H-Index
Rankings
World Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Open and Distance 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 H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :1
Self-directed online learning
open education
MOOCs
e-learning
emerging learning technologies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
52
0.703
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :2
distance learning
e-learning
open scholarship
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
47
0.644
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :3
learning technologies
e-learning
online learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
40
0.563
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :4
e-Learning
Educational Technology
Engineering and Technology Education
Human Resource Development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
43
0.632
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :5
E - Learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
48
0.716
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :6
Reinforcement Learning
Online Learning
Machine Learning
Control
AI
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
46
0.793
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :7
Distance Education
Educational Technology
Open Education
Online Learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
53
0.964
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :8
online learning
learning analytics
data literary
programming & problem solvling
community of inquiry framework
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
41
0.745
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :9
Digital Learning
Online Learning
Educational Leadership
Educational Policy
Micro-credentials
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
38
0.704
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :10
E-learning
Science education
Basic medical science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
43
0.827
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :11
online learning
distance education
online education
distance learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
36
0.720
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :12
Online learning
instructional design
social presence
identity
community
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
43
0.896
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :13
e-learning
data mining
digital library
intelligent agent on the web
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
35
0.729
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :14
e-learning
serious games
medical simulation
game-based learning
learning analytics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
31
0.660
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :15
Open
distance and elearning
Global Burden of Diseases
Ecology and environmental conservatin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
43
0.977
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :16
Technology-Enhanced Learning
VR in Education
STEM/ AI Education
Gamification
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
40
0.909
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :17
Multitasking
Virtual Teams
Online Learning
Web usability
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
31
0.705
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :18
emerging tech
Metaverse
AI in Education
cultural studies
XR and Immersive Learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
32
0.780
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :19
eLearning
Tourism
eGovernment
Fashion
Heritage
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
29
0.725
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :20
Technology integration
distance education
online learning
blended learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
29
0.744
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :21
e-learning
teacher education
virtual schooling
change with digital technologies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
24
0.615
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :22
Natural products
Kratom
gastrointestinal disorders
CIM therapies
Online learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
32
0.842
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :23
Distance Learning
Online Learning
Continuing Professional Development
Economics of Distance Education
ICT Policy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
30
0.789
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :24
open and distance learning
e-learning
lifelong learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
19
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :25
K-12 online learning
K-12 distance education
online learning communities
online learning
social presence
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
33
0.892
Curtis J Bonk
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
52
0.703
Self-directed online learning
open education
MOOCs
e-learning
emerging learning technologies
Terry Anderson
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
47
0.644
distance learning
e-learning
open scholarship
Ron Oliver
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
40
0.563
learning technologies
e-learning
online learning
Chi Cheng Chang
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
43
0.632
e-Learning
Educational Technology
Engineering and Technology Education
Human Resource Development
Ahmed Nour
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
48
0.716
Mohammad Ghavamzadeh
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
46
0.793
Reinforcement Learning
Online Learning
Machine Learning
Control
AI
Aras Bozkurt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
53
0.964
Distance Education
Educational Technology
Open Education
Online Learning
Karen Swan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
41
0.745
online learning
learning analytics
data literary
programming & problem solvling
community of inquiry framework
Mark Brown
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
38
0.704
Digital Learning
Online Learning
Educational Leadership
Educational Policy
Micro-credentials
Jyh Chong Liang
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
43
0.827
E-learning
Science education
Basic medical science
Peter Shea
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
36
0.720
online learning
distance education
online education
distance learning
Patrick R Lowenthal
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
43
0.896
Online learning
instructional design
social presence
identity
community
Chih Ming Chen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
35
0.729
e-learning
data mining
digital library
intelligent agent on the web
Baltasar Fernández Manjón|Baltasar Fernandez-Manjon, B. F. Manjon, Baltasar Fernández Manjón
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
31
0.660
e-learning
serious games
medical simulation
game-based learning
learning analytics
Peter N. Keiyoro
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
43
0.977
Open
distance and elearning
Global Burden of Diseases
Ecology and environmental conservatin
Morris Siu Yung Jong
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
40
0.909
Technology-Enhanced Learning
VR in Education
STEM/ AI Education
Gamification
Raquel Benbunan Fich
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
31
0.705
Multitasking
Virtual Teams
Online Learning
Web usability
Minjuan Wang
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
32
0.780
emerging tech
Metaverse
AI in Education
cultural studies
XR and Immersive Learning
Lorenzo Cantoni
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
29
0.725
eLearning
Tourism
eGovernment
Fashion
Heritage
Robert M Bernard
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
29
0.744
Technology integration
distance education
online learning
blended learning
Niki Davis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
24
0.615
e-learning
teacher education
virtual schooling
change with digital technologies
Oliver Grundmann
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
32
0.842
Natural products
Kratom
gastrointestinal disorders
CIM therapies
Online learning
S Panda
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
30
0.789
Distance Learning
Online Learning
Continuing Professional Development
Economics of Distance Education
ICT Policy
Zhang Weiyuan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
19
0.500
open and distance learning
e-learning
lifelong learning
Jered Borup
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
33
0.892
K-12 online learning
K-12 distance education
online learning communities
online learning
social presence