Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences / Higher Education Studies 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
higher education
youth studies
social theory
critical pedagogy
cultural studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,184
39,956
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
College Students
Education Policy
Higher Education
Center for Research on Undergraduate Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,268
22,939
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
international higher education
academic profession
BRIC countries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,113
23,588
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Business Schools
Digital transformation
Higher education
Metaverse
Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,913
33,843
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
higher education
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,113
49,971
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,743
10,318
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Higher Education
regression
factor analysis
quantitative methods
applied statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,423
20,879
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
educational technology
higher education
online learning
learning analytics
teaching and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,519
15,177
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Higher education
internationalization
knowledge diplomacy
program and provider mobility
international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,356
16,461
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
affect/emotion
curriculum and pedagogy
decolonization
higher education
education policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,706
18,417
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Workplace learning
Vocational education
Professional education
Adult education
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,815
11,753
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
higher education
university
universities
philosophy of education
philosophy of higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,643
9,493
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Higher education
teacher professionalism
teacher professional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,138
7,865
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,567
12,927
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
mathematical social sciences
social networks
higher education
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,286
8,750
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,900
6,530
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
higher education
universities
markets and universities
academic capitalism
women in higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,665
7,026
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
higher education
student engagement
student affairs
assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,892
9,490
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
higher education
respiratory medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,770
19,575
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
higher education
college students
faculty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,494
5,657
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Higher education
policy sociology
social practice theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,100
5,644
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
College Student Access and Success
Critical Quantitative Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,112
8,324
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Civic engagement in higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,306
5,914
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
assessment of learning in colleges and universities
grading
standards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,109
6,506
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Black Women
Critical Race Theory
Culture Centers
Intersectionality
Student Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,622
9,660
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,483
60
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Henry A Giroux
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,184
39,956
0.271
higher education
youth studies
social theory
critical pedagogy
cultural studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,509
1,671
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ernest Pascarella
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,268
22,939
0.243
College Students
Education Policy
Higher Education
Center for Research on Undergraduate Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,231
2,953
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Philip G Altbach
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,113
23,588
0.351
international higher education
academic profession
BRIC countries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,876
138
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andreas Kaplan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,913
33,843
0.584
Business Schools
Digital transformation
Higher education
Metaverse
Social Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,669
19
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andreea Mirica
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Bucharest, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,113
49,971
0.978
higher education
statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,756
938
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Scott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,743
10,318
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,511
5,933
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jason W Osborne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,423
20,879
0.481
Higher Education
regression
factor analysis
quantitative methods
applied statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,982
558
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gregor Kennedy
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,519
15,177
0.375
educational technology
higher education
online learning
learning analytics
teaching and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,930
647
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jane Knight
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,356
16,461
0.441
Higher education
internationalization
knowledge diplomacy
program and provider mobility
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,552
12
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michalinos Zembylas
Open University of Cyprus
Latsia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,706
18,417
0.563
affect/emotion
curriculum and pedagogy
decolonization
higher education
education policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,465
916
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephen Billett
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,815
11,753
0.381
Workplace learning
Vocational education
Professional education
Adult education
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,640
1,927
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ronald Barnett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,643
9,493
0.310
higher education
university
universities
philosophy of education
philosophy of higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,739
1,077
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Judyth Sachs
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,138
7,865
0.280
Higher education
teacher professionalism
teacher professional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,464
11,717
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Adrianna Kezar
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,567
12,927
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,398
1,209
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Philippa Pip Pattison
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,286
8,750
0.333
mathematical social sciences
social networks
higher education
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,990
12,782
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alberto F Cabrera
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,900
6,530
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,114
13,704
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sheila Slaughter
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,665
7,026
0.285
higher education
universities
markets and universities
academic capitalism
women in higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,492
15,091
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jillian Kinzie
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,892
9,490
0.415
higher education
student engagement
student affairs
assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,769
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Joseph M Cacciottolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,770
19,575
0.860
higher education
respiratory medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,355
15,469
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
John M Braxton
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,494
5,657
0.251
higher education
college students
faculty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,626
3,287
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paul Trowler
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,100
5,644
0.267
Higher education
policy sociology
social practice theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,261
17,843
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Frances K Stage
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,112
8,324
0.414
College Student Access and Success
Critical Quantitative Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,427
21,445
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert Bringle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,306
5,914
0.342
Civic engagement in higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,174
2,245
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
D Royce Sadler
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,109
6,506
0.380
assessment of learning in colleges and universities
grading
standards
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,086
22,482
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lori Patton
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,622
9,660
0.581
Black Women
Critical Race Theory
Culture Centers
Intersectionality
Student Development