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
Educational Effectiveness
Educational Evaluation
Research Methods
School Improvement
Teacher Professional Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,671
6,208
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Instructional Technology
Computers in Education
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,714
4,943
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,460
5,565
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
teaching quality
teacher quality
educational effectiveness
teacher professional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,381
3,871
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
School Leadership effects
School Leadership development
School Effectiveness and Improvement
Teacher Principal Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,001
1,710
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
School Effectiveness
Teacher Professional Development
School Leadership and Improvement
Human Resource Management in Education
Educational Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,765
1,405
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Curriculum and Teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,531
1,443
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
classroom dialogue
educational effectiveness
teacher professional development
teacher learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,009
1,791
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Models and modeling
assessment
collaboration
teacher education
elementary education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,739
1,343
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Humor
Play
Infancy
Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
898
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
inclusive education
teacher education
disability issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,509
930
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Continuing Education
Adult Education
Lifelong Learning
Professional Learning
Vocational Education&Training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
944
354
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
823
395
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Educational effectiveness
School improvement
Promoting quality and equity in education
Evaluation of school effectiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
405
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
School Psychology
Parenting skills
Developmental Psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
219
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Educational Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
235
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Intercultural Education
Telecollaboration
Virtual Exchange
Computer-Assisted Language Learning
Design-based Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
169
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Conflict Transformation
Peace and Conflict
Human Rights
Violent extremism
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202
180
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Learning sciences
Educational technologies
Data literacy
Teachers Professional Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
179
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
e-Learning
e-Assessment
Educational Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
118
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Educartional Equity
Educational Effectiveness and School Improvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
49
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Educational Theories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
6
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
eLearning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
1
0.067
Kyriakides L
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,671
6,208
0.396
Educational Effectiveness
Educational Evaluation
Research Methods
School Improvement
Teacher Professional Development
Charoula Angeli
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,714
4,943
0.422
Instructional Technology
Computers in Education
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Zacharias Zacharia
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,460
5,565
0.532
Charalambos Charalambous
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,381
3,871
0.462
teaching quality
teacher quality
educational effectiveness
teacher professional development
Petros Pashiardis
Open University of Cyprus
Latsia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,001
1,710
0.427
School Leadership effects
School Leadership development
School Effectiveness and Improvement
Teacher Principal Evaluation
Panayiotis Antoniou
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,765
1,405
0.508
School Effectiveness
Teacher Professional Development
School Leadership and Improvement
Human Resource Management in Education
Educational Evaluation
Stavroula Philippou
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,531
1,443
0.570
Maria Vrikki
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,009
1,791
0.891
classroom dialogue
educational effectiveness
teacher professional development
teacher learning
Christiana Th Nicolaou
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,739
1,343
0.772
Models and modeling
assessment
collaboration
teacher education
elementary education
Eleni Loizou
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
898
0.554
Humor
Play
Infancy
Teacher Education
Simoni Symeonidou
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,509
930
0.616
inclusive education
teacher education
disability issues
Maria N Gravani
Open University of Cyprus
Latsia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
944
354
0.375
Continuing Education
Adult Education
Lifelong Learning
Professional Learning
Vocational Education&Training
Marios Papaevripidou
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
823
395
0.480
Evi Charalambous
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
405
0.888
Educational effectiveness
School improvement
Promoting quality and equity in education
Evaluation of school effectiveness
Evita Katsimicha
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
219
0.644
School Psychology
Parenting skills
Developmental Psychopathology
Antonios Kafa
Open University of Cyprus
Latsia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
235
0.925
Anna Nicolaou
Cyprus University of Technology
Limassol, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
169
0.782
Intercultural Education
Telecollaboration
Virtual Exchange
Computer-Assisted Language Learning
Design-based Research
Eleni Christodoulou
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202
180
0.891
Conflict Transformation
Peace and Conflict
Human Rights
Violent extremism
AI
Andria Agesilaou
Cyprus University of Technology
Limassol, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
179
0.984
Learning sciences
Educational technologies
Data literacy
Teachers Professional Development
Panicos Masouras
Cyprus University of Technology
Limassol, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
118
0.894
e-Learning
e-Assessment
Educational Robotics
Demos Michael
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
49
1.000
Educartional Equity
Educational Effectiveness and School Improvement
Christos Tzatzos
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
6
0.261
Petros Christoforou
Open University of Cyprus
Latsia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
1
0.067