Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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 :26
spirituality and culture in adult education
medical education
diversity and equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,908
44,309
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Educational psychology in teacher education
teacher efficacy
teacher beliefs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,005
27,936
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
1. Racism and anti-racism
2. Microaggression theory
3. Microinterventions
4. Cultural competence
5. Multicultural counseling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,832
25,936
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
curriculum
teaching
teacher education
social studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,505
42,417
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,331
28,722
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Psychometrics
statistics
measurement
science education
indicators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,371
18,294
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Assessment in Education
Science curriculum
Crystal structures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,369
22,008
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,032
31,661
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Kurikulum dan Pembelajaran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,370
39,898
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Pedagogia. Filosofia da Educação. História da Educação.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,307
28,123
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Exercise
obesity
physical activity
exercise physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,869
26,555
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,615
11,491
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Education
Statistics
Policy
Meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,446
9,675
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
educational psychology
special education
educational policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,210
17,552
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,813
38,363
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Educational Technology
Creativity
TPACK
Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,457
35,956
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
physical activity
exercise
health
obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,385
41,052
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Instructional Design
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,822
30,117
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
learning sciences
knowledge building
cscl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,371
10,698
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Exercise and Sports Medicine and Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,279
27,740
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Scientific Visualization
Informal Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,117
13,809
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
self-determination
special education
intellectual disability
positive psychology
positive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,830
22,447
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
educational studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,823
44,891
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Developmental psychology
human abilities
quantitative psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,945
22,303
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Educational Technology
TPACK
Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,481
32,262
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,109
2,424
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Elizabeth J Tisdell
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,908
44,309
0.584
spirituality and culture in adult education
medical education
diversity and equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,340
2,530
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Anita Woolfolk Hoy
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,005
27,936
0.377
Educational psychology in teacher education
teacher efficacy
teacher beliefs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,460
2,590
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Derald Sue
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,832
25,936
0.356
1. Racism and anti-racism
2. Microaggression theory
3. Microinterventions
4. Cultural competence
5. Multicultural counseling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,611
37
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Ali Yıldırım
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,505
42,417
0.593
curriculum
teaching
teacher education
social studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,762
116
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Cees Van Der Vleuten
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,331
28,722
0.408
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,910
2,801
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Rich Shavelson
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,371
18,294
0.264
Psychometrics
statistics
measurement
science education
indicators
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,043
512
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Paul Black
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,369
22,008
0.322
Assessment in Education
Science curriculum
Crystal structures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,250
134
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Fred Paas
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,032
31,661
0.472
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,345
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Wina Sanjaya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,370
39,898
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,357
60
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Dermeval Saviani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,307
28,123
0.424
Pedagogia. Filosofia da Educação. História da Educação.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,410
245
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Robert Ross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,869
26,555
0.403
Exercise
obesity
physical activity
exercise physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,454
3,046
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Richard C Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,615
11,491
0.175
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,473
3,055
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Gene Glass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,446
9,675
0.148
Education
Statistics
Policy
Meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,508
3,075
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Douglas Fuchs
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,210
17,552
0.269
educational psychology
special education
educational policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,584
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Hasan Şimşek
Bahçeşehir University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,813
38,363
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,641
3,144
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Punya Mishra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,457
35,956
0.558
Educational Technology
Creativity
TPACK
Teacher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,653
124
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Francisco B Ortega
Universidad de Granada
Granada, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,385
41,052
0.638
physical activity
exercise
health
obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,762
154
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Paul A Kirschner
Open University
Milton Keynes, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,822
30,117
0.472
Instructional Design
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,206
270
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Carl Bereiter
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,371
10,698
0.174
learning sciences
knowledge building
cscl
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,398
279
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Will Hopkins
Victoria University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,279
27,740
0.460
Exercise and Sports Medicine and Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,430
3,527
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Mark U Subbarao
NASA Ames Research Center
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,117
13,809
0.230
Scientific Visualization
Informal Science Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,488
3,558
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Michael Wehmeyer
University of Kansas
Lawrence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,830
22,447
0.375
self-determination
special education
intellectual disability
positive psychology
positive
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,489
3,559
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Shuang Li
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,823
44,891
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,674
3,644
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Keith Widaman
University of California Riverside
Riverside, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,945
22,303
0.378
Developmental psychology
human abilities
quantitative psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,769
3,700
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Matthew Koehler
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,481
32,262
0.552
Educational Technology
TPACK
Social Media