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Education / Early Childhood Education i10 Productivity Rankings in United States - 2025

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
United States
Hiram Fitzgerald
infancy and early childhood
adverse childhood experiences
racism and discrimination
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
97
0.439
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Mandy Rispoli
autism
challenging behavior
early childhood
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
105
0.882
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Elizabeth T Gershoff
Discipline in homes and schools
Parenting interventions
Early childhood education interventions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
84
0.875
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Craig H Hart
Children's Social Development
Parenting
Cultural Socialization Practices
Early Childhood
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
55
0.696
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Robert Scherpbier
global health
nutrition
early childhood development
sanitation
m-health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
44
0.721
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Nancy Hazen Swann
parent-infant relationships
attachment
development of social competence in early childhood
peer relationships
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
49
0.817
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Laura Scaramella
Parent-child relations
socioeconomic disadvantage
early childhood
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
45
0.818
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
James Elicker
Child Care
Social-Emotional Development
Relationships
Early Childhood Program Evaluation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
37
0.673
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Christine Mcwayne
early childhood development and education
family-school connections
university-community partnerships
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
46
0.852
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Dana Suskind
early childhood
language development
parent engagement
cochlear implantation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
35
0.648

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Melissa A Barnett
parenting
socioeconomic disadvantage
early childhood
grandparenting
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
46
0.885
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Walter Gilliam
early education
child care
preschool expulsion
bias
early childhood mental health consultation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
29
0.569
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Suh-Ruu Ou
Early childhood education
Educational attainment
Grade retention
Civic engagement
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
40
0.816
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Yuan Liu
Oral health
biofilm
microbiome
nanozyme
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
47
0.979
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Rebecca J Bulotsky Shearer
early childhood development
social-emotional learning
intervention
assessment
school readiness
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
38
0.864
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Joseph Sparling
Early care and education programs
curriculum development
disadvantaged children
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
15
0.357
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Sally Newman
Intergenerational studies
Gerontology
Early childhood education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
13
0.325
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Marta Rubio-Codina
Early Childhood Development
Policy Evaluation
Intervention Design
Measurements
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
34
0.872
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Laura B Rawlings
social protection
cash transfers
early childhood development
human capital
impact evaluation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
28
0.718
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
X Christine Wang
early education
child development
early literacy
Technology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
23
0.605
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Jie Qi Chen
Early Education and early math education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
22
0.595
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Amy Claessens
Early childhood development
child care
academic content
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
31
0.886
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
Elizabeth M Elliott
Early Childhood
Teacher Preparation
Leadership development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
28
0.824
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
Cynthia K Buettner
social-emotional development
early childhood education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
25
0.735
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Chandra Ghosh Ippen
Trauma
Infancy and Early Childhood
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
18
0.529
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hiram Fitzgerald
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
97
0.439
infancy and early childhood
adverse childhood experiences
racism and discrimination
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mandy Rispoli
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
105
0.882
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Elizabeth T Gershoff
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
84
0.875
Discipline in homes and schools
Parenting interventions
Early childhood education interventions
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Craig H Hart
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
55
0.696
Children's Social Development
Parenting
Cultural Socialization Practices
Early Childhood
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert Scherpbier
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
44
0.721
global health
nutrition
early childhood development
sanitation
m-health
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nancy Hazen Swann
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
49
0.817
parent-infant relationships
attachment
development of social competence in early childhood
peer relationships
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Laura Scaramella
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
45
0.818
Parent-child relations
socioeconomic disadvantage
early childhood
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James Elicker
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
37
0.673
Child Care
Social-Emotional Development
Relationships
Early Childhood Program Evaluation
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christine Mcwayne
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
46
0.852
early childhood development and education
family-school connections
university-community partnerships
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dana Suskind
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
35
0.648
early childhood
language development
parent engagement
cochlear implantation

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Melissa A Barnett
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
46
0.885
parenting
socioeconomic disadvantage
early childhood
grandparenting
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Walter Gilliam
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
29
0.569
early education
child care
preschool expulsion
bias
early childhood mental health consultation
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Suh-Ruu Ou
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
40
0.816
Early childhood education
Educational attainment
Grade retention
Civic engagement
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yuan Liu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
47
0.979
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rebecca J Bulotsky Shearer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
38
0.864
early childhood development
social-emotional learning
intervention
assessment
school readiness
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Joseph Sparling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
15
0.357
Early care and education programs
curriculum development
disadvantaged children
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sally Newman
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
13
0.325
Intergenerational studies
Gerontology
Early childhood education
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marta Rubio-Codina
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
34
0.872
Early Childhood Development
Policy Evaluation
Intervention Design
Measurements
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Laura B Rawlings
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
28
0.718
social protection
cash transfers
early childhood development
human capital
impact evaluation
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
X Christine Wang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
23
0.605
early education
child development
early literacy
Technology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jie Qi Chen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
22
0.595
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Amy Claessens
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
31
0.886
Early childhood development
child care
academic content
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Elizabeth M Elliott
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
28
0.824
Early Childhood
Teacher Preparation
Leadership development
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cynthia K Buettner
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
25
0.735
social-emotional development
early childhood education
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chandra Ghosh Ippen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
18
0.529