Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Mathematics and Science Education Highly Cited Researchers 4.883 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
Scientific Visualization
Informal Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,604
11,743
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Engineering and science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,787
11,934
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
mathematics education
design research
learning sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,305
11,911
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
First interest
Second interest
...Neurobiology
Neuroengineering
Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,529
9,026
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
science education
learning sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,353
25,026
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mathematics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,243
10,934
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
learning sciences
science education
research-practice partnerships
organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,867
13,215
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Science Education
Chemistry Education
Chemical Education
Gifted Education
Physics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,094
16,669
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
inquiry learning
ict and education
online labs
technology enhanced learning
science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,858
9,806
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
learning environments
science education
scientific practices
argumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,865
7,337
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nature of Science
Science Education
Inquiry Teaching and Learning
Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,586
6,933
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
identity
inequality
science education
gender
social class
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,519
10,525
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
mathematics education
equity
gender
mindset
learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,378
7,787
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
statistics
physiology
science education
statistics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,611
8,092
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nonlinear Analysis and Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,364
5,505
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
mathematics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,847
4,457
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Socioscientific Issues
Science Education
Ethical Issues
Moral Reasoning
Reflective Judgment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,213
8,246
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
science education
teacher education
equity
diversity
learning sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,598
7,244
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cognitive Science
Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,892
2,575
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
science education
teacher education
educative curriculum materials
learning sciences
teacher learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,253
5,047
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Embodied cognition
mathematics education
teacher cognition
learning
STEM ed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,060
7,413
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Science education
Sex education
Bioethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,038
6,244
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Physics Education Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,379
3,538
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
STEM education
science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,975
8,175
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Vaccinology
immunology
translational science
science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,866
14,234
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,538
3,571
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark U Subbarao
NASA Ames Research Center
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,604
11,743
0.194
Scientific Visualization
Informal Science Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,906
3,755
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Felder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,787
11,934
0.203
Engineering and science education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,268
3,940
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Cobb
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,305
11,911
0.208
mathematics education
design research
learning sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,365
6,774
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Miguel Nicolelis
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,529
9,026
0.223
First interest
Second interest
...Neurobiology
Neuroengineering
Science Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,835
68
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ying-Tien Wu
National Central University
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,353
25,026
0.708
science education
learning sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,951
1,054
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Werner Blum
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,243
10,934
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,398
11,208
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
William R Penuel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,867
13,215
0.458
learning sciences
science education
research-practice partnerships
organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,362
2,207
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Keith S Taber
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,094
16,669
0.593
Science Education
Chemistry Education
Chemical Education
Gifted Education
Physics Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,694
668
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ton De Jong
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,858
9,806
0.352
inquiry learning
ict and education
online labs
technology enhanced learning
science education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,166
12,426
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brian J Reiser
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,865
7,337
0.273
learning environments
science education
scientific practices
argumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,194
13,258
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fouad Abd El Khalick
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,586
6,933
0.271
Nature of Science
Science Education
Inquiry Teaching and Learning
Teacher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,090
3,071
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Louise Archer
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,519
10,525
0.467
identity
inequality
science education
gender
social class
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,425
15,868
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jo Boaler
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,378
7,787
0.348
mathematics education
equity
gender
mindset
learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,854
17,623
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Doug Everett
National Jewish Health
Denver, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,611
8,092
0.393
statistics
physiology
science education
statistics education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,472
397
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yeol Je Cho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,364
5,505
0.270
Nonlinear Analysis and Applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,919
18,435
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Edward Silver
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,847
4,457
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,773
19,153
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dana L Zeidler|Dana Zeidler, Dana L. Zeidler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,213
8,246
0.429
Socioscientific Issues
Science Education
Ethical Issues
Moral Reasoning
Reflective Judgment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,429
21,409
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Angela Calabrese Barton
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,598
7,244
0.412
science education
teacher education
equity
diversity
learning sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,148
22,474
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John Clement|John J. Clement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,892
2,575
0.152
Cognitive Science
Science Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,016
23,555
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Elizabeth A Davis
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,253
5,047
0.311
science education
teacher education
educative curriculum materials
learning sciences
teacher learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,873
23,874
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mitchell Nathan|Mitchell J. Nathan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,060
7,413
0.462
Embodied cognition
mathematics education
teacher cognition
learning
STEM ed
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,966
4,810
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael Reiss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,038
6,244
0.389
Science education
Sex education
Bioethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,148
25,130
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joe Ef Redish
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,379
3,538
0.230
Physics Education Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,251
25,943
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gillian Roehrig
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,975
8,175
0.546
STEM education
science education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,828
5,303
568
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adam Ritchie
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,866
14,234
0.957
Vaccinology
immunology
translational science
science education