H-Index
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World Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Open and Distance Education Rankings 2025
The "AD Scientific Index" analyses the academic work of scientists using the H-index, i10 index and number of citations, and provides results that can be used to evaluate the productivity and efficiency of individuals and institutions. In addition to ranking according to "total H-index" for individuals and institutions, you can also see the ranking and analyses according to "last 6 years H-index"and Subject Rankings.
Self-directed online learning
open education
MOOCs
e-learning
emerging learning technologies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
51
0.689
distance learning
e-learning
open scholarship
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
47
0.653
learning technologies
e-learning
online learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
39
0.557
e-Learning
Educational Technology
Engineering and Technology Education
Human Resource Development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
42
0.627
E - Learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
47
0.723
Reinforcement Learning
Online Learning
Machine Learning
Control
AI
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
45
0.776
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
40
0.727
Distance Education
Educational Technology
Open Education
Online Learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
52
0.963
Digital Learning
Online Learning
Educational Leadership
Educational Policy
Micro-credentials
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
37
0.698
E-learning
Science education
Basic medical science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
40
0.784
online learning
distance education
online education
distance learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
36
0.735
Online learning
instructional design
social presence
identity
community
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
42
0.894
e-learning
data mining
digital library
intelligent agent on the web
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
35
0.745
e-learning
serious games
medical simulation
game-based learning
learning analytics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
30
0.638
Technology-Enhanced Learning
VR in Education
Educational Gamification
STEM Education
Flipped Classroom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
39
0.907
Multitasking
Virtual Teams
Online Learning
Web usability
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
31
0.721
Open
distance and elearning
Global Burden of Diseases
Ecology and environmental conservatin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
42
1.000
cloud learning
Metaverse
AI in Education
cultural studies
XR and Immersive Learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
32
0.762
eLearning
Tourism
eGovernment
Fashion
Heritage
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
29
0.725
Technology integration
distance education
online learning
blended learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
29
0.744
e-learning
teacher education
virtual schooling
change with digital technologies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
23
0.590
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
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
open and distance learning
e-learning
lifelong learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
19
0.514
Natural products
Kratom
gastrointestinal disorders
CIM therapies
Online learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
31
0.861
Curtis J Bonk
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
51
0.689
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
72
47
0.653
distance learning
e-learning
open scholarship
Ron Oliver
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
39
0.557
learning technologies
e-learning
online learning
Chi Cheng Chang
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
42
0.627
e-Learning
Educational Technology
Engineering and Technology Education
Human Resource Development
Ahmed Nour
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
47
0.723
Mohammad Ghavamzadeh
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
45
0.776
Reinforcement Learning
Online Learning
Machine Learning
Control
AI
Karen Swan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
40
0.727
online learning
learning analytics
data literary
programming & problem solvling
community of inquiry framework
Aras Bozkurt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
52
0.963
Distance Education
Educational Technology
Open Education
Online Learning
Mark Brown
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
37
0.698
Digital Learning
Online Learning
Educational Leadership
Educational Policy
Micro-credentials
Jyh Chong Liang
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
40
0.784
E-learning
Science education
Basic medical science
Peter Shea
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
36
0.735
online learning
distance education
online education
distance learning
Patrick R Lowenthal
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
42
0.894
Online learning
instructional design
social presence
identity
community
Chih Ming Chen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
35
0.745
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
30
0.638
e-learning
serious games
medical simulation
game-based learning
learning analytics
Morris Siu Yung Jong
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
39
0.907
Technology-Enhanced Learning
VR in Education
Educational Gamification
STEM Education
Flipped Classroom
Raquel Benbunan Fich
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
31
0.721
Multitasking
Virtual Teams
Online Learning
Web usability
Peter N. Keiyoro
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
42
1.000
Open
distance and elearning
Global Burden of Diseases
Ecology and environmental conservatin
Minjuan Wang
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
32
0.762
cloud learning
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
23
0.590
e-learning
teacher education
virtual schooling
change with digital technologies
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
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
Zhang Weiyuan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
19
0.514
open and distance learning
e-learning
lifelong learning
Oliver Grundmann
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
31
0.861
Natural products
Kratom
gastrointestinal disorders
CIM therapies
Online learning