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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 :1
Education
early education
early childhood education
preschool
teacher child interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,981
9,096
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Developmental Psychology
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,519
8,036
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
infancy and early childhood
adverse childhood experiences
racism and discrimination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,729
5,615
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Discipline in homes and schools
Parenting interventions
Early childhood education interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,881
9,035
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Children's Social Development
Parenting
Cultural Socialization Practices
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,088
4,028
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Early numeracy
working memory and executive functioning
early childhood education and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,009
5,757
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
parent-infant relationships
attachment
development of social competence in early childhood
peer relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,361
8,913
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Early childhood development
child care
academic content
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,626
6,370
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Digital Literacy
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,423
4,799
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Child development
early childhood education
developmental psychology
education
educational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,020
6,769
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,857
9,964
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
autism
challenging behavior
early childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,120
5,100
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Early childhood education
reading processes
literacy acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,531
6,395
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Participatory methods
children's rights
slow pedagogy
early childhood
early education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,233
3,961
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,229
6,071
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Çocuk Gelişimi
Child Development
Okul Öncesi Eğitim
Preschool Education
Erken Çocukluk Eğitimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,204
4,961
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,816
8,566
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Education policy reforms
comparative education policy
early childhood education and care
health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,369
2,353
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
early childhood education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,314
3,951
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
CHAT
early childhood education
play
mathematics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,945
3,371
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Parent-child relations
socioeconomic disadvantage
early childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,377
2,457
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
social protection
cash transfers
early childhood development
human capital
impact evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,985
3,145
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
early education
child care
preschool expulsion
bias
early childhood mental health consultation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,592
3,400
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Early Childhood Development
Prevention Science
Dissemination & Implementation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,575
4,143
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
early childhood development and education
family-school connections
university-community partnerships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,177
2,614
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,483
2,222
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Iram Siraj
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,981
9,096
0.337
Education
early education
early childhood education
preschool
teacher child interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,697
2,409
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kathy Sylva
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,519
8,036
0.315
Developmental Psychology
Early Childhood Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,083
17,840
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hiram Fitzgerald
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,729
5,615
0.285
infancy and early childhood
adverse childhood experiences
racism and discrimination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,793
20,052
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Elizabeth T Gershoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,881
9,035
0.505
Discipline in homes and schools
Parenting interventions
Early childhood education interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,838
22,822
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Craig H Hart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,088
4,028
0.250
Children's Social Development
Parenting
Cultural Socialization Practices
Early Childhood Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,345
2,851
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rebecca Bull
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,009
5,757
0.411
Early numeracy
working memory and executive functioning
early childhood education and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,449
28,338
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nancy Hazen Swann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,361
8,913
0.667
parent-infant relationships
attachment
development of social competence in early childhood
peer relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,451
30,147
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Amy Claessens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,626
6,370
0.505
Early childhood development
child care
academic content
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,827
6,930
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jackie Marsh
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,423
4,799
0.420
Digital Literacy
Early Childhood Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,424
703
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nirmala Rao
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,020
6,769
0.614
Child development
early childhood education
developmental psychology
education
educational psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,000
142
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alifia Luqiana Ansory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,857
9,964
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,496
38,019
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mandy Rispoli
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,120
5,100
0.504
autism
challenging behavior
early childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,092
814
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
On-Ying Cathy Hung
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,531
6,395
0.671
Early childhood education
reading processes
literacy acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,826
8,685
693
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alison Clark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,233
3,961
0.429
Participatory methods
children's rights
slow pedagogy
early childhood
early education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,875
187
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yuliani Nurani
Universitas Negeri Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,229
6,071
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,221
416
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neriman Aral
Ankara University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,204
4,961
0.539
Çocuk Gelişimi
Child Development
Okul Öncesi Eğitim
Preschool Education
Erken Çocukluk Eğitimi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,478
207
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dadan Suryana Unp
Universitas Negeri Padang
Padang, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,816
8,566
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,204
9,595
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anne West
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,369
2,353
0.281
Education policy reforms
comparative education policy
early childhood education and care
health policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,064
67
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Johanna Einarsdottir
University of Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,314
3,951
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,147
3,074
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bert Van Oers
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,945
3,371
0.424
CHAT
early childhood education
play
mathematics education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,618
51,643
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Laura Scaramella
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,377
2,457
0.333
Parent-child relations
socioeconomic disadvantage
early childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,755
54,254
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Laura B Rawlings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,985
3,145
0.450
social protection
cash transfers
early childhood development
human capital
impact evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,629
57,098
714
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Walter Gilliam
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,592
3,400
0.516
early education
child care
preschool expulsion
bias
early childhood mental health consultation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,031
57,237
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Brittany Rhoades Cooper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,575
4,143
0.630
Early Childhood Development
Prevention Science
Dissemination & Implementation Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,105
60,427
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christine Mcwayne
Tufts University
Medford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,177
2,614
0.423
early childhood development and education
family-school connections
university-community partnerships