Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationEducation / Education (Other, All) 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 :1
psychology
psychiatry
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,780
48,674
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
teaching
teacher education
higher education
professions
Jewish education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,298
35,905
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,372
52,114
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
education
developmental psychology
teacher-student relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,101
43,710
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,554
46,416
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Poverty
public policy
education
child development
income distribution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,896
30,098
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
multicultural education
culturally relevant pedagogy
critical race theory
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,506
44,095
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
social science
methodology
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,341
26,224
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Education
Language
Bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,048
24,865
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
activity theory
expansive learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,217
25,853
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Immunology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,721
69,078
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Scale Devalopment and Adaptation
Data Analysis
Research Methods
Monitoring and Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,040
48,355
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Mixed Methods
School Effectiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,318
28,613
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
education
wriiting
learning disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,094
30,504
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Educational Policy
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Turkish Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,296
47,634
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Environmental Science
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Restoration
Waste Recycling
Aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,236
32,115
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
spirituality and culture in adult education
medical education
diversity and equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,356
41,930
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
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
71,350
24,669
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
curriculum
teaching
teacher education
social studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,484
40,639
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,954
27,458
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Psychometrics
statistics
measurement
science education
indicators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,368
17,511
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Assessment in Education
Science curriculum
Crystal structures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,042
20,908
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Education
Statistics
Policy
Meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,951
9,351
0.144
* 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
64,658
26,591
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,119
36,849
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,884
43
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marinus Van Ijzendoorn
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,780
48,674
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,921
888
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lee S Shulman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,298
35,905
0.287
teaching
teacher education
higher education
professions
Jewish education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,157
175
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tony Onwuegbuzie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,372
52,114
0.444
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,449
1,171
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert C Pianta
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,101
43,710
0.397
education
developmental psychology
teacher-student relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,674
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Keith Morrison
University of Saint Joseph
Macao, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,554
46,416
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,812
1,349
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Greg J Duncan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,896
30,098
0.293
Poverty
public policy
education
child development
income distribution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,120
1,507
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gloria Ladson Billings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,506
44,095
0.452
multicultural education
culturally relevant pedagogy
critical race theory
teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,490
283
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martyn Hammersley
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,341
26,224
0.284
social science
methodology
philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,509
138
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jim Cummins
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,048
24,865
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,851
16
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yrjö Engeström
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,217
25,853
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,990
31
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nima Rezaei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,721
69,078
0.806
Immunology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,042
34
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Şener Büyüköztürk
Hasan Kalyoncu University
Gaziantep, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,040
48,355
0.569
Scale Devalopment and Adaptation
Data Analysis
Research Methods
Monitoring and Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,428
2,124
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Charles Teddlie
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,318
28,613
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,448
2,138
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Steve Graham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,094
30,504
0.381
education
wriiting
learning disabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,531
36
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Selahattin Turan
Bursa Uludağ University
Bursa, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,296
47,634
0.601
Educational Policy
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Turkish Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,990
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wong Ming Hung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,236
32,115
0.427
Environmental Science
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Restoration
Waste Recycling
Aquaculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,218
2,487
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elizabeth J Tisdell
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,356
41,930
0.572
spirituality and culture in adult education
medical education
diversity and equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,444
2,595
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Derald Sue
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,350
24,669
0.346
1. Racism and anti-racism
2. Microaggression theory
3. Microinterventions
4. Cultural competence
5. Multicultural counseling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,675
38
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ali Yıldırım
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,484
40,639
0.585
curriculum
teaching
teacher education
social studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,737
114
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cees Van Der Vleuten
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,954
27,458
0.398
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,816
2,771
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rich Shavelson
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,368
17,511
0.256
Psychometrics
statistics
measurement
science education
indicators
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,007
508
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Paul Black
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,042
20,908
0.312
Assessment in Education
Science curriculum
Crystal structures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,319
2,997
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gene Glass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,951
9,351
0.144
Education
Statistics
Policy
Meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,365
60
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dermeval Saviani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,658
26,591
0.411
Pedagogia. Filosofia da Educação. História da Educação.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,619
39
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hasan Şimşek
Bahçeşehir University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,119
36,849
0.584