Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Higher Education Studies 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 :151
Lebanon
Nazir S Hawi
Technology Addiction
Data Science
Computers & Education
Expert Systems
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,845
3,908
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :152
Australia
Martin Davies
Critical Thinking
Argumentation Theory
Computer-Aided Argument Mapping
Interdisciplinary Higher Education
Philosophy of Educ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,757
2,560
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :153
New Zealand
tony harland
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,740
2,325
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :154
New Zealand
Barbara Grant
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,729
2,020
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :155
United States
Mark E Engberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,691
1,875
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :156
Australia
Kerryn Butler Henderson
Digital Health
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,639
4,465
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :157
United States
Jeanett Castellanos
Higher Education
Counseling Psychology
Cultural Competency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,637
1,932
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :158
Australia
Chi Baik
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,630
3,375
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :159
Australia
David McConnell
Networked Learning in higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,560
941
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :160
Switzerland
Barbara Moser Mercer
interpreting research
expertise research
education in emergencies
higher education in emergencies
research ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,559
2,020
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :161
Australia
Franziska Trede
agency
professional identity
deliberate professional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,492
2,536
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :162
United States
Gregory Kienzl
Higher Education
Financial Aid
Student Mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,476
1,220
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :163
Germany
Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia
Wirtschaftspädagogik
Evaluation
Kompetenzen
Competency Assessment in Higher Education
Lehrprofessionalität
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,422
2,888
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :164
United States
Sharon Fries Britt
Minority Students
STEM
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,398
2,020
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :165
United States
Christopher Morphew
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,381
1,819
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :166
Germany
Jasmin Godemann
Sustainability Communication
Food Communication
Higher Education for Sustainable Development
Interdisciplinarity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,378
2,258
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :167
United States
Jerlando FL Jackson
Higher Education and Organizational Disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,364
1,951
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :168
Australia
Matthew W Kemp
Perinatal Research
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,354
2,816
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :169
Australia
Julie Ann Pooley
Resilience
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,317
2,300
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :170
United States
Marvin A Titus
Higher Education Economics
Finance
Policy
Quantitative Techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,285
1,394
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :171
United States
Xueli Wang
Community Colleges
STEM Education
Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
College Student Success
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,275
2,807
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :172
Australia
Carol Evans
assessment
self regulation
individual differences
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,246
2,286
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :173
United States
Susan Twombly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,238
1,215
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :174
United States
Linda Deangelo
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,207
1,773
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :175
Australia
Joanna Tai
Higher education
feedback
evaluative judgement
formative assessment
inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,182
3,911
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,556
Lebanon
119
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 151
Nazir S Hawi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,845
3,908
0.807
Technology Addiction
Data Science
Computers & Education
Expert Systems
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,227
Australia
9,637
730
Ranking Based On Selection: 152
Martin Davies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,757
2,560
0.538
Critical Thinking
Argumentation Theory
Computer-Aided Argument Mapping
Interdisciplinary Higher Education
Philosophy of Educ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,014
New Zealand
1,152
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 153
tony harland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,740
2,325
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,515
New Zealand
1,155
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 154
Barbara Grant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,729
2,020
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,146
United States
76,834
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 155
Mark E Engberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,691
1,875
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,326
Australia
9,864
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 156
Kerryn Butler Henderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,639
4,465
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,452
United States
77,520
649
Ranking Based On Selection: 157
Jeanett Castellanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,637
1,932
0.417
Higher Education
Counseling Psychology
Cultural Competency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,763
Australia
9,886
747
Ranking Based On Selection: 158
Chi Baik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,630
3,375
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,942
Australia
10,015
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 159
David McConnell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,560
941
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,983
Switzerland
3,243
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 160
Barbara Moser Mercer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,559
2,020
0.443
interpreting research
expertise research
education in emergencies
higher education in emergencies
research ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,026
Australia
10,152
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 161
Franziska Trede
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,492
2,536
0.565
agency
professional identity
deliberate professional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,793
United States
79,675
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 162
Gregory Kienzl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,476
1,220
0.273
Higher Education
Financial Aid
Student Mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,342
Germany
9,194
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 163
Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,422
2,888
0.653
Wirtschaftspädagogik
Evaluation
Kompetenzen
Competency Assessment in Higher Education
Lehrprofessionalität
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,512
United States
80,797
726
Ranking Based On Selection: 164
Sharon Fries Britt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,398
2,020
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,386
United States
81,056
760
Ranking Based On Selection: 165
Christopher Morphew
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,381
1,819
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,520
Germany
9,264
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 166
Jasmin Godemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,378
2,258
0.516
Sustainability Communication
Food Communication
Higher Education for Sustainable Development
Interdisciplinarity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,202
United States
81,279
923
Ranking Based On Selection: 167
Jerlando FL Jackson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,364
1,951
0.447
Higher Education and Organizational Disparities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,644
Australia
10,416
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 168
Matthew W Kemp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,354
2,816
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,516
Australia
10,490
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 169
Julie Ann Pooley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,317
2,300
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,130
United States
82,403
736
Ranking Based On Selection: 170
Marvin A Titus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,285
1,394
0.325
Higher Education Economics
Finance
Policy
Quantitative Techniques
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,647
United States
82,568
931
Ranking Based On Selection: 171
Xueli Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,275
2,807
0.657
Community Colleges
STEM Education
Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
College Student Success
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,119
Australia
10,630
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 172
Carol Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,246
2,286
0.538
assessment
self regulation
individual differences
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,539
United States
83,128
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 173
Susan Twombly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,238
1,215
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,167
United States
83,567
821
Ranking Based On Selection: 174
Linda Deangelo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,207
1,773
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,414
Australia
10,770
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 175
Joanna Tai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,182
3,911
0.935
Higher education
feedback
evaluative judgement
formative assessment
inclusion