Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationEducation / Educational Psychology 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
Educational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,065
88,451
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
methodological/substantive synergy - self-concept - evaluation of teaching - peer review - multilevel structural equation models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,707
65,009
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Educational psychology in teacher education
teacher efficacy
teacher beliefs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,712
27,643
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,309
30,984
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,404
11,371
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
applied behavior analysis
positive behavioral interventions and supports
classroom and behavior management
behavior disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,445
15,121
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Teacher Expectations Teacher Evaluations Youth Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,869
5,542
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Creativity
giftedness
personality
intelligence
meaning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,534
21,909
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Educational Psychology
Education
Psychology
Motivation
Engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,046
23,395
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Psikologi Pendidikan
Educational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,407
21,501
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Evaluation
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,288
11,947
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Educational Psychology
Educational Research
Instructional Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,701
14,175
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Психотерапия
психологическое консультирование
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,949
8,773
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
educational psychology
self-regulated learning
metacognition
learning analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,458
12,840
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
educational psychology
educational policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,315
8,084
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
talent development
giftedness
enrichment
differentiation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,238
8,249
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Psicología Educativa
Violencia Escolar
Bullying
Cyberbullying y Dating Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,635
14,764
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Educational Psychology
Adolescence
Motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,335
7,460
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
School Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,322
2,141
0.085
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Educational Psychology
Well-being
teacher competence
teacher-student relationship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,051
13,666
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
educational psychology
cognitive load theory
instructional design
self-regulated learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,346
9,762
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Educational psychology
educational technology
cognitive science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,253
2,510
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Educational Psychology
Cognition in reading
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,710
6,554
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
School psychology
the nature and measurement of intelligence
research methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,816
4,985
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,810
8,079
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570
226
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
232,065
88,451
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
871
20
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
192,707
65,009
0.337
methodological/substantive synergy - self-concept - evaluation of teaching - peer review - multilevel structural equation models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,334
2,526
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
73,712
27,643
0.375
Educational psychology in teacher education
teacher efficacy
teacher beliefs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,300
135
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fred Paas
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,309
30,984
0.467
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,447
3,037
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard C Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,404
11,371
0.174
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,132
5,274
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
George Sugai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,445
15,121
0.326
applied behavior analysis
positive behavioral interventions and supports
classroom and behavior management
behavior disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,762
5,581
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas Good
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,869
5,542
0.124
Teacher Expectations Teacher Evaluations Youth Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,348
6,325
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James C Kaufman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,534
21,909
0.527
Creativity
giftedness
personality
intelligence
meaning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,160
564
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew J Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,046
23,395
0.584
Educational Psychology
Education
Psychology
Motivation
Engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,131
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Muhibbin Syah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,407
21,501
0.560
Psikologi Pendidikan
Educational Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,216
7,174
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas Schwandt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,288
11,947
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,571
666
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alexander Renkl
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,701
14,175
0.376
Educational Psychology
Educational Research
Instructional Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,092
60
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Александр Орлов
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,949
8,773
0.237
Психотерапия
психологическое консультирование
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,158
706
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philip H Winne
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,458
12,840
0.362
educational psychology
self-regulated learning
metacognition
learning analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,862
9,668
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ronald W Marx
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,315
8,084
0.258
educational psychology
educational policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,315
12,478
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sally Reis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,238
8,249
0.314
talent development
giftedness
enrichment
differentiation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,283
519
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rosario Ortega-Ruiz
Universidad de Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,635
14,764
0.576
Psicología Educativa
Violencia Escolar
Bullying
Cyberbullying y Dating Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,771
13,077
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tim Urdan
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,335
7,460
0.294
Educational Psychology
Adolescence
Motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,806
13,091
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
James Ysseldyke
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,322
2,141
0.085
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,274
1,261
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Uta Klusmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,051
13,666
0.546
Educational Psychology
Well-being
teacher competence
teacher-student relationship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,478
1,402
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Detlev Leutner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,346
9,762
0.418
educational psychology
cognitive load theory
instructional design
self-regulated learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,063
16,513
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rand Spiro
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,253
2,510
0.118
Educational psychology
educational technology
cognitive science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,187
1,799
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John R Kirby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,710
6,554
0.333
Educational Psychology
Cognition in reading
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,816
19,180
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Timothy Keith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,816
4,985
0.265
School psychology
the nature and measurement of intelligence
research methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,276
239
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ivar Bråten
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,810
8,079
0.454