The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
anthropology
sociology
linguistics
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,368
13,950
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Early Childhood Education
Care and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,861
3,158
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
participatory research
knowledge democracy
adult education
community-based research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,495
2,766
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Physical education
teacher education
complexity
TGfU
ePortfolio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,056
868
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Education
schooling and literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,981
694
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Early Childhood
Elementary Education
Self-Regulation and Emotion Regulation
Play Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,316
689
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Education ~ Large Scale Survey Data
Univariate and Multivariate Statistics
Science and Maths Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,161
799
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Science education
curriculum theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
792
241
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Student health and wellness
Workplace wellness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
197
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
music education
decolonizing music education
Indigenizing music education
rural music education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
203
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
intersectional feminism
critical qualitative methodologies
climate justice
water protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202
199
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Education
Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
101
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
curriculum studies
assessment
secondary education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
40
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Teacher Education
Gerontology
Psychology and Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
17
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Early Childhood Development
Leadership Studies
Education
International Development
Community Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Education
Media Theory
Arts Based Inquiry
Curriculum Theory
European Graduate School
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
technology-integrated assessment framework
assessment in higher education
online learning
digital pedagogy
multi-access lear
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Language education
Formative assessment
ESL/ EFL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Wolff Michael Roth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,368
13,950
0.266
Education
anthropology
sociology
linguistics
psychology
Alan Pence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,861
3,158
0.291
Early Childhood Education
Care and Development
Budd Hall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,495
2,766
0.326
participatory research
knowledge democracy
adult education
community-based research
Tim Hopper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,056
868
0.422
Physical education
teacher education
complexity
TGfU
ePortfolio
Ralf St Clair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,981
694
0.350
Wanda Boyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,316
689
0.524
Early Childhood
Elementary Education
Self-Regulation and Emotion Regulation
Play Therapy
Todd Milford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,161
799
0.688
Education ~ Large Scale Survey Data
Univariate and Multivariate Statistics
Science and Maths Education
David Blades
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
792
241
0.304
Science education
curriculum theory
Lara Lauzon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
197
0.354
Student health and wellness
Workplace wellness
Anita Prest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
203
0.864
music education
decolonizing music education
Indigenizing music education
rural music education
Claudia Diaz-Diaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202
199
0.985
intersectional feminism
critical qualitative methodologies
climate justice
water protection
Jessica J Willows
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
101
1.000
Andrew Maclean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
40
1.000
curriculum studies
assessment
secondary education
William Pastory Majani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
17
0.944
Teacher Education
Gerontology
Psychology and Leadership
Patrick Makokoro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
Early Childhood Development
Leadership Studies
Education
International Development
Community Development
Richard Wainwright
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Education
Media Theory
Arts Based Inquiry
Curriculum Theory
European Graduate School
Colin Madland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
technology-integrated assessment framework
assessment in higher education
online learning
digital pedagogy
multi-access lear
Hanh Pham|Hanh T M Pham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Language education
Formative assessment
ESL/ EFL