Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Education (Other, All) Highly Cited Researchers 17 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
education
policy
organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,044
14,867
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
education
complex systems
agent-based modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,531
11,719
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Spatial Cognition
Symbolic Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,314
5,988
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,045
2,620
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Early Childhood Education
Families
Poverty
Social Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
2,817
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
STEM education
learning sciences
race
identity
ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,005
1,738
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Formulation and processing development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,215
398
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Learning Sciences
Design-Based Research
Cognitive Science
Project-based Learning
Coaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
795
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Measurement
Data Management
Research Infrastructure
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
639
0.681
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
School Policy
Bullying
Mental Health
Human Capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
788
420
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fathering
Children's Social Development
Pedagogy Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
765
259
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
education
allied health
radiologic sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
169
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
critical digital pedagogy
critical digital literacy
educational technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Music Education
Jazz
Percussion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
3
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
International Education Research
English Phonetics
Intercultural Studies
Liguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
3
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Music Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,272
5,328
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
James Spillane
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,044
14,867
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,632
10,898
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Uri Wilensky
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,531
11,719
0.397
education
complex systems
agent-based modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,017
27,325
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Uttal
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,314
5,988
0.418
Spatial Cognition
Symbolic Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,513
49,414
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bruce Sherin
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,045
2,620
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,792
73,571
432
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Terri J Sabol
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
2,817
0.554
Early Childhood Education
Families
Poverty
Social Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,225
141,564
779
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sepehr Vakil
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,005
1,738
0.867
STEM education
learning sciences
race
identity
ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,180
186,055
1,115
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ann Marie Woys
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,215
398
0.328
Formulation and processing development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,539
196,692
1,208
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Daniel Rees Lewis
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
795
0.737
Learning Sciences
Design-Based Research
Cognitive Science
Project-based Learning
Coaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
709,403
208,816
1,305
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sebastian Karcher
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
639
0.681
Measurement
Data Management
Research Infrastructure
Political Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
771,700
223,301
1,398
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Matias Martinez Vdf
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
788
420
0.533
School Policy
Bullying
Mental Health
Human Capital
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
782,158
225,591
1,423
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ben Gorvine
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
765
259
0.339
Fathering
Children's Social Development
Pedagogy Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
916,239
253,476
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Laura Aaron
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
169
0.327
education
allied health
radiologic sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,880,412
386,794
2,034
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Charles Logan
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
critical digital pedagogy
critical digital literacy
educational technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,064,636
409,836
2,219
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Fodor
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
3
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,150,390
419,865
2,300
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Deangelis
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,195,744
94,564
1,064
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Donghong Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
3
0.200
International Education Research
English Phonetics
Intercultural Studies
Liguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,320,817
437,861
2,444
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Victoria Lynn Smith
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000