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World 580 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Open and Distance Education Rankings 2025
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* 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
76
50
0.658
* 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
45
0.616
* 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
37
0.521
* 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
69
41
0.594
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
E - Learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
46
0.687
* 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
57
55
0.965
* 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
53
40
0.755
* 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
39
0.813
* 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
34
0.708
* 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
48
28
0.583
* 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
47
40
0.851
* 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
30
0.682
* 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
28
0.700
* 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
28
0.718
* 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
21
0.538
* 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
39
30
0.769
* 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
37
18
0.486
* 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
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
50
0.658
Self-directed online learning
open education
MOOCs
e-learning
emerging learning technologies
Terry Anderson
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
45
0.616
distance learning
e-learning
open scholarship
Ron Oliver
Edith Cowan University
Joondalup, Australia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
37
0.521
learning technologies
e-learning
online learning
Chi Cheng Chang
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
41
0.594
e-Learning
Educational Technology
Engineering and Technology Education
Human Resource Development
Ahmed Nour
El Shorouk Academy
Cairo, Egypt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
46
0.687
Mohammad Ghavamzadeh
Google Inc.
California, United States
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
Anadolu University
Eskişehir, Türkiye
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
55
0.965
Distance Education
Educational Technology
Open Education
Online Learning
Karen Swan
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield, United States
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
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
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
53
40
0.755
E-learning
Science education
Basic medical science
Peter Shea
University at Albany
Albany, United States
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
39
0.813
Online learning
instructional design
social presence
identity
community
Chih Ming Chen
National Chengchi University
Taipei, Taiwan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
34
0.708
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
48
28
0.583
e-learning
serious games
medical simulation
game-based learning
learning analytics
Peter N. Keiyoro
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
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
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
40
0.851
Technology-Enhanced Learning
VR in Education
STEM/ AI Education
Gamification
Raquel Benbunan Fich
CUNY Baruch College
New York, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
30
0.682
Multitasking
Virtual Teams
Online Learning
Web usability
Minjuan Wang
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
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
28
0.700
eLearning
Tourism
eGovernment
Fashion
Heritage
Robert M Bernard
Concordia University Montréal
Montreal, Canada
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
28
0.718
Technology integration
distance education
online learning
blended learning
Niki Davis
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
21
0.538
e-learning
teacher education
virtual schooling
change with digital technologies
Oliver Grundmann
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
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
39
30
0.769
Distance Learning
Online Learning
Continuing Professional Development
Economics of Distance Education
ICT Policy
Zhang Weiyuan
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
18
0.486
open and distance learning
e-learning
lifelong learning
Jered Borup
George Mason University
Fairfax, United States
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