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 :301
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,311
1,063
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :302
GIS
Computer Mapping
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,299
1,135
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :303
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,295
1,648
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :304
higher education
academic literacy
postgraduate studies
supervision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,294
1,579
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :305
College
Students
Autism
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
1,376
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :306
comparative and international education
higher education
vocational & teachnical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,259
1,879
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :307
Part-time employment
stress
learning
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,253
967
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :308
Adult learning
lifecourse studies
quantitative methods
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,252
773
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :309
higher education
leadership
distributed leadership
elearning
educational technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,252
678
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :310
sexual violence
student activism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,241
1,937
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :311
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,236
1,420
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :312
Latina/o educational pathways (K-12 through graduate school)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,229
1,677
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :313
assessment
higher education
curriculum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,228
945
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :314
Strategy
Innovation Policy
Higher Education Policy
Management of Universities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,228
710
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :315
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
997
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :316
Higher Education Policy
University Governance Sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,203
1,122
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :317
Higher Education
College Teaching
Assessment
Faculty
Rankings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
1,322
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :318
crisis leadership
higher education leadership
leadership development
organizational communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,198
1,945
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :319
Self-regulated learning
Achievement motivation
Learning analytics
Online learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,196
1,571
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :320
higher education policy
equity
financial aid
college student persistence
STEM education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,177
1,098
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :321
Higher Education
Heterotopias
Qualitative analysis
Caribbean Education
Chinese Adult Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,169
1,844
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :322
Higher Education
Recognition of Prior Learning
Adult education
Research capacity development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,159
501
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :323
Higher Education
Student Affairs
College Student Success
Assesment
Retention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,154
1,211
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :324
Higher Education
Applied Linguistics
professional education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,109
1,182
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :325
Higher education policy
doctoral education policy and practice
researcher development
family formation
adoption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,107
1,102
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,137
125,647
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 301
Regina L Garza Mitchell
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,311
1,063
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,660
26,593
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 302
David John Maguire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,299
1,135
0.494
GIS
Computer Mapping
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,123
126,225
459
Ranking Based On Selection: 303
Phoebe Khasiala Wakhungu
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,295
1,648
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,272
1,800
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 304
Sioux Mckenna
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,294
1,579
0.688
higher education
academic literacy
postgraduate studies
supervision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,352
127,370
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 305
Bradley E Cox
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
1,376
0.608
College
Students
Autism
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,721
26,888
1,885
Ranking Based On Selection: 306
Maia Chankseliani
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,259
1,879
0.832
comparative and international education
higher education
vocational & teachnical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,595
26,943
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 307
David Robotham
De Montfort University
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,253
967
0.429
Part-time employment
stress
learning
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,724
26,947
1,675
Ranking Based On Selection: 308
Andrew Jenkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,252
773
0.343
Adult learning
lifecourse studies
quantitative methods
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,731
16,697
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 309
Geraldine Lefoe
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,252
678
0.301
higher education
leadership
distributed leadership
elearning
educational technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,091
128,126
835
Ranking Based On Selection: 310
Chris Linder
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,241
1,937
0.864
sexual violence
student activism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,783
27,057
1,288
Ranking Based On Selection: 311
Camille B. Kandiko Howson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,236
1,420
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,692
128,547
1,075
Ranking Based On Selection: 312
Michelle M Espino
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,229
1,677
0.752
Latina/o educational pathways (K-12 through graduate school)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,892
16,796
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 313
Don Houston
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,228
945
0.424
assessment
higher education
curriculum
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,907
4,440
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 314
Johan G. Wissema
Ostim Technical University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,228
710
0.319
Strategy
Innovation Policy
Higher Education Policy
Management of Universities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,181
16,887
740
Ranking Based On Selection: 315
Andrew Norton
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
997
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,112
1,971
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 316
Dominik Antonowicz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,203
1,122
0.509
Higher Education Policy
University Governance Sport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,517
129,578
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 317
Corbin Campbell
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
1,322
0.601
Higher Education
College Teaching
Assessment
Faculty
Rankings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,720
129,649
416
Ranking Based On Selection: 318
Ralph Gigliotti
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,198
1,945
0.885
crisis leadership
higher education leadership
leadership development
organizational communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,023
16,951
1,222
Ranking Based On Selection: 319
Paula G de Barba
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,196
1,571
0.715
Self-regulated learning
Achievement motivation
Learning analytics
Online learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,712
130,447
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 320
Rong Chen
Seton Hall University
South Orange, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,177
1,098
0.504
higher education policy
equity
financial aid
college student persistence
STEM education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,764
27,540
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 321
Erik Blair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,169
1,844
0.850
Higher Education
Heterotopias
Qualitative analysis
Caribbean Education
Chinese Adult Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,243
1,899
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 322
Mignonne Breier
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,159
501
0.232
Higher Education
Recognition of Prior Learning
Adult education
Research capacity development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,838
131,309
625
Ranking Based On Selection: 323
Ann Gansemer Topf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,154
1,211
0.562
Higher Education
Student Affairs
College Student Success
Assesment
Retention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,150
1,931
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 324
Christine Winberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,109
1,182
0.560
Higher Education
Applied Linguistics
professional education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,432
17,373
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 325
Denise Cuthbert
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,107
1,102
0.523
Higher education policy
doctoral education policy and practice
researcher development
family formation
adoption