Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Education (Other, All) Highly Cited Researchers 21 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 reform
policy
teaching
change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,451
4,462
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Social Network Theory
Educational Reform
Organizations
Educational Leadership
Educational Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,780
5,876
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Educational Policy
Chicana/Latino/x Students
College Transition
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,670
1,976
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Critical Race Theory
Multicultural Education
Qualitative Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,923
1,490
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Education
equity
research
tracking
college preparation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,436
651
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
social networks and leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,933
1,378
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
STEM
equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,739
1,448
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Music Generation
Audio Synthesis
Generative AI
Multimodal AI
Music Information Retrieval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,355
1,200
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Equity in Higher Education
Social Sciences
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,111
442
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Education Policy
English Learners
Organizational Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
493
405
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
education
stratification
gender
work
geographic inequalities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366
288
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Machine learning
AI
data science
pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
187
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Evidence-based pedagogy
analogical transfer
causal reasoning
theory of mind
gesture and communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
197
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
education
engineering
medical devices
student success
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
122
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
96
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Teacher Development
Curriculum
Educational Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
14
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
HCI
educational technology
accessibility
student retention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
7
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Educación Intercultural Bilingüe
Formación Docente
Desarrollo Social
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
27
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
International Education
Internationalization
Public Diplomacy
International Affairs
Experiential Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Education
Teacher Education and Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,153
27,014
477
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Amanda Datnow
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,451
4,462
0.309
Education reform
policy
teaching
change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,954
33,829
576
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alan J Daly
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,780
5,876
0.499
Social Network Theory
Educational Reform
Organizations
Educational Leadership
Educational Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,826
67,281
950
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frances Contreras
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,670
1,976
0.349
Educational Policy
Chicana/Latino/x Students
College Transition
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,517
110,959
1,375
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thandeka Chapman
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,923
1,490
0.510
Critical Race Theory
Multicultural Education
Qualitative Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,587
125,307
1,525
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Susan Yonezawa
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,436
651
0.267
Education
equity
research
tracking
college preparation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,809
144,654
1,714
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yi Hwa Liou
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,933
1,378
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,434
153,812
1,798
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stanley Lo
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,739
1,448
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,419
176,166
2,020
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hao Wen Dong
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,355
1,200
0.886
Music Generation
Audio Synthesis
Generative AI
Multimodal AI
Music Information Retrieval
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
649,027
194,049
2,186
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Laura Kertz
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,111
442
0.398
Equity in Higher Education
Social Sciences
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
935,039
256,550
2,780
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Diana Mercado-Garcia
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
493
405
0.822
Education Policy
English Learners
Organizational Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,056,107
276,231
3,138
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
April Sutton
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366
288
0.787
education
stratification
gender
work
geographic inequalities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,192,030
295,862
3,486
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Justin Eldridge
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
187
0.708
Machine learning
AI
data science
pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,285,306
308,713
3,697
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Minju Kim|Min Ju Kim
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
197
0.929
Evidence-based pedagogy
analogical transfer
causal reasoning
theory of mind
gesture and communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,466,737
333,104
4,087
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alex Phan,
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
122
0.878
education
engineering
medical devices
student success
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,577,995
348,172
4,289
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ramon Stephens
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
96
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,726,994
368,258
4,549
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christopher Halter
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
14
0.194
Teacher Development
Curriculum
Educational Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,899,978
391,336
4,807
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Daniel Suchy
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
7
0.167
HCI
educational technology
accessibility
student retention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,933,891
395,757
4,863
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zaynab Gates
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
27
0.730
Educación Intercultural Bilingüe
Formación Docente
Desarrollo Social
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,038,185
409,044
5,001
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jessica Trejos
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,089,331
415,256
5,067
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
William Geibel
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
International Education
Internationalization
Public Diplomacy
International Affairs
Experiential Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,359,158
443,043
5,316
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tarang Tripathi
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Education
Teacher Education and Equity