Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Education (Other, All) Highly Cited Researchers 44 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
activity theory
expansive learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,761
22,825
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
learning sciences
learning
collective creativity
expertise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,774
6,098
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,275
3,901
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Teaching and Learning
teacher education
moral education
talent development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,598
5,121
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Equity and quality of teaching and learning
technology-rich learning environments
and teacher education
teachers as professi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,789
4,396
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Intercultural/multicultural education
identity
teacher education
discourse analysis
Chineseness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,737
5,170
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
teacher knowledge
reflection
teaching
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,018
5,246
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
sociology of education
gender studies in education
ethnography of edication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,952
1,869
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
research on teaching
curriculum
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,724
1,592
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Technology-enhanced collaborative learning
School development with ICT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,367
2,686
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
education with digital technology
educational innovations
knowledge work competence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,782
2,865
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Inclusive education
teacher education
teacher professional development
Lesson Study
China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,667
2,398
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Music education
philosophy of music
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,665
1,006
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
educational assessment
learning to learn
cognitive development
school effectiveness
statistical modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,279
2,280
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Continuous learning
development
organizational change
activity theory
sociocultural theories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,922
2,403
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
education
early childhood
sustainable development
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,699
1,695
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
high performance cognition
cognitive science
psychophysiology
neuroscience
Flow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,581
1,302
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Consumer studies
Consumer Education
Service Studies
Youth Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,441
1,102
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,349
1,383
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Music education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,120
1,078
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,751
1,349
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Teacher education
Educational psychology
Learning and motivation
Contextual educational
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,720
1,160
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cultural-historical theory
Ethnography
Student and teacher agency
Playworld research
inclusion and engagement in education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
572
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
educational sciences
science education
physics education
science teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,060
749
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
education
social work
migrancy
diversity
power
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
458
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,947
20
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yrjö Engeström
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,761
22,825
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,401
183
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kai Hakkarainen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,774
6,098
0.294
learning sciences
learning
collective creativity
expertise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,619
378
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lasse Lipponen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,275
3,901
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,005
523
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kirsi Tirri
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,598
5,121
0.483
Teaching and Learning
teacher education
moral education
talent development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,038
591
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hannele Niemi
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,789
4,396
0.449
Equity and quality of teaching and learning
technology-rich learning environments
and teacher education
teachers as professi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,634
596
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fred Dervin
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,737
5,170
0.531
Intercultural/multicultural education
identity
teacher education
discourse analysis
Chineseness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,912
750
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Auli Toom
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,018
5,246
0.654
teacher knowledge
reflection
teaching
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,234
864
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elina Lahelma
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,952
1,869
0.269
sociology of education
gender studies in education
ethnography of edication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,102
1,079
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pertti Kansanen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,724
1,592
0.278
research on teaching
curriculum
teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,017
1,174
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Minna Lakkala
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,367
2,686
0.500
Technology-enhanced collaborative learning
School development with ICT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,019
1,328
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Liisa Ilomäki
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,782
2,865
0.599
education with digital technology
educational innovations
knowledge work competence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,393
1,719
474
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Olli Pekka Malinen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,667
2,398
0.654
Inclusive education
teacher education
teacher professional development
Lesson Study
China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,563
1,720
475
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas Regelski
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,665
1,006
0.274
Music education
philosophy of music
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,188
1,904
514
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mari Pauliina Vainikainen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,279
2,280
0.695
educational assessment
learning to learn
cognitive development
school effectiveness
statistical modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,577
2,120
563
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anu Kajamaa
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,922
2,403
0.822
Continuous learning
development
organizational change
activity theory
sociocultural theories
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,843
2,269
597
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jyrki Reunamo
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,699
1,695
0.628
education
early childhood
sustainable development
research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,609
2,358
624
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Benjamin Ultan Cowley
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,581
1,302
0.504
high performance cognition
cognitive science
psychophysiology
neuroscience
Flow
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,957
2,469
644
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Minna Autio
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,441
1,102
0.451
Consumer studies
Consumer Education
Service Studies
Youth Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,311
2,551
669
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nina Katajavuori
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,349
1,383
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,593
2,743
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marja Leena Juntunen
University of the Arts Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,120
1,078
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,201
3,131
782
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Henna Asikainen (Née Rytkönen)
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,751
1,349
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,118
3,169
789
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Laura Hirsto
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,720
1,160
0.674
Teacher education
Educational psychology
Learning and motivation
Contextual educational
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,790
4,032
986
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anna Pauliina Rainio
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
572
0.502
Cultural-historical theory
Ethnography
Student and teacher agency
Playworld research
inclusion and engagement in education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
665,650
4,182
1,016
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Antti Laherto
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,060
749
0.707
educational sciences
science education
physics education
science teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
756,727
4,724
1,133
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Anna Leena Riitaoja
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
458
0.557
education
social work
migrancy
diversity
power