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 :51
student affairs
student leadership
leadership development
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,035
4,000
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Arts and Health
Arts Psychotherapy
Music Emotion and Self-regulation
Higher Education student and staff experiences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,868
2,837
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Techer Training
Digital competence
Teacher digital competence
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,399
5,688
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,351
4,769
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Higher Education
Student Engagement
Survey Research
Student Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,300
4,075
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
sociology
inequality
poverty
basic needs
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,280
6,668
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Higher Education
STEM Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,211
6,174
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
educational technology
online learning
virtual worlds
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,080
4,396
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Higher education
sustainable development
leadership and change
education and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,017
3,975
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Higher Education
academic development
undergraduate research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,943
3,135
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
higher education
workplace learning
professional education
philosophy of higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,737
2,677
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
international higher education
higher education policy
social policy and development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,718
3,014
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Feedback
cheating
academic integrity
assessment
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,686
8,049
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
higher education
secondary education
counseling
college access
gangs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,686
2,647
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
College impact on students
College student development
Campus climate
Spirituality in higher education
Worldview diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,563
4,386
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Higher Education
Health Professions Education
Feedback
Professional Learning
Qualitative Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,462
7,621
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Higher Education
Career and Socioeconomic Effects of College
College Student Development
College
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,461
4,453
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Higher education :linking teaching and disciplinary research : undergraduate research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,416
2,246
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
transformative learning
work related learning
higher education
HRD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,359
2,829
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
higher education
widening participation
student retention and success
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,284
3,832
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,114
5,690
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Digital Health
eHealth
Health Informatics
Higher Education
Information Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,968
3,609
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Higher Education
Access
Student Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,947
3,986
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Higher Education and Student Affairs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,924
3,891
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Higher Education Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,847
1,869
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,285
34,807
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Susan Komives
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,035
4,000
0.362
student affairs
student leadership
leadership development
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,913
3,961
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Jane Edwards
University of New England Australia
Armidale, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,868
2,837
0.261
Arts and Health
Arts Psychotherapy
Music Emotion and Self-regulation
Higher Education student and staff experiences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,522
2,097
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Merce Gisbert Cervera
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Tarragona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,399
5,688
0.547
Techer Training
Digital competence
Teacher digital competence
Higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,016
320
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Melanie Walker
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,351
4,769
0.461
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approach
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,575
37,328
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Robert M Gonyea
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,300
4,075
0.396
Higher Education
Student Engagement
Survey Research
Student Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,757
37,400
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Sara Goldrick Rab
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,280
6,668
0.649
sociology
inequality
poverty
basic needs
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,491
37,659
693
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Kevin Eagan
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,211
6,174
0.605
Higher Education
STEM Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,906
4,354
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Barney Dalgarno
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,080
4,396
0.436
educational technology
online learning
virtual worlds
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,605
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Daniella Tilbury
University of Gibraltar
Gibraltar, Gibraltar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,017
3,975
0.397
Higher education
sustainable development
leadership and change
education and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,438
4,423
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Angela Brew
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,943
3,135
0.315
Higher Education
academic development
undergraduate research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,757
4,522
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Gloria Dall Alba
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,737
2,677
0.275
higher education
workplace learning
professional education
philosophy of higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,944
794
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Ka Ho Mok
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,718
3,014
0.310
international higher education
higher education policy
social policy and development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,308
4,543
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Phillip Dawson
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,686
8,049
0.831
Feedback
cheating
academic integrity
assessment
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,320
39,731
723
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Patricia M Mcdonough
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,686
2,647
0.273
higher education
secondary education
counseling
college access
gangs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,680
40,208
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Alyssa N Rockenbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,563
4,386
0.459
College impact on students
College student development
Campus climate
Spirituality in higher education
Worldview diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,952
4,664
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Rola Ajjawi
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,462
7,621
0.805
Higher Education
Health Professions Education
Feedback
Professional Learning
Qualitative Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,971
40,647
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Gc Wolniak
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,461
4,453
0.471
Higher Education
Career and Socioeconomic Effects of College
College Student Development
College
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,512
8,514
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Alan Jenkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,416
2,246
0.239
Higher education :linking teaching and disciplinary research : undergraduate research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,208
41,079
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
John Dirkx
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,359
2,829
0.302
transformative learning
work related learning
higher education
HRD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,169
8,637
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Liz Thomas
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,284
3,832
0.413
higher education
widening participation
student retention and success
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,430
42,191
405
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Kimberly A Griffin
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,114
5,690
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,372
4,972
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Kathleen Gray
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,968
3,609
0.402
Digital Health
eHealth
Health Informatics
Higher Education
Information Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,662
42,962
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Vasti Torres
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,947
3,986
0.446
Higher Education
Access
Student Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,977
43,075
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Robert Reason
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,924
3,891
0.436
Higher Education and Student Affairs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,070
2,769
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Frans Van Vught
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,847
1,869
0.211