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 leadership
organizational theory
school improvement
instructional leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,348
7,421
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Testing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,695
4,012
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Education
Stratification
Race
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,887
4,063
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
higher education
equity
Latino student success
Hispanic-Serving Institutions
inclusivity in STEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,507
5,072
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
physical education
pedagogical content knowledge
content knowledge
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,796
4,831
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
student development
race and racism
student activism
difficult dialogues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,579
4,677
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Teacher preparation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,182
931
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
School Finance
Education Finance
Educational Finance
Educational Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,488
2,118
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
deaf education
reading
literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,254
1,647
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
teacher collaboration and its connections with teacher efficacy
differentiating instruction and leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,213
2,804
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Written Compositon research
argumentation
classroom discourse
writing instruction
teacher education research ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,046
1,566
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Educational Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
2,531
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Early Childhood Education
Child Development
Parenting
Poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,922
3,465
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
physical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,639
2,097
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
STEM
Ga2O3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,179
2,865
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
measurement
evaluation
reading
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,739
867
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
education policy
public administration
political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,699
1,508
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Early Childhood Education
Children's Development
Poverty
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,600
1,967
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
History of Education
Gender and Sexuality
Educational Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,569
602
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
thinking and reasoning
classroom discourse and collaborative learning
peer relationships and social networks
learning to read
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,246
1,864
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Structural Equation Modeling
Multilevel Modeling
Hierarchical Linear Modeling
Mixture Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,781
1,332
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,655
1,286
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Career Academies
Career and Technical Education
College and Career Readiness
STEM Education
Workforce Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,414
975
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Education
Workforce
Data Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,341
665
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
early literacy
reading difficulties
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,117
456
0.408
Roger Goddard
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,348
7,421
0.404
Educational leadership
organizational theory
school improvement
instructional leadership
James T Austin
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,695
4,012
0.273
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Testing
Doug Downey
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,887
4,063
0.342
Anne Marie Núñez
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,507
5,072
0.483
higher education
equity
Latino student success
Hispanic-Serving Institutions
inclusivity in STEM
Phillip Ward
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,796
4,831
0.549
physical education
pedagogical content knowledge
content knowledge
teacher education
Stephen John Quaye
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,579
4,677
0.617
student development
race and racism
student activism
difficult dialogues
Donald Cruickshank
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,182
931
0.130
Scott Sweetland
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,488
2,118
0.326
School Finance
Education Finance
Educational Finance
Educational Leadership
Peter V Paul
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,254
1,647
0.263
Yvonne Goddard
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,213
2,804
0.538
teacher collaboration and its connections with teacher efficacy
differentiating instruction and leadership
George Newell
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,046
1,566
0.310
Written Compositon research
argumentation
classroom discourse
writing instruction
teacher education research ...
Michael Glassman
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
2,531
0.527
Arya Ansari
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,922
3,465
0.883
Early Childhood Education
Child Development
Parenting
Poverty
Weidong Li
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,639
2,097
0.576
Jared M Johnson
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,179
2,865
0.901
Jerome V D Agostino
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,739
867
0.317
Stéphane Lavertu
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,699
1,508
0.559
education policy
public administration
political economy
Kelly M Purtell
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,600
1,967
0.757
Early Childhood Education
Children's Development
Poverty
Public Policy
Jackie M Blount
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,569
602
0.234
History of Education
Gender and Sexuality
Educational Leadership
Tzu Jung Lin
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,246
1,864
0.830
thinking and reasoning
classroom discourse and collaborative learning
peer relationships and social networks
learning to read
Minjung Kim
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,781
1,332
0.748
Structural Equation Modeling
Multilevel Modeling
Hierarchical Linear Modeling
Mixture Modeling
Jaclyn M Dynia
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,655
1,286
0.777
Edward C Fletcher Jr
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,414
975
0.690
Career Academies
Career and Technical Education
College and Career Readiness
STEM Education
Workforce Education
Joshua D Hawley
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,341
665
0.496
Emily Rodgers
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,117
456
0.408
early literacy
reading difficulties
teacher education