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 :201
Online and Distance Education
Future Education
Learning Sciences
Networked Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,315
812
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :202
information ethics
information education
diversity and inclusion
online learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
469
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :203
e-learning
competency
preceptorship
management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,292
1,206
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :204
Educação a distância
Processos de formação
Tecnologias e subjetividade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,268
375
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :205
distance education
blended learning
elearning
medical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,255
1,074
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :206
E-Learning
MOOCs
Collaborative Learning
Peer Assessment
Automated Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
950
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :207
e-learning
TICs y educación
m-learning
web 2.0
contenido abierto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,252
498
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :208
E-Learning
Mobile Learning
Context
Ubiquitous Computing
Blended Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,243
400
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :209
Machine Learning and Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,235
1,183
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :210
E-learning
Gamification
Educational games
Human-Computer interaction
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,223
1,210
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :211
leadership
elearning
adult learning
human resource development
distance education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
516
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :212
Mobile Learning
E-Learning
Instructional Technology
Online Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,216
702
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :213
Reinforcement Learning
Bandits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,215
1,162
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :214
online learning
retailing
marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,209
409
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :215
Technology Education teachers' professional development
Indigenous Technology Knowledge Systems Education
Decolonization of Ed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,204
901
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :216
gender and technology
online learning
eportfolios
graduate education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
339
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :217
Distance education
e-learning
lifelong learning
gamification
wearable technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
910
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :218
Open and Distance Learning
Educational Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
1,034
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :219
online learning
MOOCs
interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,169
1,048
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :220
Distance Education
Technology Integration
Social Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,169
440
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :221
engineering education
STEM curriculum development
teacher training
online learning
international educational development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,160
779
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :222
e-learning
co-design
education
special needs
block-based programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,154
217
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :223
Open Educational Resources
Educator Mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
728
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :224
eLearning
digital systems
test
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
370
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :225
e-learning
motivational learning strategies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,111
754
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
579,750
36,393
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 201
murat oztok
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,315
812
0.617
Online and Distance Education
Future Education
Learning Sciences
Networked Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
582,286
176,897
555
Ranking Based On Selection: 202
Kathleen Burnett
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
469
0.359
information ethics
information education
diversity and inclusion
online learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,937
309
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 203
Dennis Fronda
Sultan Qaboos University
Muscat, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,292
1,206
0.933
e-learning
competency
preceptorship
management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,773
19,195
743
Ranking Based On Selection: 204
Mara Lucia Fernandes Carneiro
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,268
375
0.296
Educação a distância
Processos de formação
Tecnologias e subjetividade
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
596,136
8,702
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 205
Nahid Zarifsanaiey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,255
1,074
0.856
distance education
blended learning
elearning
medical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
596,463
20,787
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 206
Thomas Staubitz
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
950
0.758
E-Learning
MOOCs
Collaborative Learning
Peer Assessment
Automated Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,179
18,865
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 207
Inmaculada Maiz Olazabalaga
Universidad del País Vasco
Leioa, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,252
498
0.398
e-learning
TICs y educación
m-learning
web 2.0
contenido abierto
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
599,745
7,285
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 208
Christian Glahn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,243
400
0.322
E-Learning
Mobile Learning
Context
Ubiquitous Computing
Blended Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,704
21,743
406
Ranking Based On Selection: 209
Lei Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,235
1,183
0.958
Machine Learning and Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,130
18,481
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 210
Mouna Denden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,223
1,210
0.989
E-learning
Gamification
Educational games
Human-Computer interaction
Machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,506
183,086
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 211
Peter Williams
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
516
0.423
leadership
elearning
adult learning
human resource development
distance education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
607,325
183,282
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 212
Daesang Kim
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,216
702
0.577
Mobile Learning
E-Learning
Instructional Technology
Online Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
607,450
10,604
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 213
Kyungjae Lee
Chung Ang University
Multan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,215
1,162
0.956
Reinforcement Learning
Bandits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,484
183,821
558
Ranking Based On Selection: 214
Marianne Bickle
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,209
409
0.338
online learning
retailing
marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
610,806
3,151
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 215
Mishack Gumbo
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,204
901
0.748
Technology Education teachers' professional development
Indigenous Technology Knowledge Systems Education
Decolonization of Ed
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
615,694
185,435
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 216
Kristine L Blair
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
339
0.285
gender and technology
online learning
eportfolios
graduate education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,993
10,019
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 217
Sezan Sezgin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
910
0.771
Distance education
e-learning
lifelong learning
gamification
wearable technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,552
10,031
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 218
Hakan Altınpulluk
Anadolu University
Eskişehir, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
1,034
0.878
Open and Distance Learning
Educational Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,353
5,034
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 219
Tatiana Semenova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,169
1,048
0.896
online learning
MOOCs
interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,563
186,941
488
Ranking Based On Selection: 220
Michael Menchaca
University of Hawaii System
Honolulu, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,169
440
0.376
Distance Education
Technology Integration
Social Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,100
187,598
3,178
Ranking Based On Selection: 221
Aikaterini Katerina Bagiati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,160
779
0.672
engineering education
STEM curriculum development
teacher training
online learning
international educational development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
626,190
19,832
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 222
Pedro Paredes
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Móstoles, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,154
217
0.188
e-learning
co-design
education
special needs
block-based programming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
627,587
188,487
1,269
Ranking Based On Selection: 223
T Jared Robinson
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
728
0.634
Open Educational Resources
Educator Mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
634,969
21,934
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 224
Wuttke Heinz Dietrich
Technische Universität Ilmenau
Ilmenau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
370
0.329
eLearning
digital systems
test
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,773
9,811
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 225
Mahdi Moeinikia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,111
754
0.679
e-learning
motivational learning strategies