Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Open and Distance Education 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 :101
Information and Communication Technologies in Health Education
Online learning environments
Instructional use of the Internet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,366
1,276
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
metaliteracy
information literacy
online learning
open learning
MOOCs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,356
1,209
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
open
online and distance education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,306
1,262
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
Online learning
Augmented Reality
Virtual Reality
Flipped classroom
Formative Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,269
2,006
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
online learning
social media
digital media
learning environments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,251
724
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
phylogenetic systematics
Hymenoptera
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,218
841
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
Evaluation
Implementation Science
Mixed Methods
Distance Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,172
863
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
Online education
new technologies
smoking
stress and coping
critical thinking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,169
702
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
eLearning
multimedia
semantic technologies
computer science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,149
1,013
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
Qualitative Educational Research
Sociology of Education and Technology
Open Distance Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,124
1,981
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
feedback
writing
online learning environments
teacher training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,110
1,062
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
e-Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,084
1,510
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
Text comprehension
Open Educational Resources
Student attitudes toward active learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
1,865
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
E-learning
Novas tecnologias e aprendizagem
Avaliação da aprendizagem
Avaliação digital
Redes socias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,067
953
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
Distance education
ODL
online learning
staff development
research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,054
2,003
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
online learning
community of inquiry
scaffolding
games
problem solving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,054
1,334
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
online learning
self-regulated learning
co-regulation
socially-shared regulation
epistemic agency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,006
1,117
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
E-learning
Multimedia
ICT in education
teacher training in area of ICT i e-learning
distance learning courses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
1,112
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
Bioscience
Mathematical Literacy
Emotional Intelligence
Online Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,988
475
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
Instructional Design
Organizational Development
Online learning
open education
EdTech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,966
865
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
Online learning
online group development
problem-based instruction
blended learning
and innovative learning technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,965
1,424
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
Online Teaching and Learning
Instructional Design
Emerging Technologies
Design Epistemology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,951
1,919
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
online learning
immersive environments
gaming
simulations
ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,951
1,408
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
Online Learning
Integration of Technology into Teaching Practices
Student Assessment
Critical Thinking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,933
934
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
HyFlex Course Design
social interaction in online learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,928
1,421
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,267
3,112
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Nikolaos Vernadakis
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,366
1,276
0.539
Information and Communication Technologies in Health Education
Online learning environments
Instructional use of the Internet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,514
124,134
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Thomas P Mackey
State University of New York Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,356
1,209
0.513
metaliteracy
information literacy
online learning
open learning
MOOCs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,744
2,059
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Tian Belawati
Universitas Terbuka
Banten, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,306
1,262
0.547
open
online and distance education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,436
9,454
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Kaushal Kumar Bat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,269
2,006
0.884
Online learning
Augmented Reality
Virtual Reality
Flipped classroom
Formative Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,862
3,491
705
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Christian Dalsgaard
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,251
724
0.322
online learning
social media
digital media
learning environments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,174
14,888
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Susanne Schulmeister
Hochschule München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,218
841
0.379
phylogenetic systematics
Hymenoptera
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,451
130,649
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Krisanna Machtmes
Ohio University
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,172
863
0.397
Evaluation
Implementation Science
Mixed Methods
Distance Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,867
318
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Angelos Kaissidis-Rodafinos
Frederick University
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,169
702
0.324
Online education
new technologies
smoking
stress and coping
critical thinking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,530
12,670
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Manuel José Fernández Iglesias
Universidade de Vigo
Pontevedra, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,149
1,013
0.471
eLearning
multimedia
semantic technologies
computer science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,849
27,856
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Kyungmee Lee
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,124
1,981
0.933
Qualitative Educational Research
Sociology of Education and Technology
Open Distance Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,006
12,868
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Teresa Guasch
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,110
1,062
0.503
feedback
writing
online learning environments
teacher training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,706
2,694
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Hsien Sheng Hsiao
National Taiwan Normal University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,084
1,510
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,891
134,370
1,366
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Virginia Clinton Lisell|Virginia Clinton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
1,865
0.898
Text comprehension
Open Educational Resources
Student attitudes toward active learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420,321
1,458
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Lúcia Amante
Universidade Aberta
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,067
953
0.461
E-learning
Novas tecnologias e aprendizagem
Avaliação da aprendizagem
Avaliação digital
Redes socias
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,228
2,000
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Jennifer Roberts
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,054
2,003
0.975
Distance education
ODL
online learning
staff development
research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,280
135,322
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Janet Mannheimer Zydney
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,054
1,334
0.649
online learning
community of inquiry
scaffolding
games
problem solving
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,772
137,403
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Suzanne Hayes
State University of New York Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,006
1,117
0.557
online learning
self-regulated learning
co-regulation
socially-shared regulation
epistemic agency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,087
2,236
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Eugenia Smyrnova Trybulska
University of Silesia in Katowice
Katowice, Poland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
1,112
0.555
E-learning
Multimedia
ICT in education
teacher training in area of ICT i e-learning
distance learning courses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,555
28,936
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Vicki Tariq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,988
475
0.239
Bioscience
Mathematical Literacy
Emotional Intelligence
Online Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,992
139,034
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Apostolos Koutropoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,966
865
0.440
Instructional Design
Organizational Development
Online learning
open education
EdTech
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,064
139,052
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Hungwei Tseng
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,965
1,424
0.725
Online learning
online group development
problem-based instruction
blended learning
and innovative learning technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,219
139,648
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Kiran Budhrani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,951
1,919
0.984
Online Teaching and Learning
Instructional Design
Emerging Technologies
Design Epistemology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,261
139,661
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Dennis Beck
University of Arkansas Fayetteville
Fayetteville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,951
1,408
0.722
online learning
immersive environments
gaming
simulations
ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,185
140,433
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Jorge Gaytan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,933
934
0.483
Online Learning
Integration of Technology into Teaching Practices
Student Assessment
Critical Thinking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,997
140,656
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Brian Beatty
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,928
1,421
0.737
HyFlex Course Design
social interaction in online learning