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
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,441
5,582
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
learning theory
instructional theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,893
3,638
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Teacher policy
teacher equity
comparative education
professional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,435
2,595
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
L2 acquisition
individual differences
research methods
task-based instruction
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,812
4,304
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Comparative and International Education
Education Policy
Literacy
Dropout
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,910
1,950
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
educational policy
school reform
high schools
social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
1,284
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,936
950
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
1,160
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
1,440
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Educational Policy & Leadership
Accountability & Reform in K-12 Schools
Diversity & Outcomes in Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
812
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
College access
high school counselors
college choice process
postsecondary success
developmental education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
947
818
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Teacher Quality
School Leadership
Education Policy
Teacher Preparation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
422
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Game-Based Learning
Learning Analytics
Technology Integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
245
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Teacher Education
Teacher Quality
VAM
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
65
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Education policy analysis
Economics of education
Politics of education
Community colleges
Career
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
125
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
99
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
international education and development
gender
literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
71
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Education
Bioinstrumentation
Biomedical Design
Automated Image Processing
Shape Analysis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
40
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
45
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Music education
music performance assessment
music teacher education
music for students with execeptionalities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Online Learning
Teacher Professional Learning
Elementary STEM
Digital Literacy
OER
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
26
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Program Evaluation
Educational Access
Learning Outcomes
School Completion
Graduate Employability
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Education Policy
Rural Studies
High Schools
Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
school discipline
(quasi)experimental designs
racial animus
Indigenous studies
Critical Race Theory
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
education policy
teacher labor markets
teacher diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
Barbara Foorman
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,441
5,582
0.260
Marcy P Driscoll
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,893
3,638
0.229
learning theory
instructional theory
Motoko Akiba
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,435
2,595
0.403
Teacher policy
teacher equity
comparative education
professional development
Shaofeng Li
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,812
4,304
0.741
L2 acquisition
individual differences
research methods
task-based instruction
teacher education
Stephanie Simmons Zuilkowski
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,910
1,950
0.670
Comparative and International Education
Education Policy
Literacy
Dropout
Stacey Rutledge
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
1,284
0.487
educational policy
school reform
high schools
social media
Christine G Mokher
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,936
950
0.491
Nicole Patton Terry
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
1,160
0.611
Toby Park|Toby Park
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
1,440
0.784
LA Tara Osborne Lampkin
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
812
0.682
Educational Policy & Leadership
Accountability & Reform in K-12 Schools
Diversity & Outcomes in Higher Education
Chenoa Woods
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
947
818
0.864
College access
high school counselors
college choice process
postsecondary success
developmental education
Courtney Preston
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
422
0.587
Teacher Quality
School Leadership
Education Policy
Teacher Preparation
Xiaotong Yang
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
245
0.953
Game-Based Learning
Learning Analytics
Technology Integration
Eric Christesen
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
65
0.474
Teacher Education
Teacher Quality
VAM
Walter G Ecton|Walt Ecton
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
125
0.992
Education policy analysis
Economics of education
Politics of education
Community colleges
Career
Merve Turan
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
99
0.811
Flavia S Ramos-Mattoussi
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
71
0.623
international education and development
gender
literacy
Stephen Hugo Arce
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
40
0.440
Education
Bioinstrumentation
Biomedical Design
Automated Image Processing
Shape Analysis
Smriti A Ingrole
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
45
0.882
Victoria Warnet
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
Music education
music performance assessment
music teacher education
music for students with execeptionalities
Yujin Park
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
26
0.963
Online Learning
Teacher Professional Learning
Elementary STEM
Digital Literacy
OER
Bodunrin Akinrinmade,
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Program Evaluation
Educational Access
Learning Outcomes
School Completion
Graduate Employability
Stephen Bunn
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
Education Policy
Rural Studies
High Schools
Social Media
Da'Shay Templeton
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
school discipline
(quasi)experimental designs
racial animus
Indigenous studies
Critical Race Theory
Alex J Moran|Alex Moran
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
education policy
teacher labor markets
teacher diversity