Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Queensland 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
Information research
phenomenography
higher education research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,324
3,583
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
higher education
workplace learning
professional education
philosophy of higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,737
2,677
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
educational psychology
learning sciences
higher education
educational technology
self-regulated learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,196
4,592
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,133
2,869
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
students as partners
student voice
student-staff partnership
academic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,922
3,872
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
comparative and international education
sociology of higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,784
1,859
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Immunology
Cell Signalling
Cancer Biology
Biomarker Identification
Proteomics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,008
1,989
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
higher education leadership
information searching behaviour
information technology education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,519
1,010
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
E-Learning
Problem Based Learning
Learning & Teaching in Higher Education
Cultural Studies
Media Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,370
1,411
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Australian literature
post-colonial literature
post-colonial theory
canadian literature
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,061
374
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
criminal justice
corrections
blended learning
mobile learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,940
1,146
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Higher education
Curriculum review
Active learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,915
926
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Library
Higher Education
Social media
Emerging Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,823
1,121
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
work
learning
higher education
policy
ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,463
870
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Teacher education
Teacher mentoring
Professional development of teachers
Pedagogy
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
868
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,223
883
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Higher education
first year experience
transition
learning and teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
499
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
University teaching
Higher education
Change leadership
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
957
348
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Information literacy
Research literacy
Higher Degree Research (HDR) students
higher education
Senior Fellow of HEA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
955
499
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Second language education
critical discourse analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
570
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Community of Practice
Higher Education
Professional Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
299
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Higher education
curriculum and pedagogy
early childhood education
workplace bullying
workforce capacity building
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
684
191
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
International Development
Innovation
Higher Education Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
666
263
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
creativity
elearning
higher education
creative writing
technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
217
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
higher education
transitions
assessment
feedback
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
542
508
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,699
3,775
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christine Bruce
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,324
3,583
0.316
Information research
phenomenography
higher education research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,757
4,522
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gloria Dall Alba
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,737
2,677
0.275
higher education
workplace learning
professional education
philosophy of higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,172
8,722
712
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jason M Lodge|Jason Lodge
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,196
4,592
0.884
educational psychology
learning sciences
higher education
educational technology
self-regulated learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,457
8,825
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karen J Nelson
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,133
2,869
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,585
9,176
745
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kelly E Matthews
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,922
3,872
0.787
students as partners
student voice
student-staff partnership
academic development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,450
11,531
887
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ravinder Sidhu
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,784
1,859
0.491
comparative and international education
sociology of higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,199
13,712
1,047
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Deepesh Gupta
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,008
1,989
0.661
Immunology
Cell Signalling
Cancer Biology
Biomarker Identification
Proteomics.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,388
15,542
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sylvia L Edwards
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,519
1,010
0.401
higher education leadership
information searching behaviour
information technology education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,737
16,164
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Henk Huijser
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,370
1,411
0.595
E-Learning
Problem Based Learning
Learning & Teaching in Higher Education
Cultural Studies
Media Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,302
17,616
1,324
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alan Lawson
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,061
374
0.181
Australian literature
post-colonial literature
post-colonial theory
canadian literature
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,076
18,291
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Helen Farley
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,940
1,146
0.591
criminal justice
corrections
blended learning
mobile learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,270
18,439
1,382
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lydia Kavanagh
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,915
926
0.484
Higher education
Curriculum review
Active learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,018
18,997
518
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
linh nguyen
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,823
1,121
0.615
Library
Higher Education
Social media
Emerging Technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,783
21,486
594
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matthew Campbell
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,463
870
0.595
work
learning
higher education
policy
ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,553
22,196
609
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Denise Beutel
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
868
0.631
Teacher education
Teacher mentoring
Professional development of teachers
Pedagogy
Higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
594,591
23,493
1,732
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kay Colthorpe
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,223
883
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,010
24,419
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
jill lawrence
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
499
0.443
Higher education
first year experience
transition
learning and teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
682,158
26,059
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lynne Hunt
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
957
348
0.364
University teaching
Higher education
Change leadership
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
682,829
26,084
730
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jennifer R Hall
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
955
499
0.523
Information literacy
Research literacy
Higher Degree Research (HDR) students
higher education
Senior Fellow of HEA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
702,659
26,600
746
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Margaret Kettle
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
570
0.631
Second language education
critical discourse analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
780,664
28,640
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jacquelin McDonald
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
299
0.412
Community of Practice
Higher Education
Professional Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
800,700
29,123
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Karen Noble
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
684
191
0.279
Higher education
curriculum and pedagogy
early childhood education
workplace bullying
workforce capacity building
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
809,737
29,352
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Graham Wise
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
666
263
0.395
International Development
Innovation
Higher Education Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
859,390
30,427
833
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robyn Philip
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
217
0.379
creativity
elearning
higher education
creative writing
technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
875,899
30,725
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kieran Balloo
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
542
508
0.937
higher education
transitions
assessment
feedback
mental health