Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Social Sciences / Open and Distance Education Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
India
S Panda
Distance Learning
Online Learning
Continuing Professional Development
Economics of Distance Education
ICT Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,817
4,537
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
India
Santosh Panda
Distance Education
Blended Learning
Online Learning
Staff Development
Higher Education Policy and Research.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,630
697
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
India
Rita Chauhan
Open and Distance education
Biogeochemistry
mangrove
greenhouse gas inventory
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
369
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
India
KS Arul Selvan
Media Literacy
Media and Information Literacy
Internet Religion
Open and Online Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
200
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
India
Anita Priyadarshini
open distance learning
open schooling
adult education
lifelong learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274
239
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
India
Pathaneni Sivaswaroop
Data Base Studies
Kinetics
Pharmaceutical Analysis
Ethics
Distance Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
30
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,388
India
2,300
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
S Panda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,817
4,537
0.666
Distance Learning
Online Learning
Continuing Professional Development
Economics of Distance Education
ICT Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
507,411
India
13,800
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Santosh Panda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,630
697
0.428
Distance Education
Blended Learning
Online Learning
Staff Development
Higher Education Policy and Research.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
811,422
India
27,749
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rita Chauhan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
369
0.538
Open and Distance education
Biogeochemistry
mangrove
greenhouse gas inventory
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,071,347
India
40,715
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
KS Arul Selvan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
200
0.585
Media Literacy
Media and Information Literacy
Internet Religion
Open and Online Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,162,043
India
44,825
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Anita Priyadarshini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274
239
0.872
open distance learning
open schooling
adult education
lifelong learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,263,490
India
49,401
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pathaneni Sivaswaroop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
30
0.139
Data Base Studies
Kinetics
Pharmaceutical Analysis
Ethics
Distance Education