Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of New South Wales Highly Cited Researchers Citation Education Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Education
Psychology
Motivation
Engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,993
22,412
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Physical activity
mental health
MHPSS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,336
22,349
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
HIV
sexual health
gender
sexuality
health education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,358
6,621
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Educational Psychology
Cognitive Load
Instructional Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,870
11,434
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Learning & Instruction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,908
9,311
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Educational change
school improvement
education policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,731
6,694
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Educational Psychology
Motivation
Well-Being
Social-Emotional Development
Quantitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,646
8,152
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Language learning strategy
learner agency
language teacher agency
language teacher education
language education policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,253
5,641
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
mentoring
teacher development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,539
4,029
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
intellectual disability
autism
parents with intellectual disability
inclusive research
families of people with disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,488
3,089
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Educational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,234
2,736
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Mathematics
education
mathematics education
STEM education
digital education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,683
1,007
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
educational psychology
self-determination theory
cognitive load theory
music
motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,654
2,005
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
special education
emotional and behavioural disabilities
educational technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,560
1,877
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Peripheral arterial disease treatment
physical activity and cardiovascular disease prevention in children
strength training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,375
1,964
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Forensic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,189
1,178
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
science in literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,048
573
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
educational leadership
poststructuralism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
1,160
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
academic literacies
higher education
transition
equity
refugees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,729
1,388
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Respiratory viruses
Virus epidemiology
virus transmission
science communication
science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,701
1,348
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Exercise Physiology
HIIT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,491
1,241
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Teacher Professional Learning Collectives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,484
827
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
education
bilingualism
language planning
diaspora
refugees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
652
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Indigenous education
Indigenous languages
curriculum development
pedagogic change
school change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
919
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
teacher professional development
technological practice and change in higher education
blended learning
change and leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
647
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,347
573
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrew J Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,993
22,412
0.575
Educational Psychology
Education
Psychology
Motivation
Engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,978
1,080
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Simon Rosenbaum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,336
22,349
0.818
Physical activity
mental health
MHPSS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,713
1,308
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter Aggleton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,358
6,621
0.272
HIV
sexual health
gender
sexuality
health education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,616
1,346
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Slava Kalyuga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,870
11,434
0.479
Educational Psychology
Cognitive Load
Instructional Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,699
2,040
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul Ayres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,908
9,311
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,399
2,674
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pasi Sahlberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,731
6,694
0.454
Educational change
school improvement
education policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,737
4,560
321
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rebecca J Collie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,646
8,152
0.845
Educational Psychology
Motivation
Well-Being
Social-Emotional Development
Quantitative Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,066
5,424
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xuesong Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,253
5,641
0.684
Language learning strategy
learner agency
language teacher agency
language teacher education
language education policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,679
8,240
553
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,539
4,029
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,125
9,976
689
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Iva Strnadová
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,488
3,089
0.688
intellectual disability
autism
parents with intellectual disability
inclusive research
families of people with disability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,713
12,991
909
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tracy L Durksen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,234
2,736
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,864
14,901
1,047
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christopher C Tisdell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,683
1,007
0.375
Mathematics
education
mathematics education
STEM education
digital education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,846
15,001
1,054
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paul Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,654
2,005
0.755
educational psychology
self-determination theory
cognitive load theory
music
motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,856
15,359
1,076
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Therese Cumming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,560
1,877
0.733
special education
emotional and behavioural disabilities
educational technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,122
16,143
1,112
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Belinda Parmenter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,375
1,964
0.827
Peripheral arterial disease treatment
physical activity and cardiovascular disease prevention in children
strength training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,020
16,985
1,160
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alison Beavis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,189
1,178
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,253
17,688
1,197
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Roslynn Haynes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,048
573
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,059
18,432
1,230
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard Niesche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
1,160
0.605
educational leadership
poststructuralism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,838
19,553
1,307
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sally Baker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,729
1,388
0.803
academic literacies
higher education
transition
equity
refugees
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,076
19,741
1,316
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sacha Stelzer Braid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,701
1,348
0.792
Respiratory viruses
Virus epidemiology
virus transmission
science communication
science education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,316
21,273
1,414
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andrew Keech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,491
1,241
0.832
Exercise Physiology
HIIT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,001
21,331
1,417
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tony Loughland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,484
827
0.557
Teacher Professional Learning Collectives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,749
23,810
1,564
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anikó Hatoss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
652
0.549
education
bilingualism
language planning
diaspora
refugees
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,091
24,678
1,625
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kevin C Lowe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
919
0.838
Indigenous education
Indigenous languages
curriculum development
pedagogic change
school change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,859
24,698
1,627
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bob Fox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
647
0.591
teacher professional development
technological practice and change in higher education
blended learning
change and leadership