Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University West 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
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,842
994
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Sport Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,818
422
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Academic Identity
Education for a global world
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,660
717
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Education
Work integrated learning
Methodology
Professional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,592
899
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
teacher education
race and education
urban schooling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,560
301
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
self-directed learning
cooperative learning
technology supported learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,467
996
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Science education
indigenous knowledge
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,443
1,068
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Computer Science Education
Computational Thinking
Instructional Design
Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
1,014
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Urban
Special
Gifted Education
Achievment Gap
Familial/Community Involvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,366
432
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Language Education
Postcolonial Literature
Language Policy
Rural Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
594
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
achievement inequalities in large scale assessments
mixed and multiple methods
system reform and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
567
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Education - Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
745
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
CSCL
work-integrated learning
social media
educational technology
Action Design Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,177
538
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
optimisation
educational technology
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,124
614
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Science Education
Environmental Education
Science Teacher Education
Curriculum Theory
Educational Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,104
671
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
curriculum studies
higher education
new materialisms
human rights (education)
religious
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,103
683
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
citizenship
Holocaust education
values
genocide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,068
384
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Reading literacy
reading assessment
work integrated learning
performance-based assessment
teacher training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,042
616
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Self-directed learning
online learning
curriculum studies and assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,025
855
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Adapted Physical Education
Physical Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,012
731
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
learning and teaching
academic development
scholarship of teaching and learning
SoTL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
109
0.109
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Educational equity
classroom dialogue
teacher knowledge
school leadership
teacher empowerment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
713
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Critical Education
Marxism
Critical Pedagogy
Neoliberalism
CRT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
928
546
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Educational Leadership
Educational Management
Educational Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
925
617
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
instructional design
teacher education
action research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
891
256
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,883
30,796
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Donald Gillies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,842
994
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,171
31,026
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Ca Mahoney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,818
422
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,489
32,652
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Joelle Fanghanel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,660
717
0.432
Academic Identity
Education for a global world
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,693
7,848
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Kristina Johansson
University West
Trollhättan, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,592
899
0.565
Education
Work integrated learning
Methodology
Professional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,629
17
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Jennifer Obidah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,560
301
0.193
teacher education
race and education
urban schooling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546,351
2,729
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Elsa Mentz
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,467
996
0.679
self-directed learning
cooperative learning
technology supported learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,042
2,754
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Josef De Beer
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,443
1,068
0.740
Science education
indigenous knowledge
teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,311
172,814
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ugur Kale
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
1,014
0.732
Computer Science Education
Computational Thinking
Instructional Design
Teacher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,271
174,152
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Michelle Frazier Trotman Scott
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,366
432
0.316
Urban
Special
Gifted Education
Achievment Gap
Familial/Community Involvement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,017
2,939
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Robert J. Balfour
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
594
0.447
Language Education
Postcolonial Literature
Language Policy
Rural Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,026
69
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Jerome De Lisle|Michael De Lisle, Jerome Delisle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
567
0.427
achievement inequalities in large scale assessments
mixed and multiple methods
system reform and
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,188
3,117
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Bongani Douglas Bantwini
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
745
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,950
9,277
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Lars Svensson
University West
Trollhättan, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,177
538
0.457
CSCL
work-integrated learning
social media
educational technology
Action Design Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,543
5,318
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Maria Samarakou
University of West Attica
Egaleo, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,124
614
0.546
optimisation
educational technology
artificial intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
647,047
80
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Joanne Nazir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,104
671
0.608
Science Education
Environmental Education
Science Teacher Education
Curriculum Theory
Educational Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
647,354
3,333
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Petro Du Preez
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,103
683
0.619
curriculum studies
higher education
new materialisms
human rights (education)
religious
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,036
40,114
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
henry maitles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,068
384
0.360
citizenship
Holocaust education
values
genocide
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,782
3,455
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Carisma Nel
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,042
616
0.591
Reading literacy
reading assessment
work integrated learning
performance-based assessment
teacher training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,581
3,483
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Mc Maphalala
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,025
855
0.834
Self-directed learning
online learning
curriculum studies and assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,361
201,275
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Andrea Taliaferro
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,012
731
0.722
Adapted Physical Education
Physical Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
682,895
41,205
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jane Mackenzie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
109
0.109
learning and teaching
academic development
scholarship of teaching and learning
SoTL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
702,972
42,058
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Manzoorul Abedin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
713
0.754
Educational equity
classroom dialogue
teacher knowledge
school leadership
teacher empowerment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
709,614
42,302
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Alpesh Maisuria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
928
546
0.588
Critical Education
Marxism
Critical Pedagogy
Neoliberalism
CRT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
710,725
96
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Sailesh Sharma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
925
617
0.667
Educational Leadership
Educational Management
Educational Administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724,567
212,395
434
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Neal Shambaugh
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
891
256
0.287
instructional design
teacher education
action research