Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World 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
Educational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,741
89,971
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
methodological/substantive synergy - self-concept - evaluation of teaching - peer review - multilevel structural equation models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,917
66,028
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Physical Activity
Epidemiology
Public Health
Sport Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,910
83,979
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
mHealth
Global Public Health
Medical Informatics
Non Communicable Diseases
Digital Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,330
126,759
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
psychology
psychiatry
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,496
50,966
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
teaching
teacher education
higher education
professions
Jewish education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,376
37,731
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,609
54,766
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
education
developmental psychology
teacher-student relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,549
45,771
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,846
49,234
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Poverty
public policy
education
child development
income distribution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,813
31,625
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,692
19,176
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
multicultural education
culturally relevant pedagogy
critical race theory
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,039
46,447
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
social science
methodology
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,976
27,595
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Education
Language
Bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,712
25,898
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Immunology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,523
74,778
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
activity theory
expansive learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,627
26,961
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Scale Devalopment and Adaptation
Data Analysis
Research Methods
Monitoring and Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,679
50,638
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Exercise
Cardiopulmonary Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,472
46,673
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Game-Based Learning
Cyberbullying
Mathematics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,282
47,744
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Mixed Methods
School Effectiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,262
30,058
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Educational Policy
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Turkish Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,194
50,353
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
education
wriiting
learning disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,107
32,101
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Ciencias del Deporte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,539
62,932
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Environmental Science
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Restoration
Waste Recycling
Aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,879
33,622
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Educational Technology
Teacher Education
Special Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,677
31,512
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572
226
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard E Mayer
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,741
89,971
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
868
20
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Herbert W Marsh
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,917
66,028
0.340
methodological/substantive synergy - self-concept - evaluation of teaching - peer review - multilevel structural equation models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,630
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ulf Ekelund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,910
83,979
0.600
Physical Activity
Epidemiology
Public Health
Sport Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,785
53
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,330
126,759
0.951
mHealth
Global Public Health
Medical Informatics
Non Communicable Diseases
Digital Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,891
43
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marinus Van Ijzendoorn
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,496
50,966
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,925
880
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lee S Shulman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,376
37,731
0.294
teaching
teacher education
higher education
professions
Jewish education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,151
175
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tony Onwuegbuzie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,609
54,766
0.454
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,460
1,168
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert C Pianta
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,549
45,771
0.407
education
developmental psychology
teacher-student relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,640
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Keith Morrison
University of Saint Joseph
Macao, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,846
49,234
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,853
1,360
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Greg J Duncan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,813
31,625
0.302
Poverty
public policy
education
child development
income distribution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,065
1,471
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Simon Kasimili
Google Inc.
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,692
19,176
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,106
1,492
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gloria Ladson Billings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,039
46,447
0.464
multicultural education
culturally relevant pedagogy
critical race theory
teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,532
291
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Martyn Hammersley
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,976
27,595
0.294
social science
methodology
philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,547
139
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jim Cummins
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,712
25,898
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,686
27
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nima Rezaei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,523
74,778
0.817
Immunology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,917
20
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yrjö Engeström
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,627
26,961
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,983
33
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Şener Büyüköztürk
Hasan Kalyoncu University
Gaziantep, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,679
50,638
0.578
Scale Devalopment and Adaptation
Data Analysis
Research Methods
Monitoring and Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,002
1,904
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ross Arena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,472
46,673
0.534
Exercise
Cardiopulmonary Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,233
2,011
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Qing Li
Towson University
Towson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,282
47,744
0.566
Game-Based Learning
Cyberbullying
Mathematics Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,407
2,103
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Charles Teddlie
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,262
30,058
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,412
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Selahattin Turan
Bursa Uludağ University
Bursa, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,194
50,353
0.613
Educational Policy
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Turkish Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,421
2,108
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Steve Graham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,107
32,101
0.391
education
wriiting
learning disabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,811
97
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Adsuar, JC
Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,539
62,932
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,004
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wong Ming Hung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,879
33,622
0.437
Environmental Science
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Restoration
Waste Recycling
Aquaculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,032
2,388
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jianjun Adam Wang
Williams College
Williamstown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,677
31,512
0.411
Educational Technology
Teacher Education
Special Education