Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationEducation / Educational Psychology Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
228,353
85,375
0.374
* 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
190,345
62,944
0.331
* 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
72,569
26,649
0.367
* 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
64,960
29,845
0.459
* 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
64,942
11,086
0.171
* 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
45,868
14,701
0.321
* 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
44,611
5,394
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Creativity
giftedness
personality
intelligence
meaning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,491
21,005
0.519
* 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
38,993
22,412
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Psikologi Pendidikan
Educational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,978
21,108
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Evaluation
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,770
11,569
0.306
* 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
37,076
13,635
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Психотерапия
психологическое консультирование
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,776
8,642
0.235
* 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
35,027
12,461
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
educational psychology
educational policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,026
7,855
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
talent development
giftedness
enrichment
differentiation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,888
7,988
0.309
* 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
25,159
14,341
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
School Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,087
2,073
0.083
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Educational Psychology
Adolescence
Motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,025
7,203
0.288
* 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
24,564
13,222
0.538
* 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
22,952
9,409
0.410
* 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
21,098
2,443
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Educational Psychology
Cognition in reading
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,580
6,448
0.329
* 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
18,574
4,798
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,473
7,783
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566
228
2
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
228,353
85,375
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
861
19
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
190,345
62,944
0.331
methodological/substantive synergy - self-concept - evaluation of teaching - peer review - multilevel structural equation models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,294
2,521
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anita Woolfolk Hoy
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,569
26,649
0.367
Educational psychology in teacher education
teacher efficacy
teacher beliefs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,316
140
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fred Paas
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,960
29,845
0.459
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,320
2,999
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard C Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,942
11,086
0.171
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,044
5,264
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
George Sugai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,868
14,701
0.321
applied behavior analysis
positive behavioral interventions and supports
classroom and behavior management
behavior disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,528
5,507
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas Good
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,611
5,394
0.121
Teacher Expectations Teacher Evaluations Youth Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,508
6,433
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James C Kaufman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,491
21,005
0.519
Creativity
giftedness
personality
intelligence
meaning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,347
573
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew J Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,993
22,412
0.575
Educational Psychology
Education
Psychology
Motivation
Engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,990
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Muhibbin Syah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,978
21,108
0.556
Psikologi Pendidikan
Educational Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,122
7,166
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas Schwandt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,770
11,569
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,533
669
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alexander Renkl
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,076
13,635
0.368
Educational Psychology
Educational Research
Instructional Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,749
59
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Александр Орлов
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,776
8,642
0.235
Психотерапия
психологическое консультирование
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,014
707
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philip H Winne
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,027
12,461
0.356
educational psychology
self-regulated learning
metacognition
learning analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,572
9,590
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ronald W Marx
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,026
7,855
0.253
educational psychology
educational policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,115
12,466
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sally Reis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,888
7,988
0.309
talent development
giftedness
enrichment
differentiation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,299
515
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rosario Ortega-Ruiz
Universidad de Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,159
14,341
0.570
Psicología Educativa
Violencia Escolar
Bullying
Cyberbullying y Dating Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,416
13,014
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James Ysseldyke
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,087
2,073
0.083
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,531
13,062
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
25,025
7,203
0.288
Educational Psychology
Adolescence
Motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,342
1,275
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Uta Klusmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,564
13,222
0.538
Educational Psychology
Well-being
teacher competence
teacher-student relationship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,405
1,411
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Detlev Leutner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,952
9,409
0.410
educational psychology
cognitive load theory
instructional design
self-regulated learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,468
16,358
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
21,098
2,443
0.116
Educational psychology
educational technology
cognitive science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,508
1,775
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John R Kirby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,580
6,448
0.329
Educational Psychology
Cognition in reading
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,454
19,151
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Timothy Keith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,574
4,798
0.258
School psychology
the nature and measurement of intelligence
research methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,249
238
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ivar Bråten
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,473
7,783
0.445