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
27,467
15,181
0.553
* 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
16,796
11,680
0.695
* 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
Educational Technology
Electrical & Information Engineering
Computer Science
STEM
Special Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,069
15,232
0.948
* 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
16,016
11,415
0.713
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
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
Punya Mishra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,457
35,956
0.558
Educational Technology
Creativity
TPACK
Teacher Education
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Christoph Meinel
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,467
15,181
0.553
Internet-Technologies
Digital Education
Security Engineering
Sustainable AI
Design Thinking
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
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
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
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
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
Jonathan Michael Spector
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,422
9,165
0.526
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
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
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
Wilfried Admiraal|Wilhelm Friedrich Admiraal, W. Admiraal, W.F. Admiraal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,796
11,680
0.695
Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning
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
Drigas Athanasios
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,069
15,232
0.948
Educational Technology
Electrical & Information Engineering
Computer Science
STEM
Special Education
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