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Distance Education
Educational Technology
Open Education
Online Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
142
18,384
Self-directed online learning
open education
MOOCs
e-learning
emerging learning technologies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
204
29,570
distance learning
e-learning
open scholarship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
171
63,230
learning technologies
e-learning
online learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
218
24,709
e-Learning
Educational Technology
Engineering and Technology Education
Human Resource Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
328
18,152
E - Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
392
22,256
Reinforcement Learning
Online Learning
Machine Learning
Control
AI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
127
15,196
online learning
learning analytics
data literary
programming & problem solvling
community of inquiry framework
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
127
25,625
Digital Learning
Online Learning
Educational Leadership
Educational Policy
Micro-credentials
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
237
16,497
E-learning
Science education
Basic medical science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
120
12,847
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online learning
distance education
online education
distance learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
62
15,040
Online learning
instructional design
social presence
identity
community
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
100
9,216
e-learning
data mining
digital library
intelligent agent on the web
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
105
10,954
e-learning
serious games
medical simulation
game-based learning
learning analytics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
175
8,910
Technology-Enhanced Learning
VR in Education
STEM/ AI Education
Gamification
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
103
7,053
Open
distance and elearning
Global Burden of Diseases
Ecology and environmental conservatin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
52
104,127
Multitasking
Virtual Teams
Online Learning
Web usability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
74
8,335
emerging tech
Metaverse
AI in Education
cultural studies
XR and Immersive Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
145
8,662
eLearning
Tourism
eGovernment
Fashion
Heritage
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
151
9,005
Distance Learning
Online Learning
Continuing Professional Development
Economics of Distance Education
ICT Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
122
7,038
Technology integration
distance education
online learning
blended learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
67
18,007
e-learning
teacher education
virtual schooling
change with digital technologies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
99
8,432
Natural products
Kratom
gastrointestinal disorders
CIM therapies
Online learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
94
5,748
K-12 online learning
K-12 distance education
online learning communities
online learning
social presence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
53
6,143
Statistical Machine Learning
Causal Inference
Online Learning
Graph Algorithms
Information and Coding Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
62
7,037
Aras Bozkurt
Anadolu University
Eskişehir, Türkiye
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
57
142
18,384
Distance Education
Educational Technology
Open Education
Online Learning
Curtis J Bonk
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
76
204
29,570
Self-directed online learning
open education
MOOCs
e-learning
emerging learning technologies
Terry Anderson
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
73
171
63,230
distance learning
e-learning
open scholarship
Ron Oliver
Edith Cowan University
Joondalup, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
71
218
24,709
learning technologies
e-learning
online learning
Chi Cheng Chang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
69
328
18,152
e-Learning
Educational Technology
Engineering and Technology Education
Human Resource Development
Mohammad Ghavamzadeh
Google Inc.
California, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
59
127
15,196
Reinforcement Learning
Online Learning
Machine Learning
Control
AI
Karen Swan
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
127
25,625
online learning
learning analytics
data literary
programming & problem solvling
community of inquiry framework
Mark Brown
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
54
237
16,497
Digital Learning
Online Learning
Educational Leadership
Educational Policy
Micro-credentials
Jyh Chong Liang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
120
12,847
E-learning
Science education
Basic medical science
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Peter Shea
University at Albany
Albany, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
62
15,040
online learning
distance education
online education
distance learning
Patrick R Lowenthal
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
100
9,216
Online learning
instructional design
social presence
identity
community
Chih Ming Chen
National Chengchi University
Taipei, Taiwan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
105
10,954
e-learning
data mining
digital library
intelligent agent on the web
Baltasar Fernández Manjón|Baltasar Fernandez-Manjon, B. F. Manjon, Baltasar Fernández Manjón
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
175
8,910
e-learning
serious games
medical simulation
game-based learning
learning analytics
Morris Siu Yung Jong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
47
103
7,053
Technology-Enhanced Learning
VR in Education
STEM/ AI Education
Gamification
Peter N. Keiyoro
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
52
104,127
Open
distance and elearning
Global Burden of Diseases
Ecology and environmental conservatin
Raquel Benbunan Fich
CUNY Baruch College
New York, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
74
8,335
Multitasking
Virtual Teams
Online Learning
Web usability
Minjuan Wang
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
145
8,662
emerging tech
Metaverse
AI in Education
cultural studies
XR and Immersive Learning
Lorenzo Cantoni
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
151
9,005
eLearning
Tourism
eGovernment
Fashion
Heritage
S Panda
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
122
7,038
Distance Learning
Online Learning
Continuing Professional Development
Economics of Distance Education
ICT Policy
Robert M Bernard
Concordia University Montréal
Montreal, Canada
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
67
18,007
Technology integration
distance education
online learning
blended learning
Niki Davis
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
99
8,432
e-learning
teacher education
virtual schooling
change with digital technologies
Oliver Grundmann
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
38
94
5,748
Natural products
Kratom
gastrointestinal disorders
CIM therapies
Online learning
Jered Borup
George Mason University
Fairfax, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
37
53
6,143
K-12 online learning
K-12 distance education
online learning communities
online learning
social presence
Karthikeyan Shanmugam
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
37
62
7,037
Statistical Machine Learning
Causal Inference
Online Learning
Graph Algorithms
Information and Coding Theory