Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Education (Other, All) Highly Cited Researchers 39.865 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
psychology
psychiatry
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,302
44,102
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
teaching
teacher education
higher education
professions
Jewish education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,414
32,117
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,525
46,344
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
education
developmental psychology
teacher-student relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,278
39,308
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,120
43,101
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Poverty
public policy
education
child development
income distribution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,905
26,722
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
multicultural education
culturally relevant pedagogy
critical race theory
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,984
41,933
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Immunology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,050
74,882
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
social science
methodology
philosophy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,458
23,580
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Education
Language
Bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,950
22,407
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Scale Devalopment and Adaptation
Data Analysis
Research Methods
Monitoring and Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,356
41,958
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
activity theory
expansive learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,761
22,825
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Educational Policy
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Turkish Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,937
44,807
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mixed Methods
School Effectiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,520
25,339
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
education
wriiting
learning disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,512
28,336
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Environmental Science
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Restoration
Waste Recycling
Aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,344
30,050
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
spirituality and culture in adult education
medical education
diversity and equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,016
39,854
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
curriculum
teaching
teacher education
social studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,401
36,166
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
1. Racism and anti-racism
2. Microaggression theory
3. Microinterventions
4. Cultural competence
5. Multicultural counseling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,888
22,889
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,516
25,196
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Psychometrics
statistics
measurement
science education
indicators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,331
15,384
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Assessment in Education
Science curriculum
Crystal structures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,591
19,067
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kurikulum dan Pembelajaran
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,515
33,566
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,490
32,756
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pedagogia. Filosofia da Educação. História da Educação.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,220
24,704
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,907
43
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marinus Van Ijzendoorn
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,302
44,102
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,927
874
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lee S Shulman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,414
32,117
0.246
teaching
teacher education
higher education
professions
Jewish education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,170
176
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tony Onwuegbuzie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,525
46,344
0.378
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,481
1,176
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert C Pianta
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,278
39,308
0.344
education
developmental psychology
teacher-student relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,625
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Keith Morrison
University of Saint Joseph
Macao, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,120
43,101
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,904
1,380
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Greg J Duncan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,905
26,722
0.252
Poverty
public policy
education
child development
income distribution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,099
1,478
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gloria Ladson Billings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,984
41,933
0.411
multicultural education
culturally relevant pedagogy
critical race theory
teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,501
26
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nima Rezaei
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,050
74,882
0.780
Immunology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,550
294
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Martyn Hammersley
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,458
23,580
0.247
social science
methodology
philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,587
139
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jim Cummins
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,950
22,407
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,829
33
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Şener Büyüköztürk
Hasan Kalyoncu University
Gaziantep, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,356
41,958
0.459
Scale Devalopment and Adaptation
Data Analysis
Research Methods
Monitoring and Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,955
20
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yrjö Engeström
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,761
22,825
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,306
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Selahattin Turan
Bursa Uludağ University
Bursa, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,937
44,807
0.528
Educational Policy
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Turkish Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,433
2,105
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Charles Teddlie
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,520
25,339
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,436
2,107
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Steve Graham
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,512
28,336
0.339
education
wriiting
learning disabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,003
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wong Ming Hung
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,344
30,050
0.384
Environmental Science
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Restoration
Waste Recycling
Aquaculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,030
2,382
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elizabeth J Tisdell
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,016
39,854
0.511
spirituality and culture in adult education
medical education
diversity and equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,423
36
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ali Yıldırım
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,401
36,166
0.486
curriculum
teaching
teacher education
social studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,489
2,603
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Derald Sue
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,888
22,889
0.310
1. Racism and anti-racism
2. Microaggression theory
3. Microinterventions
4. Cultural competence
5. Multicultural counseling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,785
118
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cees Van Der Vleuten
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,516
25,196
0.352
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,953
2,819
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rich Shavelson
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,331
15,384
0.219
Psychometrics
statistics
measurement
science education
indicators
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,051
511
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Paul Black
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,591
19,067
0.274
Assessment in Education
Science curriculum
Crystal structures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,362
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wina Sanjaya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,515
33,566
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,365
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hasan Şimşek
Bahçeşehir University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,490
32,756
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,402
60
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dermeval Saviani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,220
24,704
0.368
Pedagogia. Filosofia da Educação. História da Educação.