Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Education / Sociology of 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
Sociology of education
critical pedagogy
public sociology
radical adult education
activist research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,966
12,749
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Sociology of Education
Educational Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,912
11,800
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,892
6,479
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Critical Race Theory
antiracism
multicultural education
sociology of education
whiteness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,787
8,960
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Race and Education
Race
Educational Policy
Urban Education
Sociology of Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,822
6,236
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
sociology of education
school effects
equal opportunities
sexual minorities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,103
7,033
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
International Migration
Sociology of Education
Social Capital
Social Networks
Sociology of Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,819
2,640
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Sociology of Education
Social stratification and mobility
Life course research
Methods & applied
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,475
3,976
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
sociology of education
sociology of science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,963
2,136
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Sociology of Education
Learning and Technology
Digital Inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,942
7,207
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Racial Battle Fatigue
Critical-Race-Theory
Racial Microaggressions
Social Psychology/Sociology of Education
Racial Genocide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,645
6,238
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
educacion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,441
4,303
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Sociology
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,981
2,739
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
мифология
апокрифы
архаический театр
история идей
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,641
1,357
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
comparative and international education
sociology of education
education policy
shadow education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,026
3,222
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
sociology of education
intercultural education
educational assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,995
1,799
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
high impact practices
educator preparation & policy
service learning
community engagement
sociology of education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,705
2,163
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
critical social theory
Frankfurt School
critical pedagogy
sociology of education
Paulo Freire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,466
1,196
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Higher Education
Social Inclusion
Inclusive Education
Sociology of Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,868
1,688
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
socjologia edukacji
socjologia kultury
pedagogika porównawcza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,816
1,418
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
sociology of education
cultural sociology
arts in education
cultural studies
school ethnography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,760
3,004
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Sociology of Education
Inequality
Stratification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,649
2,107
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Disability Studies
Critical Race Theory
Sociology of Education
Postcolonialism
Transnational Feminism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,629
2,669
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
sociology of professions
sociology of education
studies in higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,260
1,566
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
sociology of education
socialization
Nordic model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,160
1,088
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,445
84
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Juha Suoranta
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,966
12,749
0.375
Sociology of education
critical pedagogy
public sociology
radical adult education
activist research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,367
9,901
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Barbara Schneider
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,912
11,800
0.382
Sociology of Education
Educational Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,536
1,999
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wilfred Carr
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,892
6,479
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,420
3,359
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Gillborn
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,787
8,960
0.431
Critical Race Theory
antiracism
multicultural education
sociology of education
whiteness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,722
23,860
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Diamond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,822
6,236
0.394
Race and Education
Race
Educational Policy
Urban Education
Sociology of Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,256
688
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mieke Van Houtte
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,103
7,033
0.537
sociology of education
school effects
equal opportunities
sexual minorities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,223
30,374
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carl Bankston
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,819
2,640
0.206
International Migration
Sociology of Education
Social Capital
Social Networks
Sociology of Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,730
1,337
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Becker Rolf
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,475
3,976
0.319
Sociology of Education
Social stratification and mobility
Life course research
Methods & applied
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,649
32,696
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Harriet A Zuckerman
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,963
2,136
0.179
sociology of education
sociology of science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,695
7,473
728
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rebecca Eynon
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,942
7,207
0.659
Sociology of Education
Learning and Technology
Digital Inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,631
40,784
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
William A Smith
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,645
6,238
0.647
Racial Battle Fatigue
Critical-Race-Theory
Racial Microaggressions
Social Psychology/Sociology of Education
Racial Genocide
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,422
397
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Claudio-Rafael Vasquez-Martinez
Universidad de Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,441
4,303
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,742
6,449
710
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Scott Davies
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,981
2,739
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,538
587
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Нина Брагинская
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,641
1,357
0.204
мифология
апокрифы
архаический театр
история идей
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,623
63,026
511
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Iveta Silova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,026
3,222
0.535
comparative and international education
sociology of education
education policy
shadow education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,505
716
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sylvia Schmelkes
Universidad Iberoamericana
Santo Domingo, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,995
1,799
0.300
sociology of education
intercultural education
educational assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,217
65,963
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dan Sarofian Butin|Dan Butin
Merrimack College
North Andover, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,705
2,163
0.379
high impact practices
educator preparation & policy
service learning
community engagement
sociology of education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,836
8,061
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Raymond Morrow
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,466
1,196
0.219
critical social theory
Frankfurt School
critical pedagogy
sociology of education
Paulo Freire
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,340
9
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Derrick Armstrong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,868
1,688
0.347
Higher Education
Social Inclusion
Inclusive Education
Sociology of Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,527
705
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zbyszko Melosik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,816
1,418
0.294
socjologia edukacji
socjologia kultury
pedagogika porównawcza
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,813
9,208
990
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rubén Gaztambide Fernández
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,760
3,004
0.631
sociology of education
cultural sociology
arts in education
cultural studies
school ethnography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,634
77,812
1,837
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michelle Jackson
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,649
2,107
0.453
Sociology of Education
Inequality
Stratification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,525
78,077
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nirmala Erevelles
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,629
2,669
0.577
Disability Studies
Critical Race Theory
Sociology of Education
Postcolonialism
Transnational Feminism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,178
1,630
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jens Christian Smeby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,260
1,566
0.368
sociology of professions
sociology of education
studies in higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,543
1,491
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ari Antikainen
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,160
1,088
0.262
sociology of education
socialization
Nordic model