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Education / Educational Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 1.467 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Educational psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,904
87,381
0.352
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
methodological/substantive synergy - self-concept - evaluation of teaching - peer review - multilevel structural equation model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199,254
61,485
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Educational psychology in teacher education
teacher efficacy
teacher belief
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,038
25,595
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,961
30,879
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,309
10,229
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
applied behavior analysis
positive behavioral interventions and supports
classroom and behavior management
behavior disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,701
13,402
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Teacher Expectations Teacher Evaluations Youth Polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,859
4,899
0.107
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Creativity
giftedness
personality
intelligence
meanin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,684
21,726
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Educational Psychology
Education
Psychology
Motivation
Engagemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,005
23,509
0.547
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Evaluation
qualitative researc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,104
11,171
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Educational Psychology
Educational Research
Instructional Desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,725
14,012
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Psikologi Pendidikan
Educational Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,471
18,547
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
educational psychology
self-regulated learning
metacognition
learning analytic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,850
12,291
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Психотерапия
психологическое консультировани�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,897
6,301
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
educational psychology
educational polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,296
7,195
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Educational Psychology
Well-being
teacher competence
teacher-student relationshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,622
14,227
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Psicología Educativa
Violencia Escolar
Bullying
Cyberbullying y Dating Violenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,504
14,638
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
talent development
giftedness
enrichment
differentiatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,011
7,854
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Educational Psychology
Adolescence
Motivatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,400
7,074
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
School Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,643
1,874
0.073
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
educational psychology
cognitive load theory
instructional design
self-regulated learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,197
9,154
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Educational psychology
educational technology
cognitive scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,904
2,360
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Educational Psychology
Cognition in readin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,618
6,094
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
School psychology
the nature and measurement of intelligence
research methodolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,496
4,606
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,023
8,032
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533
210
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard E Mayer
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,904
87,381
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
899
21
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Herbert W Marsh
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199,254
61,485
0.309
methodological/substantive synergy - self-concept - evaluation of teaching - peer review - multilevel structural equation model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,394
2,547
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anita Woolfolk Hoy
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,038
25,595
0.332
Educational psychology in teacher education
teacher efficacy
teacher belief
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,210
130
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fred Paas
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,961
30,879
0.435
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognitio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,755
3,173
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard C Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,309
10,229
0.152
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,636
5,483
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
George Sugai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,701
13,402
0.281
applied behavior analysis
positive behavioral interventions and supports
classroom and behavior management
behavior disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,398
5,819
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas Good
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,859
4,899
0.107
Teacher Expectations Teacher Evaluations Youth Polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,975
6,091
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James C Kaufman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,684
21,726
0.486
Creativity
giftedness
personality
intelligence
meanin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,797
550
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew J Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,005
23,509
0.547
Educational Psychology
Education
Psychology
Motivation
Engagemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,465
7,219
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thomas Schwandt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,104
11,171
0.279
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,682
681
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alexander Renkl
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,725
14,012
0.353
Educational Psychology
Educational Research
Instructional Desig
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,857
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Muhibbin Syah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,471
18,547
0.470
Psikologi Pendidikan
Educational Psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,661
726
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Philip H Winne
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,850
12,291
0.334
educational psychology
self-regulated learning
metacognition
learning analytic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,992
72
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Александр Орлов
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,897
6,301
0.192
Психотерапия
психологическое консультировани�
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,650
9,937
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ronald W Marx
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,296
7,195
0.223
educational psychology
educational polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,461
1,197
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Uta Klusmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,622
14,227
0.515
Educational Psychology
Well-being
teacher competence
teacher-student relationshi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,652
490
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rosario Ortega-Ruiz
Universidad de Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,504
14,638
0.532
Psicología Educativa
Violencia Escolar
Bullying
Cyberbullying y Dating Violenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,410
12,870
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sally Reis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,011
7,854
0.291
talent development
giftedness
enrichment
differentiatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,366
13,258
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tim Urdan
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,400
7,074
0.268
Educational Psychology
Adolescence
Motivatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,679
13,839
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James Ysseldyke
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,643
1,874
0.073
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,378
1,458
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Detlev Leutner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,197
9,154
0.378
educational psychology
cognitive load theory
instructional design
self-regulated learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,421
17,027
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rand Spiro
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,904
2,360
0.108
Educational psychology
educational technology
cognitive scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,837
1,796
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John R Kirby
Queen's University Kingston
Kingston, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,618
6,094
0.296
Educational Psychology
Cognition in readin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,134
19,583
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Timothy Keith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,496
4,606
0.236
School psychology
the nature and measurement of intelligence
research methodolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,681
238
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ivar Bråten
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,023
8,032
0.422