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
Physical Education and Sport pedagogy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,769
6,915
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
MIS
Pedagogy research
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,401
569
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
education
psychiatry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
787
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,116
1,746
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Teacher Education
Equity
Qualitative Research Methods
Participatory Research Methods
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,273
849
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
K-12 Engineering Education
STEM Education
Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
446
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Teacher education
Rasch Measurement
Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
120
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
education
writing
writing apprehension
technology
pre-service teachers
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
60
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Teacher education
religion and education
YPAR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
99
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Education
Teacher Burnout/Attrition
Social Promotion or Retention
Student Achievement
STEM vs NonSTEM Teacher Salary Discrep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
16
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Biopolymers
hydrogels
3D printing
polysaccharides
PEGDA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
52
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Educational Development
Active Learning Classrooms
Digital Badges
Gameful Learning
Inclusive Pedagogy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
47
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
education
online learning
quality in online
open education resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
36
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Teacher education
Cross-culture communication
Student Engagement in Language Learning
Computer Assisted Language Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
11
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
education
curriculum
online learning
social network analysis
mixed-methods
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
7
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Education Leadership
nature-based leadership
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
Peter Hastie
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,769
6,915
0.468
Physical Education and Sport pedagogy
Chetan S Sankar
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,401
569
0.237
R Lee Evans
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
787
0.356
Chihhsuan Wang
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,116
1,746
0.825
Carey Andrzejewski
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,273
849
0.667
Teacher Education
Equity
Qualitative Research Methods
Participatory Research Methods
Christine Schnittka
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
446
0.529
K-12 Engineering Education
STEM Education
Science Education
Dorothy J Musselwhite
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
120
0.984
Teacher education
Rasch Measurement
Assessment
Brooke A Burks
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
60
0.566
education
writing
writing apprehension
technology
pre-service teachers
Heidi Lyn Hadley
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
99
0.990
Teacher education
religion and education
YPAR
Natasha Rabinowitz
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
16
0.168
Education
Teacher Burnout/Attrition
Social Promotion or Retention
Student Achievement
STEM vs NonSTEM Teacher Salary Discrep
Prutha Joshi
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
52
1.000
Biopolymers
hydrogels
3D printing
polysaccharides
PEGDA
Lindsay Doukopoulos
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
47
1.000
Educational Development
Active Learning Classrooms
Digital Badges
Gameful Learning
Inclusive Pedagogy
Shanta Goswami Varma
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
36
0.947
education
online learning
quality in online
open education resources
Jesus Alejandro Tirado
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
Tingting Wang
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
11
0.524
Teacher education
Cross-culture communication
Student Engagement in Language Learning
Computer Assisted Language Learning
Susan Slear
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
7
0.583
education
curriculum
online learning
social network analysis
mixed-methods
Okunola Odeniyi
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Lavaris Thomas
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
Education Leadership
nature-based leadership