Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Education (Other, All) Highly Cited Researchers 187 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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
73,888
22,889
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,134
11,095
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
science education
teaching
emotions
teacher education
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,370
4,281
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neurorehabilitation
Motor Development
Neuropediatrics
Kinesiology
Cerebral Palsy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,641
7,323
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Early Childhood Systems & Policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,021
2,590
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
socioeconomic status
brain
pediatrics
development
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,845
7,484
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Education Policy
Technology
Leadership
Online Education
Education Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,161
4,288
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Education
Cognitive Science
Learning Analytics
Tangible Interfaces
Critical Pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,981
5,888
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Comparative Education
Policy Studies
Globalization
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,466
3,707
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Education Politics
Education policy
school choice
charter schools
urban politics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,412
1,829
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,104
762
0.084
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Higher education policy
community colleges
sociology of education
political sociology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,696
1,998
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Economics of Education
Higher Education Policy
Causal Inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,609
4,173
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
suicide
self-injury
cognitive bias
behavioral risk factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,128
4,498
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Educational Equity
Early Childhood Education
Teacher Education
Teachers of Color
Young Children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,877
4,495
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
school discipline
education
LGBTQ studies
victimization
child and youth development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,597
3,728
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Leadership
Administration
Dropouts
Data Science
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,196
4,133
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Learning Analytics
Educational Data Science
Online Learning
Collaborative Learning
CSCL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,846
4,263
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Statistical models of psychological processes
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,885
1,947
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
community colleges
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,709
1,592
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Education finance and policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,629
1,331
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
peace education
gender
disarmament
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,360
1,287
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stereotypes in the workplace
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,184
1,588
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
ADHD
learning disabilities
testing accommodations
test anxiety
psychiatric diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,174
2,236
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Education
Mechanisms of taste
History of Medicine and Dentistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,090
1,158
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,478
2,597
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Derald Sue
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,888
22,889
0.310
1. Racism and anti-racism
2. Microaggression theory
3. Microinterventions
4. Cultural competence
5. Multicultural counseling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,634
5,513
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Deanna Kuhn
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,134
11,095
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,041
11,503
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kenneth Tobin
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,370
4,281
0.151
science education
teaching
emotions
teacher education
research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,669
19,888
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andrew M Gordon
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,641
7,323
0.393
Neurorehabilitation
Motor Development
Neuropediatrics
Kinesiology
Cerebral Palsy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,022
25,846
475
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sharon Lynn Kagan
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,021
2,590
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,870
28,386
522
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kimberly Noble
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,845
7,484
0.541
socioeconomic status
brain
pediatrics
development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,484
35,804
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anthony Picciano
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,161
4,288
0.384
Education Policy
Technology
Leadership
Online Education
Education Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,237
36,420
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paulo Blikstein
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,981
5,888
0.536
Education
Cognitive Science
Learning Analytics
Tangible Interfaces
Critical Pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,046
42,247
731
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gita Steiner Khamsi
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,466
3,707
0.392
Comparative Education
Policy Studies
Globalization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,767
42,482
736
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jeffrey Henig
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,412
1,829
0.194
Education Politics
Education policy
school choice
charter schools
urban politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,896
43,923
756
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aaron M Pallas
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,104
762
0.084
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,857
45,907
775
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kevin J Dougherty
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,696
1,998
0.230
Higher education policy
community colleges
sociology of education
political sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,177
46,358
782
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Judith Scott Clayton
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,609
4,173
0.485
Economics of Education
Higher Education Policy
Causal Inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,929
48,930
815
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christine B Cha
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,128
4,498
0.553
suicide
self-injury
cognitive bias
behavioral risk factors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,467
50,393
838
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mariana Souto Manning
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,877
4,495
0.571
Educational Equity
Early Childhood Education
Teacher Education
Teachers of Color
Young Children
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,795
52,117
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neal A Palmer
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,597
3,728
0.491
school discipline
education
LGBTQ studies
victimization
child and youth development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,930
54,757
901
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alex J Bowers
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,196
4,133
0.574
Leadership
Administration
Dropouts
Data Science
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,690
57,208
572
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alyssa Wise
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,846
4,263
0.623
Learning Analytics
Educational Data Science
Online Learning
Collaborative Learning
CSCL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,129
65,208
1,022
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lawrence Decarlo
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,885
1,947
0.331
Statistical models of psychological processes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,601
66,880
1,038
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas R Bailey
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,709
1,592
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,127
67,679
650
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Leanna Stiefel
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,629
1,331
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,260
70,380
1,075
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Betty Reardon
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,360
1,287
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,713
72,342
1,103
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Caryn Block
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,184
1,588
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,048
72,446
1,105
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Benjamin J Lovett
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,174
2,236
0.432
ADHD
learning disabilities
testing accommodations
test anxiety
psychiatric diagnosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,375
73,447
674
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Andrew I Spielman
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,090
1,158
0.228
Education
Mechanisms of taste
History of Medicine and Dentistry