Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United States Highly Cited Researchers Citation Education Education / Educational Technology in United States Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Game-Based Learning
Cyberbullying
Mathematics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,635
45,218
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Educational Technology
Teacher Education
Special Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,771
30,758
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Educational Technology
Creativity
Technological_Pedagogical_Content_Knowledge
Teacher Education
Instructional Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,108
33,784
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Educational Technology
TPACK
Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,225
30,198
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
learning engineering
educational technologies
artificial intelligence in education
learning@scale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,718
20,896
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
learning technologies
leadership
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,848
11,602
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
learning sciences
educational technology
game-based learning
Virtual Reality for learning
emotional design for learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,617
9,521
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Scientific Inquiry
Nature of Science
Educational Technology
Science Teacher Preparation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,304
6,488
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Learning Technologies
Design-Based Implementation Research
Gameful Learning
Games
Learning Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,002
6,059
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
educational technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,667
8,451
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Educational technology
impact of new technologies for personal and moral development
coding and computational thinking in earl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,197
9,769
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
educational technology
instructional technology
instructional design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,969
12,772
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
game based learning
math education
cyberbullying
technology integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,554
4,104
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
educational technology
instructional design
communities of practice
systems thinking
professional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,689
11,620
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Learning Technologies
Online Learning
Digital Learning
Cybersecurity Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,644
10,069
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
artificial intelligence
education
intelligent tutoring systems
artificial intelligence in education
educational technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,804
3,075
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Social Media
Educational Technology
Learning Sciences
Digital Literacies
Teacher Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,723
5,923
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Natural Language Processing
Educational Technology
Language Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,726
3,552
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Educational Technology
Distance Education
K-12 distance education
K-12 Online Learning
Virtual Schooling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,902
4,478
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
multitasking
CSCL
learning sciences
learning technology
virtual reality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,594
4,456
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Educational Technology
Instructional Technology
Computer Science Education
Technology Integration
Professional Competencies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,582
5,692
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
mobile learning
project based learning
learning environments
web based learning environments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,542
4,132
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Educational Technology
Research Methodology ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,930
2,873
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
educational technology
personal learning environments
comparative education
teacher work roles
homework
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,858
2,018
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
educational technology
teacher learning
mobile technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,615
4,048
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,308
2,062
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Qing Li
Towson University
Towson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,635
45,218
0.554
Game-Based Learning
Cyberbullying
Mathematics Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,936
2,360
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jianjun Adam Wang
Williams College
Williamstown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,771
30,758
0.406
Educational Technology
Teacher Education
Special Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,810
3,247
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Punya Mishra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,108
33,784
0.544
Educational Technology
Creativity
Technological_Pedagogical_Content_Knowledge
Teacher Education
Instructional Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,973
3,819
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthew Koehler
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,225
30,198
0.537
Educational Technology
TPACK
Social Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,107
5,295
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Danielle Mcnamara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,718
20,896
0.457
learning engineering
educational technologies
artificial intelligence in education
learning@scale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,779
10,104
583
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chris Dede
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,848
11,602
0.389
learning technologies
leadership
policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,407
17,958
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jan L Plass
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,617
9,521
0.485
learning sciences
educational technology
game-based learning
Virtual Reality for learning
emotional design for learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,358
19,507
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Randy L Bell
Oregon State University
Corvallis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,304
6,488
0.354
Scientific Inquiry
Nature of Science
Educational Technology
Science Teacher Preparation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,063
21,336
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Barry Fishman
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,002
6,059
0.356
Learning Technologies
Design-Based Implementation Research
Gameful Learning
Games
Learning Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,364
21,835
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jonathan Michael Spector
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,667
8,451
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,263
26,400
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marina Bers
Tufts University
Medford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,197
9,769
0.688
Educational technology
impact of new technologies for personal and moral development
coding and computational thinking in earl
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,612
26,926
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Charles Brent Hodges
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,969
12,772
0.914
educational technology
instructional technology
instructional design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,943
30,337
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Qing Li
Towson University
Towson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,554
4,104
0.327
game based learning
math education
cyberbullying
technology integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,571
32,741
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
M Aaron Bond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,689
11,620
0.994
educational technology
instructional design
communities of practice
systems thinking
professional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,963
32,891
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Florence Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,644
10,069
0.865
Learning Technologies
Online Learning
Digital Learning
Cybersecurity Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,465
35,559
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Beverly Park Woolf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,804
3,075
0.285
artificial intelligence
education
intelligent tutoring systems
artificial intelligence in education
educational technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,283
35,856
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christine Greenhow
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,723
5,923
0.552
Social Media
Educational Technology
Learning Sciences
Digital Literacies
Teacher Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,876
39,575
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jill Burstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,726
3,552
0.365
Natural Language Processing
Educational Technology
Language Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,285
43,170
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael K Barbour
Touro University
Vallejo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,902
4,478
0.503
Educational Technology
Distance Education
K-12 distance education
K-12 Online Learning
Virtual Schooling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,580
50,340
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lin Lin|Lin Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,594
4,456
0.587
multitasking
CSCL
learning sciences
learning technology
virtual reality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,794
50,402
503
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Albert D Ritzhaupt
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,582
5,692
0.751
Educational Technology
Instructional Technology
Computer Science Education
Technology Integration
Professional Competencies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,539
50,674
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael M Grant
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,542
4,132
0.548
mobile learning
project based learning
learning environments
web based learning environments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,961
54,631
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wang Ling
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,930
2,873
0.415
Educational Technology
Research Methodology ...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,506
55,153
597
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gerald Letendre
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,858
2,018
0.294
educational technology
personal learning environments
comparative education
teacher work roles
homework
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,103
56,921
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chrystalla Mouza
University of Delaware
Newark, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,615
4,048
0.612
educational technology
teacher learning
mobile technologies