Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Special Education Highly Cited Researchers 519 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
educational psychology
special education
educational policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,996
14,860
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
self-determination
special education
intellectual disability
positive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,970
19,689
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gifted
creativity
talent development
school improvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,239
10,824
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Special Education
Learning and Memory
Inclusion
Research Synthesis
Content Area Instruction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,685
6,016
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
special education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,470
6,189
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
gifted and talented
Black students
cultural competence
multicultural education
underachievement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,300
6,840
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Deaf children
Deaf education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,920
5,191
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Intellectual Disability
Developmental Disability
Support Needs Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,830
6,949
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
First interest
Second interest
...Group dynamics
group therapy
psychotherapy process
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,675
4,676
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
families of children with disabilities
special education
Down syndrome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,589
3,579
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
gifted and talented
underachievement
technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,791
5,111
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
ADHD
Fathers
Parenting
Special Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,655
4,823
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Special Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,545
5,751
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Special Education
Inclusive Education
Students with Disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,837
5,032
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Legal and policy issues in special education
delinquency
discriminatory discipline
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,733
5,142
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Early Intervention
Early Childhood Special Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,416
3,146
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
gifted
social development
emotional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,067
2,517
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
special education
early childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,165
3,644
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Special Education
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,010
5,050
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Special Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,908
1,468
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Effective instruction
behavioral disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,765
3,047
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
augmentative and alternative communication
AAC
assistive technology
literacy
special education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,657
4,538
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bilingual Special Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,323
3,695
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Special Education
Behavioral Health
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,249
3,984
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Autism
school-based intervention
peer mediation
special education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,128
2,118
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,582
3,101
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Douglas Fuchs
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,996
14,860
0.225
educational psychology
special education
educational policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,470
3,538
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Wehmeyer
University of Kansas
Lawrence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,970
19,689
0.323
self-determination
special education
intellectual disability
positive psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,471
6,360
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joseph Renzulli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,239
10,824
0.256
Gifted
creativity
talent development
school improvement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,163
9,792
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thomas E Scruggs
George Mason University
Fairfax, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,685
6,016
0.190
Special Education
Learning and Memory
Inclusion
Research Synthesis
Content Area Instruction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,406
9,891
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Margo Mastropieri
George Mason University
Fairfax, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,470
6,189
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,091
16,973
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Donna Y Ford|Donna Ford-Harris
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,300
6,840
0.321
gifted and talented
Black students
cultural competence
multicultural education
underachievement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,839
19,566
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marc Marschark
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,920
5,191
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,647
21,090
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James R Thompson
University of Kansas
Lawrence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,830
6,949
0.390
Intellectual Disability
Developmental Disability
Support Needs Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,201
22,865
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dennis Kivlighan
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,675
4,676
0.280
First interest
Second interest
...Group dynamics
group therapy
psychotherapy process
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,183
24,768
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert M Hodapp
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,589
3,579
0.230
families of children with disabilities
special education
Down syndrome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,378
26,357
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Del Siegle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,791
5,111
0.346
gifted and talented
underachievement
technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,234
28,870
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gregory Fabiano
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,655
4,823
0.353
ADHD
Fathers
Parenting
Special Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,961
29,118
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bryan Cook
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,545
5,751
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,889
30,933
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James Mcleskey
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,837
5,032
0.392
Special Education
Inclusive Education
Students with Disabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,618
31,195
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Antonis Katsiyannis
Clemson University
Clemson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,733
5,142
0.404
Legal and policy issues in special education
delinquency
discriminatory discipline
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,279
35,041
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ra Mcwilliam
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,416
3,146
0.276
Early Intervention
Early Childhood Special Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,600
36,191
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jean Sunde Peterson
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,067
2,517
0.227
gifted
social development
emotional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,898
39,396
390
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Maureen Conroy
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,165
3,644
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,641
40,044
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Brandi Simonsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,010
5,050
0.504
Special Education
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,809
40,456
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
TF Mclaughlin
Gonzaga University
Spokane, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,908
1,468
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,531
41,024
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Terrance Scott
University of Louisville
Louisville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,765
3,047
0.312
Effective instruction
behavioral disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,817
41,479
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Mcnaughton
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,657
4,538
0.470
augmentative and alternative communication
AAC
assistive technology
literacy
special education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,151
42,965
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Diane Rodriguez
Fordham University
The Bronx, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,323
3,695
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,114
43,298
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Laura Lee Mcintyre
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,249
3,984
0.431
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Special Education
Behavioral Health
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,817
43,888
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Debra Kamps
University of Kansas
Lawrence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,128
2,118
0.232
Autism
school-based intervention
peer mediation
special education