Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationEducation / Educational Technology 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
Game-Based Learning
Cyberbullying
Mathematics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,282
47,744
0.566
* 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
76,677
31,512
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Educational Technology
Creativity
TPACK
Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,457
35,956
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Educational Technology
TPACK
Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,481
32,262
0.552
* 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
46,756
21,793
0.466
* 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
35,180
22,723
0.646
* 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
34,755
22,415
0.645
* 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
34,255
21,927
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
learning technologies
leadership
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,554
12,201
0.399
* 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
29,942
9,458
0.316
* 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
29,827
9,655
0.324
* 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
27,092
14,835
0.548
* 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
20,217
10,053
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Tecnologia Educativa
Formação de Professores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,025
8,044
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Tecnologia educacional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,852
7,319
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Scientific Inquiry
Nature of Science
Educational Technology
Science Teacher Preparation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,684
6,814
0.365
* 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
17,787
8,198
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
educational technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,422
9,165
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Learning Technologies
Design-Based Implementation Research
Gameful Learning
Games
Learning Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,264
6,294
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Educational Technology
Digital Education
eLearning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,087
17,085
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
educational technology
pedagogy
learning analytics
game science
learner engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,943
7,118
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,548
11,374
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Educational Technology
Learning Analytics
Artificial Intelligence in Education
Human-Computer Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,196
7,027
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Learning Analytics
Learning Design
Internationalisation
Transplant Athletes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,016
11,415
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Educational Technology
Electrical & Information Engineering
Computer Science
STEM
Special Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,012
15,187
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,250
2,013
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Qing Li
Towson University
Towson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,282
47,744
0.566
Game-Based Learning
Cyberbullying
Mathematics Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,043
2,388
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jianjun Adam Wang
Williams College
Williamstown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,677
31,512
0.411
Educational Technology
Teacher Education
Special Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,662
3,145
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Punya Mishra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,457
35,956
0.558
Educational Technology
Creativity
TPACK
Teacher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,802
3,702
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthew Koehler
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,481
32,262
0.552
Educational Technology
TPACK
Social Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,122
5,255
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Danielle Mcnamara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,756
21,793
0.466
learning engineering
educational technologies
artificial intelligence in education
learning@scale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,542
63
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Şirin Karadeniz
Bahçeşehir University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,180
22,723
0.646
Educational Technology
Technology Integration
Instructional Design
Computer Science Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,904
66
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ebru Kılıç Çakmak
Gazi University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,755
22,415
0.645
Uzaktan eğitim
e-öğrenme
teknoloji entegrasyonu
insan bilgisayar etkileşimi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,276
68
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Özcan Erkan Akgün
Ibn Haldun University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,255
21,927
0.640
instructional design
learning design
learning development
e-learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,802
10,043
581
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chris Dede
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,554
12,201
0.399
learning technologies
leadership
policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,555
1,997
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
29,942
9,458
0.316
Educational Technology
Learning Sciences
STEM learning
human computer interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,714
394
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jesus Salinas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,827
9,655
0.324
Educational Technology
elearning
doctoral research
personal knowledge management
concept mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,279
1,151
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christoph Meinel
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,092
14,835
0.548
Internet-Technologies
Digital Education
Security Engineering
Sustainable AI
Design Thinking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,165
17,748
204
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
20,217
10,053
0.497
learning sciences
educational technology
game-based learning
Virtual Reality for learning
emotional design for learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,546
101
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Clara Coutinho
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,025
8,044
0.423
Tecnologia Educativa
Formação de Professores
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,098
406
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
José Armando Valente
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,852
7,319
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,640
19,477
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Randy L Bell
Oregon State University
Corvallis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,684
6,814
0.365
Scientific Inquiry
Nature of Science
Educational Technology
Science Teacher Preparation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,826
4,149
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
17,787
8,198
0.461
mobile learning
mobile assisted language learning
educational technology
distance learning
technology enhanced learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,215
21,274
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jonathan Michael Spector
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,422
9,165
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,831
21,517
471
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Barry Fishman
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,264
6,294
0.365
Learning Technologies
Design-Based Implementation Research
Gameful Learning
Games
Learning Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,489
82
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ade Surahman
Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia
Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,087
17,085
1.000
Educational Technology
Digital Education
eLearning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,035
4,423
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sara De Freitas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,943
7,118
0.420
educational technology
pedagogy
learning analytics
game science
learner engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,649
270
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wilfried Admiraal|Wilhelm Friedrich Admiraal, W. Admiraal, W.F. Admiraal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,548
11,374
0.687
Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,226
2,430
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Simon J Buckingham Shum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,196
7,027
0.434
Educational Technology
Learning Analytics
Artificial Intelligence in Education
Human-Computer Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,056
4,730
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bart Rienties
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,016
11,415
0.713
Learning Analytics
Learning Design
Internationalisation
Transplant Athletes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,076
263
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Drigas Athanasios
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,012
15,187
0.948
Educational Technology
Electrical & Information Engineering
Computer Science
STEM
Special Education