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 :76
Adult Learning
Self-Directed Learning
Distance Learning
Educational Gerontology
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,830
1,939
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
quantitative studies of science
higher education research
international research collaboration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,758
3,833
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Cognitive Neuroscience
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,715
1,536
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Learning Technologies
Digital Learning for Development
Higher Education Innovations
Professional Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,544
3,755
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
Higher Education
Teaching and Learning
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,405
1,585
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
faculty of color in academe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,390
3,213
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,327
2,668
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,299
3,167
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
student development
student affairs
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,233
2,906
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
higher education policy financing public finance student support governance markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,010
3,024
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,982
4,596
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
higher education
student success
thriving
sophomores
strengths
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,892
3,321
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Higher Education
Internationalization
International Students
Globalization
College Students
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,863
4,153
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
higher education
quality assurance
ranking
accreditation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,762
2,481
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
formative assessment
feedback & learning in higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,704
1,360
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,647
3,257
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
self-regulated learning
online learning
higher education
assessment
health behaviour change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,645
6,591
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
Higher education
contemporary literature
Gothic
women's writing
postgraduate learning and supervisory practices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,640
2,990
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,589
1,833
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
higher education
costs of college
history of higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,586
2,762
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Higher Education
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Educational Leadership in Higher Education
Learning Landscapes and Campus Development
Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,323
3,083
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Whiteness
Race
Latina/o Students
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,313
4,891
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
higher education
organizations
quantification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,312
3,580
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
higher education
faculty
college students
work-life
international faculty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,018
2,605
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
Research on Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,857
3,500
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,323
43,536
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Roger Hiemstra
Le Moyne College
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,830
1,939
0.220
Adult Learning
Self-Directed Learning
Distance Learning
Educational Gerontology
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,318
255
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Marek Kwiek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,758
3,833
0.438
quantitative studies of science
higher education research
international research collaboration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,942
1,498
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Jamshed Bharucha
Sri Sai University Palampur
Palampur, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,715
1,536
0.176
Cognitive Neuroscience
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,538
914
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Cher Ping Lim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,544
3,755
0.439
Learning Technologies
Digital Learning for Development
Higher Education Innovations
Professional Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,672
5,322
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
John D Bain
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,405
1,585
0.189
Higher Education
Teaching and Learning
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,877
45,785
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Caroline Turner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,390
3,213
0.383
faculty of color in academe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,867
2,944
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Robert Wagenaar
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,327
2,668
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,313
9,675
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Ian Kinchin
University of Surrey
Guildford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,299
3,167
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,407
46,612
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Florence Guido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,233
2,906
0.353
student development
student affairs
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,023
3,052
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Ben Jongbloed
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,010
3,024
0.378
higher education policy financing public finance student support governance markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,502
47,971
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Matthew J Mayhew
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,982
4,596
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,080
48,511
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Laurie Schreiner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,892
3,321
0.421
higher education
student success
thriving
sophomores
strengths
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,591
48,685
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Jenny J Lee
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,863
4,153
0.528
Higher Education
Internationalization
International Students
Globalization
College Students
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,425
3,161
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Don Westerheijden
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,762
2,481
0.320
higher education
quality assurance
ranking
accreditation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,514
10,438
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Dai Hounsell
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,704
1,360
0.177
formative assessment
feedback & learning in higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,559
49,997
513
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Victor Saenz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,647
3,257
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,588
5,914
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Jaclyn Broadbent
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,645
6,591
0.862
self-regulated learning
online learning
higher education
assessment
health behaviour change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,694
10,537
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Gina wisker
University of Brighton
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,640
2,990
0.391
Higher education
contemporary literature
Gothic
women's writing
postgraduate learning and supervisory practices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,676
50,368
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
James C Hearn
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,589
1,833
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,722
50,383
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
John Thelin
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,586
2,762
0.364
higher education
costs of college
history of higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,699
779
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Anne Nevgi
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,323
3,083
0.421
Higher Education
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Educational Leadership in Higher Education
Learning Landscapes and Campus Development
Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,897
52,047
374
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Nolan L Cabrera
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,313
4,891
0.669
Whiteness
Race
Latina/o Students
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,919
52,055
1,333
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Mitchell L Stevens
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,312
3,580
0.490
higher education
organizations
quantification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,040
54,025
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Lisa Wolf Wendel
University of Kansas
Lawrence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,018
2,605
0.371
higher education
faculty
college students
work-life
international faculty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,521
2,304
446
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Ruediger Mutz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,857
3,500
0.510
Research on Higher Education