Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Education (Other, All) Highly Cited Researchers 66 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,799
World Rank
2,268
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Education / Education (Other, All)
spirituality and culture in adult education | medical education | diversity and equit
spirituality and culture in adult education | medical education | diversity and equit
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Total82,620
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Last 6 Years44,764
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Last 6 Years / Total0.542
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
65,503
World Rank
27,410
Country Rank
303
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Education / Education (Other, All)
reading comprehension | text structure | medical decision making | structure strateg
reading comprehension | text structure | medical decision making | structure strateg
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Total14,781
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Last 6 Years1,901
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Last 6 Years / Total0.129
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
67,577
World Rank
28,193
Country Rank
310
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Education / Education (Other, All)
Learning Environments | Mobile Learning | Instructional Design & Technology | Technology-Enhanced Learning | Learning Technologie
Learning Environments | Mobile Learning | Instructional Design & Technology | Technology-Enhanced Learning | Learning Technologie
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Total14,439
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Last 6 Years3,536
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Last 6 Years / Total0.245
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
71,606
World Rank
29,655
Country Rank
321
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total13,800
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Last 6 Years3,831
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Last 6 Years / Total0.278
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
73,389
World Rank
30,298
Country Rank
328
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Education / Education (Other, All)
Health policy | health disparities | academic achievement | learning disabilities | ADH
Health policy | health disparities | academic achievement | learning disabilities | ADH
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Total13,533
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Last 6 Years6,522
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Last 6 Years / Total0.482
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
118,517
World Rank
46,034
Country Rank
484
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Education / Education (Other, All)
Scaffolding | problem-based learning | science education | argumentatio
Scaffolding | problem-based learning | science education | argumentatio
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Total9,013
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Last 6 Years5,441
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Last 6 Years / Total0.604
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
120,978
World Rank
46,814
Country Rank
493
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total8,850
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Last 6 Years1,354
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Last 6 Years / Total0.153
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
136,450
World Rank
51,909
Country Rank
555
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total7,943
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Last 6 Years1,621
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Last 6 Years / Total0.204
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
161,167
World Rank
59,728
Country Rank
637
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Education / Education (Other, All)
sociology of education | comparative education | educational policy analysis and program evaluatio
sociology of education | comparative education | educational policy analysis and program evaluatio
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Total6,784
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Last 6 Years3,938
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Last 6 Years / Total0.580
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
166,215
World Rank
61,360
Country Rank
653
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Education / Education (Other, All)
teacher learning | equitable STEM education | AIED | debugging | student engagemen
teacher learning | equitable STEM education | AIED | debugging | student engagemen
Citation Metrics
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Total6,585
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Last 6 Years3,735
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Last 6 Years / Total0.567
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
178,852
World Rank
65,239
Country Rank
698
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Education / Education (Other, All)
school family community partnerships | school counseling | antiracism | college access | famil
school family community partnerships | school counseling | antiracism | college access | famil
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Total6,129
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Last 6 Years3,092
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Last 6 Years / Total0.504
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
179,416
World Rank
65,434
Country Rank
701
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total6,110
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Last 6 Years1,497
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Last 6 Years / Total0.245
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
208,991
World Rank
74,380
Country Rank
774
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Education / Education (Other, All)
Early Childhood Care and Intervention | Program Evaluation | Mindfulness | Obesity | Social Justic
Early Childhood Care and Intervention | Program Evaluation | Mindfulness | Obesity | Social Justic
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Total5,230
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Last 6 Years1,907
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Last 6 Years / Total0.365
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
227,690
World Rank
79,905
Country Rank
835
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total4,782
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Last 6 Years2,709
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Last 6 Years / Total0.566
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
247,800
World Rank
85,770
Country Rank
888
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total4,364
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Last 6 Years1,927
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Last 6 Years / Total0.442
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
250,552
World Rank
86,565
Country Rank
894
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Education / Education (Other, All)
education policy analysis | education-health | inequality | social psychology for polic
education policy analysis | education-health | inequality | social psychology for polic
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Total4,312
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Last 6 Years4,211
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Last 6 Years / Total0.977
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
293,584
World Rank
98,946
Country Rank
1,006
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Education / Education (Other, All)
GIS education | e-learning | learning design | professional ethic
GIS education | e-learning | learning design | professional ethic
Citation Metrics
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Total3,603
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Last 6 Years601
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Last 6 Years / Total0.167
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
297,455
World Rank
100,060
Country Rank
1,018
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total3,548
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Last 6 Years1,123
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Last 6 Years / Total0.317
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
304,119
World Rank
101,958
Country Rank
1,038
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total3,457
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Last 6 Years1,943
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Last 6 Years / Total0.562
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
308,874
World Rank
103,318
Country Rank
1,052
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Education / Education (Other, All)
science education | teacher education | argumentation | technolog
science education | teacher education | argumentation | technolog
Citation Metrics
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Total3,395
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Last 6 Years782
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Last 6 Years / Total0.230
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
334,833
World Rank
110,563
Country Rank
1,119
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Education / Education (Other, All)
Teacher Education | Moral Development | Social-Emotional Learning | Educational Leadershi
Teacher Education | Moral Development | Social-Emotional Learning | Educational Leadershi
Citation Metrics
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Total3,080
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Last 6 Years1,802
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Last 6 Years / Total0.585
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
371,389
World Rank
120,725
Country Rank
1,227
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Education / Education (Other, All)
learning sciences | science education | out-of-school learning | informal learning | museum educatio
learning sciences | science education | out-of-school learning | informal learning | museum educatio
Citation Metrics
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Total2,708
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Last 6 Years1,422
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Last 6 Years / Total0.525
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
401,221
World Rank
128,795
Country Rank
1,298
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Education / Education (Other, All)
Higher Education Policy | Equity | College Admissions | Student Financial Ai
Higher Education Policy | Equity | College Admissions | Student Financial Ai
Citation Metrics
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Total2,448
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Last 6 Years2,204
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Last 6 Years / Total0.900
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
412,350
World Rank
131,835
Country Rank
1,323
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Education / Education (Other, All)
Language & identity | discourse analysis | qualitative research methods | TESO
Language & identity | discourse analysis | qualitative research methods | TESO
Citation Metrics
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Total2,360
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Last 6 Years997
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Last 6 Years / Total0.422
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
413,211
World Rank
132,082
Country Rank
1,327
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Education / Education (Other, All)
Elementary and Adolescent Literacy | Bilingualism and Biliteracy | Intervention Research | Early Childhood Education | Internationa
Elementary and Adolescent Literacy | Bilingualism and Biliteracy | Intervention Research | Early Childhood Education | Internationa
Citation Metrics
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Total2,353
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Last 6 Years1,137
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Last 6 Years / Total0.483
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