Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Educational Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 1.484 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
Educational psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,908
80,256
0.336
* 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
196,580
57,571
0.293
* 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
75,423
23,781
0.315
* 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
68,342
28,157
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,217
9,579
0.145
* 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
47,144
12,734
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Teacher Expectations Teacher Evaluations Youth Policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,457
4,607
0.101
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Creativity
giftedness
personality
intelligence
meaning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,914
19,905
0.464
* 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
41,694
22,009
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Psikologi Pendidikan
Educational Psychology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,278
18,168
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Evaluation
qualitative research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,063
10,229
0.262
* 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
38,642
12,630
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Психотерапия
психологическое консультирование
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,260
6,750
0.181
* 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
36,273
11,529
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
educational psychology
educational policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,822
6,796
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Psicología Educativa
Violencia Escolar
Bullying
Cyberbullying y Dating Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,764
13,448
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
talent development
giftedness
enrichment
differentiation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,742
7,445
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Educational Psychology
Well-being
teacher competence
teacher-student relationship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,978
12,629
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Educational Psychology
Adolescence
Motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,837
6,536
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
School Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,566
1,789
0.070
* 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
23,964
8,621
0.360
* 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
21,503
2,132
0.099
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Educational Psychology
Cognition in reading
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,191
5,670
0.281
* 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
19,101
4,256
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,359
7,434
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563
221
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard E Mayer
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,908
80,256
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
872
20
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Herbert W Marsh
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,580
57,571
0.293
methodological/substantive synergy - self-concept - evaluation of teaching - peer review - multilevel structural equation models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,325
2,519
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
75,423
23,781
0.315
Educational psychology in teacher education
teacher efficacy
teacher beliefs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,239
131
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fred Paas
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,342
28,157
0.412
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,545
3,090
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard C Anderson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,217
9,579
0.145
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,254
5,323
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
George Sugai
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,144
12,734
0.270
applied behavior analysis
positive behavioral interventions and supports
classroom and behavior management
behavior disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,939
5,662
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas Good
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,457
4,607
0.101
Teacher Expectations Teacher Evaluations Youth Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,130
6,209
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James C Kaufman
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,914
19,905
0.464
Creativity
giftedness
personality
intelligence
meaning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,738
547
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew J Martin
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,694
22,009
0.528
Educational Psychology
Education
Psychology
Motivation
Engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,148
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Muhibbin Syah
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,278
18,168
0.463
Psikologi Pendidikan
Educational Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,277
7,193
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas Schwandt
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,063
10,229
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,523
675
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alexander Renkl
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,642
12,630
0.327
Educational Psychology
Educational Research
Instructional Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,460
63
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Александр Орлов
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,260
6,750
0.181
Психотерапия
психологическое консультирование
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,157
708
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philip H Winne
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,273
11,529
0.318
educational psychology
self-regulated learning
metacognition
learning analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,024
9,721
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
31,822
6,796
0.214
educational psychology
educational policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,400
493
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rosario Ortega-Ruiz
Universidad de Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,764
13,448
0.502
Psicología Educativa
Violencia Escolar
Bullying
Cyberbullying y Dating Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,439
12,534
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sally Reis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,742
7,445
0.278
talent development
giftedness
enrichment
differentiation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,635
1,238
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Uta Klusmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,978
12,629
0.486
Educational Psychology
Well-being
teacher competence
teacher-student relationship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,858
13,098
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tim Urdan
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,837
6,536
0.253
Educational Psychology
Adolescence
Motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,306
13,297
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James Ysseldyke
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,566
1,789
0.070
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,245
1,397
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Detlev Leutner
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,964
8,621
0.360
educational psychology
cognitive load theory
instructional design
self-regulated learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,578
16,758
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rand Spiro
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,503
2,132
0.099
Educational psychology
educational technology
cognitive science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,057
1,786
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
20,191
5,670
0.281
Educational Psychology
Cognition in reading
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,264
19,341
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Timothy Keith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,101
4,256
0.223
School psychology
the nature and measurement of intelligence
research methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,759
237
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ivar Bråten
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,359
7,434
0.405