Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Reading Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,237
5,146
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Education
Sociology
Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,612
4,634
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Multilingualism
Literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,566
1,050
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Learning Technologies
Communities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,511
2,039
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Disability
early mathematics
severe learning difficulties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,912
1,011
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
reading development
reading difficulties
multilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,717
908
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Educational Leadership and Management
Doctoral Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,181
842
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Education
haematology
anatomy and physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,117
374
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Early medieval archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
284
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
English as an additional language (EAL)
pedagogy for EAL
research-informed practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691
423
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
education
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
95
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
dyslexia
reading and writing development
multilingualism
EAL
inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
51
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Teacher Education
Language Education
Multilingual Identity
Teacher Cognition
Language Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
33
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Education
Mental Health
Interpersonal Neurobiology
Teacher Training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Numerical Analysis
Mathematics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,284
4,024
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Steven Mithen
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,237
5,146
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,294
12,303
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Billy Wong
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,612
4,634
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,777
16,921
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Viv Edwards
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,566
1,050
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,335
17,071
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shirley Williams
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,511
2,039
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,874
23,456
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jill Porter
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,912
1,011
0.347
Disability
early mathematics
severe learning difficulties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,042
32,034
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Holly Joseph
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,717
908
0.529
reading development
reading difficulties
multilingualism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,645
38,440
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alan Floyd
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,181
842
0.713
Educational Leadership and Management
Doctoral Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
642,918
39,373
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Natasha Barrett
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,117
374
0.335
Education
haematology
anatomy and physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797,466
45,937
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gabor Thomas
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
284
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
813,871
46,555
433
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Naomi Flynn
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691
423
0.612
English as an additional language (EAL)
pedagogy for EAL
research-informed practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,580,784
78,851
676
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jiayi Zhao
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
95
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,808,159
85,130
708
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anna Tsakalaki
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
51
0.962
dyslexia
reading and writing development
multilingualism
EAL
inclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,944,443
88,216
734
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nicola Morea
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
33
1.000
Teacher Education
Language Education
Multilingual Identity
Teacher Cognition
Language Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,202,579
93,537
793
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jo Reed Johnson
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,296,140
95,202
807
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Laura Purser
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Education
Mental Health
Interpersonal Neurobiology
Teacher Training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,316,143
22,911
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lim Tian Hwee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Numerical Analysis
Mathematics Education