Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Higher Education Studies Highly Cited Researchers 1.398 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
higher education
youth studies
social theory
critical pedagogy
cultural studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,313
34,270
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
College Students
Education Policy
Higher Education
Center for Research on Undergraduate Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,097
18,948
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
international higher education
academic profession
BRIC countries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,190
20,368
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Business Schools
Digital transformation
Higher education
Metaverse
Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,633
30,578
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
higher education
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,857
50,493
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,133
8,500
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Higher Education
regression
factor analysis
quantitative methods
applied statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,165
17,961
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
educational technology
higher education
online learning
learning analytics
teaching and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,186
13,173
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Higher education
internationalization
knowledge diplomacy
program and provider mobility
international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,093
14,097
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
affect/emotion
curriculum and pedagogy
decolonization
higher education
education policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,571
16,846
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Workplace learning
Vocational education
Professional education
Adult education
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,362
10,414
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
higher education
university
universities
philosophy of education
philosophy of higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,971
8,013
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Higher education
teacher professionalism
teacher professional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,488
6,666
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,072
11,388
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
mathematical social sciences
social networks
higher education
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,648
7,486
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,088
5,286
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
higher education
universities
markets and universities
academic capitalism
women in higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,906
5,817
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
higher education
respiratory medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,665
18,066
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
higher education
student engagement
student affairs
assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,179
7,999
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
higher education
college students
faculty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,670
4,629
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Higher education
policy sociology
social practice theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,311
4,728
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
College Student Access and Success
Critical Quantitative Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,443
7,164
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Civic engagement in higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,533
4,960
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
assessment of learning in colleges and universities
grading
standards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,401
5,574
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Black Women
Critical Race Theory
Culture Centers
Intersectionality
Student Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,975
8,702
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,480
60
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Henry A Giroux
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,313
34,270
0.230
higher education
youth studies
social theory
critical pedagogy
cultural studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,567
1,679
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ernest Pascarella
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,097
18,948
0.199
College Students
Education Policy
Higher Education
Center for Research on Undergraduate Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,252
2,954
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Philip G Altbach
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,190
20,368
0.299
international higher education
academic profession
BRIC countries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,738
134
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andreas Kaplan
ESCP Business School
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,633
30,578
0.513
Business Schools
Digital transformation
Higher education
Metaverse
Social Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,130
19
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andreea Mirica
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Bucharest, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,857
50,493
0.938
higher education
statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,884
949
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Scott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,133
8,500
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,495
5,909
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jason W Osborne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,165
17,961
0.407
Higher Education
regression
factor analysis
quantitative methods
applied statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,986
563
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gregor Kennedy
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,186
13,173
0.320
educational technology
higher education
online learning
learning analytics
teaching and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,862
637
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jane Knight
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,093
14,097
0.370
Higher education
internationalization
knowledge diplomacy
program and provider mobility
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,292
12
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michalinos Zembylas
Open University of Cyprus
Latsia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,571
16,846
0.502
affect/emotion
curriculum and pedagogy
decolonization
higher education
education policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,460
918
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephen Billett
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,362
10,414
0.332
Workplace learning
Vocational education
Professional education
Adult education
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,849
1,943
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ronald Barnett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,971
8,013
0.259
higher education
university
universities
philosophy of education
philosophy of higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,881
1,089
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Judyth Sachs
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,488
6,666
0.234
Higher education
teacher professionalism
teacher professional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,394
11,658
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Adrianna Kezar
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,072
11,388
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,510
1,216
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Philippa Pip Pattison
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,648
7,486
0.281
mathematical social sciences
social networks
higher education
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,399
12,920
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alberto F Cabrera
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,088
5,286
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,453
13,813
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sheila Slaughter
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,906
5,817
0.234
higher education
universities
markets and universities
academic capitalism
women in higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,757
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joseph M Cacciottolo
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,665
18,066
0.763
higher education
respiratory medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,713
15,138
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jillian Kinzie
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,179
7,999
0.345
higher education
student engagement
student affairs
assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,789
15,610
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
John M Braxton
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,670
4,629
0.204
higher education
college students
faculty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,969
3,314
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paul Trowler
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,311
4,728
0.222
Higher education
policy sociology
social practice theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,296
17,794
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Frances K Stage
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,443
7,164
0.350
College Student Access and Success
Critical Quantitative Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,673
21,508
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert Bringle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,533
4,960
0.283
Civic engagement in higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,163
2,259
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
D Royce Sadler
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,401
5,574
0.320
assessment of learning in colleges and universities
grading
standards
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,792
22,328
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lori Patton
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,975
8,702
0.513
Black Women
Critical Race Theory
Culture Centers
Intersectionality
Student Development