Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United States Highly Cited Researchers Citation Education / Foreign Language 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
second language reading
language assessment
language learning
mobile-assisted language learning
computer-assisted language l
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
1,422
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,421
1,214
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Foreign language teacher edcuation
research methodology
language assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,298
1,442
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
second language/bilingual acquisition
interaction
culturally and linguistically diverse teachers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,845
1,240
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
foreign language education
dynamic assessment
Seal of Biliteracy
proficiency assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,674
1,320
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Second Language Acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,633
830
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Second Language Acquisition
Bilingualism
Individual Differences
Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,198
809
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
foreign language education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
955
120
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
second language teaching and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
618
95
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Foreign language teaching
Second language acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
243
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Second language acquisition
morphosyntax
formal pragmatics
prediction
external interfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
351
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
English Education
literature
literary interpretation
high school
urban
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
352
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
English literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
47
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Second language acquisition
learner corpus
language input processing
processing instruction
eye-movement L2 research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
110
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
English Education
Adolescent Literacy
Writing
Classroom Discourse
Argumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271
211
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
foreign language teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
81
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
second language acquisition and teaching
ESL
EAP
CALL
CSL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250
94
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Second Language Acquisition
L2 Transfer
Motivation
Language Revitalization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
194
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Spanish
Latin America
Caribbean
foreign language education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
43
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
English
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
180
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
English as an Additional Language
international schools
language policies
multilingual learners
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
110
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Second Language Acquisition
Assessment
Pronunciation
Intercultural Compency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
57
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Foreign Language Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
69
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
French
Foreign language education
L2 literacy
teaching with technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
43
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
foreign language education
Spanish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
67
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,971
120,191
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xiangying Jiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
1,422
0.558
second language reading
language assessment
language learning
mobile-assisted language learning
computer-assisted language l
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,579
124,209
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brent Wolter
Idaho State University
Pocatello, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,421
1,214
0.501
Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,954
128,416
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Aleidine Moeller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,298
1,442
0.628
Foreign language teacher edcuation
research methodology
language assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,409
147,014
1,196
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Melinda Martin Beltran
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,845
1,240
0.672
second language/bilingual acquisition
interaction
culturally and linguistically diverse teachers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,395
155,465
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kristin Davin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,674
1,320
0.789
foreign language education
dynamic assessment
Seal of Biliteracy
proficiency assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,756
157,678
1,257
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kira Gor
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,633
830
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
613,514
185,520
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sarah Grey
Fordham University
The Bronx, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,198
809
0.675
Second Language Acquisition
Bilingualism
Individual Differences
Language Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
695,122
205,939
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert M Terry
University of Richmond
Richmond, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
955
120
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
846,442
240,264
465
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Regina Roebuck
University of Louisville
Louisville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
618
95
0.154
second language teaching and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
911,699
253,504
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Teresa R Bell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
243
0.478
Foreign language teaching
Second language acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
941,575
258,560
489
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tania Leal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
351
0.744
Second language acquisition
morphosyntax
formal pragmatics
prediction
external interfaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
961,703
262,071
5,359
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sarah Levine
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
352
0.784
English Education
literature
literary interpretation
high school
urban
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
987,286
266,272
3,212
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hugh M. Richmond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
47
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,012,088
270,341
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
An Chung Cheng
University of Toledo
Toledo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
110
0.277
Second language acquisition
learner corpus
language input processing
processing instruction
eye-movement L2 research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,166,916
293,278
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Brenton Goff
Ohio University
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271
211
0.779
English Education
Adolescent Literacy
Writing
Classroom Discourse
Argumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,193,146
296,953
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ekaterina Nemtchinova
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
81
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,201,447
298,065
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rong Liu
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250
94
0.376
second language acquisition and teaching
ESL
EAP
CALL
CSL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,264,223
306,757
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Aroline Seibert Hanson
Arcadia University
Glenside, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
194
0.902
Second Language Acquisition
L2 Transfer
Motivation
Language Revitalization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,300,541
311,696
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
James J Davis
Howard University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
43
0.217
Spanish
Latin America
Caribbean
foreign language education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,309,836
312,946
1,652
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dan Sinykin
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
180
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,331,210
315,839
2,162
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jon Nordmeyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
110
0.598
English as an Additional Language
international schools
language policies
multilingual learners
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,358,169
319,577
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Douglas Margolis
University of Wisconsin River Falls
River Falls, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
57
0.329
Second Language Acquisition
Assessment
Pronunciation
Intercultural Compency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,483,325
336,436
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christina Huhn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
69
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,513,515
340,536
545
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stephanie Pellet
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
43
0.358
French
Foreign language education
L2 literacy
teaching with technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,523,616
341,905
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dieter A Waldvogel
Samford University
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
67
0.573
foreign language education
Spanish