Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Open University UK 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
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 :2
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 :3
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 :4
Education Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,363
3,720
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Educational Technology
Informal Learning with Technologies
Mobile Learning
Informal Mobile Language Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,563
2,839
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Educational Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,698
2,034
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Technology Enhanced Learning
Knowledge Media
Innovation Management
Knowledge Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,302
966
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
extended reality
wearable technologies
performance augmentation
digital education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,010
1,554
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Educational equity and EDIA
educational theories
mobile learning
personalised learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,636
1,159
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Educational technology
Creativity
Inclusive design
Open education
Accessibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,263
1,732
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Educational Technology
Open Education
Philosophy
Critical Theory
Critical Pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,255
1,695
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
online learning
educational technology
elearning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,240
1,051
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Open Education
Open Educational Resources (OER)
Continental Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,289
894
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
educational technology
text analytics for learning
reflective thinking
learning analytics
educational data mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
839
606
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
education
educational technology
real-time interaction
student-only spaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
605
127
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Educational Technology
Educational Psychology
Digital Accessibility
Universal Design for Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
303
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Educational Technology
e-learning
mobile learning
HCI
Gaming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
98
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Educational Technology
Digital Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
204
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,464
1,993
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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
47,614
4,137
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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
54,814
4,715
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
94,582
7,914
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eileen Scanlon
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,363
3,720
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,613
8,581
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ann Jones
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,563
2,839
0.297
Educational Technology
Informal Learning with Technologies
Mobile Learning
Informal Mobile Language Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,440
13,953
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Patrick McAndrew
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,698
2,034
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,030
17,668
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paul Lefrere
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,302
966
0.225
Technology Enhanced Learning
Knowledge Media
Innovation Management
Knowledge Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,812
22,866
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fridolin Wild
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,010
1,554
0.516
extended reality
wearable technologies
performance augmentation
digital education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,257
24,933
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Elizabeth FitzGerald née Brown
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,636
1,159
0.440
Educational equity and EDIA
educational theories
mobile learning
personalised learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,402
27,407
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tim Coughlan
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,263
1,732
0.765
Educational technology
Creativity
Inclusive design
Open education
Accessibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,478
27,465
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert Farrow
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,255
1,695
0.752
Educational Technology
Open Education
Philosophy
Critical Theory
Critical Pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,549
27,564
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Karen Kear
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,240
1,051
0.469
online learning
educational technology
elearning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,862
36,862
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rebecca Beck Pitt
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,289
894
0.694
Open Education
Open Educational Resources (OER)
Continental Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
741,455
43,683
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thomas Daniel Ullmann
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
839
606
0.722
educational technology
text analytics for learning
reflective thinking
learning analytics
educational data mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
853,368
47,898
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John Pettit
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
605
127
0.210
education
educational technology
real-time interaction
student-only spaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,066,291
58,304
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tania Heap
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
303
0.876
Educational Technology
Educational Psychology
Digital Accessibility
Universal Design for Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,164,388
63,078
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Will Woods
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
98
0.359
Educational Technology
e-learning
mobile learning
HCI
Gaming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,283,805
68,353
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fereshte Goshtasbpour
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
204
0.995
Educational Technology
Digital Education