Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 75 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
distance learning
e-learning
open scholarship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,230
22,085
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
higher education
blended and online education
emotional presence
community of inquiry
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,841
5,881
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Technology Enhanced Learning
Adaptive Learning Systems
Learning Analytics
User Modeling
Mobile Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,864
3,690
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
physical activity
sedentary behaviour
chronic disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,749
4,080
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
learning technology
technology
education
social software
technology-enhanced learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,390
2,990
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
pediatric cardiology
parenting
resilience
transition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,484
4,116
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Project Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,416
2,423
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Management Innovation
Organizational Change
Critical Theory
Gender
Project management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,369
1,792
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Biofilms
antibiotic resistance
synthetic biology
biosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,356
2,298
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Agroecosystem
energy
renewable energy
environment
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,319
3,519
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
planetary science
space physics
space weather
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,843
2,131
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Distance education
Mlearning
mobile learning
Elearning
OER
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,548
1,342
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
marketing
applied statistical analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,078
1,810
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Artificial Intelligence in Education
Causal modelling
Learning Analytics
Causal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,529
1,152
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Artificial Intelligence
Affective Computing
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,127
2,105
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Artificial Intelligence in Education
Adaptive Learning
Cyber Learning
Virtual Reality
Online
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,843
1,100
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,631
767
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Business Strategy
Governance
Organization Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
478
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,372
581
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
child and adolescent well-being
health inequalities
substance use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,261
1,348
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
ethnography
ethnoecology
ethnobiology
Native Studies
landscape
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,091
518
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marketing channels
Franchising
Customer relationship Management
intenational marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,080
869
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Microbiology
Bacterial Gene Expression
Biofilms
Dormancy
Antimicrobial Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,883
474
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Instructional Design
Mobile Learning
Distance Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
450
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Online & blended learning
MOOCs
Technology-enhanced Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
789
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,072
265
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Terry Anderson
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,230
22,085
0.349
distance learning
e-learning
open scholarship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,864
3,309
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
M Cleveland Innes
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,841
5,881
0.458
higher education
blended and online education
emotional presence
community of inquiry
leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,361
4,584
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sabine Graf
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,864
3,690
0.374
Technology Enhanced Learning
Adaptive Learning Systems
Learning Analytics
User Modeling
Mobile Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,720
4,638
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jeff Vallance
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,749
4,080
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,217
6,212
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jon Dron
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,390
2,990
0.405
learning technology
technology
education
social software
technology-enhanced learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,852
7,060
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gwen R Rempel
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,484
4,116
0.635
pediatric cardiology
parenting
resilience
transition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,641
7,126
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kam Jugdev
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,416
2,423
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,915
7,187
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Janice Thomas
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,369
1,792
0.281
Management Innovation
Organizational Change
Critical Theory
Gender
Project management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,257
7,205
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Shawn Lewenza
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,356
2,298
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,067
8,440
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Junye Wang
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,319
3,519
0.662
Agroecosystem
energy
renewable energy
environment
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,850
9,245
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Martin Connors
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,843
2,131
0.440
planetary science
space physics
space weather
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,945
9,750
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rory Mcgreal
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,548
1,342
0.295
Distance education
Mlearning
mobile learning
Elearning
OER
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,252
10,666
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shaun Mcquitty
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,078
1,810
0.444
marketing
applied statistical analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,286
11,920
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Vivekanandan Suresh Kumar
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,529
1,152
0.326
Artificial Intelligence in Education
Causal modelling
Learning Analytics
Causal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,170
13,013
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
M Ali Akber Dewan
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,127
2,105
0.673
Artificial Intelligence
Affective Computing
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,893
13,934
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fuhua Lin|Oscar Lin, Fu-Hua Lin
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,843
1,100
0.387
Artificial Intelligence in Education
Adaptive Learning
Cyber Learning
Virtual Reality
Online
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,931
14,684
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shawn N Fraser
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,631
767
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,983
15,588
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael K Mauws
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
478
0.200
Business Strategy
Governance
Organization Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,259
15,676
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Terra C Murray
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,372
581
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,431
16,107
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gina Martin
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,261
1,348
0.596
child and adolescent well-being
health inequalities
substance use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,825
16,835
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Leslie Main Johnson
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,091
518
0.248
ethnography
ethnoecology
ethnobiology
Native Studies
landscape
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,437
16,882
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Simon P Sigué
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,080
869
0.418
Marketing channels
Franchising
Customer relationship Management
intenational marketin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,261
17,832
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shauna Reckseidler Zenteno
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,883
474
0.252
Microbiology
Bacterial Gene Expression
Biofilms
Dormancy
Antimicrobial Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,415
18,586
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard Kenny Richard F Kenny
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
450
0.258
Instructional Design
Mobile Learning
Distance Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,339
18,618
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nathaniel Ostashewski
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
789
0.453