Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Higher Education Studies Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
145,428
38,511
0.265
* 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
93,159
22,058
0.237
* 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
65,712
22,434
0.341
* 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
55,538
31,639
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
higher education
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,446
46,333
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,111
9,892
0.210
* 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
42,299
19,882
0.470
* 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
39,730
14,505
0.365
* 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
36,621
15,846
0.433
* 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
31,647
17,460
0.552
* 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
30,192
11,228
0.372
* 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
30,150
9,103
0.302
* 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
27,600
7,431
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,835
12,235
0.456
* 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
25,893
8,471
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,595
6,276
0.245
* 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
24,334
6,765
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
higher education
student engagement
student affairs
assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,403
9,072
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
higher education
college students
faculty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,302
5,497
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
higher education
respiratory medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,682
18,523
0.854
* 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
20,791
5,414
0.260
* 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
19,711
7,994
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Civic engagement in higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,998
5,651
0.332
* 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
16,706
6,161
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Linking teaching and research
inquiry based learning
students as partners and change agents
SoTL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,168
6,394
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,447
57
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Henry A Giroux
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,428
38,511
0.265
higher education
youth studies
social theory
critical pedagogy
cultural studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,436
1,652
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ernest Pascarella
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,159
22,058
0.237
College Students
Education Policy
Higher Education
Center for Research on Undergraduate Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,206
2,957
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
65,712
22,434
0.341
international higher education
academic profession
BRIC countries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,139
146
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andreas Kaplan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,538
31,639
0.570
Business Schools
Digital transformation
Higher education
Metaverse
Social Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,474
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
47,446
46,333
0.977
higher education
statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,598
930
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Scott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,111
9,892
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,584
6,009
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jason W Osborne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,299
19,882
0.470
Higher Education
regression
factor analysis
quantitative methods
applied statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,922
552
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gregor Kennedy
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,730
14,505
0.365
educational technology
higher education
online learning
learning analytics
teaching and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,857
641
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jane Knight
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,621
15,846
0.433
Higher education
internationalization
knowledge diplomacy
program and provider mobility
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,908
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
31,647
17,460
0.552
affect/emotion
curriculum and pedagogy
decolonization
higher education
education policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,390
912
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephen Billett
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,192
11,228
0.372
Workplace learning
Vocational education
Professional education
Adult education
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,434
1,904
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ronald Barnett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,150
9,103
0.302
higher education
university
universities
philosophy of education
philosophy of higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,637
1,070
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Judyth Sachs
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,600
7,431
0.269
Higher education
teacher professionalism
teacher professional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,677
11,840
147
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
26,835
12,235
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,105
1,189
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Philippa Pip Pattison
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,893
8,471
0.327
mathematical social sciences
social networks
higher education
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,562
12,652
108
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
25,595
6,276
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,759
13,594
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sheila Slaughter
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,334
6,765
0.278
higher education
universities
markets and universities
academic capitalism
women in higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,496
15,169
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jillian Kinzie
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,403
9,072
0.405
higher education
student engagement
student affairs
assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,698
15,246
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John M Braxton
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,302
5,497
0.246
higher education
college students
faculty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,057
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joseph M Cacciottolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,682
18,523
0.854
higher education
respiratory medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,216
3,257
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paul Trowler
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,791
5,414
0.260
Higher education
policy sociology
social practice theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,124
17,863
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Frances K Stage
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,711
7,994
0.406
College Student Access and Success
Critical Quantitative Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,077
21,340
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert Bringle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,998
5,651
0.332
Civic engagement in higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,233
2,239
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
D Royce Sadler
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,706
6,161
0.369
assessment of learning in colleges and universities
grading
standards
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,452
4,536
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mick Healey
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,168
6,394
0.395
Linking teaching and research
inquiry based learning
students as partners and change agents
SoTL