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
Educational Planning and Economics of Education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,346
1,222
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Educational Management(Economics of Education
Planning and Policy
Efficiency of the School System
Human Resource Development)
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
990
521
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Personnel management
capacity building
ICT in education
culture of innovation in educational age
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
935
638
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Adult Education and Community Development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
312
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Educational Administration
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
284
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Teacher Education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
28
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Educational Administration
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
36
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Educational Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
38
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
general education
language education
language teacher education and classroom pedagogy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
25
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
educational finance planning economics of eduction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
9
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
ICT and Instructional Development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
12
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Theories and practice of translation
language pedagogy and culture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
8
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Teacher Education
Language Education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
community development
social welfare
lifelong learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Isaac Ajayi 1
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,346
1,222
0.521
Educational Planning and Economics of Education
Joseph Babatola Ayodele
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
990
521
0.526
Educational Management(Economics of Education
Planning and Policy
Efficiency of the School System
Human Resource Development)
Olufunke Akomolafe
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
935
638
0.682
Personnel management
capacity building
ICT in education
culture of innovation in educational age
Adedokun Mary
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
312
0.622
Adult Education and Community Development
Oyewole Babatope Kolade
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
284
0.638
Abiodun Popoola
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
28
0.483
Fakunle Adewunmi Francis
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
36
0.818
Foluso Adeleke
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
38
0.905
Dada Esther Morayo
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
25
0.735
general education
language education
language teacher education and classroom pedagogy
Afolabi Popoola
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
9
0.333
educational finance planning economics of eduction
Gabriel Bolujide Olowoyeye
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
12
0.480
Babatunde Moruwawon
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
8
0.615
Theories and practice of translation
language pedagogy and culture
Ayomiku Olaniyan
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
Teacher Education
Language Education
Aina Olufunke Olayinka
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Olubunmi Adebola Olanipekun
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
community development
social welfare
lifelong learning