Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Higher Education Studies 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 :176
Educational technology
Innovative pedagogies
online learning in higher education
eLearning
HDR supervison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,084
1,714
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :177
Civic engagement
authentic assessment
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,054
1,581
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :178
Higher education
gender
policy
leadership
history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,026
1,730
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :179
Higher Education Assessment
teaching and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,998
2,016
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :180
school reform
access to higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,990
1,835
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :181
higher education
policy
science
STEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,969
3,360
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :182
Higher education
feedback
evaluative judgement
formative assessment
inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,961
3,691
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :183
higher education
open and online learning
equity and care
critical pedagogy
intercultural
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,939
3,493
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :184
higher education
research
consultant
interim manager
international cooperation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,884
468
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :185
academic integrity
higher education
educational integrity
plagiarism
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,863
2,628
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :186
Quality management
higher education
critical incident technique
lean six sigma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,820
2,227
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :187
higher education pedagogy
professional development
scholarship of teaching and learning
researcher development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,794
1,593
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :188
comparative and international education
sociology of higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,784
1,859
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :189
Drug discovery
science communication
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,776
549
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :190
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,748
1,594
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :191
higher education management
organization and strategy
change and adaptation
comparative studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,719
827
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :192
City Imaging
Regional Development
Un/Popular Culture
Higher Education Studies
Info Literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,714
1,374
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :193
higher education
research ethics
researcher development
research practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,675
872
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :194
higher education
history of education
cultural approach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,648
1,297
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :195
Higher education
access and success of underrepresented students in college
African American women's college experiences
rete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,646
2,325
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :196
decolonization
time/temporality
curriculum and pedagogy
higher education
globalization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,638
2,348
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :197
higher education
peer observation of teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,638
1,986
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :198
Vocational education
apprenticeship
higher education
skill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,631
1,000
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :199
higher education
open_education
fake news
digital_literacy
education for sustainable
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,630
1,372
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :200
black principals
urban education
blacks in higher education and African-centered education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,615
1,162
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,293
10,800
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 176
Dorit Maor
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,084
1,714
0.420
Educational technology
Innovative pedagogies
online learning in higher education
eLearning
HDR supervison
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,953
18,119
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 177
Victoria Burns
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,054
1,581
0.390
Civic engagement
authentic assessment
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,507
10,932
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 178
Tanya Fitzgerald
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,026
1,730
0.430
Higher education
gender
policy
leadership
history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,143
18,323
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 179
Sue Bloxham
University of Cumbria
Carlisle, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,998
2,016
0.504
Higher Education Assessment
teaching and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,599
85,957
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 180
Elizabeth Glennie
RTI Health Solutions
Berkeley, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,990
1,835
0.460
school reform
access to higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,748
18,422
406
Ranking Based On Selection: 181
Richard Watermeyer
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,969
3,360
0.847
higher education
policy
science
STEM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,200
11,096
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 182
Joanna Tai
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,961
3,691
0.932
Higher education
feedback
evaluative judgement
formative assessment
inclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,459
527
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 183
Maha Bali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,939
3,493
0.887
higher education
open and online learning
equity and care
critical pedagogy
intercultural
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,687
5,591
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 184
Albert Wca Cornelissen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,884
468
0.120
higher education
research
consultant
interim manager
international cooperation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,874
11,330
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 185
Tracey Bretag
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,863
2,628
0.680
academic integrity
higher education
educational integrity
plagiarism
policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,298
18,964
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 186
Jacqueline Douglas
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,820
2,227
0.583
Quality management
higher education
critical incident technique
lean six sigma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,863
10,870
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 187
Cheryl Amundsen
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,794
1,593
0.420
higher education pedagogy
professional development
scholarship of teaching and learning
researcher development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,450
11,531
887
Ranking Based On Selection: 188
Ravinder Sidhu
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,784
1,859
0.491
comparative and international education
sociology of higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,989
89,490
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 189
Jeffrey H Toney
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,776
549
0.145
Drug discovery
science communication
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,637
89,970
640
Ranking Based On Selection: 190
William R Doyle
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,748
1,594
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,497
1,483
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 191
Barbara Sporn
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,719
827
0.222
higher education management
organization and strategy
change and adaptation
comparative studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,810
11,712
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 192
Tara Brabazon
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,714
1,374
0.370
City Imaging
Regional Development
Un/Popular Culture
Higher Education Studies
Info Literacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,180
11,133
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 193
Michelle K Mcginn
Brock University
St. Catharines, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,675
872
0.237
higher education
research ethics
researcher development
research practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,813
1,648
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 194
Jussi Välimaa
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,648
1,297
0.356
higher education
history of education
cultural approach
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,905
91,776
1,027
Ranking Based On Selection: 195
Rachelle Winkle Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,646
2,325
0.638
Higher education
access and success of underrepresented students in college
African American women's college experiences
rete
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,410
91,918
637
Ranking Based On Selection: 196
Riyad A Shahjahan
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,638
2,348
0.645
decolonization
time/temporality
curriculum and pedagogy
higher education
globalization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,420
11,902
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 197
Andrea Chester
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,638
1,986
0.546
higher education
peer observation of teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,859
11,918
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 198
Erica Smith
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,631
1,000
0.275
Vocational education
apprenticeship
higher education
skill
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,915
270
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 199
Gabriela Grosseck
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,630
1,372
0.378
higher education
open_education
fake news
digital_literacy
education for sustainable
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,872
92,343
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 200
Kofi Lomotey
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,615
1,162
0.321
black principals
urban education
blacks in higher education and African-centered education