Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationEducation / Education (Other, All) 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 :1
AIDS rehabilitation
physical rehabilitation
Inclusive pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,769
108,977
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
psychology
psychiatry
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,463
50,024
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
teaching
teacher education
higher education
professions
Jewish education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,807
37,225
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,544
53,804
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
education
developmental psychology
teacher-student relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,870
45,174
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,154
48,629
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Poverty
public policy
education
child development
income distribution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,370
31,259
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
multicultural education
culturally relevant pedagogy
critical race theory
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,345
45,813
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
social science
methodology
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,439
27,075
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Education
Language
Bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,797
25,434
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Immunology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,486
72,786
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
activity theory
expansive learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,243
26,642
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Scale Devalopment and Adaptation
Data Analysis
Research Methods
Monitoring and Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,591
49,622
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Mixed Methods
School Effectiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,681
29,585
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
education
wriiting
learning disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,608
31,619
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Educational Policy
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Turkish Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,542
49,689
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Environmental Science
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Restoration
Waste Recycling
Aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,351
33,128
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
spirituality and culture in adult education
medical education
diversity and equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,354
43,742
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
1. Racism and anti-racism
2. Microaggression theory
3. Microinterventions
4. Cultural competence
5. Multicultural counseling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,422
25,581
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
curriculum
teaching
teacher education
social studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,597
41,591
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,854
28,272
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Psychometrics
statistics
measurement
science education
indicators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,109
18,093
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Assessment in Education
Science curriculum
Crystal structures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,967
21,658
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Pedagogia. Filosofia da Educação. História da Educação.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,009
27,846
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Kurikulum dan Pembelajaran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,870
39,425
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nikita S. Nikitin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,769
108,977
0.429
AIDS rehabilitation
physical rehabilitation
Inclusive pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,898
43
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marinus Van Ijzendoorn
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,463
50,024
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,917
872
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lee S Shulman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,807
37,225
0.291
teaching
teacher education
higher education
professions
Jewish education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,165
173
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tony Onwuegbuzie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,544
53,804
0.450
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,465
1,170
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert C Pianta
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,870
45,174
0.404
education
developmental psychology
teacher-student relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,643
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Keith Morrison
University of Saint Joseph
Macao, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,154
48,629
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,836
1,352
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Greg J Duncan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,370
31,259
0.300
Poverty
public policy
education
child development
income distribution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,123
1,497
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gloria Ladson Billings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,345
45,813
0.461
multicultural education
culturally relevant pedagogy
critical race theory
teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,527
287
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Martyn Hammersley
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,439
27,075
0.290
social science
methodology
philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,576
140
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jim Cummins
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,797
25,434
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,814
28
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nima Rezaei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,486
72,786
0.813
Immunology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,906
20
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yrjö Engeström
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,243
26,642
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,043
32
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Şener Büyüköztürk
Hasan Kalyoncu University
Gaziantep, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,591
49,622
0.573
Scale Devalopment and Adaptation
Data Analysis
Research Methods
Monitoring and Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,428
2,112
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Charles Teddlie
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,681
29,585
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,435
2,115
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Steve Graham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,608
31,619
0.387
education
wriiting
learning disabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,441
34
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Selahattin Turan
Bursa Uludağ University
Bursa, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,542
49,689
0.609
Educational Policy
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Turkish Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,019
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wong Ming Hung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,351
33,128
0.434
Environmental Science
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Restoration
Waste Recycling
Aquaculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,130
2,435
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Elizabeth J Tisdell
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,354
43,742
0.580
spirituality and culture in adult education
medical education
diversity and equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,473
2,593
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Derald Sue
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,422
25,581
0.353
1. Racism and anti-racism
2. Microaggression theory
3. Microinterventions
4. Cultural competence
5. Multicultural counseling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,685
36
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ali Yıldırım
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,597
41,591
0.589
curriculum
teaching
teacher education
social studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,782
116
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cees Van Der Vleuten
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,854
28,272
0.405
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,904
2,792
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rich Shavelson
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,109
18,093
0.262
Psychometrics
statistics
measurement
science education
indicators
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,072
511
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paul Black
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,967
21,658
0.319
Assessment in Education
Science curriculum
Crystal structures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,349
60
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dermeval Saviani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,009
27,846
0.422
Pedagogia. Filosofia da Educação. História da Educação.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,375
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wina Sanjaya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,870
39,425
0.599