Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Education / Early Childhood Education 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
Education
early education
early childhood education
preschool
teacher child interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,494
9,507
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Developmental Psychology
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,925
8,383
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
infancy and early childhood
adverse childhood experiences
racism and discrimination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,045
5,838
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Discipline in homes and schools
Parenting interventions
Early childhood education interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,489
9,570
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Children's Social Development
Parenting
Cultural Socialization Practices
Early Childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,381
4,251
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Early numeracy
working memory and executive functioning
early childhood education and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,374
6,064
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
parent-infant relationships
attachment
development of social competence in early childhood
peer relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,958
9,446
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Early childhood development
child care
academic content
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,916
6,631
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Digital Literacy
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,635
4,969
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,578
10,674
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Child development
early childhood education
developmental psychology
education
educational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,364
7,104
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
autism
challenging behavior
early childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,414
5,354
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Early childhood education
reading processes
literacy acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,793
6,623
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Çocuk Gelişimi
Child Development
Okul Öncesi Eğitim
Preschool Education
Erken Çocukluk Eğitimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,467
5,178
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Participatory methods
children's rights
slow pedagogy
early childhood
early education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,457
4,147
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,437
6,273
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,430
9,172
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
early childhood education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,547
4,130
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Education policy reforms
comparative education policy
early childhood education and care
health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,493
2,434
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
CHAT
early childhood education
play
mathematics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,134
3,515
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Parent-child relations
socioeconomic disadvantage
early childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,504
2,562
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
social protection
cash transfers
early childhood development
human capital
impact evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,162
3,298
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
early education
child care
preschool expulsion
bias
early childhood mental health consultation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,780
3,563
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Early Childhood Development
Prevention Science
Dissemination & Implementation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,779
4,332
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
early childhood development and education
family-school connections
university-community partnerships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,366
2,778
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,576
2,228
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Iram Siraj
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,494
9,507
0.346
Education
early education
early childhood education
preschool
teacher child interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,951
2,439
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kathy Sylva
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,925
8,383
0.323
Developmental Psychology
Early Childhood Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,451
17,907
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hiram Fitzgerald
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,045
5,838
0.291
infancy and early childhood
adverse childhood experiences
racism and discrimination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,085
19,714
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Elizabeth T Gershoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,489
9,570
0.518
Discipline in homes and schools
Parenting interventions
Early childhood education interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,126
22,890
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Craig H Hart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,381
4,251
0.260
Children's Social Development
Parenting
Cultural Socialization Practices
Early Childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,177
2,853
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rebecca Bull
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,374
6,064
0.422
Early numeracy
working memory and executive functioning
early childhood education and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,700
27,646
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nancy Hazen Swann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,958
9,446
0.677
parent-infant relationships
attachment
development of social competence in early childhood
peer relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,521
30,112
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Amy Claessens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,916
6,631
0.513
Early childhood development
child care
academic content
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,430
6,984
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jackie Marsh
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,635
4,969
0.427
Digital Literacy
Early Childhood Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,955
139
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alifia Luqiana Ansory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,578
10,674
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,773
697
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nirmala Rao
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,364
7,104
0.625
Child development
early childhood education
developmental psychology
education
educational psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,996
37,782
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mandy Rispoli
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,414
5,354
0.514
autism
challenging behavior
early childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,871
815
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
On-Ying Cathy Hung
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,793
6,623
0.676
Early childhood education
reading processes
literacy acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,827
412
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Neriman Aral
Ankara University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,467
5,178
0.547
Çocuk Gelişimi
Child Development
Okul Öncesi Eğitim
Preschool Education
Erken Çocukluk Eğitimi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,949
8,682
695
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alison Clark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,457
4,147
0.439
Participatory methods
children's rights
slow pedagogy
early childhood
early education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,171
198
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yuliani Nurani
Universitas Negeri Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,437
6,273
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,275
199
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dadan Suryana Unp
Universitas Negeri Padang
Padang, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,430
9,172
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,703
67
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Johanna Einarsdottir
University of Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,547
4,130
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,568
9,688
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anne West
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,493
2,434
0.287
Education policy reforms
comparative education policy
early childhood education and care
health policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,369
3,090
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bert Van Oers
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,134
3,515
0.432
CHAT
early childhood education
play
mathematics education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,852
51,940
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Laura Scaramella
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,504
2,562
0.341
Parent-child relations
socioeconomic disadvantage
early childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,830
54,192
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Laura B Rawlings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,162
3,298
0.460
social protection
cash transfers
early childhood development
human capital
impact evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,241
56,878
718
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Walter Gilliam
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,780
3,563
0.526
early education
child care
preschool expulsion
bias
early childhood mental health consultation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,261
56,883
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Brittany Rhoades Cooper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,779
4,332
0.639
Early Childhood Development
Prevention Science
Dissemination & Implementation Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,371
60,122
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christine Mcwayne
Tufts University
Medford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,366
2,778
0.436
early childhood development and education
family-school connections
university-community partnerships