intervention
assessment
school readiness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,536
1,692
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
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
3,173
1,328
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Children's Technology and Media
Participatory Design
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
1,242
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
social-emotional development
early childhood education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,017
2,359
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Biofilm
dental caries
Early childhood caries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,957
2,445
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
early childhood development
education
intervention
and policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,807
1,357
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
executive function
academic achievement
early childhood development and policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,671
2,285
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,085
17,840
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hiram Fitzgerald
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,729
5,615
0.285
infancy and early childhood
adverse childhood experiences
racism and discrimination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,795
20,052
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Elizabeth T Gershoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,881
9,035
0.505
Discipline in homes and schools
Parenting interventions
Early childhood education interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,840
22,822
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Craig H Hart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,088
4,028
0.250
Children's Social Development
Parenting
Cultural Socialization Practices
Early Childhood Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,452
28,338
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nancy Hazen Swann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,361
8,913
0.667
parent-infant relationships
attachment
development of social competence in early childhood
peer relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,455
30,147
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Amy Claessens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,626
6,370
0.505
Early childhood development
child care
academic content
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,500
38,019
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mandy Rispoli
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,120
5,100
0.504
autism
challenging behavior
early childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,623
51,643
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
7,377
2,457
0.333
Parent-child relations
socioeconomic disadvantage
early childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,760
54,254
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laura B Rawlings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,985
3,145
0.450
social protection
cash transfers
early childhood development
human capital
impact evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,634
57,098
714
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Walter Gilliam
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,592
3,400
0.516
early education
child care
preschool expulsion
bias
early childhood mental health consultation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,036
57,237
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brittany Rhoades Cooper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,575
4,143
0.630
Early Childhood Development
Prevention Science
Dissemination & Implementation Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,109
60,427
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christine Mcwayne
Tufts University
Medford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,177
2,614
0.423
early childhood development and education
family-school connections
university-community partnerships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,496
74,039
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Robert Scherpbier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,825
2,325
0.482
global health
nutrition
early childhood development
sanitation
m-health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,557
74,352
537
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
James Elicker
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,800
1,518
0.316
Child Care
Social-Emotional Development
Relationships
Early Childhood Program Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,213
82,538
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marta Rubio-Codina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,198
2,814
0.670
Early Childhood Development
Policy Evaluation
Intervention Design
Measurements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,456
85,623
735
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chandra Ghosh Ippen
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,010
1,768
0.441
Trauma
Infancy and Early Childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,419
91,353
639
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Melissa A Barnett
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,670
2,324
0.633
parenting
socioeconomic disadvantage
early childhood
grandparenting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,920
92,633
607
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dana Suskind
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,599
1,797
0.499
early childhood
language development
parent engagement
cochlear implantation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,348
93,646
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Debra J Ackerman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,547
1,000
0.282
early childhood
early care and education
assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,050
93,846
396
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rebecca J Bulotsky Shearer
University of Miami
Coral Gables, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,536
1,692
0.479
early childhood development
social-emotional learning
intervention
assessment
school readiness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,482
101,482
485
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Heather L Rouse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,173
1,328
0.419
Early childhood
child and family risk factors and educational well being
social policy research with integrated administrative
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,578
104,091
892
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mona Leigh Guha
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
1,242
0.406
Children's Technology and Media
Participatory Design
Early Childhood Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,384
105,114
837
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cynthia K Buettner
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,017
2,359
0.782
social-emotional development
early childhood education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,694
106,620
1,261
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yuan Liu
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,957
2,445
0.827
Biofilm
dental caries
Early childhood caries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,429
110,529
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Emily K Snell
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,807
1,357
0.483
early childhood development
education
intervention
and policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,057
114,278
877
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Robert J Duncan
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,671
2,285
0.855
executive function
academic achievement
early childhood development and policy