Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationEducation / Mathematics and Science Education 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
Scientific Visualization
Informal Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,903
13,589
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Engineering and science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,924
14,495
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
mathematics education
design research
learning sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,411
13,798
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
First interest
Second interest
...Neurobiology
Neuroengineering
Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,023
10,473
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
science education
learning sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,752
25,393
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Mathematics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,426
12,363
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
learning sciences
science education
research-practice partnerships
organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,034
14,539
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
inquiry learning
ict and education
online labs
technology enhanced learning
science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,226
10,893
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Science Education
Chemistry Education
Chemical Education
Gifted Education
Physics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,717
16,740
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
learning environments
science education
scientific practices
argumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,337
8,514
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Nature of Science
Science Education
Inquiry Teaching and Learning
Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,954
8,079
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
identity
inequality
science education
gender
social class
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,927
11,664
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
mathematics education
equity
gender
mindset
learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,796
8,797
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
statistics
physiology
science education
statistics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,197
9,353
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Nonlinear Analysis and Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,108
6,126
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
mathematics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,533
5,228
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Socioscientific Issues
Science Education
Ethical Issues
Moral Reasoning
Reflective Judgment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,558
9,035
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
science education
teacher education
equity
diversity
learning sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,186
7,944
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Cognitive Science
Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,558
3,086
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
science education
teacher education
educative curriculum materials
learning sciences
teacher learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,933
5,890
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Embodied cognition
mathematics education
teacher cognition
learning
STEM ed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,604
8,179
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Science education
Sex education
Bioethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,474
6,718
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Physics Education Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,154
4,233
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Vaccinology
immunology
translational science
science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,541
13,974
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Mathematics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,472
5,034
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,432
3,520
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark U Subbarao
NASA Ames Research Center
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,903
13,589
0.227
Scientific Visualization
Informal Science Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,831
3,716
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Felder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,924
14,495
0.250
Engineering and science education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,182
3,902
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Cobb
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,411
13,798
0.245
mathematics education
design research
learning sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,181
6,706
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Miguel Nicolelis
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,023
10,473
0.262
First interest
Second interest
...Neurobiology
Neuroengineering
Science Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,503
73
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ying-Tien Wu
National Central University
Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,752
25,393
0.752
science education
learning sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,230
1,069
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Werner Blum
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,426
12,363
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,735
11,360
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
William R Penuel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,034
14,539
0.519
learning sciences
science education
research-practice partnerships
organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,811
663
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ton De Jong
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,226
10,893
0.400
inquiry learning
ict and education
online labs
technology enhanced learning
science education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,578
2,304
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Keith S Taber
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,717
16,740
0.627
Science Education
Chemistry Education
Chemical Education
Gifted Education
Physics Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,166
12,409
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brian J Reiser
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,337
8,514
0.323
learning environments
science education
scientific practices
argumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,443
13,367
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fouad Abd El Khalick
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,954
8,079
0.324
Nature of Science
Science Education
Inquiry Teaching and Learning
Teacher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,460
3,105
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Louise Archer
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,927
11,664
0.532
identity
inequality
science education
gender
social class
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,753
15,997
581
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jo Boaler
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,796
8,797
0.404
mathematics education
equity
gender
mindset
learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,844
17,647
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Doug Everett
National Jewish Health
Denver, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,197
9,353
0.463
statistics
physiology
science education
statistics education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,085
384
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yeol Je Cho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,108
6,126
0.305
Nonlinear Analysis and Applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,753
18,377
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Edward Silver
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,533
5,228
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,647
19,486
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dana L Zeidler|Dana Zeidler, Dana L. Zeidler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,558
9,035
0.487
Socioscientific Issues
Science Education
Ethical Issues
Moral Reasoning
Reflective Judgment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,641
21,453
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Angela Calabrese Barton
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,186
7,944
0.462
science education
teacher education
equity
diversity
learning sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,122
22,418
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John Clement|John J. Clement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,558
3,086
0.186
Cognitive Science
Science Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,938
23,487
528
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Elizabeth A Davis
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,933
5,890
0.370
science education
teacher education
educative curriculum materials
learning sciences
teacher learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,457
24,083
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mitchell Nathan|Mitchell J. Nathan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,604
8,179
0.524
Embodied cognition
mathematics education
teacher cognition
learning
STEM ed
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,070
4,879
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael Reiss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,474
6,718
0.434
Science education
Sex education
Bioethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,676
24,897
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joe Ef Redish
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,154
4,233
0.279
Physics Education Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,923
5,296
566
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Adam Ritchie
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,541
13,974
0.961
Vaccinology
immunology
translational science
science education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,315
2,793
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kaye Stacey
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,472
5,034
0.348