Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Open University UK 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
empirical studies of software development
design
representation
visualisation
expertise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,813
3,303
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,549
3,589
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Renewable Energy Materials
Graphene
Wastewater treatment
hydrogen generation
Surface
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,384
5,455
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Genetics
Drosophila
ageing
genome stability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,027
1,694
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
social psychology
prejudice
intergroup conflict
place identity
intergroup contact
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,807
4,802
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Social Psychology
Affect
Emotion
Process theory
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,367
4,992
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Education Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,363
3,720
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
education
learning analytics
MOOCs
distance learning
online learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,286
5,754
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,115
3,209
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Systems thinking in practice
systemic governance
social learning
learning systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,946
3,254
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Educational Technology
Informal Learning with Technologies
Mobile Learning
Informal Mobile Language Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,563
2,839
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Biocultural diversity
Food and agriculture
Social-ecological systems
Long-term ecology
Tropical forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,493
4,748
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Climate - sustainability - energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,231
5,683
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Museums Heritage Consumption Spatial Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,882
1,995
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
entrepreneurship
home based businesses
well being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,435
2,584
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
criminology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,380
3,134
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Moon
Lunar volatiles
Mars
Meteorites
Geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,025
4,905
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
nonprofit governance
corporate governance
boards
voluntary organisations
nonprofit management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,318
3,088
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
geochemistry
geology
flood basalts
weathering
laterites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,297
3,183
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Electronic assessment
automatic feedback
computer supported collaborative learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,988
3,425
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Education
literacy
creativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,969
3,879
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Financial Decision-Making
Uncertainty
Multinational Firms
International Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,653
3,141
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Learning and Teaching with Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,640
3,571
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Prefrontal cortex
neuroanantomy
connectivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,044
1,352
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
prisons
punishment
abolitionism
abolition
critical social theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,029
1,563
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,855
6,853
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Marian Petre
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,813
3,303
0.280
empirical studies of software development
design
representation
visualisation
expertise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,213
7,035
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
sophie watson
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,549
3,589
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,600
7,143
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Satheesh Krishnamurthy
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,384
5,455
0.479
Renewable Energy Materials
Graphene
Wastewater treatment
hydrogen generation
Surface
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,890
7,409
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Robert Saunders
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,027
1,694
0.154
Genetics
Drosophila
ageing
genome stability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,044
7,572
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
John Dixon
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,807
4,802
0.444
social psychology
prejudice
intergroup conflict
place identity
intergroup contact
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,534
7,912
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Paul Stenner
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,367
4,992
0.482
Social Psychology
Affect
Emotion
Process theory
Human Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,582
7,914
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Eileen Scanlon
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,363
3,720
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,383
7,967
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Rebecca Ferguson
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,286
5,754
0.559
education
learning analytics
MOOCs
distance learning
online learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,259
8,104
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
stephanie taylor
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,115
3,209
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,114
8,256
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Ray Ison
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,946
3,254
0.327
Systems thinking in practice
systemic governance
social learning
learning systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,613
8,581
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Ann Jones
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,563
2,839
0.297
Educational Technology
Informal Learning with Technologies
Mobile Learning
Informal Mobile Language Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,494
8,654
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Shonil Bhagwat
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,493
4,748
0.500
Biocultural diversity
Food and agriculture
Social-ecological systems
Long-term ecology
Tropical forests
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,934
8,893
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Neil R Edwards
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,231
5,683
0.616
Climate - sustainability - energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,679
9,226
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Kevin Hetherington
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,882
1,995
0.225
Museums Heritage Consumption Spatial Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,520
9,762
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Elizabeth Daniel
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,435
2,584
0.306
entrepreneurship
home based businesses
well being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,395
9,840
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Steve Tombs
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,380
3,134
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,242
10,290
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Mahesh Anand
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,025
4,905
0.611
Moon
Lunar volatiles
Mars
Meteorites
Geochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,604
11,193
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Chris Cornforth
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,318
3,088
0.422
nonprofit governance
corporate governance
boards
voluntary organisations
nonprofit management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,037
11,228
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Mike Widdowson
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,297
3,183
0.436
geochemistry
geology
flood basalts
weathering
laterites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,596
11,680
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Denise Whitelock
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,988
3,425
0.490
Electronic assessment
automatic feedback
computer supported collaborative learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,995
11,702
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Teresa Cremin
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,969
3,879
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,234
12,191
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Mark Fenton O Creevy
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,653
3,141
0.472
Financial Decision-Making
Uncertainty
Multinational Firms
International Ma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,546
12,211
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Linda Price
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,640
3,571
0.538
Learning and Teaching with Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,127
13,250
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Paul Gabbott
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,044
1,352
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,554
13,269
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
David Scott
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,029
1,563
0.259
prisons
punishment
abolitionism
abolition
critical social theory