Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Open University UK Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Linguistics and Literature 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
Applied linguistics
language learning and teaching
language education policy and practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,663
42,817
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Linguistics
CALL
Discourse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,268
2,083
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
CMC
telecollaboration
digital literacy
online intercultural exchange
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,584
1,624
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
technology enhanced or computer assisted language learning (TELL or CALL)
distance learning
eyetracking
tandem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,203
1,891
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
applied linguistics
English language teacher education
multilingualism
social justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,410
1,403
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Language Teaching and Learning
Open Education
eLearning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,390
722
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Classical Studies
Digital Classics
Homer
ancient Greek literature and culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,251
674
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Academic writing assessment
Systemic Functional Linguistics
international teacher development
English-medium instruction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,064
722
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Language teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
978
413
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
corpus linguistics
discourse analysis
poverty
pronouns
discrimination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
424
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Language learning
Language teaching
e-learning
Distance learning
Mobile learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
260
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
African Studies
Igbo Studies
Nollywood
Comparative Literature
Ethnolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
176
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
163
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Online language learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
120
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Applied linguistics
language learning and teaching
French language
technology-enhanced language teaching
open and distance education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
77
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
126
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Book History
Shakespeare
History of Reading
New Zealand studies
Bibliography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
99
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
English for Academic Purposes
English as a medium of Instruction
Corpus Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
151
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
English literature
pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
77
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Online language teaching and learning
OERs
MOOCs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
88
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
languages
education
children's literature
computer-assisted learning
languages and wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
52
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Interpreting
Court Interpreting
role-space
Actor-Network Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
76
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
literature
imperial and global history
print media history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
59
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Sustainability Sciences
Sociolinguistics
Inclusive Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
64
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Indian literature
Postcolonial literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
20
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
735
56
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jim Coleman
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,663
42,817
0.206
Applied linguistics
language learning and teaching
language education policy and practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,757
14,937
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephen Bax
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,268
2,083
0.395
Linguistics
CALL
Discourse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,716
20,266
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mirjam Hauck
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,584
1,624
0.453
CMC
telecollaboration
digital literacy
online intercultural exchange
teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,681
21,906
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
U Stickler
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,203
1,891
0.590
technology enhanced or computer assisted language learning (TELL or CALL)
distance learning
eyetracking
tandem
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,982
26,360
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Elizabeth Erling
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,410
1,403
0.582
applied linguistics
English language teacher education
multilingualism
social justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,595
35,522
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anna Comas Quinn
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,390
722
0.519
Language Teaching and Learning
Open Education
eLearning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,238
37,347
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Elton Barker
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,251
674
0.539
Classical Studies
Digital Classics
Homer
ancient Greek literature and culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
656,061
39,988
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Prithvi N Shrestha
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,064
722
0.679
Academic writing assessment
Systemic Functional Linguistics
international teacher development
English-medium instruction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,531
41,342
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tita Beaven
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
978
413
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
905,198
49,851
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Laura Louise Paterson
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
424
0.822
corpus linguistics
discourse analysis
poverty
pronouns
discrimination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
936,471
51,576
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Valérie Demouy
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
260
0.544
Language learning
Language teaching
e-learning
Distance learning
Mobile learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
985,255
54,166
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Francoise Ugochukwu
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
176
0.415
African Studies
Igbo Studies
Nollywood
Comparative Literature
Ethnolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,206,127
64,937
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sally Hunt
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
163
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,255,271
67,148
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christine Pleines
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
120
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,311,110
69,498
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Elodie Vialleton
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
77
0.399
Applied linguistics
language learning and teaching
French language
technology-enhanced language teaching
open and distance education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,333,334
70,425
357
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paola Trimarco
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
126
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,338,448
70,609
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Edmund Gc King
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
99
0.547
Book History
Shakespeare
History of Reading
New Zealand studies
Bibliography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,390,234
72,691
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Peter Wingrove
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
151
0.944
English for Academic Purposes
English as a medium of Instruction
Corpus Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,396,985
72,937
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lynda Prescott
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
77
0.487
English literature
pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,499,335
76,616
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Helene Pulker
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
88
0.710
Online language teaching and learning
OERs
MOOCs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,545,424
78,151
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sylvia Warnecke
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
52
0.468
languages
education
children's literature
computer-assisted learning
languages and wellbeing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,631,707
80,850
436
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jerome Devaux
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
76
0.854
Interpreting
Court Interpreting
role-space
Actor-Network Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,632,597
80,882
437
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Andrew Griffiths
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
59
0.663
literature
imperial and global history
print media history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,725,124
83,483
450
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Santiago Sánchez Moreano
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
64
0.928
Sustainability Sciences
Sociolinguistics
Inclusive Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,815,762
85,610
464
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Angela Eyre
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
20
0.377
Indian literature
Postcolonial literature