Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationEducation / Educational Technology 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
Game-Based Learning
Cyberbullying
Mathematics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,635
45,218
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Educational Technology
Teacher Education
Special Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,771
30,758
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Educational Technology
Creativity
Technological_Pedagogical_Content_Knowledge
Teacher Education
Instructional Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,108
33,784
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Educational Technology
TPACK
Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,225
30,198
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
learning engineering
educational technologies
artificial intelligence in education
learning@scale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,718
20,896
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Educational Technology
Technology Integration
Instructional Design
Computer Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,230
21,872
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Uzaktan eğitim
e-öğrenme
teknoloji entegrasyonu
insan bilgisayar etkileşimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,579
21,370
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
instructional design
learning design
learning development
e-learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,155
20,949
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
learning technologies
leadership
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,848
11,602
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Educational Technology
Learning Sciences
STEM learning
human computer interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,496
9,093
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Educational Technology
elearning
doctoral research
personal knowledge management
concept mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,335
9,288
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Internet-Technologies
Digital Education
Security Engineering
Sustainable AI
Design Thinking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,650
14,416
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
learning sciences
educational technology
game-based learning
Virtual Reality for learning
emotional design for learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,617
9,521
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Tecnologia educacional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,438
6,964
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Scientific Inquiry
Nature of Science
Educational Technology
Science Teacher Preparation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,304
6,488
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Tecnologia Educativa
Formação de Professores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,264
7,411
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
mobile learning
mobile assisted language learning
educational technology
distance learning
technology enhanced learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,417
7,865
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Learning Technologies
Design-Based Implementation Research
Gameful Learning
Games
Learning Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,002
6,059
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
educational technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,667
8,451
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
educational technology
pedagogy
learning analytics
game science
learner engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,540
6,777
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,026
10,869
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Educational Technology
Electrical & Information Engineering
Computer Science
STEM
Special Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,888
15,056
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Educational Technology
Digital Education
eLearning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,870
15,868
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Educational Technology
Learning Analytics
Artificial Intelligence in Education
Human-Computer Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,640
6,491
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Learning Analytics
Learning Design
Internationalisation
Transplant Athletes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,498
10,912
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,308
2,062
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Qing Li
Towson University
Towson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,635
45,218
0.554
Game-Based Learning
Cyberbullying
Mathematics Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,936
2,360
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jianjun Adam Wang
Williams College
Williamstown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,771
30,758
0.406
Educational Technology
Teacher Education
Special Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,810
3,247
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Punya Mishra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,108
33,784
0.544
Educational Technology
Creativity
Technological_Pedagogical_Content_Knowledge
Teacher Education
Instructional Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,973
3,819
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthew Koehler
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,225
30,198
0.537
Educational Technology
TPACK
Social Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,107
5,295
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Danielle Mcnamara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,718
20,896
0.457
learning engineering
educational technologies
artificial intelligence in education
learning@scale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,654
63
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Şirin Karadeniz
Bahçeşehir University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,230
21,872
0.639
Educational Technology
Technology Integration
Instructional Design
Computer Science Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,135
65
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ebru Kılıç Çakmak
Gazi University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,579
21,370
0.636
Uzaktan eğitim
e-öğrenme
teknoloji entegrasyonu
insan bilgisayar etkileşimi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,510
69
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Özcan Erkan Akgün
Ibn Haldun University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,155
20,949
0.632
instructional design
learning design
learning development
e-learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,778
10,104
583
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chris Dede
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,848
11,602
0.389
learning technologies
leadership
policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,245
1,976
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mike Sharples
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,496
9,093
0.308
Educational Technology
Learning Sciences
STEM learning
human computer interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,451
387
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jesus Salinas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,335
9,288
0.317
Educational Technology
elearning
doctoral research
personal knowledge management
concept mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,951
1,142
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christoph Meinel
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,650
14,416
0.541
Internet-Technologies
Digital Education
Security Engineering
Sustainable AI
Design Thinking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,406
17,958
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jan L Plass
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,617
9,521
0.485
learning sciences
educational technology
game-based learning
Virtual Reality for learning
emotional design for learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,901
402
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
José Armando Valente
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,438
6,964
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,357
19,507
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Randy L Bell
Oregon State University
Corvallis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,304
6,488
0.354
Scientific Inquiry
Nature of Science
Educational Technology
Science Teacher Preparation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,486
103
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Clara Coutinho
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,264
7,411
0.406
Tecnologia Educativa
Formação de Professores
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,474
4,133
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Agnes Kukulska Hulme
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,417
7,865
0.452
mobile learning
mobile assisted language learning
educational technology
distance learning
technology enhanced learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,062
21,336
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Barry Fishman
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,002
6,059
0.356
Learning Technologies
Design-Based Implementation Research
Gameful Learning
Games
Learning Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,363
21,835
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jonathan Michael Spector
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,667
8,451
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,860
4,412
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sara De Freitas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,540
6,777
0.410
educational technology
pedagogy
learning analytics
game science
learner engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,101
271
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wilfried Admiraal|Wilhelm Friedrich Admiraal, W. Admiraal, W.F. Admiraal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,026
10,869
0.678
Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,716
257
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Drigas Athanasios
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,888
15,056
0.948
Educational Technology
Electrical & Information Engineering
Computer Science
STEM
Special Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,799
84
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ade Surahman
Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia
Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,870
15,868
1.000
Educational Technology
Digital Education
eLearning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,862
2,477
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Simon J Buckingham Shum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,640
6,491
0.415
Educational Technology
Learning Analytics
Artificial Intelligence in Education
Human-Computer Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,551
4,776
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bart Rienties
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,498
10,912
0.704
Learning Analytics
Learning Design
Internationalisation
Transplant Athletes