Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Education (Other, All) Highly Cited Researchers 32 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
105,890
World Rank
41,733
Country Rank
335
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total9,956
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Last 6 Years1,781
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Last 6 Years / Total0.179
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
113,401
World Rank
44,333
Country Rank
364
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Education / Education (Other, All)
Transfer of Learning | HRD | Organization_Development_and_Change | Learning Organizatio
Transfer of Learning | HRD | Organization_Development_and_Change | Learning Organizatio
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Total9,374
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Last 6 Years4,353
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Last 6 Years / Total0.464
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
132,923
World Rank
50,744
Country Rank
428
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total8,132
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Last 6 Years3,638
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Last 6 Years / Total0.447
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
192,886
World Rank
69,602
Country Rank
647
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Education / Education (Other, All)
Reading | Language | Teacher Effectiveness | Mathematics | Scienc
Reading | Language | Teacher Effectiveness | Mathematics | Scienc
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Total5,678
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Last 6 Years1,921
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Last 6 Years / Total0.338
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
252,048
World Rank
87,012
Country Rank
829
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Education / Education (Other, All)
Thoughtful Decision Making (Critical Thinking) | Self-regulated Learning | Motivational Regulation
Thoughtful Decision Making (Critical Thinking) | Self-regulated Learning | Motivational Regulation
Citation Metrics
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Total4,286
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Last 6 Years1,122
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Last 6 Years / Total0.262
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
281,320
World Rank
95,458
Country Rank
932
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Education / Education (Other, All)
Elementary Science Teacher Preparation | Science Teacher Decision-Making | The Nature of Science in Science Educatio
Elementary Science Teacher Preparation | Science Teacher Decision-Making | The Nature of Science in Science Educatio
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Total3,786
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Last 6 Years1,520
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Last 6 Years / Total0.401
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
358,834
World Rank
117,218
Country Rank
1,136
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total2,827
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Last 6 Years1,674
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Last 6 Years / Total0.592
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
376,636
World Rank
122,131
Country Rank
1,179
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total2,660
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Last 6 Years806
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Last 6 Years / Total0.303
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
377,834
World Rank
122,469
Country Rank
1,184
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Education / Education (Other, All)
Education and Public Health Research and Evaluation | Statistical Consultin
Education and Public Health Research and Evaluation | Statistical Consultin
Citation Metrics
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Total2,649
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Last 6 Years1,388
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Last 6 Years / Total0.524
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
469,274
World Rank
147,277
Country Rank
1,375
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total1,972
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Last 6 Years705
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Last 6 Years / Total0.358
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
501,056
World Rank
155,626
Country Rank
1,426
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total1,793
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Last 6 Years763
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Last 6 Years / Total0.426
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
512,525
World Rank
158,616
Country Rank
1,450
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total1,733
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Last 6 Years1,116
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Last 6 Years / Total0.644
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
517,757
World Rank
160,036
Country Rank
1,458
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Education / Education (Other, All)
Sociology | Education | Race and ethnicity | Residential segregation | Sociology of sport
Sociology | Education | Race and ethnicity | Residential segregation | Sociology of sport
Citation Metrics
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Total1,707
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Last 6 Years474
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Last 6 Years / Total0.278
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
525,065
World Rank
161,892
Country Rank
1,473
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Education / Education (Other, All)
Teacher Education | Science education | Engineering education | 21st century skills | Qualitative Researc
Teacher Education | Science education | Engineering education | 21st century skills | Qualitative Researc
Citation Metrics
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Total1,670
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Last 6 Years737
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Last 6 Years / Total0.441
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
533,547
World Rank
164,132
Country Rank
1,487
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Education / Education (Other, All)
Scholarship of Teaching | Student Success | International Development | Evaluatio
Scholarship of Teaching | Student Success | International Development | Evaluatio
Citation Metrics
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Total1,628
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Last 6 Years720
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Last 6 Years / Total0.442
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
549,748
World Rank
168,404
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total1,553
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Last 6 Years811
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Last 6 Years / Total0.522
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
585,382
World Rank
177,638
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Education / Education (Other, All)
Second language acquisition | linguistic | international student acculturation | computer-mediated communicatio
Second language acquisition | linguistic | international student acculturation | computer-mediated communicatio
Citation Metrics
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Total1,402
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Last 6 Years988
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Last 6 Years / Total0.705
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
690,769
World Rank
203,938
Country Rank
177
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Education / Education (Other, All)
teacher instructional leadership (bilingual education) | biliteracy | practitioner research (action research) | mentorship for ear
teacher instructional leadership (bilingual education) | biliteracy | practitioner research (action research) | mentorship for ear
Citation Metrics
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Total1,044
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Last 6 Years751
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Last 6 Years / Total0.719
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
748,561
World Rank
217,581
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total889
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Last 6 Years602
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Last 6 Years / Total0.677
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
799,000
World Rank
228,812
Country Rank
271
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Education / Education (Other, All)
critical consciousness | liberatory pedagogy | diversity | qualitative research | United Nations SDG
critical consciousness | liberatory pedagogy | diversity | qualitative research | United Nations SDG
Citation Metrics
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Total771
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Last 6 Years196
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Last 6 Years / Total0.254
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
927,007
World Rank
254,710
Country Rank
68
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total540
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Last 6 Years224
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Last 6 Years / Total0.415
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,154,818
World Rank
291,152
Country Rank
38
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Education / Education (Other, All)
Education policy | school leadership and reform | educator labor market
Education policy | school leadership and reform | educator labor market
Citation Metrics
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Total314
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Last 6 Years258
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Last 6 Years / Total0.822
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,298,633
World Rank
310,989
Country Rank
378
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Education / Education (Other, All)
Teacher Education | Math Education | Math Anxiety | Fractions | International Student
Teacher Education | Math Education | Math Anxiety | Fractions | International Student
Citation Metrics
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Total231
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Last 6 Years170
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Last 6 Years / Total0.736
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,538,537
World Rank
342,025
Country Rank
56
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total145
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Last 6 Years133
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Last 6 Years / Total0.917
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,628,571
World Rank
353,124
Country Rank
128
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Education / Education (Other, All)
Learning Sciences | Adaptive Learning Research | Training & Simulation | Extended Reality (XR) | Metacognitive Strategie
Learning Sciences | Adaptive Learning Research | Training & Simulation | Extended Reality (XR) | Metacognitive Strategie
Citation Metrics
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Total122
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Last 6 Years49
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Last 6 Years / Total0.402
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