Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Open and Distance Education 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 :126
Colombia
Andrés Chiappe
m-learning
Instructional Design
Teaching & Teacher Education
Learning Objects
Open Educational Practices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
1,168
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :127
United States
Igor Chirikov
Student Experience
Online Learning
Comparative Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,974
1,836
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :128
United States
Jorge Gaytan
Online Learning
Integration of Technology into Teaching Practices
Student Assessment
Critical Thinking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,967
966
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :129
Egypt
Ayman E Khedr
Data Science and Big Data
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
Cloud Computing
E-Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
1,567
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :130
United Kingdom
Laura Toni
reinforcement learning
online learning
virtual reality
multimedia
graph signal processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
1,297
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :131
Netherlands
José Janssen
Online learning & instruction
Technology enhanced learning
e-Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
975
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :132
Spain
Enric Serradell López|Enric Serradell-Lopez
elearning
business games
management
entrepreneurship
Complex problem solving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,905
1,353
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :133
South Africa
Seugnet Blignaut
distance learning
eyetracking
serious games
technology-enhanced learning
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,905
799
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :134
Netherlands
Daniëlle Verstegen
online learning
blended learning
instructional design
curriculum innovation
Problem-Based Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,893
988
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :135
Spain
Fernando A. Mikic Fonte
eLearning
innovación educativa
blended learning
simuladores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,886
1,024
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :136
Switzerland
Laurent Moccozet
e-learning
technology enhanced learning
virtual reality
3D graphics
multimedia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,886
519
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :137
Kenya
John K. Tarus
E-Learning
Recommender Systems
Internet of Things
Data Mining
Open Source Software
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,884
1,586
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :138
United States
Alex Kumi Yeboah
Immigrant Education
Collaborative Online learning
Cross-Cultural Online Learning
Di
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,846
1,571
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :139
Türkiye
Selçuk Karaman
öğretim teknolojileri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,843
1,023
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :140
Hong Kong
Eugenia Mw Ng
e-learning
portfolios
flipped classroom
wiki projects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,837
855
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :141
Romania
Diana Andone
elearning
multimedia
web technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
1,099
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :142
Germany
Heimo Adelsberger
E-Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,816
208
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :143
United States
Jennifer Dennis Brown Aka Jennifer H Dennis
Green Industry Research Consortium
Horticulture Marketing
Farmers' Markets
Farm to School
Distance Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
877
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :144
South Africa
Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams
elearning
Open Education Resources
eportfolios
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,796
780
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :145
Türkiye
Engin Kurşun
OER
OEP
Open and Distance Learning
Distance Education
Open Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,782
1,041
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :146
Romania
Maria Iuliana Dascalu
e-learning and e-training
VR/AR for active learning
social & semantic web
knowledge management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
1,058
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :147
China
Jingjing Zhang
online learning
network analysis
learning analytics
information visualisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,754
1,473
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :148
Türkiye
Gürhan Durak
Distance education
online learning
social learning networks
instructional design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,524
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :149
Malaysia
Hanafi Atan
E-learning
instructional technology
open and distance learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,732
639
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :150
United States
Betul Ozkan Czerkawski
Emerging Learning Technologies
Online Learning Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,728
1,138
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,358
Colombia
1,016
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 126
Andrés Chiappe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
1,168
0.591
m-learning
Instructional Design
Teaching & Teacher Education
Learning Objects
Open Educational Practices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,452
United States
140,321
1,750
Ranking Based On Selection: 127
Igor Chirikov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,974
1,836
0.930
Student Experience
Online Learning
Comparative Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,768
United States
140,664
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 128
Jorge Gaytan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,967
966
0.491
Online Learning
Integration of Technology into Teaching Practices
Student Assessment
Critical Thinking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,939
Egypt
1,637
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 129
Ayman E Khedr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
1,567
0.805
Data Science and Big Data
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
Cloud Computing
E-Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,914
United Kingdom
29,930
1,830
Ranking Based On Selection: 130
Laura Toni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
1,297
0.676
reinforcement learning
online learning
virtual reality
multimedia
graph signal processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,305
Netherlands
8,847
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 131
José Janssen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
975
0.509
Online learning & instruction
Technology enhanced learning
e-Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,043
Spain
14,198
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 132
Enric Serradell López|Enric Serradell-Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,905
1,353
0.710
elearning
business games
management
entrepreneurship
Complex problem solving
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,116
South Africa
2,217
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 133
Seugnet Blignaut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,905
799
0.419
distance learning
eyetracking
serious games
technology-enhanced learning
qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,091
Netherlands
8,910
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 134
Daniëlle Verstegen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,893
988
0.522
online learning
blended learning
instructional design
curriculum innovation
Problem-Based Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,256
Spain
14,282
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 135
Fernando A. Mikic Fonte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,886
1,024
0.543
eLearning
innovación educativa
blended learning
simuladores
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,332
Switzerland
5,839
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 136
Laurent Moccozet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,886
519
0.275
e-learning
technology enhanced learning
virtual reality
3D graphics
multimedia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,555
Kenya
348
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 137
John K. Tarus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,884
1,586
0.842
E-Learning
Recommender Systems
Internet of Things
Data Mining
Open Source Software
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,161
United States
146,137
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 138
Alex Kumi Yeboah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,846
1,571
0.851
Immigrant Education
Collaborative Online learning
Cross-Cultural Online Learning
Di
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,724
Türkiye
6,012
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 139
Selçuk Karaman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,843
1,023
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,756
Hong Kong
2,851
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 140
Eugenia Mw Ng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,837
855
0.465
e-learning
portfolios
flipped classroom
wiki projects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,899
Romania
695
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 141
Diana Andone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
1,099
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,488
Germany
17,040
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 142
Heimo Adelsberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,816
208
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,182
United States
148,017
515
Ranking Based On Selection: 143
Jennifer Dennis Brown Aka Jennifer H Dennis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
877
0.486
Green Industry Research Consortium
Horticulture Marketing
Farmers' Markets
Farm to School
Distance Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,932
South Africa
2,313
412
Ranking Based On Selection: 144
Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,796
780
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,435
Türkiye
6,271
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 145
Engin Kurşun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,782
1,041
0.584
OER
OEP
Open and Distance Learning
Distance Education
Open Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,807
Romania
725
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 146
Maria Iuliana Dascalu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
1,058
0.594
e-learning and e-training
VR/AR for active learning
social & semantic web
knowledge management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,493
China
22,749
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 147
Jingjing Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,754
1,473
0.840
online learning
network analysis
learning analytics
information visualisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,237
Türkiye
6,438
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 148
Gürhan Durak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,524
0.873
Distance education
online learning
social learning networks
instructional design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,827
Malaysia
3,054
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 149
Hanafi Atan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,732
639
0.369
E-learning
instructional technology
open and distance learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,521
United States
151,778
986
Ranking Based On Selection: 150
Betul Ozkan Czerkawski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,728
1,138
0.659
Emerging Learning Technologies
Online Learning Design