Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Education / Educational Psychology 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
Educational psychology in teacher education
teacher efficacy
teacher beliefs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,005
27,936
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,032
31,661
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,615
11,491
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
applied behavior analysis
positive behavioral interventions and supports
classroom and behavior management
behavior disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,681
15,271
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Teacher Expectations Teacher Evaluations Youth Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,030
5,614
0.125
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Creativity
giftedness
personality
intelligence
meaning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,893
22,244
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Educational Psychology
Education
Psychology
Motivation
Engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,544
23,860
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Psikologi Pendidikan
Educational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,705
21,762
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Evaluation
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,490
12,129
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Educational Psychology
Educational Research
Instructional Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,957
14,412
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Психотерапия
психологическое консультирование
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,025
8,824
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
educational psychology
self-regulated learning
metacognition
learning analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,723
13,083
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
educational psychology
educational policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,420
8,165
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
talent development
giftedness
enrichment
differentiation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,372
8,363
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Psicología Educativa
Violencia Escolar
Bullying
Cyberbullying y Dating Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,955
15,100
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Educational Psychology
Adolescence
Motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,476
7,579
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
School Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,420
2,168
0.085
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Educational Psychology
Well-being
teacher competence
teacher-student relationship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,284
13,891
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
educational psychology
cognitive load theory
instructional design
self-regulated learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,490
9,894
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Educational psychology
educational technology
cognitive science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,322
2,548
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Educational Psychology
Cognition in reading
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,830
6,650
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
School psychology
the nature and measurement of intelligence
research methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,900
5,043
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,908
8,172
0.456
* 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
5,340
2,530
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anita Woolfolk Hoy
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,005
27,936
0.377
Educational psychology in teacher education
teacher efficacy
teacher beliefs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,250
134
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fred Paas
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,032
31,661
0.472
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,454
3,046
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard C Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,615
11,491
0.175
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,122
5,274
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
George Sugai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,681
15,271
0.327
applied behavior analysis
positive behavioral interventions and supports
classroom and behavior management
behavior disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,780
5,594
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas Good
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,030
5,614
0.125
Teacher Expectations Teacher Evaluations Youth Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,267
6,287
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James C Kaufman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,893
22,244
0.531
Creativity
giftedness
personality
intelligence
meaning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,970
556
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew J Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,544
23,860
0.588
Educational Psychology
Education
Psychology
Motivation
Engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,054
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Muhibbin Syah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,705
21,762
0.562
Psikologi Pendidikan
Educational Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,181
7,163
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas Schwandt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,490
12,129
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,513
669
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alexander Renkl
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,957
14,412
0.380
Educational Psychology
Educational Research
Instructional Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,155
59
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Александр Орлов
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,025
8,824
0.238
Психотерапия
психологическое консультирование
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,068
707
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philip H Winne
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,723
13,083
0.366
educational psychology
self-regulated learning
metacognition
learning analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,863
9,678
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ronald W Marx
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,420
8,165
0.260
educational psychology
educational policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,255
12,474
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sally Reis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,372
8,363
0.317
talent development
giftedness
enrichment
differentiation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,909
511
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rosario Ortega-Ruiz
Universidad de Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,955
15,100
0.582
Psicología Educativa
Violencia Escolar
Bullying
Cyberbullying y Dating Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,692
13,074
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tim Urdan
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,476
7,579
0.297
Educational Psychology
Adolescence
Motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,777
13,112
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
James Ysseldyke
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,420
2,168
0.085
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,011
1,256
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Uta Klusmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,284
13,891
0.549
Educational Psychology
Well-being
teacher competence
teacher-student relationship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,348
1,408
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Detlev Leutner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,490
9,894
0.421
educational psychology
cognitive load theory
instructional design
self-regulated learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,065
16,570
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rand Spiro
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,322
2,548
0.120
Educational psychology
educational technology
cognitive science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,062
1,794
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John R Kirby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,830
6,650
0.335
Educational Psychology
Cognition in reading
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,751
19,207
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Timothy Keith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,900
5,043
0.267
School psychology
the nature and measurement of intelligence
research methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,168
238
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ivar Bråten
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,908
8,172
0.456