Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Purdue University Highly Cited Researchers CitationEducation / Special 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
United States
Jean Sunde Peterson
gifted
social development
emotional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,956
2,857
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Nielsen Pereira
Gifted Education
STEM Education
Educational Assessment
Teacher Professional Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
892
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Alissa Cress|Alissa Salazar
Gifted Education
underrepresentation
teacher training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
107
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Rebecca Johnson
Gifted
Creativity
Parenting Gifted Children
Equity in Gifted Ed
Social Emotional Well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
67
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Suzanne Coolbaugh-Walker
gifted education
identification of gifted students
equity and access for gifted students
social and emotional development of gifted students
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
8
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Yao Yang
Gifted education
STEM education
underrepresented populations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
33
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Bekir Olcay Akce
gifted education
creativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
John Augustine
Special Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,143
United States
35,970
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jean Sunde Peterson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,956
2,857
0.261
gifted
social development
emotional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,125
United States
196,502
1,473
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nielsen Pereira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
892
0.836
Gifted Education
STEM Education
Educational Assessment
Teacher Professional Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,542,838
United States
343,890
2,072
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alissa Cress|Alissa Salazar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
107
0.973
Gifted Education
underrepresentation
teacher training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,574,370
United States
348,101
2,123
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rebecca Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
67
0.657
Gifted
Creativity
Parenting Gifted Children
Equity in Gifted Ed
Social Emotional Well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,842,539
United States
384,499
2,647
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Suzanne Coolbaugh-Walker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
8
0.167
gifted education
identification of gifted students
equity and access for gifted students
social and emotional development of gifted students
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,943,367
United States
397,832
2,812
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yao Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
33
1.000
Gifted education
STEM education
underrepresented populations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,088,252
United States
416,081
3,086
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bekir Olcay Akce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,205,275
United States
429,597
3,259
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Augustine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000