Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United States Highly Cited Researchers Citation Education Education / Foreign Language Education in United States Rankings 2025
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* 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
2,461
1,352
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,346
1,138
0.485
* 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
2,233
1,382
0.619
* 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
1,791
1,189
0.664
* 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
1,625
1,273
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Second Language Acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
806
0.501
* 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
1,157
771
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
foreign language education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
114
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
second language teaching and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612
92
0.150
* 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
492
228
0.463
* 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
466
345
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Second language acquisition
learner corpus
language input processing
processing instruction
eye-movement L2 research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
106
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
foreign language teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
74
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
second language acquisition and teaching
ESL
EAP
CALL
CSL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
91
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Second Language Acquisition
L2 Transfer
Motivation
Language Revitalization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
183
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Spanish
Latin America
Caribbean
foreign language education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
42
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Second Language Acquisition
Assessment
Pronunciation
Intercultural Compency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
52
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Foreign Language Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
68
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
French
Foreign language education
L2 literacy
teaching with technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
40
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
foreign language education
Spanish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
61
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Second Language Acquisition
Second Language Sentence Processing
Chinese Sentence Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
34
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
foreign language education
teacher education
classroom interaction
Chinese language education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
66
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
German Studies
Foreign Language Education
Flipped Learning
Working Class Autobiographies
Life Writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
37
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Second Language Listening Assessment
Research Methods
Applied Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
52
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
corpus linguistics
language assessment
foreign language education
curriculum & instruction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
39
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,927
120,696
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xiangying Jiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,461
1,352
0.549
second language reading
language assessment
language learning
mobile-assisted language learning
computer-assisted language l
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,787
124,506
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brent Wolter
Idaho State University
Pocatello, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,346
1,138
0.485
Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,191
128,421
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Aleidine Moeller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,233
1,382
0.619
Foreign language teacher edcuation
research methodology
language assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,606
147,041
1,198
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
1,791
1,189
0.664
second language/bilingual acquisition
interaction
culturally and linguistically diverse teachers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,357
155,498
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kristin Davin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,625
1,273
0.783
foreign language education
dynamic assessment
Seal of Biliteracy
proficiency assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
500,958
156,435
1,253
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kira Gor
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
806
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
613,970
186,022
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sarah Grey
Fordham University
The Bronx, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,157
771
0.666
Second Language Acquisition
Bilingualism
Individual Differences
Language Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
689,408
204,998
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
938
114
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
837,824
239,075
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Regina Roebuck
University of Louisville
Louisville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612
92
0.150
second language teaching and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
908,219
253,501
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Teresa R Bell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492
228
0.463
Foreign language teaching
Second language acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
929,856
257,204
486
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tania Leal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
345
0.740
Second language acquisition
morphosyntax
formal pragmatics
prediction
external interfaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,012,947
271,118
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
An Chung Cheng
University of Toledo
Toledo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
106
0.280
Second language acquisition
learner corpus
language input processing
processing instruction
eye-movement L2 research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,183,194
295,982
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ekaterina Nemtchinova
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
74
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,186,507
296,456
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rong Liu
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
91
0.370
second language acquisition and teaching
ESL
EAP
CALL
CSL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,263,342
307,089
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Aroline Seibert Hanson
Arcadia University
Glenside, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
183
0.897
Second Language Acquisition
L2 Transfer
Motivation
Language Revitalization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,281,179
309,469
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
James J Davis
Howard University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
42
0.214
Spanish
Latin America
Caribbean
foreign language education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,346,272
318,351
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Douglas Margolis
University of Wisconsin River Falls
River Falls, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
52
0.310
Second Language Acquisition
Assessment
Pronunciation
Intercultural Compency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,464,357
334,261
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christina Huhn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
68
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,498,499
338,926
544
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stephanie Pellet
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
40
0.342
French
Foreign language education
L2 literacy
teaching with technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,519,482
341,768
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dieter A Waldvogel
Samford University
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
61
0.550
foreign language education
Spanish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,577,831
349,447
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zhijun Wen
Truman State University
Kirksville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
34
0.354
Second Language Acquisition
Second Language Sentence Processing
Chinese Sentence Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,694,866
365,470
1,197
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ying Yue
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
66
0.943
foreign language education
teacher education
classroom interaction
Chinese language education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,733,514
370,768
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Birgit A Jensen
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
37
0.587
German Studies
Foreign Language Education
Flipped Learning
Working Class Autobiographies
Life Writing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,748,657
372,885
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Roman Lesnov
Oakwood University
Huntsville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
52
0.867
Second Language Listening Assessment
Research Methods
Applied Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,815,111
381,871
3,022
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yigit Savuran
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
39
0.796
corpus linguistics
language assessment
foreign language education
curriculum & instruction