Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationEducation / Special 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 :51
context aware technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,949
2,970
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
creativity
divergent thinking
gifted education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,927
4,537
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
social-communication
coaching
families
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,919
4,200
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
ealry childhood special education
social emotional competence
challenging behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,878
2,599
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
special education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,856
3,250
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
special education
severe disabilities
transition adulthood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,788
3,168
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Motor development
Movement Disorders
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,787
2,411
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Inclusive education
interventions
social development
special educational needs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,513
3,820
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Principals
Educational Leadership
Educational Policy
Special Education
Urban Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,495
4,787
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
special education
teacher education
virtual environment
collaboration
inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,406
2,461
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
special education
special education policy and law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,403
1,032
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Special Education
Technology Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,337
1,002
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
диагностика качества образования
педагогические технологии
профильное обучение
методология и методы исследования
социальная педагогика
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,290
3,511
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
infancy
families
early childhood
special education
international education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,239
705
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
autism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,233
3,146
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Gifted
autism
ADHD
SLD
talent development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,142
2,678
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
special education
co-teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,071
2,155
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Disability
Career Development
Higher Education
Special Education
Transition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,069
3,641
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
currriculum-based measurement
intensive intervention
data-based individualization
mathematics intervention
reading intervent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,046
1,461
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Social Interaction
Social and Language Development in Autism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,946
4,014
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Atención a la diversidad
educación especial
formación del profesorado
Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,820
2,966
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
transition
self-determination
special education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,663
1,126
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
special education
reading
intervention
data-based decision-making
motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
2,863
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,518
1,973
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Gifted
Educational Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,463
561
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,226
63,288
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
David Cihak
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,949
2,970
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,894
63,521
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Selcuk Acar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,927
4,537
0.765
creativity
divergent thinking
gifted education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,134
63,600
565
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Hedda Meadan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,919
4,200
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,288
63,958
570
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Michaelene Ostrosky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,878
2,599
0.442
ealry childhood special education
social emotional competence
challenging behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,915
7,936
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Jennifer Stephenson
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,856
3,250
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,966
64,762
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Mary Morningstar
University of Kansas
Lawrence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,788
3,168
0.547
special education
severe disabilities
transition adulthood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,004
3,484
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
FRANCISCO ROSA NETO
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina UDESC
Florianopolis, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,787
2,411
0.417
Motor development
Movement Disorders
child development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,650
4,346
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
AA Boer De
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,513
3,820
0.693
Inclusive education
interventions
social development
special educational needs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,270
67,621
681
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
David Dematthews
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,495
4,787
0.871
Principals
Educational Leadership
Educational Policy
Special Education
Urban Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,203
68,484
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Lisa Dieker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,406
2,461
0.455
special education
teacher education
virtual environment
collaboration
inclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,296
68,508
632
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Margaret Mclaughlin
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,403
1,032
0.191
special education
special education policy and law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,567
69,187
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Glenn Picher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,337
1,002
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,183
806
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Афанасьев Владимир Васильевич
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,290
3,511
0.664
диагностика качества образования
педагогические технологии
профильное обучение
методология и методы исследования
социальная педагогика
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,125
70,265
650
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Paula Beckman
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,239
705
0.135
infancy
families
early childhood
special education
international education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,328
70,323
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Lisa Ruble
Ball State University
Muncie, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,233
3,146
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,645
71,315
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Megan Foley Nicpon
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,142
2,678
0.521
Gifted
autism
ADHD
SLD
talent development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,361
72,142
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Wendy Murawski
California State University Northridge
Northridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,071
2,155
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,430
72,166
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Allison Lombardi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,069
3,641
0.718
Disability
Career Development
Higher Education
Special Education
Transition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,327
72,417
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Pamela Stecker
Clemson University
Clemson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,046
1,461
0.290
currriculum-based measurement
intensive intervention
data-based individualization
mathematics intervention
reading intervent
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,339
73,630
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Kristen Bottema Beutel
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,946
4,014
0.812
Social Interaction
Social and Language Development in Autism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,593
5,939
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
José M. Fernández-Batanero
Universidad de Sevilla
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,820
2,966
0.615
Atención a la diversidad
educación especial
formación del profesorado
Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,298
77,164
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
James E Martin
University of Oklahoma
Norman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,663
1,126
0.241
transition
self-determination
special education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,656
77,865
768
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Jessica R Toste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
2,863
0.621
special education
reading
intervention
data-based decision-making
motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,807
79,080
580
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Pamela M Seethaler
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,518
1,973
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,411
79,881
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Andrea Hughs-Baird
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,463
561
0.126