Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Education (Other, All) Highly Cited Researchers 43 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
UNCSOE
Motivation
Gender Differences in Achievement
School Engagement
School and Classroom Contexts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,492
9,823
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Education
Creativity
Learning Sciences
Sociological Theory
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,966
10,213
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Science Education
Experiential Learning
Socioscientific Issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,443
11,878
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
educational psychology
epistemic cognition
self-regulation
self-regulated learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,795
8,353
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Educational Policy
Sociology of Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,329
4,189
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,089
987
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
educational leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,074
2,434
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Learning
People-Centric Operations
Behavioral Drivers of Productivity
Team Performance
Project Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,370
3,922
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
education policy
incentives
accountability
compensation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,168
2,826
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Education
educational research
pharmacy education
medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,184
3,343
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Education Policy
Black Education
Teachers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,805
3,383
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
early childhood education
Reggio Emilia
culture and child development
psychological anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,592
577
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
equity and opportunity research
systems thinking
organizational improvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,508
1,654
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Education Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,432
1,444
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,263
1,182
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Educational Disparities
Economic Security
Child/Youth Development & Well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,126
1,331
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
STEM
Higher Education
Inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,050
1,120
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Critical Race Studies
Black Ed.
Social Context of Ed.
Interdisciplinary Foundations of Ed.
Qual. & Multi-methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,024
1,257
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
futures research
forecasting
online learning
technology enable active learning
environmental scanning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
206
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
teaching learning psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,742
597
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Formulations
Technical transfer & Process Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,712
565
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
950
457
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Education Policy
School Reform
Community Colleges
Program Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
949
541
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
educational innovation
instructional technology
critical media literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
732
530
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
culture and communication
environmental communication
human-nature relations
eco-theory and philosophy
environmental pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
696
347
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,770
8,308
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Judith L Meece
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,492
9,823
0.277
UNCSOE
Motivation
Gender Differences in Achievement
School Engagement
School and Classroom Contexts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,885
9,658
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Keith Sawyer
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,966
10,213
0.319
Education
Creativity
Learning Sciences
Sociological Theory
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,517
13,397
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Troy D Sadler
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,443
11,878
0.467
Science Education
Experiential Learning
Socioscientific Issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,358
26,348
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jeffrey A Greene
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,795
8,353
0.565
educational psychology
epistemic cognition
self-regulation
self-regulated learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,081
42,937
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thurston Domina
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,329
4,189
0.449
Educational Policy
Sociology of Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,947
49,266
488
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Madeleine Grumet
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,089
987
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,187
49,339
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kathleen M Brown
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,074
2,434
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,609
53,731
534
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bradley R Staats
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,370
3,922
0.532
Learning
People-Centric Operations
Behavioral Drivers of Productivity
Team Performance
Project Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,844
55,050
539
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthew Springer
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,168
2,826
0.394
education policy
incentives
accountability
compensation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,822
62,664
600
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Adam M Persky
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,184
3,343
0.541
Education
educational research
pharmacy education
medical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,154
92,145
836
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Constance A Lindsay
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,805
3,383
0.889
Education Policy
Black Education
Teachers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,019
96,122
860
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rebecca S New
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,592
577
0.161
early childhood education
Reggio Emilia
culture and child development
psychological anthropology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,745
97,782
873
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kirsten Kainz
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,508
1,654
0.471
equity and opportunity research
systems thinking
organizational improvement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,799
125,729
1,070
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kevin Bastian
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,432
1,444
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,166
131,527
1,108
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Daniel Klasik
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,263
1,182
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,531
136,884
1,145
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David Ansong
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,126
1,331
0.626
Educational Disparities
Economic Security
Child/Youth Development & Well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,976
139,964
1,159
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kelly A Hogan
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,050
1,120
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,955
141,042
1,164
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sherick Hughes
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,024
1,257
0.621
Critical Race Studies
Black Ed.
Social Context of Ed.
Interdisciplinary Foundations of Ed.
Qual. & Multi-methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,463
149,514
1,212
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
James L Morrison
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
206
0.112
futures research
forecasting
online learning
technology enable active learning
environmental scanning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,994
154,067
1,240
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Todd Zakrajsek
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,742
597
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
499,773
155,629
1,249
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Manish Sethi
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,712
565
0.330
Formulations
Technical transfer & Process Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706,567
208,412
1,556
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lara Jeane Costa
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
950
457
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706,875
208,483
1,557
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John Wachen
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
949
541
0.570
Education Policy
School Reform
Community Colleges
Program Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
798,506
229,455
1,680
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Todd Cherner
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
732
530
0.724
educational innovation
instructional technology
critical media literacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
816,042
233,411
1,709
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elizabeth A Dickinson
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
696
347
0.499
culture and communication
environmental communication
human-nature relations
eco-theory and philosophy
environmental pedagogy