Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education University of Hong Kong 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
Environmental Science
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Restoration
Waste Recycling
Aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,879
33,622
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,763
24,515
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Urban ecology
urban greening
urban forestry
urban microclimate
urban soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,609
12,305
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Statistical Discourse Analysis (SDA)
International comparisons of students
Inequality
Corruption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,187
10,633
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cross-cultural studies of learning and motivation
self-processes in learning
educational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,551
6,976
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Educational Assessment
Formative Assessment
Self-assessment
Rasch Measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,745
7,529
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Wastewater Treatment
Microplastics and Nanoplastics
Resource Recovery
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,581
12,262
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Educational Leadership
School Leadership Development and learning
Culture and School Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,743
4,891
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Education and Training
Environment
Project Management
Management
Construction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,751
3,950
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,425
3,595
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Learning Technologies
Digital Learning for Development
Higher Education Innovations
Professional Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,737
3,935
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Rasch measurement
Item response theory
Psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,493
3,621
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Marine environmental research
Pollution monitoring
Risk Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,140
5,171
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Curriculum policy and theory with a special interest in citizenship education. Assessment and its cultural contexts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,325
2,891
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Environmental Pollution
heavy metal
rice
phytoremediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,489
5,349
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
AI Literacy
Metaverse Literacy
Computational thinking education
E-Learning
Teaching Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,064
4,507
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Environmental pollution
Hydrology
Environmental education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,731
5,040
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Learning Disabilities
Literacy Development
Cognitive-Emotional Development
Mental Wellness
Family Relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,626
3,589
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Working memory
executive functioning
mathematical achievement
cognitive development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,483
3,375
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
positive psychology
positive education
inclusive education
STEM learning
giftedness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,293
4,751
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
curriculum reform
language-in-education policies
comparative education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,242
2,283
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Emerging chemicals and children health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,236
3,091
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
IT in Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
3,805
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,344
1,973
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Philosophy of Education
Global Studies in Education
Civic Education
Curriculum Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,120
3,613
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,004
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wong Ming Hung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,879
33,622
0.437
Environmental Science
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Restoration
Waste Recycling
Aquaculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,427
124
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ho Wing Kei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,763
24,515
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,098
298
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
CY Jim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,609
12,305
0.544
Urban ecology
urban greening
urban forestry
urban microclimate
urban soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,174
383
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ming Ming Chiu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,187
10,633
0.585
Statistical Discourse Analysis (SDA)
International comparisons of students
Inequality
Corruption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,391
436
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dennis M Mcinerney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,551
6,976
0.421
Cross-cultural studies of learning and motivation
self-processes in learning
educational psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,086
506
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zi Yan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,745
7,529
0.511
Educational Assessment
Formative Assessment
Self-assessment
Rasch Measurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,044
560
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yiu Fai Tsang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,581
12,262
0.903
Wastewater Treatment
Microplastics and Nanoplastics
Resource Recovery
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,791
607
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Allan Walker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,743
4,891
0.384
Educational Leadership
School Leadership Development and learning
Culture and School Leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,596
736
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ewl Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,751
3,950
0.367
Education and Training
Environment
Project Management
Management
Construction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,355
845
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yan Leung Cheung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,425
3,595
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,860
919
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cher Ping Lim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,737
3,935
0.450
Learning Technologies
Digital Learning for Development
Higher Education Innovations
Professional Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,563
937
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wen Chung Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,493
3,621
0.426
Rasch measurement
Item response theory
Psychometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,265
971
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
James CW Lam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,140
5,171
0.635
Marine environmental research
Pollution monitoring
Risk Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,460
1,069
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kerry J Kennedy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,325
2,891
0.395
Curriculum policy and theory with a special interest in citizenship education. Assessment and its cultural contexts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,200
1,181
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wai Chin Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,489
5,349
0.824
Environmental Pollution
heavy metal
rice
phytoremediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,557
1,254
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Siu Cheung Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,064
4,507
0.743
AI Literacy
Metaverse Literacy
Computational thinking education
E-Learning
Teaching Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,345
1,317
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lincoln Fok
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,731
5,040
0.879
Environmental pollution
Hydrology
Environmental education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,738
1,343
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chung Kevin Kien Hoa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,626
3,589
0.638
Learning Disabilities
Literacy Development
Cognitive-Emotional Development
Mental Wellness
Family Relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,267
1,381
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kerry Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,483
3,375
0.616
Working memory
executive functioning
mathematical achievement
cognitive development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,824
1,428
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jesus Alfonso D Datu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,293
4,751
0.898
positive psychology
positive education
inclusive education
STEM learning
giftedness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,734
1,437
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bob Adamson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,242
2,283
0.436
curriculum reform
language-in-education policies
comparative education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,928
1,438
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wenjing Deng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,236
3,091
0.590
Emerging chemicals and children health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,611
1,640
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gary Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
3,805
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,897
1,686
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mark Mason
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,344
1,973
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,608
1,758
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Liz Jackson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,120
3,613
0.877
Philosophy of Education
Global Studies in Education
Civic Education
Curriculum Studies