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World Scientists H-Index Education / Special Education Rankings 2025

AD Scientific Index evaluates the academic productivity and efficiency of scientists and institutions based on the H-index, i10 index, and citation counts. In addition to total H-index rankings, you can also explore rankings and analyses by "Scientists Last 6 Years H-index" and by subject.

Total 1.413 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Douglas Fuchs
educational psychology
special education
educational policy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
70
0.519
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Michael Wehmeyer
self-determination
special education
intellectual disability
positive psychology
positive
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
81
0.633
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Richard Hastings
Special Education
Intellectual Disability
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Developmental Disabilities
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
71
0.683
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Joseph Renzulli
Gifted
creativity
talent development
school improvement
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
53
0.552
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Thomas E Scruggs
Special Education
Learning and Memory
Inclusion
Research Synthesis
Content Area Instruction
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
38
0.432
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Margo Mastropieri
special education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
40
0.460
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Donna Y Ford|Donna Ford-Harris
gifted and talented
Black students
cultural competence
multicultural education
underachievement
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
47
0.644
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Robert M Hodapp
families of children with disabilities
special education
Down syndrome
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
36
0.507
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Marc Marschark
Deaf children
Deaf education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
41
0.594
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Neil Humphrey
Social and emotional learning
mental health
special educational needs
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
51
0.773
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Antonis Katsiyannis
Legal and policy issues in special education
delinquency
discriminatory discipline
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
44
0.677
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
James R Thompson
Intellectual Disability
Developmental Disability
Support Needs Assessment
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
42
0.677
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Chris Forlin
Inclusive Education
Teacher Education
Special Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
45
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Dennis Kivlighan
First interest
Second interest
...Group dynamics
group therapy
psychotherapy process
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
35
0.593
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
James Mcleskey
Special Education
Inclusive Education
Students with Disabilities
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
39
0.684
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Maureen Conroy
special education
early childhood
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
35
0.614
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Gregory Fabiano
ADHD
Fathers
Parenting
Special Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
41
0.745
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ra Mcwilliam
Early Intervention
Early Childhood Special Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
33
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Bryan Cook
Special Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
43
0.796
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Debra Kamps
Autism
school-based intervention
peer mediation
special education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
30
0.556
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Terrance Scott
Effective instruction
behavioral disorders
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
31
0.596
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Del Siegle
gifted and talented
underachievement
technology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
41
0.804
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
TF Mclaughlin
Special Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
17
0.340
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
David Mcnaughton
augmentative and alternative communication
AAC
assistive technology
literacy
special education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
34
0.708
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
JB Jay Ganz
autism
single case design
augmentative and alternative communication
meta analysis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
34
0.739
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Douglas Fuchs
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
70
0.519
educational psychology
special education
educational policy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Wehmeyer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
81
0.633
self-determination
special education
intellectual disability
positive psychology
positive
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard Hastings
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
71
0.683
Special Education
Intellectual Disability
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Developmental Disabilities
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joseph Renzulli
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
53
0.552
Gifted
creativity
talent development
school improvement
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas E Scruggs
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
38
0.432
Special Education
Learning and Memory
Inclusion
Research Synthesis
Content Area Instruction
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Margo Mastropieri
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
40
0.460
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Donna Y Ford|Donna Ford-Harris
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
47
0.644
gifted and talented
Black students
cultural competence
multicultural education
underachievement
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert M Hodapp
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
36
0.507
families of children with disabilities
special education
Down syndrome
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marc Marschark
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
41
0.594
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neil Humphrey
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
51
0.773
Social and emotional learning
mental health
special educational needs
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Antonis Katsiyannis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
44
0.677
Legal and policy issues in special education
delinquency
discriminatory discipline
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James R Thompson
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
42
0.677
Intellectual Disability
Developmental Disability
Support Needs Assessment
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chris Forlin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
45
0.750
Inclusive Education
Teacher Education
Special Education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dennis Kivlighan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
35
0.593
First interest
Second interest
...Group dynamics
group therapy
psychotherapy process
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
James Mcleskey
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
39
0.684
Special Education
Inclusive Education
Students with Disabilities
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maureen Conroy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
35
0.614
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gregory Fabiano
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
41
0.745
ADHD
Fathers
Parenting
Special Education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ra Mcwilliam
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
33
0.600
Early Intervention
Early Childhood Special Education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bryan Cook
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
43
0.796
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Debra Kamps
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
30
0.556
Autism
school-based intervention
peer mediation
special education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Terrance Scott
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
31
0.596
Effective instruction
behavioral disorders
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Del Siegle
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
41
0.804
gifted and talented
underachievement
technology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
TF Mclaughlin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
17
0.340
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
David Mcnaughton
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
34
0.708
augmentative and alternative communication
AAC
assistive technology
literacy
special education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
JB Jay Ganz
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
34
0.739
autism
single case design
augmentative and alternative communication
meta analysis