Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationEducation / Educational Administration Rankings 2025
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 administration
Emotional Labor
Emotion in organizations
Career
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,180
5,198
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Higher Education
Educational Administration
Leadership
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,519
6,353
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Burnout
measurement and evaluation
neuropedagogy
educational administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,639
2,700
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Educational Leadership
Educational Management
Educational Administration
School Leadership
Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,582
3,276
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Educational administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,453
3,337
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Educational Administration & Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,150
4,041
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
school improvement
educational leadership
comparative education
International Baccalaureate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,291
3,321
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
elementary educational administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,191
3,356
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Educational Leadership
Equity
Educational Innovation
Eğitim Yönetimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,173
4,795
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Education Policy
Educational Administration
Critical Pedagogy
Critical Education Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,034
2,487
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Educational Administration
Educational leadership
Instructional Leadership
School Improvement
Eğitim Yönetimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,812
4,244
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Educational leadership
data-based decision making
data use
technology
educational administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,804
1,605
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Change Management
Organization Behavior
HRM
Educational Management
Tourism Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,701
3,729
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Educational Administration
Educational Leadership
Eğitim Yönetimi
Liderlik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,607
3,260
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Educational administration
educational leadership
teacher learning and practice
school improvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,507
3,140
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Education policy
governance of education systems
educational management
higher education
educational innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,480
1,575
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Open education
Educational management
Educational technology
Smart learning
Disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,867
3,234
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
educational technology
educational management
open education
smart learning
disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,811
3,203
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
deeper learning
school technology leadership
educational leadership
technology
educational administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,275
1,429
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Educational Management Administration and Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,246
1,540
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
manajemen pendidikan
manajeminisasi model pendidikan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,187
3,185
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Educational Administration
Educational Change
Distributed Leadership
Teacher Leadership
Social Justice Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,145
1,877
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Eğitim Yönetimi
Educational Administration
planlama
mekan yönetimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,097
1,637
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Engineering
Electromechanics
Educational Administration
Mountain Climbing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,972
1,922
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Educational administration
educational law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,802
1,114
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,546
757
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Izhar Oplatka
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,180
5,198
0.511
Education administration
Emotional Labor
Emotion in organizations
Career
leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,162
408
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Engin Karadağ
Akdeniz University
Antalya, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,519
6,353
0.667
Higher Education
Educational Administration
Leadership
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,294
1,121
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Isaac A Friedman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,639
2,700
0.353
Burnout
measurement and evaluation
neuropedagogy
educational administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,013
7,162
559
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Gurr
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,582
3,276
0.498
Educational Leadership
Educational Management
Educational Administration
School Leadership
Leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,134
830
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ferudun Sezgin
Gazi University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,453
3,337
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,231
911
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Murat Özdemir
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,150
4,041
0.657
Educational Administration & Leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,897
8,813
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Moosung Lee
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,291
3,321
0.628
school improvement
educational leadership
comparative education
International Baccalaureate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,487
589
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Usaud Upi Edu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,191
3,356
0.647
elementary educational administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,160
1,209
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mehmet Şükrü Bellibaş
Adıyaman University
Adıyaman, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,173
4,795
0.927
Educational Leadership
Equity
Educational Innovation
Eğitim Yönetimi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,515
1,257
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ayhan Ural
Gazi University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,034
2,487
0.494
Education Policy
Educational Administration
Critical Pedagogy
Critical Education Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,665
1,998
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sedat Gümüş
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,812
4,244
0.882
Educational Administration
Educational leadership
Instructional Leadership
School Improvement
Eğitim Yönetimi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,004
75,850
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vincent Cho
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,804
1,605
0.334
Educational leadership
data-based decision making
data use
technology
educational administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,354
1,586
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dimitrios Belias|Μπελιάς Δημήτριος, Δημήτριος Μπελιάς, Belias Dimitrios
University of Thessaly
Volos, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,701
3,729
0.793
Change Management
Organization Behavior
HRM
Educational Management
Tourism Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,546
1,465
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Turgut Karaköse
Kütahya Dumlupınar University
Kütahya, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,607
3,260
0.708
Educational Administration
Educational Leadership
Eğitim Yönetimi
Liderlik
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,034
1,522
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ali Çağatay Kılınç
Karabük University
Karabük, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,507
3,140
0.697
Educational administration
educational leadership
teacher learning and practice
school improvement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,358
551
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gábor Halász
Eötvös Loránd University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,480
1,575
0.352
Education policy
governance of education systems
educational management
higher education
educational innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,016
53
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fahriye Altınay Aksal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,867
3,234
0.836
Open education
Educational management
Educational technology
Smart learning
Disability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,400
56
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zehra Altınay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,811
3,203
0.840
educational technology
educational management
open education
smart learning
disability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,103
101,197
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Scott Mcleod Jd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,275
1,429
0.436
deeper learning
school technology leadership
educational leadership
technology
educational administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,320
2,613
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Şakir Çınkır
Ankara University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,246
1,540
0.474
Educational Management Administration and Leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,912
1,313
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Syahrani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,187
3,185
0.999
manajemen pendidikan
manajeminisasi model pendidikan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,337
2,742
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kadir Beycioğlu
Dokuz Eylül University
İzmir, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,145
1,877
0.597
Educational Administration
Educational Change
Distributed Leadership
Teacher Leadership
Social Justice Leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,386
2,811
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
İbrahim Kocabaş
Yıldız Technical University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,097
1,637
0.529
Eğitim Yönetimi
Educational Administration
planlama
mekan yönetimi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,241
386
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mykhaylo Zagirnyak Михайло Загірняк Михаил Загирняк
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,972
1,922
0.647
Engineering
Electromechanics
Educational Administration
Mountain Climbing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,135
3,295
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yasemin Karaman Kepenekci
Ankara University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,802
1,114
0.398
Educational administration
educational law